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Chris Conrad
Born
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Alma materFlorida State University
Florida Atlantic University
Years active1993–present
Known forActor

Chris Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jason in Young Hercules, Dennis McClaren in Patriot, and Eric McGowen in The Next Karate Kid.

Career

Conrad spent a year studying at the Piven Theatre Workshop, then signed with an agent and moved to Los Angeles with his brother Steven, who was in the process of selling the script for Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.[1][failed verification] His early movie roles were in Airborne and The Next Karate Kid. His breakout television role was in the 1998 series Young Hercules, in which he appeared in 37 episodes as Young Jason.

In 2000, Conrad returned home to Florida to finish college, he graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's degree in history. He then taught high school and coached football but returned to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue acting.[citation needed] He returned to television with a one-time appearances in Bones and Criminal Minds.

He has appeared in some of his brother's productions, including Patriot[2] and Perpetual Grace, LTD.[3]

Conrad originally was cast as Adrian Chase / Vigilante for the streaming series Peacemaker, the first DC Extended Universe television show. However, he left the series over creative differences after filming five-and-a-half episode; director James Gunn recast the role with Freddie Stroma, reshooting or redubbing all of Conrad's scenes.[4]

Personal life

In his free time, Conrad trains in kickboxing, wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu; he holds a purple belt in Machado jiu-jitsu.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Airborne Jack
1994 The Next Karate Kid Eric McGowen
1994 The Specialist Officer
1996 In the Fold Ens. Tully Vallis TV movie
1997 Sins of the Mind Peter TV movie
1997 Mortal Kombat Annihilation Johnny Cage
1998 Lovers and Liars Eric
1998 Young Hercules Jason
2008 The Promotion Teddy Grahams
2013 Atila Vitto
3 Days in Havana — executive producer
2016 Option Zero Trevor

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Rebel Highway Jack episode: "Jailbreakers"
1995 JAG Sergeant Lowell episode: "Big Break"
1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Young Jason 3 episodes
1998–1999 Young Hercules Young Jason 37 episodes
2006 Bones Agent episode: "Mother and Child in the Bay"
2006 Criminal Minds Deputy Mack episode: "The Boogeyman"
2007 The Erotic Traveler Edward episode: "Naked Pearls"
2007 Life SWAT Cop episode: "The Fallen Woman"
2011 Connie Banks the Actor Connie Banks unaired pilot
2015–2018 Patriot Dennis McClaren main role
2019 Perpetual Grace, LTD New Leaf main role

References

  1. ^ "Minding His Business". www.wga.org. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  2. ^ Petski, Denise (2016-03-22). "'The Royals' Ups Genevieve Gaunt; 'The Patriot' Promotes Chris Conrad". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  3. ^ "'Perpetual Grace, LTD': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  4. ^ LaBonte, Rachel (January 10, 2022). "Why Peacemaker Recast Vigilante After 5 Episodes, Explained By James Gunn". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "The Ultimate List: Celebrity Black Belt Martial Artists". Martial Arts Action Movies. 2015-04-09. Retrieved 2019-07-29.

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