David Sutcliffe

David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969) is a Canadian former actor. He is known for playing Christopher Hayden on the television series Gilmore Girls and Detective Aidan Black on the television series Cracked.

Early life Sutcliffe was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and raised in Grimsby and St. Catharines, Ontario. He studied English literature at Victoria College in the University of Toronto. Patrick Owen on I'm with Her, Christopher Hayden on Gilmore Girls, Detective Aidan Black on Cracked

He was also in an episode of the show Nancy Drew in 1995, titled "Exile", playing the character of actor Tyler Reed.

Sutcliffe's film work includes Cake, Testosterone, Under the Tuscan Sun, Misconceptions and the television films Murder in the Hamptons and Before You Say I Do.

He also produced and directed the 11-part documentary series Group, about a week-long group therapy retreat.

On May 20, 2019, Sutcliffe announced his retirement from acting via his official Facebook page.

Other work David Sutcliffe made a career transition as a Somatic Therapist and Certified Core Energetics Practitioner, and is a graduate of the Radical Aliveness Institute of Southern California. He currently has a private practice in Austin, Texas. He holds workshops and has published material related to his work in emotional mastery and the masculine and feminine dynamics of relationships.

Charity Sutcliffe played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games, for the Hollygrove House charity. In 2013, he helped raise funds in support of children's mental health programs in Toronto.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Bad Day on the Block Helicopter observer 1998 Half Baked After school dad 1998 Jack & Jill 1999 Two or Three Words Ryder 2003 Testosterone Dean Seagrave 2003 Under the Tuscan Sun Ed 2005 Happy Endings Gil Palmer 2005 Break a Leg Happy actor 2005 Cake Ian Grey 2007 Hacia la oscuridad Charlie Bain Also known as Total Darkness in English 2008 Inconceivable Jon Du Bose 2008 Misconceptions Parker Bliss Sr. 2013 Hunting Season Mike Davis 2016 Milton's Secret Bill Adams

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Forever Knight Fiance Episode: "Be My Valentine" 1995 Nancy Drew Tyler Reed Episode: "Exile" 1995 Where's the Money, Noreen? Satterfield lookalike Television film 1996 Night of the Twisters Farm dad Television film 1996 Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal Campus cop Episode: "The Infestation/Human Apportation" 1996 Holiday Affair Television film 1997 Melanie Darrow Carl Television film 1997 Fast Track Marty James Episode: "The Whole Truth" 1998 Two of a Kind Rick Episode: "First Crush" 1999 Will & Grace Campbell Episode: "Secrets and Lays" 1999 Cold Feet Adam Williams Main role 2000 Grapevine Matt Brewer Main role 2000 Friends Kyle Episode: "The One with the Engagement Picture" 2001–2007 Gilmore Girls Christopher Hayden 36 episodes 2001 Providence Russell Banks Episode: "Love Story" 2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ian Wolf Episode: "Overload" 2002 Body & Soul Barry Matheson Episode: "The Curse" 2002 Mutant X Mark Kearney Episode: "Body and Soul" 2003 CSI: Miami Rick Breck Episode: "Evidence of Things Unseen" 2003 The Atwood Stories Morrison Episode: "Polarities" 2003 The Division Jonah/Dr. Michaelson 6 episodes 2003–2004 I'm with Her Patrick Owen Main role 2005 Murder in the Hamptons Ted Ammon Television film 2005 Snow Wonder Jim Television film 2005 His and Her Christmas Tom Lane Television film 2007–2009 Private Practice Kevin Nelson 13 episodes 2008 Sticks and Stones Neil Martin Television film 2009 Before You Say "I Do" George Murray Television film 2009 Accidentally on Purpose Brian 2 episodes 2010 The Wish List Fred Jones Television film 2010 Drop Dead Diva Charles Ellis Episode: "The Long Road to Napa" 2010 Lie to Me John Stafford Episode: "Beyond Belief" 2010 On Strike for Christmas Stephen Robertson Television film 2011 Mega Cyclone Jason Newmar Television film 2013 Cracked Detective Aidan Black Main role 2015 Rookie Blue Lloyd Hill Episode: "Perfect Family" 2015 Proof Dr. Leonard "Len" Barliss Main role 2015 Charming Christmas Nick Television film 2016 Degrassi: Next Class Himself Episode: "#NotAllMen" 2016 The Convenient Groom Lucas Wright Television film 2016 Mistresses Adam 5 episodes 2016 Timeless Lucy's boss Episode: "Pilot" 2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Christopher Hayden Episode: "Fall" 2016 Deadly Inferno Colin Television film 2017 Insecure Isaac Episode: "Hella Perspective" 2017 A Man for Every Month Ben Television film 2018 The Romanoffs Philip Hayward Episode: "Panorama"

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2014 ACTRA Awards Outstanding Performance – Male Cracked Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role 2015 2016 Golden Maple Awards Best Actor in a TV Series Broadcast in the U.S. Proof