Christopher O'Shea | |
|---|---|
 O'Shea at Patriots Day Premiere | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Christopher O'Shea is an English actor best known for his debut role in the 2016 feature film Patriots Day , his role as Jareth Glover on the television series Madam Secretary , and his part as Professor Philip Farlow in the television sitcom Baby Daddy .
O'Shea was an extra in the 2002 movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and the 2007 film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix . [1]
In 2009, he appeared in the short film, Dead Hungry, which was his first credited acting job. [2] In 2014, he was a recurring character in the ABC Family (later Freeform) sitcom Baby Daddy , which was his first television role. [3] From 2016 to 2017, he appeared in the CBS drama Madam Secretary as Jareth Glover, the English fiancé of Stevie McCord. [4]
In 2016, he appeared in Boston Marathon bombing film Patriots Day . [5] [6] Also that year, he was cast in the film Alaska is a Drag. [7]
In 2017, O'Shea starred in the romantic comedy, A Simple Wedding alongside Tara Grammy. He plays a Californian artist who falls in love with a second generation Persian woman and must bridge the cultural divide with her conservative family. [8]
In 2018, O'Shea won a supporting role in the independent film A Modern Persuasion, a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion . [9]
From October 2018 to January 2019, O'Shea played the role of Spike in Tom Stoppard's The Hard Problem at the Lincoln Center. [10]
In November 2020, O'Shea was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series You . [11] In 2022, he was cast as Percival Pickens, the primary antagonist in the second half of the sixth season of Riverdale .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Book Store Customer | uncredited |
| 2009 | Dead Hungry | Brad | |
| 2015 | Con | Dickie | Short film |
| 2016 | Patriots Day | Patrick Downes | |
| 2017 | Alaska Is a Drag | Kyle | |
| 2018 | A Simple Wedding | Alex Talbot | [12] |
| 2019 | Exit Strategy | Shane | [13] |
| 2020 | Modern Persuasion | Tyler Pratt | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Baby Daddy | Philip | Recurring |
| 2015 | Point of Honor | Robert Sumner | TV movie [14] |
| 2016–2017 | Madam Secretary | Jareth Glover | Recurring; 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Me, Myself and I | Duane | Episode: "Family Tree" |
| 2017 | Chinese Burn | Ollie | |
| 2017-2018 | Gone | Noah | Recurring; 6 episodes |
| 2020 | The Rookie | Officer Chris Rios | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | You | Andrew | Recurring; season 3 |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Oliver Kent | |
| 2022 | Riverdale | Percival Pickens | Recurring; season 6 |
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