David Sutcliffe

David Sutcliffe
Sutcliffe in 2012
Born	David R. Sutcliffe (1969-06-08) June 8, 1969 (age 49) Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Education	University of Toronto
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1995–present
Spouse(s)	Julie McCullough (m. 2001; div. 2003)

David R. Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Christopher Hayden on the television series Gilmore Girls and Detective Aidan Black on the television series Cracked.

Contents

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  1 Early life
  


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  2 Career
  
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    2.1 Other work
    
  
  


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  3 Charity
  


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  4 Filmography
  


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  5 Awards and nominations
  


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  6 References
  


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  7 External links
  

Early life

Sutcliffe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but raised in Grimsby and St. Catharines, Ontario.^[1] He studied English literature at Victoria College in the University of Toronto.^[1] He was recruited to play varsity basketball at university, but had to give up the sport when he was diagnosed with a herniated disk.^[1]

Career

Sutcliffe has appeared in numerous TV shows, his most notable roles are Adam Williams on Cold Feet,^[2] Patrick Owen on I'm with Her,^[3] Christopher Hayden on Gilmore Girls,^[1] Officer Kevin Nelson on Private Practice,^[4] Detective Aidan Black on
Cracked^[5] and Dr. Len Barliss on Proof.^[6]

Sutcliffe's film work includes the straight to DVD film Cake,^[7]Testosterone,^[8]Under the Tuscan Sun,^[5]Misconceptions^[9] and the made-for-TV movies Murder in the Hamptons^[10] and Before You Say I Do.^[11]

He also produced and directed the 11-part documentary series Group, about a week-long group therapy retreat.^[12]

Other work

Sutcliffe is also a Certified Core Energetics Practitioner, a graduate of the Radical Aliveness Institute of Southern California.^[13]

Charity

Sutcliffe played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games, for the Hollygrove House charity.^[14] In 2013, he helped raise funds in support of children’s mental health programs in Toronto.^[15]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Bad Day on the Block	Helicopter Observer	Direct-to-video
1998	Half Baked	After School Dad
	Jack & Jill
1999	Two or Three Words	Ryder
2003	Testosterone	Dean Seagrave
	Under the Tuscan Sun	Ed
2005	Happy Endings	Gil Palmer
	Cake	Ian Grey
2007	Hacia la oscuridad	Charlie Bain	Also known as Total Darkness in English
2008	Inconceivable	Jon Du Bose
	Norm	Norm	Short film
	Misconceptions	Parker Bliss Sr.
2013	Hunting Season	Mike Davis
2016	Milton's Secret	Bill Adams

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Forever Knight	Fiance	Season 2 episode 15: "Be My Valentine"
	Nancy Drew	Tyler Reed	Episode 3: "Exile"
	Where's the Money, Noreen?	Satterfield Lookalike	TV film
1996	Night of the Twisters	Farm Dad	TV film
	PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal	Campus Cop	Season 1 episode 6: "The Infestation/Human Apportation"
	Holiday Affair
1997	Melanie Darrow	Carl	TV film
	Fast Track	Marty James	Episode 7: "The Whole Truth"
1998	Carly	TV film
	Two of a Kind	Rick	Episode 4: "First Crush"
1999	Will & Grace	Campbell	Season 1 episode 17: "Secrets and Lays"
	Cold Feet	Adam Williams	Main role 8 episodes
2000	Grapevine	Matt Brewer	Main role 5 episodes
	Friends	Kyle	Season 7 episode 5: "The One with the Engagement Picture"
2001	Providence	Russell Banks	Season 3 episode 16: "Love Story"
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Ian Wolf	Season 2 episode 3: "Overload"
2001–2007	Gilmore Girls	Christopher Hayden	37 episodes
2002	Body & Soul	Barry Matheson	Season 1 episode 5: "The Curse"
	Mutant X	Mark Kearney	Season 2 Episode 9: "Body and Soul"
2003	CSI: Miami	Rick Breck	Season 1 episode 16: "Evidence of Things Unseen"
	The Atwood Stories	Morrison	Episode 1: "Polarities"
	The Division	Jonah/Dr. Michaelson	6 episodes
2003-2004	I'm with Her	Patrick Owen	Series regular 1 season, 22 episodes
2005	Murder in the Hamptons	Ted Ammon	TV film
	Snow Wonder	Jim	TV film
	His and Her Christmas	Tom Lane	TV film
2007–2009	Private Practice	Kevin Nelson	13 episodes (season 1 - season 2)
2008	Sticks and Stones	Neil Martin	TV film
2009	Before You Say "I Do"	George	TV film
	Accidentally on Purpose	Brian	Episodes 3 and 8: "One Night Stand" and "The Third Man"
2010	Drop Dead Diva	Charles Ellis	Season 2 episodes 3: "The Long Road to Napa"
	The Wish List	Fred Jones	TV film
	Lie to Me	John Stafford	Season 3 Episode 6: "Beyond Belief"
	On Strike for Christmas	Stephen Robertson	TV film
2011	Mega Cyclone	Jason	TV film
2013	Cracked	Det. Aidan Black	Season 1–2 21 Episodes
2015	Rookie Blue	Lloyd Hill	Season 6 episode 2: "Perfect Family"
	Proof	Dr. Leonard "Len" Barliss	Main role 10 Episodes
	Charming Christmas	Nick	TV film
2016	Degrassi: Next Class	Himself	Season 1 episode 6: #NotAllMen
	The Convenient Groom	Lucas Wright	TV film
	Mistresses	Adam	5 episodes
	Timeless	Lucy's Boss	Season 1 episode 1: "Pilot"
	Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life	Christopher Hayden	Episode 4: "Fall"
	Deadly Inferno	Colin	TV film
2018	The Romanoffs	Philip Hayward	Season 1 episode 6: "Panorama"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2014	ACTRA Awards	Outstanding Performance - Male	Cracked	Nominated	[16]
	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role		Nominated	[17]
2015				Nominated
2016	Golden Maple Awards	Best actor in a TV series broadcast in the U.S.	Proof	Nominated	[18]

References

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   ^ ^abcd "From U of T grad to Rory's dad: actor David Sutcliffe on the 'Gilmore Girls' revival - Arts & Science News". Arts & Science News. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
   


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   ^ "'COLD FEET': PUNCHLESS IN SEATTLE". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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   ^ "I'm With Her | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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   ^ "David Sutcliffe returning to Private Practice". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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   ^ ^ab Eramo, Steve (9 September 2013). "The Human Equation: Interview with David Sutcliffe from Cracked". The Morton Report. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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   ^ "Gilmore Girls star joins Proof". Digital Spy. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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   ^ "Cheryl Hines jons the cast of Cake". movieweb.com. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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   ^ "We Love Soaps talks to actor David Sutcliffe about playing Antonio Sabato Jr.'s lover in "Testosterone"". greginhollywood.com. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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   ^ Staff, Variety (9 July 2009). "Review: 'Misconceptions'". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
   


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    ^ "REALITY MUCH BETTER THAN 'MURDER'". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
    


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    ^ "Before You Say 'I Do' (2009) starring David Sutcliffe, Jennifer Westfeldt, Lauren Holly, Brad Borbridge, Jeff Roop, John Boylan, Brandon Firla, Reagan Pasternak directed by Paul Fox - movie review on The Movie Scene". www.themoviescene.co.uk. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
    


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    ^ "Media Distributors Exposes New Archival Production Values for Reality Show Pilot 'Group' Using Archive Station". www.consumerelectronicsnet.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    


13. 
    ^ "Cracked star David Sutcliffe on how therapy helps him play a cop with mental health issues | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    


14. 
    ^ "A Winning Pair: Celebrity Poker Aces and Top Pros Ante Up for World Poker Tour Invitational". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    


15. 
    ^ "Hincks-Dellcrest Centre One Night Stand Charity Fundraiser". Filler Magazine. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    


16. 
    ^ "The ACTRA Awards in Toronto | ACTRA Toronto". www.actratoronto.com. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    


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    ^ "awards database". www.academy.ca. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
    


18. 
    ^ "Golden Maple Awards Nominees Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
    

External links

• 
  David Sutcliffe on IMDb


• GROUP: A Documentary Web Series by David Sutcliffe


• David Sutcliffe talks to theTVaddict.com

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