Christian Keiber
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Christian Keiber was cast opposite
Russell Crowe in the Sony Pictures film
No Way Back (1995) and was recently
featured on the Emmy Awards for his role in
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
with Emmy nominated Laverne Cox directed by
Jodie Foster.
Christian Keiber began his acting career as a young boy in both theater
and television productions throughout the New York area. After
graduating from Tuxedo High School in New York, he decided to continue
his training and received a theater scholarship to East Carolina
University, where he was invited to study the four year intensive
'Meisner Technique' with famed professor Donald E. Biehn alongside
Sandra Bullock
and Kevin Williamson. Aside
from winning the university's
'Best Actor Award', he also had the
opportunity to add many summer stock and regional theater performances
to his credit, including acting opposite his mentor, veteran character
actor, Larry Gates,
in the play 'Foxfire'. After graduating, Keiber returned to New York to
pursue his acting.
In New York City, Keiber was immediately cast in several acclaimed
theater productions and was invited to become the youngest member in
history of the most prestigious actor's club in the world,
'The
Players', whose members since 1888 include
Mark Twain,
James Cagney,
Humphrey Bogart,
Walt Disney,
Frank Sinatra,
Jack Lemmon,
Katharine Hepburn,
Laurence Olivier,
'Ethan Hawk' (q.v.),
Morgan Freeman,
Al Pacino, and many others.
Keiber's acting then led him to Los Angeles for a theatrical production
of
'Who's Afraid of Uta Hagen?'. After catching the attention of
director/writer Frank A. Cappello,
he was cast opposite Russell Crowe in the
Sony Pictures film,
No Way Back (1995). Other major film
and television credits include,
My Favorite Martian (1999),
with Jeff Daniels and
Christopher Lloyd,
Opposite Sex and the City (2002),
For da Love of Money (2002),
the CBS series,
Michael Hayes (1997) with
David Caruso,
Without a Trace (2002),
Dr. Vegas (2004) with
Rob Lowe,
Cold Case (2003),
JAG (1995),
Dinner (2000) for the Sci-Fi Channel, the
Steven Bochco series
Raising the Bar (2008)
opposite Mark-Paul Gosselaar,
General Hospital (1963), and
a recurring role on the WB's hit show
Charmed (1998). Keiber also wrote and
starred in
Bear to the Right (2000) with
Clea DuVall, directed by
Matthew F. Leonetti Jr., was
hand picked by Joss Whedon to voice the
Reavers characters in the blockbuster film
Serenity (2005), a starring role,
opposite Tim Meadows,
Jason London,
Antonio Sabato Jr., with a cameo by
the late Anna Nicole Smith, in the
major motion picture,
Wasabi Tuna (2003), the NBC hit drama
ER (1994) starring opposite
Steve Buscemi &
Stanley Tucci and the hit
series on CBS
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
opposite Chris O'Donnell,
LL Cool J, Netflix new series
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
directed by Oscar Winner Jodie Foster, CBS
Blue Bloods (2010), recurring
roles on A&E
Those Who Kill (2014), HBO Show Me a Hero (2015), and
Trust Me, I'm a Lifeguard (2014),
which Keiber was the star/screenwriter/executive producer that World
Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Keiber also remains active in theater, where he received rave reviews
for his performance as "McLaughlin" in
Patrick Sheane Duncan
'Soul's On
Fire', produced by Danny Glover
he also played Ernest Hemingway in the
original production of,
'Hem and Scott on the Road', at the NYAS-Professional Ensemble. Keiber is the co/founder of the Brazen Giant Ensemble in NYC alongside Bill Sorvino .
Currently, Keiber is fielding development deals for a number of
screenplays he has written for his production company, Creative Alley
Productions, was featured on National Public Radio (N.P.R.), three
times, representing one of the 'Young Mavericks of Hollywood,'and was
featured in 'Origin Magazine' as one of, 'The Nation's Top Creatives'.
Christian Keiber was featured on the 2014 Emmy Awards for
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
in his scene with Emmy nominated Laverne Cox
directed by Jodie Foster.
Russell Crowe in the Sony Pictures film
No Way Back (1995) and was recently
featured on the Emmy Awards for his role in
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
with Emmy nominated Laverne Cox directed by
Jodie Foster.
Christian Keiber began his acting career as a young boy in both theater
and television productions throughout the New York area. After
graduating from Tuxedo High School in New York, he decided to continue
his training and received a theater scholarship to East Carolina
University, where he was invited to study the four year intensive
'Meisner Technique' with famed professor Donald E. Biehn alongside
Sandra Bullock
and Kevin Williamson. Aside
from winning the university's
'Best Actor Award', he also had the
opportunity to add many summer stock and regional theater performances
to his credit, including acting opposite his mentor, veteran character
actor, Larry Gates,
in the play 'Foxfire'. After graduating, Keiber returned to New York to
pursue his acting.
In New York City, Keiber was immediately cast in several acclaimed
theater productions and was invited to become the youngest member in
history of the most prestigious actor's club in the world,
'The
Players', whose members since 1888 include
Mark Twain,
James Cagney,
Humphrey Bogart,
Walt Disney,
Frank Sinatra,
Jack Lemmon,
Katharine Hepburn,
Laurence Olivier,
'Ethan Hawk' (q.v.),
Morgan Freeman,
Al Pacino, and many others.
Keiber's acting then led him to Los Angeles for a theatrical production
of
'Who's Afraid of Uta Hagen?'. After catching the attention of
director/writer Frank A. Cappello,
he was cast opposite Russell Crowe in the
Sony Pictures film,
No Way Back (1995). Other major film
and television credits include,
My Favorite Martian (1999),
with Jeff Daniels and
Christopher Lloyd,
Opposite Sex and the City (2002),
For da Love of Money (2002),
the CBS series,
Michael Hayes (1997) with
David Caruso,
Without a Trace (2002),
Dr. Vegas (2004) with
Rob Lowe,
Cold Case (2003),
JAG (1995),
Dinner (2000) for the Sci-Fi Channel, the
Steven Bochco series
Raising the Bar (2008)
opposite Mark-Paul Gosselaar,
General Hospital (1963), and
a recurring role on the WB's hit show
Charmed (1998). Keiber also wrote and
starred in
Bear to the Right (2000) with
Clea DuVall, directed by
Matthew F. Leonetti Jr., was
hand picked by Joss Whedon to voice the
Reavers characters in the blockbuster film
Serenity (2005), a starring role,
opposite Tim Meadows,
Jason London,
Antonio Sabato Jr., with a cameo by
the late Anna Nicole Smith, in the
major motion picture,
Wasabi Tuna (2003), the NBC hit drama
ER (1994) starring opposite
Steve Buscemi &
Stanley Tucci and the hit
series on CBS
NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
opposite Chris O'Donnell,
LL Cool J, Netflix new series
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
directed by Oscar Winner Jodie Foster, CBS
Blue Bloods (2010), recurring
roles on A&E
Those Who Kill (2014), HBO Show Me a Hero (2015), and
Trust Me, I'm a Lifeguard (2014),
which Keiber was the star/screenwriter/executive producer that World
Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Keiber also remains active in theater, where he received rave reviews
for his performance as "McLaughlin" in
Patrick Sheane Duncan
'Soul's On
Fire', produced by Danny Glover
he also played Ernest Hemingway in the
original production of,
'Hem and Scott on the Road', at the NYAS-Professional Ensemble. Keiber is the co/founder of the Brazen Giant Ensemble in NYC alongside Bill Sorvino .
Currently, Keiber is fielding development deals for a number of
screenplays he has written for his production company, Creative Alley
Productions, was featured on National Public Radio (N.P.R.), three
times, representing one of the 'Young Mavericks of Hollywood,'and was
featured in 'Origin Magazine' as one of, 'The Nation's Top Creatives'.
Christian Keiber was featured on the 2014 Emmy Awards for
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
in his scene with Emmy nominated Laverne Cox
directed by Jodie Foster.