Christopher Gorham | |
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 Gorham in 2023 | |
| Born | Christopher David Gorham (1974-08-14)August 14, 1974 (age 51) Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles (BA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Christopher David Gorham (born August 14, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his work on television, particularly for playing Henry Grubstick on theABC comedy-drama seriesUgly Betty, Auggie Anderson on the action-drama seriesCovert Affairs, Bob Barnard on the dark comedy-drama seriesInsatiable, Harrison John onThe WB’s teen comedy-drama seriesPopular, Henry Dunn in the limited slasher seriesHarper's Island, and Trevor Elliott on the legal drama seriesThe Lincoln Lawyer.
Gorham was also part of the main cast of several TV shows that were cancelled either during or after their first season, such as the science fiction seriesOdyssey 5 andJake 2.0, the medical drama seriesMedical Investigation, and the sitcomOut of Practice.
In film, he was the voice ofBarry Allen / The Flash in theDC Animated Movie Universe beginning withJustice League: War (2014) and ending withJustice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020).
Gorham was born in Fresno, California, to David Gorham, a certified public accountant, and Cathryn Gorham, a school nurse. He attended the Roosevelt School of the Arts and graduated fromUCLA with a B.A. in Theater in 1996.[1] While in college he participated in many sports, including martial arts, stage combat, fencing,rollerblading, and ballroom dancing.[2]
His first job in the acting business was as an intern onBaywatch (1989). Gorham has appeared in a number of science-fiction TV series, ranging from a starring role inOdyssey 5 to the title character inJake 2.0. He also had roles onParty of Five,Felicity, andWithout a Trace. He has also acted in films, including 2001'sThe Other Side of Heaven co-starringAnne Hathaway.
Gorham played Harrison John in theWB seriesPopular and Dr. Miles McCabe in theNBC dramaMedical Investigation. He played the lead role in the short-livedCBS seriesOut of Practice. He was also the lead of ABC Family's original movieRelative Chaos.
Three years afterJake 2.0 ended, Gorham had a recurring role asHenry Grubstick inSilvio Horta's new series,Ugly Betty, and played the main love interest for the series' heroineBetty Suarez (played byAmerica Ferrera). For his role, Gorham was nominated for aScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.[3] He joined the cast full-time for the series' second season. He then left in July 2008, but returned for the season three and then also the season four finale.[4] He starred in the 2009CBS TV miniseries,Harper's Island, in which characters were killed off every week leading to the eventual reveal of the murderer. He also played Bobby on2 Broke Girls.
From July 13, 2010, until December 18, 2014, Gorham played blindspecial ops agent Auggie Anderson onCovert Affairs, leading the main character, a trainee CIA agent played byPiper Perabo, at her new job. The series was highly successful for theUSA Network, running for five seasons. The series was cancelled in January 2015.[5]BuddyTV ranked Gorham fifth on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".[6]
In 2014 Gorham recurred in the back half of the third season ofOnce Upon a Time as Walsh, theWizard of Oz.[7] He played DA Bob Barnard on theNetflix seriesInsatiable which premiered on August 10, 2018.[8]
On March 25, 2021, it was announced that Gorham was cast as Trevor Elliot, the accused client ofMickey Haller in theNetflix seriesThe Lincoln Lawyer withManuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller.[9]
Gorham is also the voice ofBarry Allen / Flash in theDC Animated Movie Universe, beginning withJustice League: War (2014) and concluding withJustice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020).[10]
Gorham is married to Anel Lopez Gorham, who also performed onPopular. They have three children as of 2009.[11] His son Lucas was diagnosed withAsperger syndrome and Gorham has become anautism awareness advocate. Gorham stated:
I don't think of him as my son with Asperger's. I think of him as my son. He's not wrong. He's not broken. He is who he is. We, as his parents, are going to do our best — as we do with all of our kids — to give him the best shot at having the best life he can.[12]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Shopping for Fangs | Extra | |
| 1997 | A Life Less Ordinary | Walt | |
| 2000 | Dean Quixote | Real happy fella | |
| 2001 | The Other Side of Heaven | John Groberg | Camie Award[13] |
| 2004 | Spam-ku | Roy | |
| 2010 | My Girlfriend's Boyfriend | Ethan Reed | |
| 2010 | Answer This! | Paul Tarson | |
| 2011 | The Ledge | Chris | |
| 2011 | Somebody's Hero | Dennis Sullivan | Coney Island Film Festival Award for Best Feature |
| 2014 | Justice League: War | Barry Allen / Flash | Voice, direct-to-video[14][15][16] |
| 2015 | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | ||
| 2016 | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | ||
| 2016 | A Boy Called Po | David Wilson | [17] |
| 2017 | We Love You, Sally Carmichael! | Simon Hayes / Sally Carmichael | Directorial debut[18] |
| 2018 | The Death of Superman | Barry Allen / Flash | Voice, direct-to-video[14][19][20] |
| 2019 | Reign of the Supermen | ||
| 2019 | The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith | John Groberg | [21] |
| 2020 | Justice League Dark: Apokolips War | Barry Allen / Flash | Voice, direct-to-video[14] |
| 2020 | One Night in Miami... | Johnny Carson | |
| 2023 | Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham | Green Arrow / Oliver Queen | Voice, direct-to-video[14][22] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Spy Game | Daniel / Lucas | Episode: "Nobody Ever Said Growing Up Was Easy" |
| 1997–1998 | Party of Five | Elliot | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | James Stanley | Episode: "I Only Have Eyes for You" |
| 1998 | Vengeance Unlimited | Jason Harrington | Episode: "Noir" |
| 1999 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Mark Carlson | Episode: "Liz Burns Eric" |
| 1999–2001 | Popular | Harrison John | 43 episodes |
| 2001–2002 | Felicity | Trevor O'Donnell | 8 episodes |
| 2002–2003 | Odyssey 5 | Neil Taggart | 19 episodes |
| 2003 | Boomtown | Gordon Sinclair | Episode: "Monster's Brawl" |
| 2003 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Corey | Episode: "Crash and Burn" |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Josh Abrams | Episode: "Victory for Humanity" |
| 2003–2004 | Jake 2.0 | Jake Foley | 16 episodes |
| 2004–2005 | Medical Investigation | Dr. Miles McCabe | 20 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Out of Practice | Benjamin Barnes | 22 episodes |
| 2006 | Relative Chaos | Dil Gilbert | Television film |
| 2006–2010 | Ugly Betty | Henry Grubstick | 33 episodes |
| 2008 | The Batman | William Mallory / Wrath | Voice, episode: "The End of the Batman"[14] |
| 2008–2009 | Harper's Island | Henry Dunn | 13 episodes |
| 2010–2014 | Covert Affairs | Auggie Anderson | 75 episodes |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Dale | Episode: "Boys to Men" |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | Casey | Episode: "Tangled Web" |
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time | Walsh,Wizard of Oz | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Heartbeat | Wyatt | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Major Crimes | Dax Pirig | Episode: "Cashed Out" |
| 2017 | 2 Broke Girls | Bobby | 8 episodes[23] |
| 2017 | The Magicians | Senator John Gaines | 3 episodes[24] |
| 2018–2019 | Insatiable | Bob Barnard | 22 episodes |
| 2019 | Modern Family | Brad | Episode: "Perfect Pairs" |
| 2022 | The Lincoln Lawyer | Trevor Elliot | 10 episodes |
| 2022 | Leverage: Redemption | Richard Prosper | Episode: "The Pyramid Job" |
| 2023 | Accused | Jason | Episode: "Morgan's Story" |
| 2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Alex | Episodes: "Maybe Today" |
| 2025 | Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage | Scott | Episodes: "Guilt Boots" and "Big Decisions" |
| 2025 | Matlock | Ben Vogel | Episode: "A Traitor in Thine Own House" |
| 2025 | Doctor Odyssey | Marcus | Episodes: "The Wave" and "The Wave, Part 2" |
| 2025 | Tempest | Ethan | |
| 2025 | Sheriff Country | Travis Fraley | Main cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Star Trek: Hidden Evil | Ensign Sovok | [14] |
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