Christopher Egan

Biography

Christopher Egan is an Australian actor who began with commercials and modeling before appearing on stage in Glen Street stagings of Les Misérables and West Side Story. Born in Sydney, he trained at the KICK Performance Group there in gymnastics, singing, dancing and acting. From 2000 to 2003 he played Nick Smith on the soap opera Home and Away, and he later appeared as Marcus Agrippa in the 2005 miniseries Empire. After moving to Los Angeles in 2003, he turned to film, with parts in Eragon (2006) and Resident Evil: Extinction (2007), and he used his gymnastics background in the thriller Crush (2009). He shot Letters to Juliet (2010) in Italy and starred as Alex Lannon in the series Dominion, with a role as David Shepherd on the NBC drama Kings.

42years old

Turns 43 on June 29in 258 days

Born June 29, 1984Sydney
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Christopher Andrew Egan

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 4 years2006 to 2010

Every film, newest first

2010Letters to JulietIMDb rating 6.5
2009CrushIMDb rating 4.2
2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionIMDb rating 6.2
2007Virgin TerritoryIMDb rating 4.7
2006EragonIMDb rating 5.1

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Early training
Egan received training in gymnastics, singing, dancing and acting at Sydney's KICK Performance Group. He also competed in eisteddfods as a child and drew on his gymnastics abilities for the thriller Crush.
Languages
Egan learned basic Italian while living in Rome during filming of the 2005 miniseries Empire, in which he played Marcus Agrippa.
First role
Before his screen work, Egan appeared in commercials and did some modeling, then performed in Glen Street productions of Les Misérables and West Side Story.