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Christian Bethune Campbell (born May 12, 1972) is a Canadian stage and screen actor. He is married to actress America Olivo.
Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario. Campbell's mother, Marnie (née Neve), is a yoga instructor and psychologist from Amsterdam, Netherlands. His father, Gerry Campbell, an immigrant to Canada from the East End of Glasgow, Scotland, taught high school drama classes in Mississauga, Ontario – first at Westwood Secondary School (now Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School), later at Lorne Park Secondary School, and now at Erindale Secondary School. Campbell's maternal grandparents ran a theatre company in the Netherlands and his paternal grandparents were also performers.
Campbell's parents divorced when he was three years old. His siblings are actress Neve Campbell, actor Alex Campbell, and Damian McDonald. He and sister Neve resided largely with their father (who received custody of the two), with regular periods at their mother's home.
He is most famous for playing the character Gabriel in the movie Trick. He has also acted in numerous other television series and films.In 2000 he played Max Steel in the hit kids' show Max Steel. In 2001, Campbell teamed up with Trick co-star John Paul Pitoc in the feature-film Thank You, Good Night co-starring with Mark Hamill and Sally Kirkland. Along with Shannon Elizabeth, he starred in the 2008 made-for-tv movie You Belong To Me. Campbell played the recast Bobby Warner on All My Children from 2004 to 2005, replacing Brian Gaskill for the role after a seven-year absence for the character. Before its abrupt cancellation, he had a starring role in the NBC drama The Book of Daniel. He has also starred in Shawn Ku's Pretty Dead Girl and the 1995 film Picture Perfect. In May 2010, he had a guest-starring role as victim Ben Rooney in CSI: Miami season 8, episode 21, "Meltdown".