Christopher Jay Potter (born August 23, 1960) is a Canadian actor, director, musician, and pitchman. He is primarily known for his roles on soap operas and prime-time television. Potter is known for his roles as Peter Caine, the son of

Kwai Chang Caine Kwai Chang Caine () is a fictional character and the protagonist of the ABC 1972–1975 action-adventure western television series ''Kung Fu''. He has been portrayed by David Carradine as an adult, Keith Carradine as a younger Caine, Radames Pe ...

(played by David Carradine) on the 1990s

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'' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', Dr. David Cameron on the first season of ''

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'', as the voice of Gambit in the animated X-Men series, and for his recurring role as con-artist Evan Owen on ''

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''. He plays Tim Fleming on the drama '' Heartland''.

Early life

The oldest of three children, Potter was born in

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, to Ron Potter, an ex-pro-football player and insurance executive, and Judith Potter, a singer. Potter was raised in

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and attended

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. He developed an interest in sports as well as in music and community theater. Potter wanted a career as a professional athlete; however, his father would not permit it. He later quit college to start a career as a rock musician. He discovered a love for the theater and became a professional stage actor. He also worked on an oil rig in Northern Canada, sold cars, and later became an insurance salesman. He left the insurance company to start his career on TV, as an actor and a pitchman.

Career

After being a spokesman on many commercials in the 1980s, and his role in ''Material World'', he finally made his mark in TV playing David Carradine's son and crime-fighting partner, Det. Peter Caine on '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', after receiving a contract with Warner Bros. in 1992, and remained close friends with Carradine until his death in 2009. His first role, in 1993, was a hit in both Canada and United States. He also appeared on '' Silk Stalkings'' and provided the voice of Gambit for at least the first four seasons of the X-Men animated series. Potter was featured in ''Rocket's Red Glare'' (2000). He appeared on the first season as Dr. David Cameron on ''

'' opposite Hal Sparks, and he starred in a mini-series ''A Wrinkle in Time'' (2003) for ABC. He also co-starred with Joely Fisher in Zoe Busiek: Wild Card from 2003 to 2005. Potter also appeared in '' Spymate'' (2006). The following year, he landed another role opposite Amber Marshall in the

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series '' Heartland'' playing the role of Tim Fleming. Also in 2007, Potter joined the cast of ''

'' in a recurring role as Evan Owen, playing opposite Judith Chapman, with whom he had previously appeared on an episode of '' Silk Stalkings''; Potter remained on ''The Young and the Restless'' until being written out in early 2008. From 2008 to 2014 Potter was in a series of TV movies featuring '' The Good Witch'', portraying Jake Russell. On three of the films, '' The Good Witch's Charm'', '' The Good Witch's Destiny'' and '' The Good Witch's Wonder'', he was co-executive producer. One of his co-stars Catherine Disher had previously worked with him, on the X-Men and two episodes of KF:TLC. Potter was unable to continue the role on the Good Witch television series because of scheduling conflicts with his work on '' Heartland''.

Personal life

Potter is married to Karen, and they have four children.

Selected filmography

Films

Television

Director

* '' Heartland'' ** episode #45: " The Happy List" - January 31, 2010 ** episode #64: "

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" - February 27, 2011 ** episode #65: " Never Surrender" - March 6, 2011 ** episode #98: " Waiting For Tomorrow" - February 10, 2013 ** episode #110: " Best Man" - November 17, 2013 ** episode #111: " Hotshot" - December 1, 2013 ** episode #128: " Walk a Mile" - November 9, 2014 ** episode #129: " The Family Tree" - November 23, 2014 ** episode #144: " Back in the Saddle" - November 1, 2015 ** episode #145: " Over and Out" - November 8, 2015 ** episode #164: "

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" - November 13, 2016 ** episode #165: "

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" - November 20, 2016 ** episode #182: " Our Sons and Daughters" - November 12, 2017 ** episode #183: " Truth Be Told" - November 19, 2017 ** episode #194: "

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" - January 6, 2019 ** episode #195: " Hearts Run Free" - January 13, 2019 ** episode #200: " Running Scared" - March 3, 2019 ** episode #211: " The Art of Trust" - November 3, 2019 ** episode #212: "

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" - November 10, 2019 ** episode #217: " Making Amends" - January 24, 2021 * '' Silk Stalkings'' ** episode #168: " It's The Great Pumpkin, Harry" - January 24, 1999 ** episode #160: "

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" - August 30, 1998 ** episode #154: "

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" - April 19, 1998

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Potter, Chris 1960 births Living people Male actors from Toronto Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors