Christine Michelle Metz (born September 29, 1980) is an American actress and singer. She played
Kate Pearson in the television series ''
This Is Us
''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...
'' (2016–2022), which earned her nominations for a
Primetime Emmy Award
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and two
Golden Globe Awards
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. She has also appeared in films such as ''
Sierra Burgess Is a Loser
''Sierra Burgess Is a Loser'' is an American teen comedy-drama film directed by Ian Samuels from a screenplay by Lindsey Beer. The film is a modern retelling of the 1897 play ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' by Edmond Rostand, and stars Shannon Purser, Kr ...
'' (2018) and ''
Breakthrough'' (2019).
Early life
Metz was born in
Homestead
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*Homestead (buildings), a farmhouse and its adjacent outbuildings; by extension, it can mean any small cluster of houses
*Homestead (unit), a unit of measurement equal to 160 acres
*Homestead principle, a legal concept th ...
,
Florida
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, to Denise and Mark Metz
on September 29, 1980. She spent her early years in
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, where her father was stationed for the US Navy.
The family later moved to
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, Alachua County, Florida, and the largest city in North Central Florida, with a population of 141,085 in 2020. It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area, Florida, Gaine ...
, where she attended elementary, middle, and high school.
She grew up with her mother, stepfather, two siblings, two half-siblings, and a dog named Jack.
Metz has said that her first job was at
McDonald's
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restaurant in Gainesville. She took it in order to buy a $120 pair of
sneakers
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which her mother refused to buy for her.
She fondly recalls that her manager treated both her and her fellow employees with respect and dignity. She learned early on the benefits of hard work and the advantages of being nice to other people.
Career
She played Kate Pearson in the
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an Television in the United States, American English-language Commercial broadcasting, commercial television network, broadcast television and radio network. The flagship property of the NBC Enterta ...
drama series ''
This Is Us
''This Is Us'' is an American family drama television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents, and their three children, in several different time frames. It s ...
'', which earned her
Primetime Emmy Award
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
and
Golden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in both American and international film and television. Beginning in 2022, there are 105 members of t ...
nominations. She played
Ima Wiggles in FX's ''
American Horror Story: Freak Show''.
Metz is a singer in her band Chrissy and the Vapors.
In early 2018, it was announced that Metz would star in ''
Breakthrough'', working with producer
DeVon Franklin. She is cast as Joyce Smith, the mother of John, a 14-year-old boy who fell through an icy
Missouri lake and was proclaimed dead. The movie, based on the book written by Smith, explores the mother's belief that her son was brought back to life by God interceding through her and other's prayers. In 2021, Metz voiced a character in ''
Muppets Haunted Mansion
''Muppets Haunted Mansion'' is a 2021 American puppet supernatural comedy Halloween special based on the Disney properties The Muppets and The Haunted Mansion. It was released on October 8, 2021, via Disney+. It is the Muppets' first Halloween s ...
''.
Metz studies with acting coach John Kirby.
Personal life
On January 5, 2008, Metz married British journalist Martyn Eaden at the courthouse in
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...
.
They separated in January 2013, and Eaden filed for divorce from Metz in November 2014, citing "irreconcilable differences." On December 11, 2015, their divorce was finalized.
Metz is a Christian.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
21st-century American actresses
Actresses from Florida
American television actresses
People from Homestead, Florida
American film actresses
American Christians