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Christian Kane
Kane in Las Vegas, April 27, 2006
Born	June 27, 1974 (1974-06-27) (age 35) Dallas, Texas

Christian Kane (born June 27, 1974) is an American actor and singer/songwriter, best known for his role as the morally ambiguous lawyer Lindsey McDonald on the show Angel, as lead singer for the country rock band KANE, and for his role on the TNT series Leverage.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Acting 2.2 Musical 3 Filmography 3.1 Actor 3.2 Production Team 3.3 Soundtrack 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Early life

Kane was born in Dallas, Texas. Although born in Texas, his family moved around the South and Midwest before finally settling in Norman, Oklahoma when he was in the 8th grade. While studying Art History at the University of Oklahoma, Christian caught the acting bug and headed to Los Angeles before finishing the degree. He has a scar on his upper lip from an injury he received while filming Secondhand Lions. He has never had any formal acting training.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Career

[edit] Acting

Starting out delivering scripts for a talent management company, his first acting role was in the 1997 TV series, Fame L.A.. The breakthrough year for Kane, though, was 1999. He was first involved in two projects; Rescue 77, a short lived television series, and the film Edtv. Then Kane landed the role of Wolfram & Hart lawyer Lindsey McDonald on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off Angel. His run on the show would prove to be a good one, appearing as a recurring character in three of the five seasons. In the Carrie Underwood music video "So Small," Kane was featured as well playing the role of one of the three converging stories. Kane recently played the lead role of Billy in the psychological thriller, Hide, to be released in early 2009.

Returning to the genre that made him recognizable, Kane is set to play Michael in the horror thriller Death Walks the Streets. He is also a co-executive producer on the film. The story will center around an ex-con, Michael, who is drawn back into "The Organization", which is made up of vampires, zombies, demons and other staple creatures of supernatural folklore. He now appears on the new TNT television series Leverage as a "hitter" who teams up with four other specialists to undo the injustices perpetrated upon the helpless. Leverage has been declared an audience and critical "hit". The second season premiered on 19 August 2009.

[edit] Musical

His band, KANE, once described as a mix of country, rock and rockabilly,^[1] has appeared at L.A. nightclubs such as The Viper Room and The Mint,^[2] and toured the U.S., as well as London and Germany. The band has released two CDs; their eponymous debut, and a live acoustic set recorded in London.

They also have a MySpace page where their fans can keep up-to-date on their activities.^[3] Though KANE (the band) is considered country, the vocal style of Kane (the singer) is more strong and soulful than gritty or twangy.^[4]

Christian is signed to EMI Music Publishing Nashville where he has been working on his first major label release. Songs that may be included on this release are available on his website or at his MySpace page.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor

Title	Role
Fame L.A. (1997) TV series	Ryan "Flyboy" Legget
Rescue 77 (1999) TV series	Wick Lobo
Edtv (1999)	P.A.
Angel (1999-2001, 2003-2004) TV series	Lindsey McDonald
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy (2000)	Idaho Guy
Love Song (2000)	Billy Ryan Gallo
Dawson's Creek (2001) TV series	Nick Taylor
Crossfire Trail (2001)	John Thomas "J.T." Langtston
Summer Catch (2001)	Dale Robin
Life or Something Like It (2002)	Cal Cooper
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (2003)	Brian Cruver
Just Married (2003)	Peter Prentiss
Secondhand Lions (2003)	Young Hub
The Plight of Clownana (2004)	Christian
Las Vegas (2004) TV series	Bob
Taxi (2004)	Agent Mullins
Friday Night Lights (2004)	Brian
Into the West (2005) TV mini-series	Abe Wheeler
Her Minor Thing (2005)	Paul
Keep Your Distance (2005)	Sean Voight
24: The Game (2006) Video Game	Peter Madsen
Close to Home (2005-2006) TV series	Jack Chase
Four Sheets to the Wind (2006)	David
Hide (2008)	Billy
Leverage (2008) TV Series	Eliot Spencer
Not Since You (2008) (post-production)	Ryan
Death Walks the Streets (2009) (pre-production)	Michael Labou

[edit] Production Team

Title
Death Walks the Streets (2009) (pre-production)	co-executive producer

[edit] Soundtrack

Title	Song(s) Featured
Angel (2001)	"L.A. Song"
Life or Something Like It (2002)	"Sweet Carolina Rain" (as KANE)
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron TV (2003)	"More Than I Deserve" (as KANE)
Just Married (2003)	"The Chase" (as KANE)
Leverage -- "The Two Horse Job" (2008)	"More Than I Deserve" (as KANE)
NASCAR 09 (2009)	"The House Rules" (as Christian Kane)
[Keep your distance]] (2005)	"right in front of you" (as Sean Voight/KANE)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Christian Kane

• Official website
• Christian Kane at the Internet Movie Database
• Christian Kane at TV.com
• Christian Kane at MySpace
• Official site for the band KANE
• Official site for Death Walks the Streets
• Death Walks the Streets at MySpace

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NAME	Kane, Christian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American actor and musician
DATE OF BIRTH	1974-6-27
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dallas, Texas
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH