CHRISTOPHER GORHAM stars as Jake Foley, a computer technician who's life is changed drastically when he is accidentally injected with nanobots—microscopic machines that invade his nervous system and endow him with superhuman abilities, in UPN's new sci-fi drama series jake 2.0.

Gorham has starred in Odyssey 5 and Popular. He also had recurring roles in Felicity and Party of Five. Additional television credits include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Without a Trace, C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation and Boomtown.

Gorham has also appeared in the feature film The Other Side of Heaven, where he played a missionary who heads to the Tongan islands, as well as A Life Less Ordinary, with Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz.

A Fresno, California native, Gorham attended the University of California, Los Angeles. He participates in many sports, such as martial arts, stage combat, fencing, rollerblading and ballroom dancing. He lives in Ontario, California with his wife and son.

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factoids

• Gorham spends his free time golfing, investing on the Web and hanging out with his golden retriever, Cuba.
  
  
• He proposed to his wife, actress Anel Lopez, on a bench outside of Tiffany's on Rodeo Dr., where he had made a picnic breakfast so they could have "Breakfast at Tiffany's" before going in and buying their wedding rings.
  
  
• His birthday is August 14, 1974
  
  
• He won his first award in fourth grade, a best actor nod for his performance as the Mad Hatter in Through the Looking Glass. From there, he was hooked.
  
  
• In homage to his grandfather, an auctioneer, Christopher has an auctioneer license too
  
  

filmography

1. "Jake 2.0" (2003) .... Jake Foley
2. "Odyssey 5" (2002) .... Neil Taggart
3. "Felicity" (1998) .... Trevor O'Donnell (2001-2002)
4. Other Side of Heaven, The (2001) .... John Groberg
5. Dean Quixote (2000) .... Real Happy Fella
6. "Popular" (1999) .... Harrison John
7. Life Less Ordinary, A (1997) .... Walt

notable tv guest appearances

1. "Without a Trace" (2002) playing "Josh Abrams" in episode: "Victory for Humanity" (episode # 1.19) 10 April 2003
2. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000) playing "Corey" in episode: "Crash and Burn" (episode # 3.17) 13 March 2003
3. "Boomtown" (2002) playing "Gordon Sinclair" in episode: "Monster's Brawl" (episode # 1.11) 5 January 2003
4. "Saved by the Bell: The New Class" (1993) playing "Mark Carlson" in episode: "Liz Burns Eric" (episode # 7.5) 16 October 1999
5. "Vengeance Unlimited" (1998) playing "Jason Harrington" in episode: "Noir" (episode # 1.9) 24 December 1998
6. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997) playing "James Stanley" in episode: "I Only Have Eyes for You" (episode # 2.19) 28 April 1998
7. "Party of Five" (1994) playing "Elliot" in episode: "Here and Now" (episode # 4.15) 28 January 1998
8. "Party of Five" (1994) playing "Elliot" in episode: "Of Human Bonding" (episode # 4.14) 21 January 1998
9. "Party of Five" (1994) playing "Elliot" in episode: "Sickness, Health/Richer, Poorer" (episode # 4.8) 12 November 1997
10. "Party of Five" (1994) playing "Elliot" in episode: "Positive Attitude" (episode # 4.7) 5 November 1997
11. "Spy Game" (1997) playing "Lucas/Daniel" in episode: "Nobody Ever Said Growing Up Was Easy" (episode # 1.3) 17 March 1997