Tyler Christopher

Tyler Christopher Biography

Tyler Christopher (born Tyler Christopher Baker; November 11, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Nikolas Cassadine (1996-99, 2003-11, 2013-2016) and Connor Bishop (2004-05) on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.

Early life

Christopher was born in Joliet, Illinois and grew up in Delaware, Ohio, the youngest of four children. He is of Native American heritage, as his mother Jimi-Ann is Choctaw and his father Jim Baker is Seneca. About his Native American background, Christopher has said: "I've been recognized within the Native American community in terms of entertainment. There's not a lot of us out there, not tons of competition. We are definitely a minority amongst a minority, but we're out there. Not everyone's Italian or Latin that has dark hair and dark eyes."

He attended Ohio Wesleyan University for two years and then moved to Los Angeles.

Personal life

Christopher was married to Eva Longoria from 2002 to 2004. He and Brienne Pedigo publicly announced their engagement in October 2006; Christopher and Pedigo married September 27, 2008. the couple resides in Los Angeles and had their first child, Greysun James Christopher, on October 3, 2009. In October 2014, it was announced that Christopher and his wife were expecting their second child, due in May 2015. On May 3, 2015, Christopher confirmed on his official Twitter feed that Pedigo had given birth to a baby girl, Boheme.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1996	General Hospital	Nikolas Cassadine Connor Bishop	July 15, 1996 - 1999, April 21, 2003 - June 30, 2011, July 27, 2011 to July 30, 2011, March 22, 2013 to June 19, 2016 October 26, 2004-January 25, 2005
1999	Catfish in Black Bean Sauce	Michael
2000	Face the Music	Dan
	The Pretender	Ethan	2 episodes: "The Inner Sense" (part 1 & 2)
	Charmed	Anton	1 episode
	Angel	Bret Folger	1 episode
	Family Law	Neil Lumston	1 episode
2001	The Pretender 2001	Ethan
	Days of Our Lives	Signore Christofero	1 episode
	Felicity	Clubgoer	1 episode
	Out of the Black	Cole Malby
	Sam's Circus	Sgt. Samuel Van Handle
	Special Unit 2	Det. David Scott	1 episode
2002	Frogmen Operation Stormbringer	Rick
	The Division	Seaman Stan Bellows	1 episode
	JAG	GSGT Joe Akers	1 episode
	Boomtown	Holden McKay	1 episode
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Billy Rattison	1 episode
	The Twilight Zone	Dr. Jay Ferguson	Episode: "One Night at Mercy"
2003	Crossing Jordan	Officer Fisher	1 episode
2005	Into the West	Jacob Wheeler Jr.	unknown episodes
2006	Secrets of a Small Town	Grant Wilson	1 episode
2009	Raven	Vlad
2009	The New York City Kitties	Alexandar Vander Platt/Handsome Devil
2011-2013	The Lying Game	Dan Whitehorse

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Project
1997	Soap Opera Digest Award	Best Newcomer	General Hospital
1997	First Americans in the Arts	Outstanding Performer in a Television Series	General Hospital
1998	First Americans in the Arts	Outstanding Performer in a Television Series	General Hospital
	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital
	TV Guide	12 Hottest Daytime Stars	General Hospital
2004	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series	General Hospital
2005	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital
2006	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital
2011	American Indian Film Institute,	Best Supporting Actor in a Movie
2016	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series	General Hospital

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