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Christopher Illing

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Christopher Illing
Coal is the heart of him.
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Christopher Illing studied at Oxford University with the British American Drama Academy, as well as at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Mr. Illing was also an apprentice at Actors Theater of Louisville, and was a company member of The Actors Center while he lived in New York City, getting the chance to study with Lloyd Richards, Anne Bogart, and Christopher Bayes, among others. Mr. Illing spent years performing off and off/off Broadway, doing Regional Theater across the country and touring productions around the world. Mr. Illing was an early part of CollegeHumors online sketches, including playing Jack Bauer in a 24 spoof. Mr. Illing has appeared in music videos for Amanda Palmer, Reggie Watts, and Soulsavers. Happily married, and with two cats (Nobody and ZsaZsa), Mr. Illing is an avid disc golfer and roller skater
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    Known for

    Dropout (2006)
    Dropout
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Dr. Brooks
    • Jack Bauer
    • Tom Waits
    • Walter
    • Young Grandpa
    Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Billy
    The Event (2010)
    The Event
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Henchman
    Colin Campbell, Christopher Illing, Rakefet Abergel, Laura Wiggins, John Gammon, Devi Veysey, Ben Kacsandi, and Lia Russo in Jax in Love (2017)
    Jax in Love
    8.6
    Short
    • Hoagie
    • 2017

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    • Colin Campbell, Christopher Illing, Rakefet Abergel, Laura Wiggins, John Gammon, Devi Veysey, Ben Kacsandi, and Lia Russo in Jax in Love (2017)
      Jax in Love
      8.6
      Short
      • Hoagie
      • 2017
    • First Time Phone Sex (2013)
      First Time Phone Sex
      8.1
      Short
      • Boss
      • 2013
    • Acting Like Adults (2012)
      Acting Like Adults
      6.5
      • Waiter
      • 2012
    • Criminal Minds (2005)
      Criminal Minds
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Billy
      • 2011
    • The Event (2010)
      The Event
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Henchman
      • 2011
    • Dropout (2006)
      Dropout
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Walter
      • Young Grandpa
      • Tom Waits ...
      • 2007–2010
    • Aversion (2009)
      Aversion
      3.0
      • Max
      • 2009
    • Coal (2009)
      Coal
      Short
      • Joe
      • 2009
    • What About Blowjobs? (2007)
      What About Blowjobs?
      Video
      • Man in Class
      • 2007
    • Nicolas Cage and Adam Beach in Windtalkers (2002)
      Windtalkers
      6.1
      • Marine (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Cousin of Sleep
      9.0
      Short
      • Brian
      • 2001
    • Ivans xtc. (2000)
      Ivans xtc.
      6.4
      • (uncredited)
      • 2000
    • Learning to Swim (1999)
      Learning to Swim
      8.2
      Short
      • Hank
      • 1999
    • Power Rangers in Space (1998)
      Power Rangers in Space
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mikey
      • 1998
    • Denise Maria Toledo in Rhapsody on Rails (1997)
      Rhapsody on Rails
      Short
      • Soldier
      • 1997

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    Coal
    Coal
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    Coal

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      (September 21 to October 20, 2001) He played a town person in the musical, "Floyd Collins," in a Brown-Forman series production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Ron Bohmer (Floyd Collins); David Elledge (Bee Doyle); J. Lucas Harmann (Ed Bishop); Ethan James Duff (Jewell Estes); Michael Medeiros (Lee Collins); Sharon Kinnison (Miss Jane); Rachel Ulanet (Nellie Collins); Kevin Kraft (Homer Collins); Jeff Edgerton (Skeets Miller); John Ahlin (H.T. Carmichael); Glenn Rainey (Reporter/Cliff Roney); Edward M. Barker (Reporter/Frederick Jordan) and Tom Howard (Reporter/Dr. Hazlett) in the cast. Colette Beauvais, Joey Belmaggio, Ryan Clardy, Luke Glaser, Jake Goodman, John Haas and Sarah Keyes played the town people. Adam Guettel was composer and lyricist. Tina Landau wrote the book and additional lyrics. Jonathan Eaton was director.

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