Christian Tappan

{{short description|Mexican-Colombian television and cinema actor (born 1972)}}

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| birth_place = Mexico City, Mexico

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Christian Tappan (born 19 February 1972) is a Mexican-Colombian television actor.{{cite web|title=Perfiles: Christian Tappan|url=http://www.proimagenescolombia.com/secciones/cine_colombiano/perfiles/perfil_persona.php?id_perfil=4037|website=proimagenescolombia.com|accessdate=22 March 2018|language=Spanish}} He is mainly recognized for his work in Mexican and Colombian soap operas and series.{{cite web|title=Christian Tappan nos cuenta la historia de cómo llegó a ser el actor del momento|url=https://cromos.elespectador.com/personajes/espectaculo/articulo-147781-yo-hago-casting-sin-problema-no-me-creo-nada-christian-tappan|website=cromos.elespectador.com|accessdate=22 March 2018|language=Spanish|archive-date=12 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412020407/https://cromos.elespectador.com/personajes/espectaculo/articulo-147781-yo-hago-casting-sin-problema-no-me-creo-nada-christian-tappan|url-status=dead}}

Biography

At the age of 5 he had already participated in several television commercials. His parents settled in Colombia when he was only 6 years old and later, he had a part on the Décimo Grado series (1985).

Filmography

= Film =

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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2015 \| La semilla del silencio \| Fabrizio Méndez \|
2015 \| Qué viva la música \| Don Rufián \|
2018 \| La Boda de Valentina \| Demetrio \|
2020 \|Dogwashers \|Don Oscar \|
2021 \| Primate \| \|

= Television roles =

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997 \| El secreto de Alejandra \| David \|
2000 \| Ramona \| Colorado \|
2001 \| Amigas y rivales \| Alejandro Pohlenz Writer of the soap opera "La Frontera del Amor" which Nayely Perez (Angelica Vale) stars \|
2001–2002 \| Mujer, casos de la vida real \| Unknown role \| 2 episodes
2003 \| No renuncies Salomé \| Juan Pablo \|
2003 \| Amor descarado \| Basilio Concha \|
2004 \| Anita no te rajes \| Father Francisco \|
2006 \| Amores de mercado \| Gerardo Suárez \|
2007 \| Sobregiro de amor \| Horacio Peres \|
2007 \| El Zorro, la espada y la rosa \| Javier \|
2008 \| El cartel de los sapos \| Caremico \|
2008 \| Sin senos no hay paraíso \| Octavio \|
2008 \| Vecinos \| Alfonso "Poncho" María Craus \|
2009 \| Las trampas del amor \| Dr. Montes \|
2010 \| El Clon \| Raúl Escobar \|
2011 \| La Reina del Sur \| Willy Rangel \| Recurring role (season 1); 33 episodes
2011 \| La Bruja \| Locutor \| 23 episodes
2012 \| Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord \| Gonzalo Gaviria \| 82 episodes
2013 \| La promesa \| Roberto Aristizábal \| Episode: "Tres bellas jovencitas, en tres diferentes lugares"
2014 \| La suegra \| Bernardo Burgos \|
2014 \| Fugitivos \| Steve Houston \|
2015 \| La esquina del diablo \| Ángel Velasco \|
2015–2016 \| El Señor de los Cielos \| Gustavo Gaviria / El Oficial \| Recurring role
2016–present \| La Hermandad \| Gorka Marín \| Recurring role
2015–2016 \| Narcos \| Kiko Moncada \| Recurring role (season 1), Archive footage (season 2); 5 episodes
2016 \| Drunk History: El lado borroso de la historia \| Flaco \| Episode: "El eclipse de Colón, Agustín Lara y María Félix, La espada de Bolívar"
2017 \| La fiscal de hierro \| Francisco Miranda \| Main role; 39 episodes
2017 \| Cuando vivas conmigo \| Felicito Yanequé \|
2017–2023 \| Snowfall \| Rigo Vasco \|
2018 \| Distrito Salvaje \| Apache \|
2020 \| El robo del siglo \| El Abogado \|
2022 \| It Was Always Me \| El Faraón \|
rowspan=2 \|2024 \| Griselda \| Arturo Mesa \|
Las Hermanas Guerra \| Bernardo Centeno

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Year

Title

Role

Notes

1997

| El secreto de Alejandra

| David

2000

| Ramona

| Colorado

2001

| Amigas y rivales

| Alejandro Pohlenz Writer of the soap opera "La Frontera del Amor" which Nayely Perez (Angelica Vale) stars

2001–2002

| Mujer, casos de la vida real

| Unknown role

| 2 episodes

2003

| No renuncies Salomé

| Juan Pablo

2003

| Amor descarado

| Basilio Concha

2004

| Anita no te rajes

| Father Francisco

2006

| Amores de mercado

| Gerardo Suárez

2007

| Sobregiro de amor

| Horacio Peres

2007

| El Zorro, la espada y la rosa

| Javier

2008

| El cartel de los sapos

| Caremico

2008

| Sin senos no hay paraíso

| Octavio

2008

| Vecinos

| Alfonso "Poncho" María Craus

2009

| Las trampas del amor

| Dr. Montes

2010

| El Clon

| Raúl Escobar

2011

| La Reina del Sur

| Willy Rangel

| Recurring role (season 1); 33 episodes

2011

| La Bruja

| Locutor

| 23 episodes

2012

| Pablo Escobar, The Drug Lord

| Gonzalo Gaviria

| 82 episodes

2013

| La promesa

| Roberto Aristizábal

| Episode: "Tres bellas jovencitas, en tres diferentes lugares"

2014

| La suegra

| Bernardo Burgos

2014

| Fugitivos

| Steve Houston

2015

| La esquina del diablo

| Ángel Velasco

2015–2016

| El Señor de los Cielos

| Gustavo Gaviria / El Oficial

| Recurring role

2016–present

| La Hermandad

| Gorka Marín

| Recurring role

2015–2016

| Narcos

| Kiko Moncada

| Recurring role (season 1), Archive footage (season 2); 5 episodes

2016

| Drunk History: El lado borroso de la historia

| Flaco

| Episode: "El eclipse de Colón, Agustín Lara y María Félix, La espada de Bolívar"

2017

| La fiscal de hierro

| Francisco Miranda

| Main role; 39 episodes

2017

| Cuando vivas conmigo

| Felicito Yanequé

2017–2023

| Snowfall

| Rigo Vasco

2018

| Distrito Salvaje

| Apache

2020

| El robo del siglo

| El Abogado

2022

| It Was Always Me

| El Faraón

rowspan=2 |2024

| Griselda

| Arturo Mesa

Las Hermanas Guerra

| Bernardo Centeno

Awards

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2025

|Premios Aura

|Best Actor in Supporting Role

|El secuestro del vuelo 601

|{{won}}

|{{Cite web |last=Cosulich |first=Bianca |date=2025-04-07 |title=Premios Aura 2025 ¿Quiénes fueron los ganadores de la noche? |url=https://marieclaire.com.mx/premios-aura-2025-ganadores/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Marie Claire México |language=es}}

References

External links

{{IMDb name|0850123|Christian Tappan}}

Category:1972 births

Category:21st-century Mexican male actors

Category:Mexican male telenovela actors

Category:Mexican male television actors

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Mexico City