{{short description|American actor (born 1974)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = Christopher Gorham | image = Christopher Gorham by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Gorham in 2023 | birth_name = Christopher David Gorham | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|8|14}} | birth_place = Fresno, California, U.S. | alma_mater = University of California, Los Angeles (BA) | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1997–present | spouse = {{marriage|Anel Lopez|2000}} | 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 the ABC comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty'', Auggie Anderson on the action-drama series ''Covert Affairs'', Bob Barnard on the dark comedy-drama series ''Insatiable'', Harrison John on The WB’s teen comedy-drama series ''Popular'', Henry Dunn in the limited slasher series ''Harper's Island'', and Trevor Elliott on the legal drama series ''The 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 series ''Odyssey 5'' and ''Jake 2.0'', the medical drama series ''Medical Investigation'', and the sitcom ''Out of Practice''.
In film, he was the voice of Barry Allen / The Flash in the DC Animated Movie Universe beginning with ''Justice League: War'' (2014) and ending with ''Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'' (2020).
==Early life== 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 from UCLA with a B.A. in Theater in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-actors/ |title=NOTABLE ALUMNI ACTORS |publisher=UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |access-date=September 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111604/http://www.tft.ucla.edu/alumni/notable-alumni-actors/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> While in college he participated in many sports, including martial arts, stage combat, fencing, rollerblading, and ballroom dancing.<ref name="TVGuide">{{cite journal|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/christopher-gorham/bio/144771 |title=Christopher Gorham Biography |journal=TV Guide |access-date=April 30, 2012}}</ref>
==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). For his role, Gorham was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.<ref name="sag">{{cite web |title=The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards |url=http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/14th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards |access-date=July 21, 2010 |publisher=Screen Actors Guild}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Ugly-Betty-Gorham-1005365.aspx|title=Ugly Betty: Henry Is Back!|journal=TV Guide|date=April 22, 2009|access-date=November 7, 2015}}</ref> 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. He also played Bobby on ''2 Broke Girls''.
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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gelman |first1=Vlada |date=January 6, 2015 |title=USA Network Cancels ''Covert Affairs'' |url=http://tvline.com/2015/01/06/covert-affairs-cancelled-season-5-usa-network/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024152351/https://tvline.com/2015/01/06/covert-affairs-cancelled-season-5-usa-network/ |archive-date=October 24, 2022 |access-date=February 26, 2019 |website=TVLine}}</ref> BuddyTV ranked Gorham fifth on its list of "TV's Sexiest Men of 2011".<ref>{{cite web |date=December 7, 2011 |title=TV's 100 Sexiest Men of 2011 |url=https://www.buddytv.com/tvs-100-sexiest-men-of-2011/ |access-date=January 13, 2012 |website=BuddyTV}}</ref>
In 2014 Gorham recurred in the back half of the third season of ''Once Upon a Time'' as Walsh, the Wizard of Oz.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=November 22, 2013 |title=''Once Upon a Time'' casts ''Covert Affairs'' star in key guest star role -- EXCLUSIVE |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/11/22/once-upon-a-time-christopher-gorham/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131123052253/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/11/22/once-upon-a-time-christopher-gorham/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 23, 2013 |access-date=November 22, 2013 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> He played DA Bob Barnard on the Netflix series ''Insatiable'' which premiered on August 10, 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=June 10, 2017 |title=''Insatiable'': Netflix Picks Up Ex-CW Pilot Starring Debby Ryan To Series |url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/insatiable-netflix-debby-ryan-series-cw-pilot-1202110731/ |access-date=July 3, 2019 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
On March 25, 2021, it was announced that Gorham was cast as Trevor Elliot, the accused client of Mickey Haller in the Netflix series ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller.<ref>{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=March 25, 2021 |title=Christopher Gorham Joins Netflix's ''The Lincoln Lawyer'', Signs With Verve |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/christopher-gorham-cast-the-lincoln-lawyer-netflix-verve-1234721951/ |accessdate=March 25, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>
Gorham is also the voice of Barry Allen / Flash in the DC Animated Movie Universe, beginning with ''Justice League: War'' (2014) and concluding with ''Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'' (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2020 |title=''Justice League Dark: Apokolips War''{{'}}s Christopher Gorham Talks Playing Flash |url=https://www.cbr.com/christopher-gorham-justice-league-dark-apokolips-war/ |access-date=April 1, 2021 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Personal life== Gorham is married to Anel Lopez Gorham, who also performed on ''Popular''. They have three children as of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20251159,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121174350/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20251159,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 21, 2009 |title=It's a Girl for Ugly Betty's Chris Gorham! |work=People |date=January 11, 2009}}</ref> His son Lucas was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and Gorham has become an autism awareness advocate. Gorham stated:<blockquote>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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/06/03/covert-affairs/13225/|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=April 4, 2019|publisher=Disability Scoop|title='Covert Affairs' Star Opens Up About Son's Autism}}</ref></blockquote>
==Filmography== [[File:ChristopherGorhamTIFFSept2011.jpg|right|thumb|Gorham at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival]]
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.camie.org/the-other-side-of-heaven.html|title=Camie Award Web Site}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- | 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'' | rowspan="3" | Barry Allen / Flash | rowspan="3" | Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Christopher Gorham (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Christopher-Gorham/ |access-date=December 12, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowry |first=Brian |date=2014-02-03 |title=Blu-Ray Review: ''Justice League: War'' |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/blu-ray-review-justice-league-war-1201083751/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sands |first=Rich |date=2016-01-18 |title=Roll Call: Meet the Cast of ''Justice League vs. Teen Titans'' |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/66981/meet-the-cast-of-justice-league-vs-teen-titans-dc-comics-animated-movie/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> |- | 2015 | ''Justice League: Throne of Atlantis'' |- |2016 | ''Justice League vs. Teen Titans'' |- |2016 |''A Boy Called Po'' |David Wilson |<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Boy Called Po |url=https://dove.org/review/11819-a-boy-called-po/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=Dove.org |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2017 | ''We Love You, Sally Carmichael!'' | Simon Hayes / Sally Carmichael | Directorial debut<ref>{{cite web |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |date=April 25, 2016 |title=''Covert Affairs'' Star Christopher Gorham Makes Directorial Debut (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/christopher-gorham-directorial-debut-covert-affairs-1201758970/ |access-date=April 25, 2016 |website=Variety.com}}</ref> |- | 2018 | ''The Death of Superman'' | rowspan="2" | Barry Allen / Flash | rowspan="2" | Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holbrook |first=Damian |date=2018-03-26 |title=''The Office'', ''The Librarians'' & More TV Faves Join ''The Death of Superman'' |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/676471/the-death-of-superman-movie-jerry-oconnell-rebecca-romijn-rainn-wilson/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Ryan |date=2018-10-24 |title=''Reign of the Supermen'' Blu-ray Release Date, Cover Art & Details Unveiled |url=https://movieweb.com/reign-of-the-supermen-blu-ray-release-date-cover-art/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}}</ref> |- | 2019 | ''Reign of the Supermen'' |- | 2019 |''The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith'' |John Groberg |<ref name="Sequel">{{cite web |author=Sean P. Means |date=February 27, 2018 |title=A sequel to the Mormon missionary drama ''The Other Side of Heaven'' starts shooting in April |url=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/ |access-date=July 30, 2018 |work=Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> |- | 2020 | ''Justice League Dark: Apokolips War'' | Barry Allen / Flash | Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" /> |- | 2020 | ''One Night in Miami...'' | Johnny Carson | |- | 2023 | ''Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham'' | Green Arrow / Oliver Queen | Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=December 6, 2022 |title=''Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham'' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/batman-the-doom-that-came-to-gotham-cast-1235275547/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! 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"<ref name="btva" /> |- | 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<ref>{{cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=December 9, 2016 |title=''2 Broke Girls'' Casts Christopher Gorham As Recurring |url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/2-broke-girls-cast-christopher-gorham-recurring-1201867795/ |access-date=January 24, 2017 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> |- | 2017 | ''The Magicians'' | Senator John Gaines | 3 episodes<ref>{{Cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=September 28, 2016 |title=''The Magicians'' Casts Christopher Gorham; ''Outcast'' Adds C. Thomas Howell |url=https://deadline.com/2016/09/the-magicians-cast-christopher-gorham-outcastc-thomas-howell-1201827865/ |access-date=February 12, 2017 |work=Deadline}}</ref> |- | 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 | ''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 |3 episodes |- |2025-2026 | ''Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage'' | Scott |5 episodes |- |2025-2026 | ''Sheriff Country'' | Travis Fraley |Main cast |}
=== Video games === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- | 1999 | ''Star Trek: Hidden Evil'' | Ensign Sovok | <ref name="btva" /> |}
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