Christopher O'Shea is an English actor best known for his debut role in the 2016 feature film '' Patriots Day'', his role as Jareth Glover on the television series '' Madam Secretary'', and his part as Professor Philip Farlow in the television sitcom ''

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''.

Career

O'Shea was an extra in the 2002 movie ''

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'' and the 2007 film ''

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''. In 2009, he appeared in the short film, ''Dead Hungry'', which was his first credited acting job. In 2014, he was a recurring character in the ABC Family (later Freeform) sitcom ''

'', which was his first television role. From 2016 to 2017, he appeared in the CBS drama '' Madam Secretary'' as Jareth Glover, the English

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of Stevie McCord. In 2016, he appeared in

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film '' Patriots Day''. Also that year, he was cast in the film ''Alaska is a Drag''. In 2017, O'Shea starred in the romantic comedy, ''

A Simple Wedding ''A Simple Wedding'' is a 2018 American romantic comedy film directed by Sara Zandieh and starring Tara Grammy, Christopher O'Shea, Rita Wilson, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Maz Jobrani and Houshang Touzie. A young Iranian-American woman, while trying ...

'' alongside Tara Grammy. He plays a Californian artist who falls in love with a second generation Persian woman and must bridge the cultural divide with her conservative family. In 2018, O'Shea won a supporting role in the

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''A Modern Persuasion'', a modern adaptation of

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''. From October 2018 to January 2019, O'Shea played the role of Spike in

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's '' The Hard Problem'' at the

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. In November 2020, O'Shea was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the

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psychological thriller series ''

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''. In 2022, he was cast as Percival Pickens, the primary antagonist in the second half of the sixth season of '' Riverdale''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

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