Christopher Shyer
Biography
Christopher Shyer is a Canadian-American actor with more than a hundred film and television roles to his name. Born in Downsview, he began taking guest parts on television in 1994, appearing in shows such as Viper, Smallville, Monk, JAG and The New Outer Limits, and played Lawrence O'Malley, a Hannibal Lecter-like figure, in a recurring role on The Practice that drew critical praise. He also played Marcus, deputy to the V high commander Anna, on ABC's reimagined V. His film work includes The Falling (1998), The Invitation (2003), The Lazarus Child (2004), Fierce People (2005) and Big Bad Wolf (2006). On Broadway his roles included Dean Newhouse in Going Down Swingin' and Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia, and his stage work also took in Canadian productions of Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Assassins and Sunset Boulevard. In 2025 he played Governor John Slaton in the US tour of Parade.
60years old
Turns 61 on September 18in 312 days
- Born Downsview
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 15
- Career span
- 23 years2001 to 2024
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- Claudette MinkBefore I Say Goodbye (2003) and Phenomenon II (2003)
- Scott HeindlBefore I Say Goodbye (2003) and Along Came a Spider (2001)
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