Christian Lucas Madsen (born (1990-02-08)February 8, 1990) is an
American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Divergent
(2014) and Palo Alto (2013).Christian Madsen was born in 1990 in Los
Angeles to actors Michael Madsen and Jeannine Bisignano. His aunt is
actress Virginia Madsen and his grandmother is filmmaker and author
Elaine Madsen.He began acting at the age of ten, when he appeared in a
small role in one of his father's films, and spent time on the set of
a number of other films, including Free Willy and The Getaway. His
grandmother, filmmaker Elaine Madsen, encouraged him to pursue a
career in acting after watching his performances in high school
theater. His parents divorced when he was a child and he subsequently
"bounced around a lot" between his parents' homes in Malibu, the San
Fernando Valley, Santa Fe, and Montana. He eventually moved in with
his grandmother when he was 17, and she took him to the Actors Studio
and introduced him to the head of its Hollywood branch, Martin
Landau.Madsen's early film career consisted mainly of small roles with
his father and independent films. He took on other jobs while
continuing to audition for acting roles. He had been auditioning
without any successes for over two years and was about to be evicted
from his Los Angeles apartment when he won a role in Divergent, a film
adaptation of Veronica Roth's young adult novel of the same name.
American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films Divergent
(2014) and Palo Alto (2013).Christian Madsen was born in 1990 in Los
Angeles to actors Michael Madsen and Jeannine Bisignano. His aunt is
actress Virginia Madsen and his grandmother is filmmaker and author
Elaine Madsen.He began acting at the age of ten, when he appeared in a
small role in one of his father's films, and spent time on the set of
a number of other films, including Free Willy and The Getaway. His
grandmother, filmmaker Elaine Madsen, encouraged him to pursue a
career in acting after watching his performances in high school
theater. His parents divorced when he was a child and he subsequently
"bounced around a lot" between his parents' homes in Malibu, the San
Fernando Valley, Santa Fe, and Montana. He eventually moved in with
his grandmother when he was 17, and she took him to the Actors Studio
and introduced him to the head of its Hollywood branch, Martin
Landau.Madsen's early film career consisted mainly of small roles with
his father and independent films. He took on other jobs while
continuing to audition for acting roles. He had been auditioning
without any successes for over two years and was about to be evicted
from his Los Angeles apartment when he won a role in Divergent, a film
adaptation of Veronica Roth's young adult novel of the same name.
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