| Christopher Sean | |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Sean Friel |
| Birth Date: | 25 October 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Oak Harbor, Washington, U.S. |
| Mr. Asia USA (2007) | |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 2010–present |
| Credits: | , which produces label "Notable credit(s)"; or by |
| Works: | , which produces label "Works" --> |
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 , Dick Grayson/Nightwing in the game Gotham Knights, and as Kenji Sato/Ultraman in the animated Netflix film .
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]
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 .[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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Waiter | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | King Eternal | Kele | Short film | |
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights | Solo dude #1 | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Back to Blue | Chris | Short film | |
| 2012–2013 | The Lizzie Bennet Diaries | Bing Lee | Main role; web series | |
| 2013 | Twiharder | JB Lycan | Lead role; parody of 2008 film Twilight | |
| 2013 | The Mindy Project | Frat Bro #2 | Episode: "Frat Party" | |
| 2013 | Great American Dream | Frates | Film | |
| 2014 | Progress: Ask a Cam Harlot | Chance Von Thundermast | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | CineDopes | Yoga Student #3 | Episode: "Ratinee" | |
| 2014–2016 | Hawaii Five-0 | Gabriel Waincroft | Recurring role; 13 episodes | |
| 2014–2018, 2023 | Days of Our Lives | Paul Narita | Series regular | |
| 2017 | Young Again | Frates | ||
| 2018–2020 | Star Wars Resistance | Kazuda Xiono | Lead role; voice | |
| 2019 | Home Is Where the Killer Is | Kyle Hayes | ||
| 2021 | You | Brandon | Recurring role | |
| 2021 | Star Wars Visions | Asu[19] | The Village Bride; voice (English dub) | |
| 2021 | LAPD RHD Detective Jack Tanaka | |||
| 2022 | Paul Narita | |||
| 2024 | Ken Sato/Ultraman | Voice[20] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Epic Seven | Ludwig, Ken, Romann | Voice role | [21] | |
| 2020 | Fallout 76: Wastelanders | Dr. Bernard, Greg Goldstein, Lawrence Kessler, Cultist Priest, Raiders | Voice role | [22] | |
| 2020 | Ghost of Tsushima | Additional Voices | Voice role | ||
| 2020 | Marvel's Avengers | Additional Voices | Voice role | ||
| 2022 | Horizon Forbidden West | Arokkeh | Voice role | ||
| 2022 | Gotham Knights | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | Lead role, voice | ||
| 2023 | Agent Enzen | Voice role | |||
| 2024 | Kazuki, additional voices | Voice role | |||
| 2024 | Hiro Okamura/Toyman | Voice role |