Christian Keyes (born July 24, 1975) is an American actor and model. Born in Detroit, MI but raised in Flint, MI, Christian got his start in the entertainment industry by appearing in stage plays having since graduated to television and film. Since his introduction as an actor he has added singer, author and producer to his resume. He describes his ethnicity as a combination of African American (father) and Native American/French (mother). Keyes has one son named Christian Keyes, Jr.

Life and career

Keyes was born in

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and raised in

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. He began his career appearing on stage productions and also worked as model and fitness trainer. comedy-drama film. On television, he has had guest starring roles on '' Brothers & Sisters'', '' Moonlight'', '' Family Time'', ''

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''. From 2011 to 2014, Keyes had a recurring role in the

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comedy series '' Let's Stay Together''. Keyes made an appearance on the CW hit show “Supernatural”, playing the character Michael the Archangel. He also appeared in

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playing love interests. Keyes has appeared in several films and made-for-television movies, include leading roles in ''Perfect Combination'' (2010), ''Lord, All Men Can't Be Dogs'' (2011) alongside

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, ''Note to Self'' (2012), ''Act Like You Love Me'' (2013) and ''

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'' (2015). He also appear in Tyler Perry's stage plays including ''

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''. In 2016, Keyes was cast as male lead alongside

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, Jasmine Burke and

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in the Bounce TV prime time soap opera, '' Saints & Sinners''. In 2018, Keyes starred on

drama series ''

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'' as Charlie Riggs. In January 2020, it was announced that he had been cast in the role of Ripley Turner on ''

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Filmography

Film and TV Movies

Television

Discography

References

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