Christopher Egan

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Christopher Andrew Egan (born 29 June 1984)[1][2] is an Australian actor. He played Nick Smith in the Australian soap opera Home and Away from 2000 to 2003, and David Shepherd on the NBC television drama Kings. He also portrayed Alex Lannon in the apocalyptic TV series Dominion.

Born
Christopher Andrew Egan

(1984-06-29) 29 June 1984 (age 41)[1][2]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Yearsactive2000–present
Notable workHome and Away (2000–2003)
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Egan in 2008
Born
Christopher Andrew Egan

(1984-06-29) 29 June 1984 (age 41)[1][2]
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Notable workHome and Away (2000–2003)
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Life and career

Egan appeared in several commercials and did some modelling, before he performed in the Glen Street productions of Les Misérables and West Side Story. From 2000 until 2003, Egan played Nick Smith in the television soap opera Home and Away.[3] He then went on to appear in the 2005 miniseries Empire as Marcus Agrippa.[3] Egan lived in Rome while filming for the series and learned basic Italian.[3]

He has also been trained in gymnastics, singing, dancing and acting at the KICK Performance Group (now The School @ AIPA) in Sydney. As well as competing in several eisteddfods at an early age, Egan has been able to use his gymnastics skills extensively in the thriller film Crush.[4]

He moved to Los Angeles in 2003.[5] In 2006, he appeared in the film adaptation of Christopher Paolini's novel Eragon. In 2007, he played a small role in Resident Evil: Extinction, the third movie in the Resident Evil series. In the summer of 2009, he shot the movie Letters to Juliet in Italy, with Amanda Seyfried, Vanessa Redgrave and Gael García Bernal.

Egan starred in Dominion, a Sci Fi supernatural action drama based on characters from the 2010 feature film Legion that starred Paul Bettany. Egan played Alex Lannon, a rebellious young soldier who discovers he is the unlikely savior of humanity.[6]

Filmography

Film

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2006EragonRoranDebut film
2007Virgin TerritoryDioneo
2007Resident Evil: ExtinctionMikey
2009CrushJulian
2010Letters to JulietCharlie Wyman
2019CultDougShort
TBABeyond the RushPeter GrievessPost-production
Rest and RelaxationTBAPost-production
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Television

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2000–2003Home and AwayNick Smith82 episodes
2002Home and Away: Secrets and the CityNick SmithDirect-to-video special
2005EmpireAgrippaMiniseries, 3 episodes
2006EverwoodNick Bennett2 episodes
2006Alpha MaleFelix MethusulahTV film
2006VanishedBen Wilson12 episodes
2008Pretty/HandsomeBeckettTV film
2009KingsDavid Shepherd13 episodes
2011PoeEdgar Allan PoeTV pilot
2013GothicaDorian GreyTV film
2014–2015DominionAlex LannonMain cast
2015The PrinceZachTV film
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