Christopher Sean Friel (born October 25, 1985) is an American actor
known for his role as Paul Narita on the NBC soap opera Days of Our
Lives. He previously played Bing Lee in the critically acclaimed web
series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and his recurring role of Gabriel
Waincroft on CBS's Hawaii Five-0. Sean also gained recognition for his
lead voice over role as Kazuda Xiono in Star Wars Resistance.Sean was
born Christopher Sean Friel on October 25, 1985, in Oak Harbor,
Washington, to Sayuri and Patrick Friel. He has two sisters, Candis
and Melody. While his family moved around a lot, Sean grew up mainly
in Southern California. Sean is Japanese on his mother's side and
Irish, Spanish and German on his father's side.Sean grew up in the
military because his father was in the Navy. When his father Patrick
was stationed away from home, he would put himself on video reading
books to Christopher and his sisters and their mother would send
recordings of her children to her husband. Sean explained that he was
always very comfortable in front of the camera and those experiences
inspired him to get into acting. Growing up, Sean had a big poster of
Bruce Lee on his wall and admits there weren't many people for him to
relate to in the entertainment industry. Sean speaks Japanese, which
he picked up from his parents when his father was assigned to the USS
Tripoli. Sean is trained in boxing, Taekwondo, wrestling, Jujutsu and
mixed martial arts.Sean said that he was working at Six Flags
Hurricane Harbor in Valencia, California when he was first
"discovered." He started doing modeling work, and in 2007 he won the
Mr. Asia USA pageant. Sean earned a $1,500 cash prize and a one-year
acting class at the Michael John Studio in Van Nuys, California.
known for his role as Paul Narita on the NBC soap opera Days of Our
Lives. He previously played Bing Lee in the critically acclaimed web
series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and his recurring role of Gabriel
Waincroft on CBS's Hawaii Five-0. Sean also gained recognition for his
lead voice over role as Kazuda Xiono in Star Wars Resistance.Sean was
born Christopher Sean Friel on October 25, 1985, in Oak Harbor,
Washington, to Sayuri and Patrick Friel. He has two sisters, Candis
and Melody. While his family moved around a lot, Sean grew up mainly
in Southern California. Sean is Japanese on his mother's side and
Irish, Spanish and German on his father's side.Sean grew up in the
military because his father was in the Navy. When his father Patrick
was stationed away from home, he would put himself on video reading
books to Christopher and his sisters and their mother would send
recordings of her children to her husband. Sean explained that he was
always very comfortable in front of the camera and those experiences
inspired him to get into acting. Growing up, Sean had a big poster of
Bruce Lee on his wall and admits there weren't many people for him to
relate to in the entertainment industry. Sean speaks Japanese, which
he picked up from his parents when his father was assigned to the USS
Tripoli. Sean is trained in boxing, Taekwondo, wrestling, Jujutsu and
mixed martial arts.Sean said that he was working at Six Flags
Hurricane Harbor in Valencia, California when he was first
"discovered." He started doing modeling work, and in 2007 he won the
Mr. Asia USA pageant. Sean earned a $1,500 cash prize and a one-year
acting class at the Michael John Studio in Van Nuys, California.
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