Actor
David Sutcliffe
June 8, 1969 · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Christopher Hayden, Rory Gilmore's father and Lorelai Gilmore's on-and-off boyfriend, on the CW show Gilmore Girls.
A 1990 graduate of Victoria College at the University of Toronto where he studied English literature, he played varsity basketball before succumbing to a career-ending knee injury. While in college, he waited tables at local greasy spoon Michael's on Bay. Before heading to Hollywood, he starred in the independent feature film Two or Three Words, directed by Toronto-local Evan Georgiades.
Notable work
8.4Friends (1994)
as Kyle
7.7CSI: Miami (2002)
as Rick Breck
7.9Lie to Me (2009)
as John Stafford
7.6CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
as Ian Wolf
7.9Gilmore Girls (2000)
as Christopher Hayden
6.9Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
as Ed
7.2Timeless (2016)
as Lucy's Boss
6.3Half Baked (1998)
as After School Dad
6.9Will & Grace (1998)
as Campbell
7.3Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)
as Christopher Hayden
7.5Private Practice (2007)
as Kevin Nelson
Often works with
Lisa Kudrow
2 titles together
Friends, Happy Endings
Lauren Graham
2 titles together
Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Alexis Bledel
2 titles together
Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Scott Patterson
2 titles together
Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Keiko Agena
2 titles together
Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Yanic Truesdale
2 titles together
Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life
Full filmography · 48
Deadly Inferno
as Colin
2016
Milton's Secret
as Bill Adams
2016
The Convenient Groom
as Lucas Wright
20165.8
Charming Christmas
as Nick
20155.6
Hunting Season
as Mike Davis
2013
Mega Cyclone
as Jason Newmar
20115.3
On Strike for Christmas
as Stephen Robertson
20104.8
The Wish List
as Fred Jones
20106.5
Misconceptions
as Parker Bliss, Sr.
2010
Wright vs. Wrong
as Baker McKay
2010
Before You Say 'I Do'
as George Murray
20095.6
Inconceivable
as Jon Du Bose
2008