Chris Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as

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in ''

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'', Dennis McClaren in ''

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'', and Eric McGowen in ''

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''.

Career

Conrad spent a year studying at the

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, then signed with an agent and moved to Los Angeles with his brother

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, who was in the process of selling the script for ''

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''. His early movie roles were in ''

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'' and ''

''. His breakout television role was in the 1998 series ''

'', in which he appeared in 37 episodes as Young

. In 2000, Conrad returned home to Florida to finish college, he graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's degree in history. He then taught high school and coached football but returned to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue acting. He returned to television with a one-time appearances in ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has appeared in some of his brother's productions, including ''

'' and ''

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''. Conrad originally was cast as Adrian Chase / Vigilante for the streaming series ''

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'', the first

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television show. However, he left the series over creative differences after filming five-and-a-half episode; director

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recast the role with

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, reshooting or redubbing all of Conrad's scenes.

Personal life

In his free time, Conrad trains in kickboxing, wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu; he holds a purple belt in Machado jiu-jitsu.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Conrad, Chris American male actors Living people Male actors from Fort Lauderdale, Florida Year of birth missing (living people) Florida State University alumni