Christian Kane
Encyclopedia
Christian Kane is an American
actor and singer/songwriter of Native American descent. He currently stars as Eliot Spencer on the TNT
series Leverage
. He is best known for his roles in the television shows Angel
and Into the West
, and the movies Just Married
and Secondhand Lions
.
He is the lead singer of the country
-southern rock
band Kane. On December 7, 2010 they released The House Rules, their third album and their debut for record label Bigger Picture Group. The album reached #25 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The first single from the album, also titled "The House Rules", debuted at #54 on the Billboard Country Songs chart. The second single, “Let Me Go”, was released on July 11, 2011.
. He is of Native American descent and is a cousin of country singer Branden Hart. His parents participated in, and met at, the rodeo. The family moved around the South and Midwest because his father was in the oil business and finally settled in Norman, Oklahoma
, when Kane was in 8th grade. While growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Kane was a wrestler and played American Football
(as a strong safety) . He studied Art History at the University of Oklahoma
but decided he wanted to be an actor and headed to Los Angeles
before finishing the degree. In LA, he worked at a talent management company where he delivered scripts in exchange for being sent on auditions.
; in the series he played a country singer who moved to Los Angeles from Kansas. His television roles have included a recurring role in Joss Whedon
’s Angel
as the lawyer Lindsey MacDonald, the Jerry Bruckheimer
produced series Close to Home on CBS
, the TNT television film Crossfire Trail
in which he appeared alongside Tom Selleck
, and he played the role of Abe Wheeler in the Steven Spielberg
produced miniseries Into the West
.
Kane’s appearances on the big screen include the 20th Century Fox
film Just Married
and New Line Cinema
's Secondhand Lions
, as the younger version of Robert Duvall
's Hub McCann, he has a scar on his upper lip from an injury he received while filming the movie. He also appeared in Taxi
, Life or Something Like It
, the Peter Berg directed Friday Night Lights, and the Warner Bros. baseball film Summer Catch
.
In 2007, Kane was featured in the Carrie Underwood
music video, "So Small", playing the role of one of the three converging stories.
In 2009, he appeared in the psychological thriller, Hide, in which he played the lead role of Billy, and The Donner Party
which is based on the true story of the Donner Party
.
In 2010, he starred in the romantic drama, Not Since You.
Since late 2008, Kane appears on the TNT television series Leverage
, which will return for its fifth season next summer. Kane does his own stunts and fights as Eliot Spencer, a retrieval specialist who teams up with four other specialists to undo the injustices perpetrated upon the helpless.
and Germany
. The band has self-released two albums, their self-titled debut, Kane, in 2000 and a recording of a live acoustic set, Acoustic Live In London! in 2004.
The band consists of Christian Kane (lead vocals, guitar
), Steve Carlson (rhythm guitar
, backing vocals), Jason Southard (lead guitar
), Will Amend (bass guitar
), and Ryan Baker (drums) and is signed to independent record label Bigger Picture Group (Zac Brown Band, Big Kenny, The Harters). Their label debut, The House Rules, was released December 7, 2010. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart and #25 on the Country Albums chart. The album was produced by Bob Ezrin
and Jimmie Lee Sloas.
The first single from the album, also titled "The House Rules" debuted at #54 on the Billboard Country Songs chart and was the 7th most added song on Mediabase
Country stations on its official impact date. The video for the single was directed by Timothy Hutton
and premiered on CMT
's Big New Music Weekend October 1, 2010.
The second single, Let Me Go, was released on July 11, 2011. The video for the single was directed by Roman White
, it premiered on CMT
August 8, 2011 and reached #1 on their Today's Top Videos chart .
Christian Kane is also signed to a songwriting deal with EMI
Music Publishing and writes much of his own material. Trace Adkins
released a song written by Kane called "Happy Man" on his 2010 album, Cowboy's Back in Town
.
Kane's co-writing efforts include songs written with Blair Daly
, Brett James
, David Lee Murphy
, Casey Beathard
, and Jerrod Niemann
. "Thinking of You", a song he co-wrote with Blair Daly, featured in episode 3X06, "The Studio Job", of Leverage.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor and singer/songwriter of Native American descent. He currently stars as Eliot Spencer on the TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
series Leverage
Leverage (TV series)
Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television...
. He is best known for his roles in the television shows Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
and Into the West
Into the West (TV miniseries)
Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005...
, and the movies Just Married
Just Married
Just Married is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper starring Ashton Kutcher and the late Brittany Murphy. In its opening week, the film was number one, making $17 million at the box office. It stayed in the Top 10 for 4 weeks.-Plot:The film starts...
and Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American dramedy film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It tells the story of an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric uncles on a farm in the U.S...
.
He is the lead singer of the country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
-southern rock
Southern rock
Southern rock is a subgenre of rock music, and genre of Americana. It developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals...
band Kane. On December 7, 2010 they released The House Rules, their third album and their debut for record label Bigger Picture Group. The album reached #25 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The first single from the album, also titled "The House Rules", debuted at #54 on the Billboard Country Songs chart. The second single, “Let Me Go”, was released on July 11, 2011.
Early life
Kane was born in Dallas, TexasDallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. He is of Native American descent and is a cousin of country singer Branden Hart. His parents participated in, and met at, the rodeo. The family moved around the South and Midwest because his father was in the oil business and finally settled in Norman, Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...
, when Kane was in 8th grade. While growing up in Texas and Oklahoma, Kane was a wrestler and played American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
(as a strong safety) . He studied Art History at the University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
but decided he wanted to be an actor and headed to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
before finishing the degree. In LA, he worked at a talent management company where he delivered scripts in exchange for being sent on auditions.
Acting
Kane landed his first acting role in 1997 as one of the leads in MGM's television series Fame L.A.Fame L.A.
Fame L.A. was an MGM U.S. television series from 1997-1998. It told the story of a drama/dance school in Los Angeles where students honed their talents while overcoming various personal problems. It starred Christian Kane, Rosalyn Sanchez, and William R. Moses. Its producers included Patricia...
; in the series he played a country singer who moved to Los Angeles from Kansas. His television roles have included a recurring role in Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American screenwriter, executive producer, director, comic book writer, occasional composer and actor, founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures...
’s Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
as the lawyer Lindsey MacDonald, the Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leon "Jerry" Bruckheimer is an American film and television producer. He has achieved great success in the genres of action, drama, and science fiction. His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Eleventh Hour, Without a Trace, Cold Case, The...
produced series Close to Home on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
, the TNT television film Crossfire Trail
Crossfire Trail (film)
Crossfire Trail is a Turner Network Television film starring Tom Selleck in the role of Rafael "Rafe" Covington, a wanderer known for his honesty and steadfastness who keeps his word to a dying friend despite great adversity to himself. The tagline of the picture is "A hero is measured by the...
in which he appeared alongside Tom Selleck
Tom Selleck
Thomas William "Tom" Selleck is an American actor, and film producer. He is best known for his starring role as Hawaii-based private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s television show Magnum, P.I.. He also plays Police Chief Jesse Stone in a series of made-for-TV movies based on the Robert B....
, and he played the role of Abe Wheeler in the Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur. In a career of more than four decades, Spielberg's films have covered many themes and genres. Spielberg's early science-fiction and adventure films were seen as an...
produced miniseries Into the West
Into the West (TV miniseries)
Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005...
.
Kane’s appearances on the big screen include the 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
film Just Married
Just Married
Just Married is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper starring Ashton Kutcher and the late Brittany Murphy. In its opening week, the film was number one, making $17 million at the box office. It stayed in the Top 10 for 4 weeks.-Plot:The film starts...
and New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema
New Line Cinema, often simply referred to as New Line, is an American film studio. It was founded in 1967 by Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne as a film distributor, later becoming an independent film studio. It became a subsidiary of Time Warner in 1996 and was merged with larger sister studio Warner...
's Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American dramedy film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It tells the story of an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric uncles on a farm in the U.S...
, as the younger version of Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Robert Selden Duvall is an American actor and director. He has won an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards and a BAFTA over the course of his career....
's Hub McCann, he has a scar on his upper lip from an injury he received while filming the movie. He also appeared in Taxi
Taxi (2004 film)
Taxi is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned, Gérard Pirès-directed French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bündchen, and directed by Tim Story.-Plot:...
, Life or Something Like It
Life or Something Like It
Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman...
, the Peter Berg directed Friday Night Lights, and the Warner Bros. baseball film Summer Catch
Summer Catch
Summer Catch is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, and Matthew Lillard. The story takes place on Cape Cod, but the majority of the film was shot in Southport, North Carolina.-Plot:...
.
In 2007, Kane was featured in the Carrie Underwood
Carrie Underwood
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American country singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005...
music video, "So Small", playing the role of one of the three converging stories.
In 2009, he appeared in the psychological thriller, Hide, in which he played the lead role of Billy, and The Donner Party
The Donner Party (film)
The Donner Party is a 2009 period drama film written and directed by T.J. Martin, and distributed by First Look International. It is based on the true story of the Donner Party, an 1840s westward traveling group of settlers headed for California...
which is based on the true story of the Donner Party
Donner Party
The Donner Party was a group of American pioneers who set out for California in a wagon train. Delayed by a series of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–47 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada...
.
In 2010, he starred in the romantic drama, Not Since You.
Since late 2008, Kane appears on the TNT television series Leverage
Leverage (TV series)
Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television...
, which will return for its fifth season next summer. Kane does his own stunts and fights as Eliot Spencer, a retrieval specialist who teams up with four other specialists to undo the injustices perpetrated upon the helpless.
Music
In 1997, Christian Kane met Steve Carlson, who had taken over his old job. They started writing songs together, and in 1998, they formed the Southern rock band Kane. They have toured the U.S. as well as EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The band has self-released two albums, their self-titled debut, Kane, in 2000 and a recording of a live acoustic set, Acoustic Live In London! in 2004.
The band consists of Christian Kane (lead vocals, guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Steve Carlson (rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, backing vocals), Jason Southard (lead guitar
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
), Will Amend (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), and Ryan Baker (drums) and is signed to independent record label Bigger Picture Group (Zac Brown Band, Big Kenny, The Harters). Their label debut, The House Rules, was released December 7, 2010. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers album chart and #25 on the Country Albums chart. The album was produced by Bob Ezrin
Bob Ezrin
Robert Alan "Bob" Ezrin is a Canadian music producer and keyboardist, known for his work with artists including Alice Cooper, Kiss and Pink Floyd. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 2004.-Biography:...
and Jimmie Lee Sloas.
The first single from the album, also titled "The House Rules" debuted at #54 on the Billboard Country Songs chart and was the 7th most added song on Mediabase
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals...
Country stations on its official impact date. The video for the single was directed by Timothy Hutton
Timothy Hutton
Timothy Tarquin Hutton is an American actor. He is the youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People . He currently stars as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT series Leverage.-Early life:Timothy...
and premiered on CMT
CMT
- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
's Big New Music Weekend October 1, 2010.
The second single, Let Me Go, was released on July 11, 2011. The video for the single was directed by Roman White
Roman White
Roman White is a music video director who has directed most of Carrie Underwood's videos. He has also directed music videos for Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and more...
, it premiered on CMT
CMT
- Medicine :* California mastitis test* Certified Massage Therapist* Cervical motion tenderness, a sign of pelvic inflammatory disease* Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease* Chemically modified tetracyclines* Circus Movement Tachycardia...
August 8, 2011 and reached #1 on their Today's Top Videos chart .
Christian Kane is also signed to a songwriting deal with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
Music Publishing and writes much of his own material. Trace Adkins
Trace Adkins
Tracy Darrell "Trace" Adkins is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1996 with the album Dreamin' Out Loud, released on Capitol Records Nashville. Since then, Adkins has released seven more studio albums and two Greatest Hits compilations...
released a song written by Kane called "Happy Man" on his 2010 album, Cowboy's Back in Town
Cowboy's Back in Town
Upon its release, Cowboys Back in Town received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable...
.
Kane's co-writing efforts include songs written with Blair Daly
Blair Daly
Blair Daly is an American songwriter and producer. He was born and raised in the small, Cajun town of Opelousas, Louisiana. Blair moved straight out of high school to Nashville, Tennessee in 1990, to pursue a career in music...
, Brett James
Brett James
Brett James Cornelius is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Signed to Career Records as a solo artist in 1995, James charted three singles and released a self-titled debut album that year...
, David Lee Murphy
David Lee Murphy
David Lee Murphy is an American country music artist. Signed to MCA Nashville Records in 1994, Murphy made his first appearance on the Billboard country charts that year with "Just Once", a song from the soundtrack to the 1994 film 8 Seconds. A year later, Murphy's debut album Out with a Bang was...
, Casey Beathard
Casey Beathard
Casey Beathard is an American country music songwriter. The son of former NFL general manager Bobby Beathard, he has co-written singles for several country music recording artists, including Top Ten singles for Gary Allan, Billy Ray Cyrus, Trace Adkins, and Kenny Chesney...
, and Jerrod Niemann
Jerrod Niemann
Jerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music artist. Active since 2001, he has recorded two independent albums. In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women "...
. "Thinking of You", a song he co-wrote with Blair Daly, featured in episode 3X06, "The Studio Job", of Leverage.
Actor
| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Fame L.A. Fame L.A. Fame L.A. was an MGM U.S. television series from 1997-1998. It told the story of a drama/dance school in Los Angeles where students honed their talents while overcoming various personal problems. It starred Christian Kane, Rosalyn Sanchez, and William R. Moses. Its producers included Patricia... (1997) TV series |
Ryan "Flyboy" Legget |
| Rescue 77 Rescue 77 Rescue 77 is an American television series about the professional and personal lives of paramedics in Los Angeles, California. The show aired in the spring of 1999 on Monday nights on the WB network.... (1999) TV series |
Wick Lobo |
| EDtv EdTV EDtv is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the Quebec film Louis 19, le roi des ondes , it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.The... (1999) |
P.A. |
| Angel Angel (TV series) Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999... (1999–2001, 2003–2004) TV series |
Lindsey McDonald Lindsey McDonald Lindsey McDonald is a fictional character from the television series Angel. He first appeared in the series' first episode, "City of," and featured prominently in the story arcs of seasons one, two, and five. Lindsey is the only character besides Angel himself to appear in both the first and last... |
| The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000) | Idaho Guy |
| Love Song Love Song (2000 film) Love Song is a 2000 film produced for television by MTV and directed by Julie Dash. The film stars Monica, Christian Kane, and Essence Atkins.-Plot:... (2000) |
Billy Ryan Gallo |
| Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons... (2001) TV series |
Nick Taylor |
| Crossfire Trail Crossfire Trail (film) Crossfire Trail is a Turner Network Television film starring Tom Selleck in the role of Rafael "Rafe" Covington, a wanderer known for his honesty and steadfastness who keeps his word to a dying friend despite great adversity to himself. The tagline of the picture is "A hero is measured by the... (2001) |
John Thomas "J.T." Langston |
| Summer Catch Summer Catch Summer Catch is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Biel, and Matthew Lillard. The story takes place on Cape Cod, but the majority of the film was shot in Southport, North Carolina.-Plot:... (2001) |
Dale Robin |
| Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman... (2002) |
Cal Cooper |
| The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron is a television movie aired by CBS in January 2003, which was based on the book Anatomy of Greed by Brian Cruver... (2003) |
Brian Cruver |
| Just Married Just Married Just Married is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper starring Ashton Kutcher and the late Brittany Murphy. In its opening week, the film was number one, making $17 million at the box office. It stayed in the Top 10 for 4 weeks.-Plot:The film starts... (2003) |
Peter Prentiss |
| Secondhand Lions Secondhand Lions Secondhand Lions is a 2003 American dramedy film written and directed by Tim McCanlies. It tells the story of an introverted young boy who is sent to live with his eccentric uncles on a farm in the U.S... (2003) |
Young Hub |
| The Plight of Clownana (2004) | Christian |
| Las Vegas Las Vegas (TV series) Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and... (2004) TV series |
Bob |
| Taxi Taxi (2004 film) Taxi is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned, Gérard Pirès-directed French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bündchen, and directed by Tim Story.-Plot:... (2004) |
Agent Mullins |
| Friday Night Lights (2004) | Brian |
| Into the West (2005) TV mini-series | Abe Wheeler |
| Her Minor Thing Her Minor Thing Her Minor Thing is a 2005 motion picture. The romantic comedy is directed by Charles Matthau, written by Jim Meyers and Debra Meyers, and stars Estella Warren, Christian Kane, and Michael Weatherly.The script's working title was "Men Are Jerks".... (2005) |
Paul |
| Keep Your Distance (2005) | Sean Voight |
| 24: The Game 24: The Game 24: The Game is a third-person shooter video game, based on the FOX television series, 24. The game was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment's Cambridge Studios and was published by 2K Games for PlayStation 2. It was announced on March 30, 2005 and first released in North America on February... (2006) Video Game |
Peter Madsen |
| Close to Home (2005–2006) TV series | Jack Chase |
| Four Sheets to the Wind Four Sheets to the Wind Four Sheets to the Wind is a 2007 independent drama film written and directed by Sterlin Harjo.-Cast:* Cody Lightning – Cufe Smallhill* Tamara Podemski – Miri Smallhill* Laura Bailey – Francie* Jeri Arredondo – Cora Smallhill* Jon Proudstar – Jim... (2006) |
David |
| Hide (2008) | Billy |
| Leverage Leverage (TV series) Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television... (2008–present) TV Series |
Eliot Spencer |
| Not Since You (2008) | Ryan |
| Good Day For It Good Day for It Good Day for It is a 2011 independent drama film starring Robert Patrick, Samantha Mathis, and Hal Holbrook.It premiered at the Sonoma Film Festival on April 8, 2011.-Cast:*Robert Patrick as Luke Cain*Hal Holbrook as Hec... (2010) |
Dale Acton |
| Minuteman (2010) | Peacemaker |
Soundtrack
| Title | Song(s) Featured |
|---|---|
| Angel Angel (TV series) Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999... (2001) |
"L.A. Song" |
| Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David Newman... (2002) |
"Sweet Carolina Rain" (as KANE) |
| The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron is a television movie aired by CBS in January 2003, which was based on the book Anatomy of Greed by Brian Cruver... TV (2003) |
"More Than I Deserve" (as KANE) |
| Just Married Just Married Just Married is a 2003 American romantic comedy film directed by Shawn Levy and written by Sam Harper starring Ashton Kutcher and the late Brittany Murphy. In its opening week, the film was number one, making $17 million at the box office. It stayed in the Top 10 for 4 weeks.-Plot:The film starts... (2003) |
"The Chase" (as KANE) |
| Leverage Leverage (TV series) Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television... -- "The Two Horse Job" (2008) |
"More Than I Deserve" (as KANE) |
| NASCAR 09 NASCAR 09 NASCAR 09 is the twelfth installment in the EA Sports NASCAR series, it is the sequel to 2007 game NASCAR 08. It is developed by EA Tiburon and released on the PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and mobile phones in North America on June 10, 2008. On March 12, 2008, EA announced Jeff Gordon as... (2009) |
"The House Rules" (as Christian Kane) |
| Keep Your Distance (2005) | "Right In Front Of You" (as Sean Voight/KANE) |
| Leverage Leverage (TV series) Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin's production company Electric Television... -- "The Studio Job" (2010) |
"Thinking of You" |
Studio albums
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| US Country |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
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Extended plays
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| US Country |
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Live albums
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| Acoustic Live In London |
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Singles
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
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| 2010 | "The House Rules" | 49 | The House Rules |
| 2011 | "Let Me Go"A | 58 | |
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Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2010 | "The House Rules" | Timothy Hutton Timothy Hutton Timothy Tarquin Hutton is an American actor. He is the youngest actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, which he won at the age of 20 for his performance as Conrad Jarrett in Ordinary People . He currently stars as Nathan "Nate" Ford on the TNT series Leverage.-Early life:Timothy... |
| 2011 | "Let Me Go" | Roman White Roman White Roman White is a music video director who has directed most of Carrie Underwood's videos. He has also directed music videos for Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and more... |