Christopher Shyer

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| birth_place = Downsview, Toronto, Canada

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Christopher Shyer (sometimes credited as Chris Shyer) is a Canadian-American actor who has appeared in over 100 film and television roles.

Acting career

Shyer has appeared in multiple guest roles on television since 1994, including: Viper, The New Outer Limits, Smallville, Monk, JAG, CSI: Miami, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and a critically acclaimed recurring role as the Hannibal Lecter-like character "Lawrence O'Malley" in The Practice. He more recently appeared in a supporting role on ABC-TV's re-imagined V series as "Marcus," second-in-command to the V high commander, Anna (Morena Baccarin).

His varied film roles have included The Falling (1998, as "Lars"), The Invitation (2003, as "Joel Gellman"), The Lazarus Child (2004, as "John Boyd"), Fierce People (2005, as "Dr. Leffler"), and Big Bad Wolf (2006, as "Charlie Cowley").

He has also starred on Broadway as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia and Dean Newhouse in Going Down Swingin’, following successful stints in the Canadian productions of Miss Saigon, Les Misérables (as Joly & understudy Marius Pontmercy), The Phantom of the Opera (as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Assassins (as John Wilkes Booth), and Sunset Boulevard (as Artie Green). He also played four supporting roles in the US tour of The Book of Mormon and Governor John Slaton in 2025 US tour of Parade.[http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/104304/Christopher-Christopher Shyer - Broadway Theatre Credits, Photos, Who's Who - Playbill Vault] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130131143432/http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/104304/Christopher-Christopher |date=2013-01-31 }}

Filmography

=Film=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1994 \| Janek: The Silent Betrayal \| Dancer \| Television movie
1998 \| Voyage of Terror \| Ship's Officer #2 \| Television movie
1998 \| The Falling \| Lars \|
1999 \| Little Boy Blues \| Daniel \|
2000 \| G-Saviour \| Barkeep \| Television movie
2000 \| Cinderella: Single Again \| Prince Charming \|
2000 \| The Operative \| Albright \|
2001 \| A Girl Thing \| Rick \| Television movie
2001 \| The Unprofessionals \| Marlon Carlson \|
2001 \| Along Came a Spider \| Jim \|
2001 \| Kiss My Act \| Tommy \| Television movie
2002 \| Life or Something Like It \| Mark Laughlin \|
2003 \| Before I Say Goodbye \| Adam Cauliff / Harry Reynolds \| Television movie
2003 \| The Invitation \| Joel Gellman \| Leo Award for Best Lead Performance – Male
2003 \| The Core \| Dave Perry \|
2003 \| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company \| Alan Hamel \| Television movie
2003 \| See Grace Fly \| Bathroom Transvestite \|
2003 \| Phenomenon II \| George Malley \| Television movie
2004 \| Traffic \| Home Owner \| Television movie
2004 \| The Lazarus Child \| John Boyd \|
2005 \| Fierce People \| Dr. Leffler \|
2009 \| Killer Hair \| Boyd Radford \| Television movie
2011 \| The True Heroines \| Mayor Fitzgerald \|
2011 \| J. Edgar \| Richard Nixon \|
2011 \| Maybe Tomorrow \| Senator Monty Clemens \|
2012 \| Big Time Movie \| Agent Lane \| Television movie
2018 \| Curry Western \| Simon \|
2023 \| Cat Person \| Ernie \|
2023 \| Friends & Family Christmas \| Luke McCalan \| Television movie
2024 \| Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home \| Leonard Alexander \| Television movie
2024 \| From Embers \| Dr. Morgan \|
2024 \| Three Wiser Men and a Boy \| Roy \| Television movie (Hallmark)
2024 \| Leah's Perfect Gift \| Mitchell Westwood (Graham's Dad) \| Television movie (Hallmark)
2024 \| Happy Howlidays \| Jim Park \| Television movie (Hallmark)

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1994

| Janek: The Silent Betrayal

| Dancer

| Television movie

1998

| Voyage of Terror

| Ship's Officer #2

| Television movie

1998

| The Falling

| Lars

1999

| Little Boy Blues

| Daniel

2000

| G-Saviour

| Barkeep

| Television movie

2000

| Cinderella: Single Again

| Prince Charming

2000

| The Operative

| Albright

2001

| A Girl Thing

| Rick

| Television movie

2001

| The Unprofessionals

| Marlon Carlson

2001

| Along Came a Spider

| Jim

2001

| Kiss My Act

| Tommy

| Television movie

2002

| Life or Something Like It

| Mark Laughlin

2003

| Before I Say Goodbye

| Adam Cauliff / Harry Reynolds

| Television movie

2003

| The Invitation

| Joel Gellman

| Leo Award for Best Lead Performance – Male

2003

| The Core

| Dave Perry

2003

| Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Three's Company

| Alan Hamel

| Television movie

2003

| See Grace Fly

| Bathroom Transvestite

2003

| Phenomenon II

| George Malley

| Television movie

2004

| Traffic

| Home Owner

| Television movie

2004

| The Lazarus Child

| John Boyd

2005

| Fierce People

| Dr. Leffler

2009

| Killer Hair

| Boyd Radford

| Television movie

2011

| The True Heroines

| Mayor Fitzgerald

2011

| J. Edgar

| Richard Nixon

2011

| Maybe Tomorrow

| Senator Monty Clemens

2012

| Big Time Movie

| Agent Lane

| Television movie

2018

| Curry Western

| Simon

2023

| Cat Person

| Ernie

2023

| Friends & Family Christmas

| Luke McCalan

| Television movie

2024

| Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home

| Leonard Alexander

| Television movie

2024

| From Embers

| Dr. Morgan

2024

| Three Wiser Men and a Boy

| Roy

| Television movie (Hallmark)

2024

| Leah's Perfect Gift

| Mitchell Westwood (Graham's Dad)

| Television movie (Hallmark)

2024

| Happy Howlidays

| Jim Park

| Television movie (Hallmark)

=Television=

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
1997 \| Riverdale \| Ben MacKenzie \| Unknown episodes
1998 \| Viper \| Elliott Peoples \| Episode: "Paper Trail"
1998 \| The Crow: Stairway to Heaven \| Drew Kessler \| Episode: "Solitude's Revenge"
1998 \| The New Addams Family \| Vlad \| Episode: "Deadbeat Relatives"
1999 \| The New Addams Family \| Governor \| Episode: "The Tale of Long John Addams"
1999 \| Night Man \| Pentacost \| Episode: "Sixty Minute Man"
1999 \| First Wave \| Lon \| Episode: "All About Eddie"
1999 \| Cold Squad \| Dr. Ben Walker \| Episode: "Death, A Love Story"
2000 \| Higher Ground \| Bob \| Episode: "World Apart"
2000 \| The Outer Limits \| Harold Zimmer \| Episode: "Seeds of Destruction"
2000 \| Nuremberg \| General Telford Taylor \| Episode: "#1.1"
2000 \| Relic Hunter \| Jason Clark \| Episode: "Last of the Mochicas"
2001 \| Seven Days \| Caesar Gustaf \| Episode: "Sugar Mountain"
2001 \| The Chris Isaak Show \| Brian Bulander \| Episode: "Wages of Fear"
2002 \| The Practice \| Lawrence O'Malley \| 3 episodes
2002 \| Monk \| Carl \| 2 episodes
2003 \| Jake 2.0 \| Abdul Tiranzi \| Episode: "Training Day"
2003 \| Smallville \| Nicholas Convoy \| Episode: "Slumber"
2004 \| The Days \| Scott Eaton \| 4 episodes
2004 \| JAG \| Commander Steve Lundt \| Episode: "One Big Boat"
2005 \| The L Word \| Rod Sebring \| Episode: "Loyal"
2005 \| Cold Squad \| Miles Larson \| 2 episodes
2005 \| CSI: Miami \| Larry Musgrave \| Episode: "Whacked"
2005 \| NCIS \| Kyle Boone \| Episode: "Mind Games"
2006 \| Without a Trace \| Ken Robinson \| Episode: "The Stranger"
2006 \| Kyle XY \| Brad \| Episode: "The Lies That Bind"
2006–2007 \| Whistler \| Adrian Varland \| 26 episodes
2007 \| Falcon Beach \| Bobby Tanner \| Episode: "Sins of the Father"
2008–2014 \| Canooks \| Richard Reddick \| 16 episodes
2009–2011 \| V \| Marcus \| 21 episodes
2010 \| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation \| Bill \| Episode: "Lost & Found"
2011 \| Lights Out \| The Dentist \| Episode: "Pilot"
2011 \| Endgame \| Gareth Hart \| Episode: "Opening Moves"
2011 \| The Good Wife \| Dr. Dominic Lawton \| Episode: "In Sickness"
2011 \| Combat Hospital \| Colonel Axelquist \| Episode: "Reckless"
2012 \| Good God \| Tony Cassano \| 8 episodes
2017 \| Tin Star \| Dermot O'Hanrahan \| Episode: "This Be the Verse"
2018 \| Instinct \| Sebastian Trevor \| Episode: "Wild Game"
2018 \| Blue Bloods \| Martin Post \| Episode: "The Devil You Know"
2019 \| The Blacklist \| ATF DA Charleston \| Episode: "The Cryptobanker (No. 160)"
2019 \| Madam Secretary \| FBI Director Frank Meredith \| Episode: "Better Angels"
2019 \| Two Sentence Horror Stories \| Doug \| Episode: "Squirm"
2023 \| The Night Agent \| Vice President Redfield \| Recurring

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1997

| Riverdale

| Ben MacKenzie

| Unknown episodes

1998

| Viper

| Elliott Peoples