Christopher Sean

Christopher Sean Friel (born October 25, 1985) is an American actor known for his role as Paul Narita on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives, for which he received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination in 2026. He previously played Bing Lee in the critically acclaimed web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and his recurring role of Gabriel Waincroft on CBS's Hawaii Five-0 and as Brandon in You. Sean also gained recognition for his lead voice over roles such as Kazuda Xiono in the cartoon series Star Wars Resistance, Dick Grayson/Nightwing in the game Gotham Knights, and as Kenji Sato/Ultraman in the animated Netflix film Ultraman: Rising.

Personal life Christopher Sean Friel was born on October 25, 1985, in Oak Harbor, Washington to Sayuri and Patrick Friel. He has two sisters, Candis and Melody. Sean grew up mainly in Southern California. Sean is Japanese on his mother's side and Irish, Spanish and German on his father's side.

Sean grew up in the military because his father was in the Navy. When Sean's father was stationed away from home, he put himself on video reading books to his children and Sean's mother would record videos of the kids and reply back. As a result, Sean was always very comfortable in front of the camera and those experiences inspired him to try acting. Sean earned a $1,500 cash prize and a one-year acting class at the Michael John Studio in Van Nuys, California.

Sean revealed that he struggled early on his career due to his mixed ethnicity, saying "I'm not Asian enough to play Asian roles and I'm not white enough to play white roles." Sean has made appearances on Hollywood Heights, The Mindy Project, and the web series The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. In 2014, he began playing the recurring role of Gabriel Waincroft on CBS's Hawaii Five-0.

In October 2014, it was announced that Sean had joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as a contract cast member. His character, pro baseball player Paul Narita, comes out as gay and becomes involved in a love triangle with supercouple Will Horton and Sonny Kiriakis, and is the illegitimate son of longtime character John Black. Sean left the series in 2018, but reprised the role in the 2022 limited-run series Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.

Sean voiced lead character Kazuda Xiono in the animated series Star Wars Resistance.

In November 2020, Sean was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series You.

Filmography Year Title Role NotesSource 2010 The Bold and the Beautiful Waiter 2 episodes King Eternal Kele Short film 2012 Hollywood Heights Solo dude #1 2 episodes Back to Blue Chris Short film 2012–2013 The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Bing Lee Main role; web series 2013 Twiharder JB Lycan Lead role; parody of 2008 film Twilight The Mindy Project Frat Bro #2 Episode: "Frat Party" Great American Dream Frates Film 2014 Progress: Ask a Cam Harlot Chance Von Thundermast 2 episodes CineDopes Yoga Student #3 Episode: "Ratinee" 2014–2016 Hawaii Five-0 Gabriel Waincroft Recurring role; 13 episodes 2014–2018, 2023–2025 Days of Our Lives Paul Narita Series regular 2017 Young Again Frates 2018–2020 Star Wars Resistance Kazuda XionoLead role; voice 2019 Home Is Where the Killer Is Kyle Hayes 2021 You Brandon Recurring role; 4 episodes Star Wars: Visions Asu The Village Bride; voice (English dub) NCIS: Los Angeles LAPD RHD Detective Jack Tanaka Episode: "Fukushu" 2022 Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem Paul Narita 2024 Ultraman: Rising Ken Sato/Ultraman Voice

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