Christian Bethune Campbell (born May 12, 1972) is a Canadian-American
stage and screen actor, writer, and photographer. He is best known for
his roles as Gabriel in the movie Trick, Greg Ivey in Big Love and on
stage as Jimmy Harper in the musical Reefer Madness. He is married to
actress America Olivo.Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Campbell's mother, Marnie (née Neve), is a yoga instructor and
psychologist from Amsterdam, Netherlands, who also ran a theatre in
Guelph, Ontario. His father, Gerry Campbell, a British immigrant to
Canada from the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, taught high school
drama classes in Mississauga, Ontario â€" first at Westwood Secondary
School (now Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School), later at Lorne
Park Secondary School, and now at Erindale Secondary School.
Campbell's maternal grandparents ran a theatre company in the
Netherlands and his paternal grandparents were also performers. On his
mother's side, Campbell descends from Sephardi Jews who immigrated to
the Netherlands and converted to Catholicism.Campbell's parents
divorced when he was three years old. His siblings are actress Neve
Campbell, actor Alex Campbell, and Damian McDonald. He and his sister,
Neve, resided largely with their father (who received custody of the
two), with regular periods at their mother's home. Born into an acting
family (his maternal grandparents having been actors in Amsterdam) and
his father an acting teacher, Campbell began training at an early age.
He was acting professionally by the age of fourteen and attended
Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario.Campbell starred
in the gay-themed romantic comedy Trick in 1999. The feature film was
a Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominated film. It grossed the most
per-screen average for a gay-themed film at the time. In celebration
of the fifteenth anniversary of the picture, Campbell spoke of the
social climate at the time and how he, a straight actor, had taken on
a gay role. "Having been in that movie... opened up a community," he
said. "The gay community was incredibly supportive of me."
stage and screen actor, writer, and photographer. He is best known for
his roles as Gabriel in the movie Trick, Greg Ivey in Big Love and on
stage as Jimmy Harper in the musical Reefer Madness. He is married to
actress America Olivo.Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario.
Campbell's mother, Marnie (née Neve), is a yoga instructor and
psychologist from Amsterdam, Netherlands, who also ran a theatre in
Guelph, Ontario. His father, Gerry Campbell, a British immigrant to
Canada from the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, taught high school
drama classes in Mississauga, Ontario â€" first at Westwood Secondary
School (now Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School), later at Lorne
Park Secondary School, and now at Erindale Secondary School.
Campbell's maternal grandparents ran a theatre company in the
Netherlands and his paternal grandparents were also performers. On his
mother's side, Campbell descends from Sephardi Jews who immigrated to
the Netherlands and converted to Catholicism.Campbell's parents
divorced when he was three years old. His siblings are actress Neve
Campbell, actor Alex Campbell, and Damian McDonald. He and his sister,
Neve, resided largely with their father (who received custody of the
two), with regular periods at their mother's home. Born into an acting
family (his maternal grandparents having been actors in Amsterdam) and
his father an acting teacher, Campbell began training at an early age.
He was acting professionally by the age of fourteen and attended
Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto, Ontario.Campbell starred
in the gay-themed romantic comedy Trick in 1999. The feature film was
a Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominated film. It grossed the most
per-screen average for a gay-themed film at the time. In celebration
of the fifteenth anniversary of the picture, Campbell spoke of the
social climate at the time and how he, a straight actor, had taken on
a gay role. "Having been in that movie... opened up a community," he
said. "The gay community was incredibly supportive of me."
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