Chris Conrad (actor)

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Chris Conrad
Born	Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Florida State University Florida Atlantic University
Years active	1993–present
Known for	Actor

Chris Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jason in Young Hercules, Dennis McClaren in Patriot, and Eric McGowen in The Next Karate Kid.

Conrad spent a year studying at the Piven Theatre Workshop, then signed with an agent and moved to Los Angeles with his brother Steven, who was in the process of selling the script for Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.^{[1][failed verification]} His early movie roles were in Airborne and The Next Karate Kid. His breakout television role was in the 1998 series Young Hercules, in which he appeared in 37 episodes as Young Jason.

In 2000, Conrad returned home to Florida to finish college, he graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's degree in history. He then taught high school and coached football but returned to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue acting.^{[citation needed]} He returned to television with a one-time appearances in Bones and Criminal Minds.

He has appeared in some of his brother's productions, including Patriot^[2] and Perpetual Grace, LTD.^[3]

Conrad originally was cast as Adrian Chase / Vigilante for the streaming series Peacemaker, the first DC Extended Universe television show. However, he left the series over creative differences after filming five-and-a-half episodes; director James Gunn recast the role with Freddie Stroma, reshooting or redubbing all of Conrad's scenes.^[4]

In his free time, Conrad trains in kickboxing, wrestling, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu; he holds a purple belt in Machado jiu-jitsu.^[5]

• Chris Conrad at IMDb