Christopher Egan

Christopher Andrew Egan (born 29 June 1984) is an Australian actor. He played Nick Smith in the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 2000 to 2003, and David Shepherd on the NBC television drama Kings. He also portrayed Alex Lannon in the Apocalyptic TV series, Dominion.

Christopher Egan
Egan in 2008
Born
Christopher Andrew Egan

(1984-06-29) 29 June 1984
Other namesChris Egan
OccupationActor

Life and career

Egan was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He has appeared in several commercials and did some modelling, but his ability and ambition for acting came out when he performed in the Glen Street productions of Les Misérables and West Side Story. He also appeared in the TV soap Home and Away.

He has also been trained in gymnastics at the KICK Performance Group in Sydney. As well as competing in several eisteddfods at an early age, Egan has been able to use his gymnastics skills extensively in the thriller film Crush.[1]

He moved to Los Angeles in 2003.[2] In 2006, he appeared in the film adaptation of Christopher Paolini's novel Eragon. In 2007, he played a small role in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third movie in the Resident Evil series. In the summer of 2009, he shot the movie Letters to Juliet in Italy, with Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave and Gael García Bernal.

Egan starred in Dominion, the Sci Fi supernatural action drama based on characters from the 2010 feature film Legion that starred Paul Bettany. Egan played Alex Lannon, a rebellious young soldier who discovers he is the unlikely savior of humanity.[3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006EragonRoranDebut film
2007Virgin TerritoryDioneo
2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionMikey
2009CrushJulian
2010Letters to JulietCharlie Wyman

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2003Home and AwayNick Smith82 episodes
2002Home and Away: Secrets and the CityNick SmithDirect-to-video series
2005EmpireAgrippaMiniseries, 3 episodes
2006EverwoodNick Bennett2 episodes
2006Alpha MaleFelix MethusulahTV film
2006VanishedBen Wilson12 episodes
2008Pretty/HandsomeBeckettTV film
2009KingsDavid Shepherd13 episodes
2011PoeEdgar Allan PoeTV film
2013GothicaDorian GreyTV film
2014–2015DominionAlex LannonMain cast
2015The PrinceZachTV film
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References

  1. "Crush". Nexus 6bn(Australia). Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  2. Nicholson, Sarah; Downie, Stephen (10 January 2007). "Everybody loves Chris". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2007.
  3. Andreeva, Nellie. "Christopher Egan To Star, Alan Dale & Tom Wisdom To Co-Star In Syfy Pilot 'Dominion'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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