Shawn Christian

Biography

Shawn Patrick Christian  (born December 18, 1965) is an American television and film actor. After graduating Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan in 1989, he moved to Chicago to pursue an acting career. He starred in numerous stage productions, and began appearing in commercials. He worked on stage with improvisational company Improv Olympic. In 1994, he was the first male spokesman on Star Search. He landed the role of Mike Kasnoff also in 1994 on As the World Turns. He starred on the show until 1997, moving to Los Angeles in the meantime. From 1998 through 1999 he also had a recurring role in The WB television series Charmed as Josh, the love interest of Piper Halliwell, played by Holly Marie Combs. He also landed the role of Johnny Durant on WB's Summerland. Although the show was a hit the first season, it failed to garner the same attention the second season. He acted with his stepdaughter, Taylor Cole. In February 2008 it was reported that he is cast as young doctor, and specialist Daniel Jonas on Days of our Lives. His first airdate was March 4, 2008. He married Deborah Quinn on May 18, 1996. Their son Kameron was born in June 2000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Shawn Christian, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Known For

The Rookie

as Jeremy Hawke

Friends

as Dr. Schiff

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

as Patrick Haynes / Chad Matthews

Chicago Med

as Miles Henderson

Charmed

as Josh

CSI: Miami

as Carl Silvers

Beverly Hills, 90210

as Wayne

Crossing Jordan

as Adam Flynn

Ghost Whisperer

as Wyatt Hawkins

CSI: NY

as Ryan Chisholm

Will & Grace

as Travis

Magnum P.I.

as Cole Graham

Las Vegas

as Derek Stephenson

Boston Legal

as Tim Bauer

The Drew Carey Show

as Grant

Spin City

as Santa Claus

Step by Step

Ellen

as Danny

V.I.P.

as Michael Ellins

Shark

as Kerry Conklin