Rodd Christensen is an American actor who portrayed Spencer the painter on the BBC children's television programme ''

Balamory ''Balamory'' is a British live-action children's programme on BBC One, BBC Two and CBeebies for pre-school children, about a fictional small island community off the west coast of Scotland, named ''Balamory''. Four series were produced between ...

''. He was the show's only non-British lead actor. He is also known for presenting shows for BBC Two. Christensen was born in

Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

and trained as an actor. A devout Christian, in 1992 he moved to Scotland, and spent eleven years doing youth work with charity

Scripture Union Scripture Union (SU) is an international, interdenominational, evangelical Christian organization. It was founded in 1867, and works in partnership with individuals and churches across the world. The organization's stated aim is to use the Bible t ...

Fife Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i ...

."Balamory star Spencer gets himself a new job.. as a bus driver"
'' Daily Record'' Between 2002 and 2005, he appeared in ''

'' in the role of Spencer, a

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

and musician. Rodd presented a children’s educational programme called ‘Talkie Time’ for BBC Two, with episodes airing in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, Rodd starred as a presenter for BBC Two for a programme called ‘Counting With Rodd’, an educational programme teaching children all about maths and numbers. Christensen is married and has two daughters, one of whom is singer Raylin Joy Christensen. He is a keen photographer.

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* Living people African-American Christians African-American male actors American emigrants to Scotland American male television actors Male actors from Las Vegas Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century African-American people {{US-actor-stub