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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

47

Gender

Male

Birthday

1969-06-08 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Also Known As

David Sutcliffe

Biography

David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Christopher Hayden, Rory Gilmore's father and Lorelai Gilmore's on-and-off boyfriend, on the CW show Gilmore Girls. A 1990 graduate of Victoria College at the University of Toronto where he studied English literature, he played varsity basketball before succumbing to a career-ending knee injury. While in college, he waited tables at local greasy spoon Michael's on Bay. Before heading to Hollywood, he starred in the independent feature film Two or Three Words, directed by Toronto-local Evan Georgiades. He subsequently appeared in the straight to DVD film Cake with Heather Graham, Taye Diggs, Sandra Oh and Sarah Chalke, and the film Testosterone opposite Antonio Sabato Jr. and Sônia Braga. In 2003, he appeared at the very end of Under the Tuscan Sun with Diane Lane and Sandra Oh. He played the character Ed, a writer who falls in love with Frances in the last scenes of the movie. He played financier Ted Ammon in the made-for-TV movie Murder in the Hamptons. He has appeared in numerous TV shows such as I'm with Her (where he had the lead male role, along with Teri Polo), Friends, Will and Grace, Accidentally on Purpose, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and Cold Feet. He also had a recurring role on Private Practice where was signed for 13 episodes during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. He played a police officer smitten with the lead character Dr. Addison Montgomery. He also starred in the 2009 film Before You Say I Do. He played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games, for the Hollygrove House charity. He is divorced from actress Julie McCullough. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Sutcliffe,licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Testosterone

2003

Testosterone

as

Dean Seagrave

Cake

2005

Cake

as

Ian

Happy Endings

2005

Happy Endings

as

Gil

Misconceptions

2010

Misconceptions

as

Parker Bliss, Sr.

Before You Say 'I Do'

2009

Before You Say 'I Do'

as

George Murray

His and Her Christmas

2005

His and Her Christmas

as

Tom Lane

On Strike for Christmas

2010

On Strike for Christmas

as

Stephen Robertson

Murder in the Hamptons

2005

Murder in the Hamptons

as

Ted Ammon

Mega Cyclone

2011

Mega Cyclone

as

Jason Newmar

The Wish List

2010

The Wish List

as

Fred Jones

Sticks & Stones

2008

Sticks & Stones

as

Neil Martin

Break a Leg

2005

Break a Leg

as

Happy Actor

Hunting Season

2013

Hunting Season

as

Mike Davis

Night of the Twisters

1996

Night of the Twisters

as

Farm Dad

Towards Darkness

2007

Towards Darkness

as

Charlie Bain

The Convenient Groom

2016

The Convenient Groom

as

Lucas Wright

Milton's Secret

2016

Milton's Secret

as

Bill Adams

Inconceivable

2008

Inconceivable

as

Jon Du Bose

Snow Wonder

2005

Snow Wonder

as

Jim

Half Baked

1998

Half Baked

as

After School Dad

Mutant X

Mutant X

as

Mark Kearney

Providence

Providence

as

Russell Banks

Friends

Friends

as

Kyle

Private Practice

Private Practice

as

Kevin Nelson

I'm with Her

I'm with Her

as

Patrick Owen

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

as

Campbell

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

as

Christopher Hayden

Grapevine

Grapevine

as

Matt Brewer

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

as

Adam Williams

Cracked

Cracked

as

Detective Aidan Black

Drop Dead Diva

Drop Dead Diva

as

Charles Ellis

CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

as

Rick Breck

Timeless

Timeless

as

Lucy's Boss

Insecure

Insecure

as

Isaac

The Romanoffs

The Romanoffs

as

Philip Hayward

Rookie Blue

Rookie Blue

as

Lloyd Hill

The Division

The Division

as

Dr. Michaelson

Production

Crew

Directing