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The O.C
Background:
American model-turned-actor Chris Carmack made a name for himself in the fashion
industry with his coveted gig as a Guess? model in 2000 and for being the spokes
model of Abercrombie and Fitch, and Ezra Fitch, the newest offspring brand from
Abercrombie and Fitch. The young actor is well-recognized by global viewer as
Luke Ward in the first season of TV series “The O.C” (2003-2004), and more
recently he appeared as Alex in the WB short-lived sitcom “Related” (2005-2006).
Carmack’s film credits include The Last Ride (2004, TV), Lovewrecked (2005) and
Just My Luck (2006).
Moviegoers can look forward his performance in the upcoming comedy The Girls’
Guide to Hunting & Fishing (2007), starring Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, Sarah
Michelle Gellar.
Aside from acting and modeling, Carmack also put his sights on music. He plays
such instruments as the guitar and saxophone.
Middle Child
Childhood and Family:
James Christopher Carmack, who would later be famous as Chris Carmack, was born
on December 22, 1980, in Washington, District of Columbia. He was raised in a
family of five with an older brother and younger sister in suburban Rockville,
Maryland. As a youngster, Chris played varsity football, baseball, basketball
and wrestling, before turning his interest to theater when he was in Magruder
High School in Rockville, Maryland. After graduating, he enrolled at New York
University to chase a degree in Arts in the Tisch School. Chris, however, quit
after his sophomore year. He worked as a model and later moved to Los Angeles to
become an actor.
Just My Luck
Career:
Growing up in Rockville, Maryland, Chris Carmack enjoyed partaking in all types
of sports, but at a high school, he shifted gears to acting and started working
avidly on three productions a year, on stage and off, as well as competed in
dozens of drama festivals. Upon graduating, he headed for New York to pursue a
degree in Arts at New York University’s Tisch School, but dropped out after two
years.
While in New York, Carmack was spotted by a modeling scout who encouraged him to
try his hand in modeling. Deciding to have a go with the profession, he received
the offer to become a spokesperson for Abercrombie & Fitch. A year later, he
further achieved popularity with his appearance on the Guess? Spring 2000
campaign, which was shot in Wailea, Hawaii. Other modeling assignments followed,
such as appearing in catalogues and editorials Lord and Taylor, Target, Macy’s,
Who A U, ELLE France, Nautica and Cosmo Girl.
After two years, Carmack left New York City for Los Angeles to launch a career
in acting. During his early years in L.A, he took some private acting classes
after which he departed about 50 commercials before he got his first commercial,
the KIA spot. Carmack achieved first notice as an actor in 2003 when he was cast
as series regular Luke Ward in the early season of the Josh Schwartz-created
series “The O.C,” a gig he held until 2004. Despite his series commitments, he
also appeared with Dennis Hopper in the made-for-TV film The Last Ride and acted
in the direct-to-video-release Bring It on Again (both 2004).
Carmack then starred with Amanda Bynes and Jonathan Bennet in Lovewrecked
(2005), an adventure movie helmed by Randal Kleiser, had guest roles in 2005
episodes of the popular series “Smallville” (as Geoff Johns) and “Jake in
Progress” (as Jared Rush), as well as made a short film, Candy Paint (2005),
where he was featured as a football player. Still in 2005, he also starred in
the miniseries “Beach Girls,” opposite Rob Lowe, Julia Ormond and Chelsea Hobbs,
and emerged as the spokes model for Ezra Fitch, the newest offspring brand from
Abercrombie and Fitch.
The good-looking player returned to series TV as a regular in The WB’s ensemble
drama “Related” (2005-2006), starring Jennifer Esposito and Kiele Sanchez.
There, he plays Alex. His most recent film role is as David Pennington in the
romantic-comedy Just My Luck, which was released in May 2006. The film also
stars Lindsay Lohan, Chris Pine, and his former O.C. co-star Samaire Armstrong.
He will be cast opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin in director Marc
Klein’s The Girls’ Guide to Hunting & Fishing (2007).
Awards:
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