Christopher Backus

American actor, director and screenwriter Christopher Backus grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. In 2003 he moved from New York City to Los Angeles with Rob McElhenney, and soon landed his first role, in Benjamin Splits. Television parts followed on Will & Grace, The O.C. and HUGE, where he played a struggling indie rock frontman. His film credits include All In (2006), Redline (2007), 3 Days Gone, Nothing Personal, Elevator (2012) and Among Friends (2012), in which he was Marcus for director Danielle Harris. On television he also appeared in Life on Mars as the Weather Underground leader and in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. His other small-screen credits include Sons of Anarchy, plus The Mentalist, Perception and The Last Templar. Later work includes Yellow Rock, a western reteaming him with Nick Vallelonga, and Nancy Savoca's Union Square, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. He took the part of Marlene Dietrich in My Fair Lidy in summer 2011.