Christopher Judge is an American actor best known for his role as Teal’c in Stargate SG-1. He’s on his way to Australia at the end of June joining the Supanova Tour to Sydney and Perth, we were lucky enough to chat to Christopher to promote the event.
Originally from Los Angeles, California, Judge would study film and television at the University of Oregon, after earning himself a football scholarship. It was during this time that he won a contest to host a radio talk show and got his start in the entertainment world.
Judge’s first television roles came about in 1990 with appearances on Neon Rider, MacGyver,Booker and 21 Jump Street. In 1994 he landed his first recurring television role as Officer Richard Stiles in the police drama, Sirens.
However his most notable role came in 1997 with Stargate SG-1. Running for 10 seasons over 10 years, as Teal’c he was nominated for a Saturn Award and appeared in more episodes of the series than any of his original cast mates. He also wrote 4 episodes for the show; The Warrior, The Changeling, Birthright and Sacrifices.
While Judge made a cameo appearance as Teal’c in the related franchise, Stargate Atlantis, and also played Plato in Adventures from the Book of Virtues and Simon in Action Man.
As a voice actor, Judge was the voice of Magneto in the animated X-Men: Evolution, Zodak inMasters of the Universe vs the Snake Men and D-Mob in the Def Jam video game franchise.
Some of his movie appearances include Snow Dogs and The Dark Knight Rises, andTo Have and To Hold. His next project is providing the voice of Kratos in the upcoming God of War video game.
You can meet Christopher at Supanova Sydney and Perth for more details click here