Christopher Masterson

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Biography

After a co-starring turn in an installment of PBS' "WonderWorks" entitled "Hiroshima Maiden", Masterson made his feature debut playing the younger incarnation of Campbell Scott's thoughtful character in Cameron Crowe's 1992 romantic comedy "Singles". In 1993 he returned to television with a guest role on "Murphy Brown" (CBS), portraying an older version of the title character's young son Avery in a fantasy sequence. He followed up with a …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

Christopher Kennedy Masterson on January 22, 1980 in Long Island, New York, USA

Career Milestones

Had leading role in the direct-to-video sequel "Dragonheart: A New Beginning" (lensed 1998); broadcast rights purchased by USA Network

1988

Made TV acting debut in an installment of PBS' "WonderWorks"

1992

Feature acting debut with a cameo in "Singles", playing the 10-year-old incarnation of Campbell Scott's character

1993

Guested on a forward-looking episode of "Murphy Brown" (CBS) as the title character's young son at age 13

1994

Guest starred on an episode of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman"

1994

Was a regular on the short-lived family drama "The Road Home" (CBS)

1995

Featured in the swashbuckling adventure "Cutthroat Island"

1996

Acted in Matthew Modine's short film "Ecce Pirate"; screened at Sundance

1996

Appeared in the road movie "Sunchaser"

1996

Had a guest role on the CBS drama "John Grisham's The Client"

1996

Played the TV son of Jane Kaczmarek in the failed Fox pilot "Youth in Revolt"

1997

Featured in the Mark Taper Forum's Los Angeles staging of "Arcadia"

1997

Guest starred as a troubled teen on the popular CBS drama "Touched By an Angel"

1997

Played the best man in the romantic comedy "My Best Friend's Wedding"

1998

Guest starred in episodes of thiller series "The Pretender" (NBC) and "Millennium" (Fox)

1998

Had roles in the independent horror film "Campfire Tales" and the roundly acclaimed psychodrama "American History X"

1999

Featured in the Seattle rock scene-set coming-of-age drama "Girl"

2000

Reteamed with Kaczmarek, this time to great effect as co-star of the hit Fox sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle"

2001

Acted in the comedy sequel "Scary Movie 2"