Christopher Maher

Christopher Maher (born as Maher Boutros; born 1955) is an American film and television actor, as well as a chef.

Background Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Maher's family moved to Toronto in the 1960s. He started pre-med studies but changed to acting at the University of Toronto. Arriving in New York in 1978, he studied acting further at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre.

Maher worked at Tavern on the Green, where he met Drew Nieporent. The food products are sold under the name "Caleb&Milo", named after their two sons. They sell their products in whole food markets and other gourmet markets.

Personal Maher lives in Taos, New Mexico, where he runs a cooking school called "Cooking Studio Taos" with wife Valerie

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1984 Best Defense Sayyid, Landry's Tank Crew 1987 Mannequin Armand 1989 Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog Emile 1996 Executive Decision Kahlil 2002 Enough Phil 2004 The West Wing Iranian ambassador 2009 The Men Who Stare at Goats Iraqi Driver 2011 Olive Cyrus