Cody Allen Christian (born April 15, 1995) is an American actor. He is known for his recurring role as Mike Montgomery in the ABC Family/Freeform series ''

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'', and for his role as Theo Raeken from the fifth and sixth seasons of the

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series ''

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''. His accolades include nominations for a

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. Christian currently stars as Asher Adams, a high school football player, in the CW Network's '' All American''. He has also done voice acting, as the voice of

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in the video game ''

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'', for which he received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Leading Role nomination.

Career

From 2010 to 2015, Christian played Mike Montgomery, the younger brother of

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, on the Freeform television series ''

''. Other acting credits include appearances on television series ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Back to You'' with

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, and in the 2011 film ''

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''. Christian starred in the 2013 film ''

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'', a parody of ''

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'' films. He appears in seasons 5 and 6 of the MTV series ''

'', playing a recurring character named Theo Raeken, a former human who was turned into a hybrid creature called a Chimera – in his case, possessing both werewolf and werecoyote powers. In 2018, Christian began a role as Asher Adams in

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television show '' All American''. As a voice actor, Christian has voiced the iconic video game character

in ''

''. In 2019, he began to release rap songs through his personal

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channel; so far, he has released five songs. On June 26, 2020, Christian was one of the ''Teen Wolf'' alums who participated in a special live YouTube chat to promote isolation and social distancing amid the

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Personal life

Christian is the son of a Native American mother, who is of the

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nation and grew up on a reservation in Maine. Christian's mother is a

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survivor and he has campaigned to raise money for breast cancer research.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music

Christian has released several rap songs on his

channel, including "Hills", "Drippin", "Almost", "Blessed", and "Vacation".

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Christian, Cody 1995 births Living people American male child actors American male film actors American male television actors American male video game actors American male voice actors Male actors from Portland, Maine American people of Native American descent Native American male actors Penobscot people 21st-century American male actors