Chris Judge

Chris Judge

by | Blog, Fantasy Con, Interview, Video

I’ve heard of people going off to college not knowing what they want to major in but when it comes to actors, Chris Judge takes the cake. He was awarded a football scholarship from the University of Oregon where he started off as a pre-med major. The math was hard so he changed to psychology. Not satisfied, he switched again to telecommunications and film. Chris entered a competition and won a spot to host a local radio show. With added confidence he entered another competition.   He wrote a five minute dialogue for a second competition that landed him as host on a local FOX morning show. From radio to TV hosting Chris was still playing football and his team earned their way to the Hula Bowl his senior year. After College Chris Judge moved to LA and studied at the Howard Fine Studio. He landed roles on MacGyver and a few other projects including Bird on a Wire.   According to his biography, Chris Judge was hanging out at friend’s house when he overheard a roommate practicing for an audition. It was for a new show called Stargate SG-1. This peaked Chris’ interest. He snuck into the room and got the contact information for the audition. Chris called his agent and demanded to get a chance to audition. Chris said the Teal’c character had more people audition than any other role. The rest is history. Over 200 episodes of “Stargate” later and Chris is still involved with TV, movies, and voice acting as well as writing. During Fantasy Con my 8 year old son walked up to Chris...