Christopher Sean

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Christopher Sean
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Sean in 2016
Born
Christopher Sean Friel

(1985-10-25) October 25, 1985 (age 38)
Oak Harbor, Washington, U.S.
Other names
  • Christopher Friel
  • Chris Friel
OccupationActor
Years active2010–present
Known for
TitleMr. Asia USA (2007)

Christopher Sean Friel (born October 25, 1985) is an American actor known for his role as Paul Narita on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives . He previously played Bing Lee in the critically acclaimed web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and his recurring role of Gabriel Waincroft on CBS's Hawaii Five-0 and as Brandon in You . Sean also gained recognition for his lead voice over roles such as Kazuda Xiono in the cartoon series Star Wars: Resistance , Dick Grayson/Nightwing in the game Gotham Knights , and as Kenji Sato/Ultraman in the animated Netflix film Ultraman: Rising .

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Personal life

Christopher Sean Friel was born on October 25, 1985, in Oak Harbor, Washington to Sayuri and Patrick Friel. He has two sisters, Candis and Melody. [1] Sean grew up mainly in Southern California. [2] Sean is Japanese on his mother's side and Irish, Spanish and German on his father's side. [3] [4]

Sean grew up in the military because his father was in the Navy. When Sean's father was stationed away from home, he put himself on video reading books to his children and Sean's mother would record videos of the kids and reply back. As a result, Sean was always very comfortable in front of the camera and those experiences inspired him to try acting. [3] Growing up, Sean had a big poster of Bruce Lee on his wall and admits there weren't many people for him to relate to in the entertainment industry. [2] Sean speaks Japanese, which he picked up from his parents when his father was assigned to the USS Tripoli. [3] [2] Sean is trained in boxing, Taekwondo, wrestling, Jujutsu and mixed martial arts. [1]

Career

Sean said that he was working at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Valencia, California when he was first "discovered." He started doing modeling work, and in 2007 he won the Mr. Asia USA pageant. [5] Sean earned a $1,500 cash prize and a one-year acting class at the Michael John Studio in Van Nuys, California. [6]

Sean revealed that he struggled early on his career due to his mixed ethnicity, saying "I'm not Asian enough to play Asian roles and I'm not white enough to play white roles." [2] He auditioned for ABC's daytime soap opera General Hospital , where he admitted to screwing up the audition due to his lack of experience. [7] Sean has made appearances on Hollywood Heights , The Mindy Project , and the web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries . [8] In 2014, he began playing the recurring role of Gabriel Waincroft on CBS's Hawaii Five-0 . [9]

In October 2014, it was announced that Sean had joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as a contract cast member. [10] His character, pro baseball player Paul Narita, comes out as gay and becomes involved in a love triangle with supercouple Will Horton and Sonny Kiriakis, [11] [12] and is the illegitimate son of longtime character John Black. [13] [14] Sean left the series in 2018, but reprised the role in the 2022 limited-run series Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem . [15]

Sean voiced lead character Kazuda Xiono in the animated series Star Wars Resistance . [16] [17]

In November 2020, Sean was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series You . [18]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 The Bold and the Beautiful Waiter2 episodes
2010King EternalKeleShort film
2012 Hollywood Heights Solo dude #12 episodes
2012Back to BlueChrisShort film
2012–2013 The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Bing LeeMain role; web series
2013TwiharderJB LycanLead role; parody of 2008 film Twilight
2013 The Mindy Project Frat Bro #2Episode: "Frat Party"
2013Great American DreamFratesFilm
2014Progress: Ask a Cam HarlotChance Von Thundermast2 episodes
2014CineDopesYoga Student #3Episode: "Ratinee"
2014–2016 Hawaii Five-0 Gabriel WaincroftRecurring role; 13 episodes
2014–2018, 2023 Days of Our Lives Paul Narita Series regular
2017Young AgainFrates
2018–2020 Star Wars Resistance Kazuda XionoLead role; voice
2019Home Is Where the Killer IsKyle Hayes
2021 You BrandonRecurring role
2021 Star Wars Visions Asu [19] The Village Bride; voice (English dub)
2021 NCIS: Los Angeles LAPD RHD Detective Jack Tanaka
2022 Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Paul Narita
2024 Ultraman: Rising Ken Sato/Ultraman Voice [20]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2018 Epic Seven Ludwig, Ken, RomannVoice role [21]
2020 Fallout 76: Wastelanders Dr. Bernard, Greg Goldstein, Lawrence Kessler, Cultist Priest, RaidersVoice role [22]
2020 Ghost of Tsushima Additional VoicesVoice role
2020 Marvel's Avengers Additional VoicesVoice role
2022 Horizon Forbidden West ArokkehVoice role
2022 Gotham Knights Dick Grayson / Nightwing Lead role, voice
2023 Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Agent EnzenVoice role [21]
2024 Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Kazuki, additional voicesVoice role [21]
2024 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Hiro Okamura/Toyman Voice role

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