# Christopher Shyer

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.

## Filmography
### Film

| 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

| 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 |