| Christian Vincent | |
| Years Active: | 1998–present |
Christian Vincent is an Emmy nominated Canadian-American professional dancer, choreographer, actor and model. His most notable roles are his appearances as Connor Martin in the Hallmark Christmas film," A Majestic Christmas," and as Ricky on the former LOGO Viacom television series Noah's Arc.
While growing up in Windsor, Ontario, in grade school he attended Sandwich West Public School in LaSalle, Ontario. Vincent had several interests as a child, ranging from karate to painting and drawing. He later discovered his passion for dance and eventually enrolled at Butler University, where he graduated Cum Laude, with a BFA degree. He also earned an MFA, from The University of California, Irvine.
After college, Vincent later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a dancer and choreographer. As a dancer, Vincent has toured and performed with Madonna, Ashanti, Gloria Estefan, Geri Halliwell, Prince, Ricky Martin, Shakira, and Britney Spears. Early on in his career he danced in various commercials including commercials for Bellsouth, as well as one for Oral-B. Christian was also a background dancer in Madonna's "Don't Tell Me" music video
Vincent danced in numerous films and TV show including, "Dancing with The Stars,"She's All That, Rent, Starsky & Hutch, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Arrested Development, MADtv, George Lopez, Baywatch, Cold Case,and "G.I Joe Retaliation."Christian has choreographed and coached dance extensively for TV and film. He began professionally, when he choreographed several commercials for Target. Vincent was a co-star and choreographer for the reality TV show Canada Sings, and he was the dance coach for Sally Hawkins for Guillermo Del Toro's film The Shape of Water. Vincent choreographed Netflix's biopic of Madame C.J Walker, starring Octavia Spencer entitled "Self Made," in which he was nominated for a World Choreography Award. Christian also choreographed Lifetime's biopic on Salt-N-Pepa and The Christmas Dance Reunion. Most recently, Christian was nominated by the Television Academy for an Emmy Award. His work was recognized in the category of Outstanding Choreography for Scripted programming, for the CBC/BET series The Porter. This was a history-making nomination, as it was the first time year that BET received any major scripted series nominations.
As an actor, Vincent appeared in the ABC Family miniseries Fallen as Michael the Archangel, "Fringe," "Continuum," Smallville," ," , "Noah's Arc," Hallmark's, "A Majestic Christmas," and most recently City TV's series "The Wedding Planners and the yet to be released "The Christmas Dance Reunion."
He also appeared in the October 2012 issue of PMc Magazine by celebrity photographer Patrick McMullan. In addition to his work in entertainment, Vincent is a professor at The Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California.
Vincent lives in Los Angeles, California.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | She's All That | Dancer | Uncredited role | |
| 2000 | Madonna: Don't Tell Me | Dancer | Video Short | |
| 2000 | data-sort-value="Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas, The" | The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas | Dancer | Uncredited role |
| 2002 | Sex, Politics & Cocktails | Speed Dater | ||
| 2004 | Starsky & Hutch | Nightclub Dancer | ||
| 2004 | Noah's Arc | Ricky | ||
| 2005 | Rent | Dancer | Uncredited role | |
| 2005 | Drag Club Dancer | |||
| 2007 | Dancer | Uncredited role | ||
| 2008 | Ricky | |||
| 2008 | Harris | |||
| 2009 | 500 Days of Summer | Dancer | ||
| 2009 | Madonna: Celebration – The Video Collection | Dancer (video 'Don't Tell Me') | Video | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Suddenly Susan | Dancer/Gentleman (uncredited) | Episode: "Seems Like Old Times" | |
| 1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Male Dancer | Episode: "Hype" | |
| 1999 | data-sort-value="Wonderful World of Disney, The" | The Wonderful World of Disney | Male Dancer | Episode: "Annie" |
| 2000–2001 | Nikki | Dancer | Episodes: "No Sex, No Mary, No Title", "Family Lies" | |
| 2001 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Vampire (uncredited) | Episode: "Once More, with Feeling" | |
| 2005 | Arrested Development | Hot Cop (uncredited) | Episode: "Queen for a Day" | |
| 2005–2006 | Noah's Arc | Ricky | (Seasons 1–2) 17 episodes | |
| 2006–2007 | Smallville | Luthor Security Guard | Episodes: "Static", "Hydro" | |
| 2007 | Fallen | Michael | Episode: "Someone Always Has to Die" | |
| 2009 | Fringe | Surgeon | Episode: "A New Day in the Old Town" | |
| 2010 | Sins of the Mother | Des | Television Film | |
| 2010 | Caprica | Male Dancer | Episode: "Ghosts in the Machine" | |
| 2012 | Canada Sings | Self/Choreographer | Episode: "OPP Project Glee vs. Cabin Pressure" | |
| 2013 | Continuum | Dan | Episode: "Second Skin" | |
| 2017 | Hidden America with Jonah Ray | Ritchie Cardenez | Episode: "Miami: Una Segunda Oportunidad En La Vida" | |
| 2018 | data-sort-value="Majestic Christmas, A" | A Majestic Christmas | Connor Martin | Television Film |
| 2020 | data-sort-value="Wedding Planners, The" | The Wedding Planners | Tyler | Episode: "A June Wedding" |