Kris Pope (born 25 May 1976) is a

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film and television actor.

Early life

He was born in Calgary,

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, and raised in

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, with a younger sister

Carly Pope Carly Pope (born August 28, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on The WB's drama series ''Popular'' (1999–2001), supernatural drama series ''The Collector'' (2004–2005), USA Network's legal drama series '' Suits'' ...

– who became an actress – and a younger brother. Pope is of one-half Italian, one-quarter Yugoslav, and one-quarter Irish heritage.

Career

Pope has appeared in at least six films and also appeared in over a dozen television productions.

Film and television work

* ''

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'' (one episode, "New Kids on the Deck"; 1998) as Cute Guy * '' Shutterspeed'' (2000) (

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) as Mark Pearson * ''

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'' (2001) as Gregor * '' Dark Angel'' (three episodes, "Meow 01x20; 2001", "Radar Love 02x04" and "Boo 02x05"; 2002) as Rafer * ''My Guide to Becoming a Rock Star'' (one episode, "Pilot"; 2002) * '' Saint Sinner'' (2002) (television film) as Brother Rafael * '' Snow Queen'' (2002) (television film) as Reginald Priceless * '' House of the Dead'' (2003) as Raver * ''

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'' (two episodes, "Tone Dead" and "Doe or Die"; 2003) as Funky Coroner's Assistant; Coroner's Assistant * '' Smallville'' (one episode, "Visitor", 2003) as Todd * '' Thanksgiving Family Reunion'' (2003) (television film) as Jock No. 2 * '' Going the Distance'' (2004) as Rowdy Guy * '' Break a Leg, Rosie'' (2005) * ''

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'' (one episode, "Forget Me Not"; 2005) * '' Bionic Woman'' (one episode, "Faceoff"; 2007) as Other Sexy Poker Guy * ''

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'' (2008) as Consuela's Brother * ''

The L Word ''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene ...

'' (two episodes, "Lacuna" (2005) and "Lifecycle", (2008)) as Emile; Cycling Dude No. 1 * '' Yeti: Curse of the Snow Demon'' (2008) (television film) as Rafael Garcia * '' The Break-Up Artist'' (2009) as Pat

Personal life

On 29 December 2009, Pope and his sister were driving a black BMW vehicle down West Georgia Street in

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when David Fromradas, age 31 of

, jumped on top of the car and yelled at them to run him over. When Pope got out of the car, Fromradas jumped in the front seat and drove the vehicle into the new CBC studios. Pope suffered severe injuries to his ankle; his sister suffered a broken rib and two cracked

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e. The two, along with an unidentified victim, were treated at hospital; Fromradas was also treated in hospital and remained in police custody.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pope, Kris 1976 births Living people Male actors from Calgary Male actors from Vancouver Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Irish descent Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian people of Yugoslav descent Canadian male television actors