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David Sutcliffe

Acting

Born June 8, 1969 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Biography

David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Christopher Hayden, Rory Gilmore's father and Lorelai Gilmore's on-and-off boyfriend, on the CW show Gilmore Girls. A 1990 graduate of Victoria College at the University of Toronto where he studied English literature, he played varsity basketball before succumbing to a career-ending knee injury. While in college, he waited tables at local greasy spoon Michael's on Bay. Before heading to Hollywood, he starred in the independent feature film Two or Three Words, directed by Toronto-local Evan Georgiades. He subsequently appeared in the straight to DVD film Cake with Heather Graham, Taye Diggs, Sandra Oh and Sarah Chalke, and the film Testosterone opposite Antonio Sabato Jr. and Sônia Braga. In 2003, he appeared at the very end of Under the Tuscan Sun with Diane Lane and Sandra Oh. He played the character Ed, a writer who falls in love with Frances in the last scenes of the movie. He played financier Ted Ammon in the made-for-TV movie Murder in the Hamptons. He has appeared in numerous TV shows such as I'm with Her (where he had the lead male role, along with Teri Polo), Friends, Will and Grace, Accidentally on Purpose, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Cold Feet. He also had a recurring role on Private Practice where was signed for 13 episodes during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. He played a police officer smitten with the lead character Dr. Addison Montgomery. He also starred in the 2009 film Before You Say I Do. He played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games, for the Hollygrove House charity. He is divorced from actress Julie McCullough. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Sutcliffe,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography33 titles

Friends

1994as Kyle

Lie to Me

2009as John Stafford

Gilmore Girls

2000as Christopher Hayden

Drop Dead Diva

2009as Charles Ellis

CSI: Miami

2002as Rick Breck

Rookie Blue

2010as Lloyd Hill

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000as Ian Wolf

Private Practice

2007as Kevin Nelson

Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

2016as Christopher Hayden

Timeless

2016as Lucy's Boss

Insecure

2016as Isaac

Under the Tuscan Sun

2003as Ed

Will & Grace

1998as Campbell

Forever Knight

1992

Cracked

2013as Detective Aidan Black

Mutant X

2001as Mark Kearney

The Romanoffs

2018as Philip Hayward

Deadly Inferno

2016as Colin

Half Baked

1998as After School Dad

Cold Feet

as Adam Williams

The Convenient Groom

2016as Lucas Wright

Accidentally on Purpose

2009as Brian

Charming Christmas

2015as Nick

Before You Say 'I Do'

2009as George Murray

Happy Endings

2005as Gil

Testosterone

2003as Dean Seagrave

Milton's Secret

2016as Bill Adams

Mega Cyclone

2011as Jason Newmar

Murder in the Hamptons

2005as Ted Ammon

His and Her Christmas

2005as Tom Lane

Cake

2005as Ian

On Strike for Christmas

2010as Stephen Robertson

Misconceptions

2010as Parker Bliss, Sr.