Christopher Warren Jr. (born January 15, 1990) is an American actor. He is best known as Zeke Baylor in the ''
High School Musical
''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...
'' franchise, Ty in ''
The Fosters'' and Jason Parker in ''
Grand Hotel''. Since 2020 he plays Hayden in
BET TV series ''
Sistas''.
Career
Warren has been featured in such movies as 2000's ''
Love & Basketball
''Love & Basketball'' is a 2000 American romantic sports drama film written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood in her feature film directorial debut. The film is produced by Spike Lee and Sam Kit and stars Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps. It ...
''. From 2004 to 2005, he played Jimmy RamÃrez on the soap opera ''
The Bold and the Beautiful
''The Bold and the Beautiful'' (often referred to as ''B&B'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. It premiered on March 23, 1987, as a sister show to the Bells' other soap opera ''The Yo ...
''. Some of his television credits include guest appearances on ''
Just Jordan
''Just Jordan'' is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007, and was canceled on August 23, 2008, with 29 episodes produced.
Since the series' cance ...
'' and ''
Zoey 101
''Zoey 101'' is an American comedy drama television series created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It aired from January 9, 2005, to May 2, 2008.
It focuses on the lives of Zoey Brooks ( Jamie Lynn Spears), her brother Dustin ( Paul Butcher) ...
''. Chris first appeared as Zeke in ''
High School Musical
''High School Musical'' is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the ''High School Musical'' film series, ...
'' and reprised the role in ''
High School Musical 2
''High School Musical 2'' is a 2007 American musical television film written by Peter Barsocchini and directed by Kenny Ortega. The 70th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), it is the sequel to ''High School Musical'' (2006) and the second inst ...
'', and ''
High School Musical 3: Senior Year''.
He guest starred in ''
Good Luck Charlie
''Good Luck Charlie'' is an American sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from April 4, 2010, to February 16, 2014. The series' creators, Phil Baker and Drew Vaupen, wanted to create a program that would appeal to entire families, no ...
'' which starred his co-star Bridgit Mendler from ''
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel''. In 2017, Warren starred in the
Jason Michael Brescia
Jason Michael Brescia (born June 19, 1986) is an American writer-director from Malverne, New York.
Early life
Brescia grew up in Valley Stream, New York but his family moved to nearby Malverne, New York when he was a teenager. Brescia attende ...
film ''
(Romance) In the Digital Age''. In 2019, he took on the role of Jason Parker in the ABC television series ''
Grand Hotel''. In 2020, he was cast as Hayden Moss, on ''
Sistas'', on
BET.
Personal life
Chris Warren was born on January 15, 1990, in
Indianapolis,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
to Christopher Warren Sr. and actress
Brook Kerr
Brook Kerr (born November 21, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for her portrayal of Whitney Russell Harris on the television soap opera ''Passions'' and Dr. Portia Robinson on ABC's General Hospital.
Personal life
She is a nati ...
.
Chris married host
Layla Kayleigh
Layla Kayleigh is a British-American TV personality, actress and philanthropist. She used to host ''The Feed'' segment of G4's ''Attack of the Show!'' and co-hosted MTV's ''America's Best Dance Crew'' where she was the backstage correspondent. S ...
on May 23, 2019, and live in Los Angeles; they share a child together.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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American male film actors
American male child actors
American male television actors
Living people
1990 births
Male actors from Indianapolis