Dennis Christopher

Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli on December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for playing Dave Stoller in Breaking Away and tragic film buff psychopath Eric Binford in Fade to Black. His Golden Globe-nominated breakthrough role was as Dave Stohler in the coming-of-age classic Breaking Away (1979). Other roles include American track star Charlie Paddock in Chariots of Fire, and Fade to Black, science fiction movies like Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975. Television roles include "Jack of All Trades" in the Profiler TV series, Eddie Kaspbrak in Stephen King's It, Desmond Floyd in Jake Speed, and in the HBO series Deadwood. Christopher has guest starred in two Star Trek episodes: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search (Part II)" and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Detained". He also guest-starred as the demon-sorcerer Cyvus Vail in three episodes of Angel. Christopher had a reunion with Breaking Away "father" Paul Dooley, again as his son, in an episode of TV's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The two had first played father and son in Robert Altman's A Wedding. In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

Known For

Birth Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Born 1955-12-02

Movies

Prisoners as Mr. Jones (uncredited)
2013
Django Unchained as Leonide Moguy
2012
Jobriath A.D. as Himself
2012
Queen of the Lot as Odin Johannessen
2010
2007
2006
Nine Lives as Mikey
2004
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple as Joshua 'Carrots' Beale
2001
Skeletons as Jim Norton
1997
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures as Philip D'Arnot
1996
The Silencers as Comdor
1996
It's My Party as Jack Allen
1996
Mind Rage as Steve
1996
Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare as Pruitt Taylor Beauchamp
1995
Aurora: Operation Intercept as Victor Varenkov
1995
Boys Life as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)
1994
The Disco Years as Mr. Reese
1994
Necronomicon as Dale Porkel
1993
Doppelganger as Doctor Heller
1993
False Arrest as Wally Roberts
1991
1991
Circuitry Man as Leech
1990
A Sinful Life as Nathan Flowers
1989
Friends as John
1987
Alien Predators as Damon
1986
Jake Speed as Desmond Floyd
1986
1983
Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder as Brian Anderson
1982
Chariots of Fire as Charles Paddock
1981
Fade to Black as Eric Binford
1980
The Last Word as Ben Travis
1979
Breaking Away as Dave Stoller
1979
1979
Elvis as Nick Adams
1979
A Wedding as Hughie Brenner
1978
September 30, 1955 as Eugene
1977
3 Women as Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)
1977
1976
Roma as The Hippie (uncredited)
1972
1971
Blood and Lace as Pete
1971
1970
Dennis Christopher hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows