The son of daytime diva Victoria Wyndham (Rachel on "Another World"), Christian Camargo landed his first Broadway role just out of drama school and his career has continued to gain momentum. Tall and lanky, with dark brooding looks, he has proven effective in both classical and contemporary roles. While he had regional theater credits on his resume, Camargo was a virtual unknown when he was tapped to co-star with Michael Gambon and Lia Williams in the New York premiere of David Hare's "Skylark" in 1996. The following year, he was a member of the company that opened the new Globe Theater in London, appearing in "A Chaste Maid in Cheapside" and Shakespeare's "Henry V". (The latter was taped and broadcast on PBS' "Great Performances"). While in England, he filmed a small role in the swashbuckling entertainment "Plunkett and Macleane" (1999). Returning to the USA in 1998, he landed a recurring role on the CBS daytime serial "Guiding Light"; perhaps not ironically, his mother had landed her first major daytime part on the same show some thirty years earlier. Camargo next landed a co-starring role in the independent drama "The Story of a Bad Boy" (1999), playing a college student on whom a male high schooler forms a crush. Returning to the stage, The actor portrayed Lord Byron in the Williamstown Theatre Festival 1999 production of "Camino Real" and was Horatio to Liev Schrieber's "Hamlet" the following year. Camargo traveled to the West Coast to co-star in the world premiere of Robert Glaudini's "The Poison Tree", playing a leather jacket-clad drifter. He enjoyed his best stage role, however, as the title character in "Kit Marlowe" in the 2000 Off-Broadway show. From his stunning entrance in the nude through to the final scene, the handsome actor dominated the stage as the wild Elizabethan author Christopher Marlowe.
In 2002, Camargo landed a supporting role in the submarine movie "K-19: The Widowmaker" starring Harrison Ford. This exposure led to Camargo's name being tossed around various "man of the moment" lists and the word was out that Camargo was one to keep an eye on.
Profession(s):
Actor
Sometimes Credited As:
Christian Minnick
Education
Hobart College Geneva, New York BA art history
HB Studio New York, New York
The Juilliard School New York, New York drama
2002 Acted in the ensemble of "The Underpants", Steve Martin's adaptation of Carl Sternheim's play performed at NYC's Classic Stage Company
2002 Co-starred in "K-19: The Widowmaker"
2001 Had co-starring role in the independent film "Kat & Allison"
2000 Portrayed Horatio to Liev Schreiber's "Hamlet" at the Public Theater
2000 Had featured role in the Los Angeles production of "The Poison Tree"
2000 Breakthrough stage role in the Public Theater production of "Kit Marlowe"; had title role as the Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe
1999 Cast as Noel, a college student on whom a gay high school student develops a crush, in the festival-screened "The Story of a Bad Boy"
1999 Had small role in the film "Plunkett and Macleane" (filmed in 1997)
1999 Co-starred in "Story of a Bad Boy"
1999 Cast as Lord Byron and Don Quixote in the Williamstown Theatre Festival revival of "Camino Real"
1998 Had recurring role as Mark Endicott on the CBS daytime drama "Guiding Light"; his mother had acted on the soap in the late 1960s
1997 Was a member of the company that opened the new Globe Theatre in England; featured in "Henry V"; appeared in the PBS "Great Performance" special "Henry V at Shakespeare's Globe"; also acted in "A Chas
1996 Made Broadway debut just out of drama school in David Hare's "Skylight", starring Michael Gambon
Appeared in regional theater
After graduating from Juilliard, landed small roles in the New York Shakespeare Festival summer productions of "Henry V" and "Timon of Athens"