Christopher Gorham

**Christopher David Gorham** (born August 14, 1974) is an American actor who is best known for the ABC series *Ugly Betty*. He has also appeared in such series as *Insatiable*, *Popular*, *Odyssey 5*, *Felicity*, *Jake 2.0*, *Medical Investigation*, *Out of Practice*, *Harper's Island*, *Covert Affairs*, and *Once Upon a Time*.

## Early life

Gorham was born in Fresno, California, to David Gorham, a certified public accountant, and Cathryn Gorham, a school nurse. He attended Roosevelt School of the Arts and graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Theater in 1996. While in college he participated in many sports, including martial arts, stage combat, fencing, rollerblading, and ballroom dancing.

## Career

His first job in the acting business was as an intern on *Baywatch* (1989). Gorham has appeared in a number of science fiction TV series, ranging from a starring role in *Odyssey 5* to the title character in *Jake 2.0*. He also had roles on *Party of Five*, *Felicity*, and *Without a Trace*. He has also acted in films, including 2001's *The Other Side of Heaven* co-starring Anne Hathaway.

Gorham played Harrison John in the WB series *Popular* and Dr. Miles McCabe in the NBC drama *Medical Investigation*. He played the lead role in the short-lived CBS series *Out of Practice.* He was also the lead of ABC Family's original movie *Relative Chaos*.

Three years after *Jake 2.0* ended, Gorham had a recurring role as Henry Grubstick in Silvio Horta's new series, *Ugly Betty*, and played the main love interest for the series' heroine Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). He joined the cast full-time for the series' second season. He then left in July 2008, but returned for the Season 3 and then also the Season 4 finale. He starred in the 2009 CBS TV miniseries, *Harper's Island*, in which characters were killed off every week leading to the eventual reveal of the murderer.

From July 13, 2010 until December 18, 2014, Gorham played blind special ops agent Auggie Anderson on *Covert Affairs*, leading the main character, a trainee CIA agent played by Piper Perabo, at her new job. The series was highly successful for the USA Network, running for five seasons. The series was cancelled in January 2015. BuddyTV ranked Gorham fifth on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".

In 2014 Gorham recurred in the back half of the third season of *Once Upon a Time* as Walsh, the Wizard of Oz. He currently plays rival pageant coach Bob Barnard on the Netflix series *Insatiable* which premiered August 10, 2018.

## Personal life

Gorham is married to his former *Popular* co-star, Anel Lopez Gorham, with whom he has three children: sons born 2001 and 2003, and a daughter born in January 2009. He is an autism awareness advocate as he has a child diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

## References

1. ↑ "NOTABLE ALUMNI ACTORS". UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-actors/. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
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4. ↑ Gelman, Vlada (January 6, 2015). "USA Network Cancels Covert Affairs". http://tvline.com/2015/01/06/covert-affairs-cancelled-season-5-usa-network/. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
5. ↑ "TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011". http://www.buddytv.com/slideshows/white-collar/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011-29104.aspx. Retrieved January 13, 2012.
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7. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (June 10, 2017). "'Insatiable': Netflix Picks Up Ex-CW Pilot Starring Debby Ryan To Series".
8. ↑ "It's a Girl for Ugly Betty's Chris Gorham!". *People*. January 11, 2009. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20251159,00.html.
9. ↑ "‘Covert Affairs’ Star Opens Up About Son’s Autism". Disability Scoop. June 3, 2011. https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/06/03/covert-affairs/13225/.
10. ↑ "Camie Award Web Site". http://www.camie.org/the-other-side-of-heaven.html. Template:Dead link
11. ↑ McNary, Dave. "‘Covert Affairs’ Star Christopher Gorham Makes Directorial Debut (EXCLUSIVE)". https://variety.com/2016/film/news/christopher-gorham-directorial-debut-covert-affairs-1201758970/. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
12. ↑ Sean P. Means (February 27, 2018). "A sequel to the Mormon missionary drama ‘The Other Side of Heaven’ starts shooting in April". *Salt Lake Tribune*. https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/movies/2018/02/27/a-sequel-to-the-mormon-missionary-drama-the-other-side-of-heaven-starts-shooting-in-april/. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
13. ↑ "The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild. http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/14th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
14. ↑ Petski, Denise (December 9, 2016). "‘2 Broke Girls’ Casts Christopher Gorham As Recurring". http://deadline.com/2016/12/2-broke-girls-cast-christopher-gorham-recurring-1201867795/. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
15. ↑ Petski, Denise (2016-09-28). "'The Magicians' Casts Christopher Gorham; 'Outcast' Adds C. Thomas Howell", *Deadline*.

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