Christopher Paul Backus (born October 30, 1981) is an American actor,
director and screenwriter.Backus made his television debut in NBC's
Will & Grace, followed by landing roles in prominent television shows
like The O.C., along with ABC’s Life on Mars, FX's hit series It's
Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Sons of Anarchy, NBC's The Mentalist
and TNT's Perception and NBC's two-part miniseries The Last Templar.
Backus also appeared in films such as Redline starring Eddie Griffin,
and 3 Days Gone directed by Scott McCullough. Most recently he has
starred in Hard Breakers, Ezna Sands' Theo, Nancy Savoca's Union
Square, Yellow Rock, Elevator written by Marc Rosenberg, and most
recently played Marlene Dietrich in the indie film My Fair
Lidy.Christopher married actress Mira Sorvino on July 2, 2004, in
Capri, Italy. They have four children together: Mattea, Johnny, Holden
and Lucia.Backus moved with friend Rob McElhenney from New York City
to Los Angeles during pilot season of 2003. Shortly after arriving,
Backus landed his first role in Benjamin Splits, while McElhenney
developed the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. After landing
supporting roles in NBC's hit show Will & Grace and Fox's The O.C.,
Backus starred opposite Dominique Swain in Nick Vallelonga's All In.
He returned to television in Malik Bader's HUGE in which he portrayed
a struggling frontman of an indie rock band. He starred in 3 Days Gone
along with Patrick J. Adams, Nothing Personal with Paz de la Huerta,
and Elevator with John Getz and Anita Briem.
director and screenwriter.Backus made his television debut in NBC's
Will & Grace, followed by landing roles in prominent television shows
like The O.C., along with ABC’s Life on Mars, FX's hit series It's
Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Sons of Anarchy, NBC's The Mentalist
and TNT's Perception and NBC's two-part miniseries The Last Templar.
Backus also appeared in films such as Redline starring Eddie Griffin,
and 3 Days Gone directed by Scott McCullough. Most recently he has
starred in Hard Breakers, Ezna Sands' Theo, Nancy Savoca's Union
Square, Yellow Rock, Elevator written by Marc Rosenberg, and most
recently played Marlene Dietrich in the indie film My Fair
Lidy.Christopher married actress Mira Sorvino on July 2, 2004, in
Capri, Italy. They have four children together: Mattea, Johnny, Holden
and Lucia.Backus moved with friend Rob McElhenney from New York City
to Los Angeles during pilot season of 2003. Shortly after arriving,
Backus landed his first role in Benjamin Splits, while McElhenney
developed the sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. After landing
supporting roles in NBC's hit show Will & Grace and Fox's The O.C.,
Backus starred opposite Dominique Swain in Nick Vallelonga's All In.
He returned to television in Malik Bader's HUGE in which he portrayed
a struggling frontman of an indie rock band. He starred in 3 Days Gone
along with Patrick J. Adams, Nothing Personal with Paz de la Huerta,
and Elevator with John Getz and Anita Briem.
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