Christopher Judge

Douglas Christopher Judge (born October 13, 1964) is an American actor best known for playing Teal'c in the - television series Stargate SG-1. He attended the on a football scholarship and was a player.
== Early life ==
Christopher Judge was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He has one younger brother, Jeff Judge, also an actor. Christopher Judge harbored the desire to become an actor from an early age, and studied drama in high school.Ultimate TV Transcript (archived) "The television set was my babysitter growing up. I can remember wanting to invoke the feelings that I was getting from television—I wanted to be the one who was the catalyst for those feelings in other people. Performing was something I've always known I was going to do."Child of the Gods (archived) He always knew that sports would be a stepping stone to an acting career.TV Guide Q&A with Christopher Judge (archived) Judge was an All-L.A. City football player at Carson High School and graduated from Carson in 1982. He played for legendary Coach Gene Vollnogle.
Judge received a scholarship from the and played defensive back and safety for the from 1982 to 1985. He led in kickoff return yardage for 1983-84 and interceptions in 1984, and earned the Casanova Award in 1982,Oregon Ducks Football History given to the freshman or newcomer of the year. While at Oregon, Judge was a three time , a Selection in 1984 and played in the 1985 .
Judge initially considered majoring in pre-med, in case his acting aspirations were not realized, but he found he had trouble with the required math, and changed his major, first to psychology, and then to telecommunications and film with a minor in psychology.
Judge won a contest to host a radio show in Oregon, and in his senior year he won a regional contest to host the West Coast FOX KLSR Morning Show,Christopher Judge an "MTV talk show type thing"; he used this experience to get an agent and move to Los Angeles.Christopher Judge Interview
== Career ==
=== Acting ===
In 1989 Judge began studying at the in LA. A few of his early roles were in the 1990s , , and with future Stargate SG-1 star Richard Dean Anderson. In the ensuing years, Judge had small parts in various television shows and movies such as with future SG-1 director Peter DeLuise, , and , and as a regular on from 1994 to 1995.
Judge's largest role came in 1997 with Stargate SG-1. While at a friend's house, he saw his friend's roommate practicing for an audition for the show and was intrigued. While the roommate was away, Judge looked at the audition notes, then called his agent and insisted he get him an audition, or lose him as a client.Christopher Judge Chat At the audition there were three actors trying out for each of the other principal roles, but eight or ten for the role of Teal'c. Judge was confident that he had acquired the part when they dismissed everyone who's read for the part except him. Of all the actors in Stargate SG-1, Judge has been in the most episodes.Passion of the Chris
Judge's subsequent work includes guest spots on , Stargate Atlantis, , the television movie Personal Effects, and the films and , the latter written and directed by fellow Stargate actor David Hewlett. Judge appeared in "Anonymous", the October 26, 2010 episode of , and as one of 's henchmen in the 2012 film .
=== Writing ===
Judge wrote four episodes of Stargate SG-1: season five's , season six's , season seven's , and season eight's . 
After Stargate SG-1 was canceled, Judge began writing a script for a show called Rage of Angels that would have enabled him to play "the lead in an hour formatted show and prove that a black lead can be commercially viable and sustainable in overseas markets."TV Crush Blog The script was marketed as a two hour, with MGM, but is now apparently with Direct TV and Starz Media.Michael Shanks at Creation Convention
=== Voice work ===
Judge has also done voice acting for animated series and video games, including the voice of Magneto on and the canceled Stargate SG-1: The Alliance. In the season eight episode, , Teal'c informs SG-1 that he plays Def Jam Vendetta, alluding to the fact that Chris Judge had provided the voice of D-Mob, the main antagonist in that game. He once again appeared as D-Mob in the sequel, , this time as a good guy and as the boss for your main character/hero. He is also known for voicing Jericho in .
Judge provided the voice of on the revived ] cartoon as well as Coach Grey in the series
== Personal life ==
Judge is involved with the . He is an avid golfer.Christopher Judge at Starland Accessed October 10, 2010 Judge has four children, Cameron Justin, Catrina Christine, Christopher Jordan and Chloe (born 2005). He married model/actress Gianna Patton on December 28, 2011.Biography of Christopher Judge on tv guide.com, ECW Press, ISBN 978-1-55022-705-5, p. 27
== Nomination ==
Judge has been nominated once.
Year	Award	Category 	Work 	Result
2002	 	Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series	Stargate SG-1	
== Involvement in the Stargate universe ==
=== Actor ===
* Teal'c (Stargate SG-1, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Stargate Atlantis, Stargate: Continuum)
** See list of appearances
* Alternate realities:
** Teal'c, an alternate Teal'c still in service of Apophis (SG1: )
** Teal'c, an alternate Teal'c still in service of Apophis (SG1: )
** Teal'c, an alternate Teal'c of an alternate SG-1 (SG1: )
** Teal'c, an alternate Teal'c of an alternate SG-1 (SG1: )
** Teal'c, an alternate Teal'c of an alternate SG-1 (SG1: )
** Teal'c, an alternate Teal'c of an alternate SG-1 (SG1: )
** Teal'c, an alternate Teal'c of an alternate SG-1 (SG1: )
* Alternate timelines:
** Teal'c (SG1: )
** Teal'c (SG1: )
** Teal'c (SG1: )
** Teal'c ()
** Teal'c ()
* Other "Teal'cs":
** Teal'c, the first android version created on Altair (SG1: )
** Teal'c, the second android version created on Altair (SG1: , )
* Other characters:
** Jack O'Neill (SG1: )
** Ma'chello (SG1: )
** Unas (voice) (SG1: )
** Quetzalcoatl (voice) (SG1: )
=== Writer ===
: See Episodes featuring Christopher Judge as Story writer and Episodes featuring Christopher Judge as Writer.
Judge has written four episodes of Stargate SG-1, all of them mainly related to Teal'c.
== Filmography ==
 Film, Television and Video Games
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2014 	Lowlifes 	Commander Randall 	Film, filming
2014 	A Tiger's Tail 	Joe Camp 	Film, post-production
2014 	Doomed Planet 	LT. Grisham 	Film, post-production
2014 	Reaper 	Officer Banks 	Film, post-production
2014 	The Underground Railroad 	Bear 	Film, post-production
2014 	To Have and to Hold 	Sampson 	Film, completed
2014 	Knock 'em Dead 	Freddy 	Film
2014 	Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark 	Jack Turner 	Film
2013 	Smokin' 	Jim 	Short
2013 	Stargate SG-1: Unleashed (Video Game) 	Teal'c 	Video Game
2012 	Clash of the Empires 	Amthar 	Video
2012 	The Dark Knight Rises 	Mercenary Security #4 	Film
2012 	The Mentalist 	Dante Holmes 	TV series, 1 episode
2011 	Rehab 	Charles 	Film
2011 	Dead Space: Aftermath 	Nickolas Kuttner (voice) 	Video
2010 	Paradox 	Captain Papillo 	Film
2010 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Assan Refiq 	TV series, 1 episode
2009 	Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut	Teal'c 	Video
2008 	Max Steel: Bio Crisis 	Jefferson (voice) 	Video
2008 	Stargate: Continuum 	Teal'c 	Video
2008 	Stargate: The Ark of Truth 	Teal'c 	Video
2007-2008	Stargate Atlantis (TV Series) 	Teal'c 	TV series, 2 episodes
2008 	Turok 	Jericho (voice, as Chris Judge) 	Video Game
1997-2007	Stargate SG-1 	Teal'c 	TV series, 213 episodes
2007 	A Dog's Breakfast 	Chris 	Film
2005 	Personal Effects 	Nate Wall 	TV movie
2004 	Def Jam Fight for NY 	D-Mob (voice, as Chris Judge) 	Video Game
2003-2004	He-Man and the Masters of the Universe 	Zodak / Zeelahr 	TV series, 4 episodes
2000-2003	X-Men: Evolution 	Magneto / Magnus 	TV series, 20 episodes
2002-2003	Andromeda 	Hector / Resolution of Hector / Achilles Avatar	TV series, 2 episodes
2003 	Def Jam Vendetta 	D-Mob (voice) 	Video Game
2002 	Just Cause 	Reverend Lester Stokes 	TV series, 1 episode
2002 	Romantic Comedy 101 	Nigel 	TV Movie
2002 	Snow Dogs 	Dr. Brooks 	Film
2001 	Out of Line 	Alfonso James 	Film
2000-2001	Action Man 	Simon Grey 	TV series, 14 episodes
2001 	Freedom 	Doctor Roeg 	TV series, 1 episode
2001 	First Wave 	Xevallah 	TV series, 1 episode
2000 	Adventures from the Book of Virtues 	Plato 	TV series, 13 episodes
1995 	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 	Workman 	TV series, 1 episode
1994-1995	Sirens 	Off. Richard Stiles 	TV series, 22 episodes
1991 	House Party 2 	Miles (as D. Christopher Judge) 	Film
1990 	Cadence 	Psych. Ward M.P. #1 (as Douglas Judge) 	Film
1990 	Bird on a Wire 	Cop at Cafe (as Doug Judge) 	Film
1990 	Booker 	Jones / Mover 	TV series, 2 episodes
1990 	21 Jump Street 	Man in Queue 	TV series, 1 episode
1990 	MacGyver 	Deron 	TV series, 1 episode
1990 	Neon Rider 	 	TV series, 1 episode
== Notes ==
== References ==
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