Kristian Bruun

Kristian Bruun
Bruun in 2016
Born	Charles Kristian Bonnycastle Bruun 1979/1980 (age 36–37)[1] Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	Queen's University (2001)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present

Charles Kristian Bonnycastle Bruun (born 1979),^[1] known professionally as Kristian Bruun, is a Canadian actor. He plays a major role in the science fiction television series Orphan Black as Donnie Hendrix.

Biography

Bruun was born and grew up in Toronto, Canada on October 25. He is of German origin. He attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania from 1994 to 1997, followed by Queen's University in Ontario for a B.A. in drama, graduating in 2001.^[2] He also studied at the George Brown Theatre School in Toronto and with David Rotenberg at the Professional Actors Lab.

His first screen role was in the film Good Morning Tomorrow in 2003, playing a bartender. He went on to take other roles including a Lead Officer in Nikita, Stu in Blood Pressure and Alec in Play the Film. He had an ongoing role in Murdoch Mysteries, playing Constable Slugger Jackson in 21 episodes from 2012 to 2015.^[3] His most famous role has been in the award-winning Canadian science fiction series Orphan Black, playing Donnie Hendrix, the husband of one of the main characters, Alison Hendrix. His role became larger in the third season compared to the previous two, as he has become a member of the main cast.^[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Kristian Bruun at the Internet Movie Database
• Kristian Bruun on Twitter