Tyler Christopher

Tyler Christopher

Birthday: 1972-11-11

Deathday: 2023-10-31

Place of birth: Joliet, Illinois, USA

Also known as:

imdb_id: nm0160637

Biography:

Tyler Christopher began his acting career on the daytime drama General Hospital as Nikolas Cassadine in July 1996. He immediately captured the hearts of fans and the notice of television critics. He won the Soap Opera Digest Award as "Best Newcomer" in 1997. His first run on the show was from 1996 to 1999. Christopher returned to the show in 2003. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Younger Actor in 1998 and Best Supporting Actor in 2005 and 2006. During his hiatus from General Hospital, Christopher was cast as a regular (Ethan) on The Pretender and the two subsequent Pretender TV Movies. He landed the lead role in the CBS Pilot "Sam's Circus" and also the UPN Pilot "One for the Money". In 2006 he was cast in the ABC pilot "Secrets of a Small Town". Tyler made numerous guestappearances on Charmed and Angel, CSI: Las Vegas, Boomtown, JAG, and many more. Tyler appeared as Jacob Wheeler Jr. in Emmy winning Steven Spielberg's television mini-series Into the West which premiered on June 10, 2005. Christopher starred in several independent features during his post-GH career: Out of the Black, Catfish in Black Bean Sauce, and Face The Music. All three are available on DVD. Tyler returned to the role of Nikolas Cassadine on General Hospital in April 2003 and ended his final run as Nikolas Cassadine in July 2016 wit a Daytime Emmy Award. In August 2017, it was announced that Christopher had joined the cast of Days of Our Lives, originating the role of Stefan DiMera. His last episode was March 20, 2019. On October 31, 2023, Tyler Christopher was found dead from positional asphyxia due to acute alcohol intoxication. He was 50 years old.

Played in movies:

Hard Justice

Score: 10.0

Disaster Strike Force

Score: 10.0

Shouting Secrets

Score: 9.0

The Pretender 2001

Score: 7.1

The Other Mother

Score: 6.8

Beyond the Lights

Score: 6.8

Thor: God of Thunder

Score: 6.3

F.R.E.D.I.

Score: 6.0

Max Winslow and The House of Secrets

Score: 5.9

Super Volcano

Score: 5.7

Ice Storm

Score: 5.6

Murder, Anyone?

Score: 5.4

Catfish in Black Bean Sauce

Score: 5.4

20.0 Megaquake

Score: 5.3

Pretty Broken

Score: 4.3

Frogmen Operation Stormbringer

Score: 3.8

Moon Crash

Score: 3.6

Raven

Score: 3.5

Face the Music

Score: 3.5

Out of the Black

Score: 1.0

Sam's Circus

Score: 0.0

Unhallowed

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Family Law

Score: 8.2

Charmed

Score: 8.2

Into the West

Score: 8.0

Angel

Score: 7.9

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Score: 7.6

Special Unit 2

Score: 7.4

The Pretender

Score: 7.4

The Twilight Zone

Score: 7.2

Crossing Jordan

Score: 7.2

The Lying Game

Score: 7.0

The Division

Score: 7.0

Felicity

Score: 6.7

Boomtown

Score: 6.5

Days of Our Lives

Score: 6.0

General Hospital

Score: 5.7

Celebrity Wife Swap

Score: 4.5

The View

Score: 4.3

Secrets of a Small Town

Score: 3.0