Christopher "Chris" Jay Potter (born August 23, 1960) is a Canadian actor. He is primarily known for his roles on soap operas and prime-time television. Potter is known for his roles as Peter Caine, the son of Kwai Chang Caine (played by David Carradine) on the 1990s crime drama Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Sgt. Tom Ryan in Silk Stalkings, Dr. David Cameron on the first season of Queer as Folk, the voice of Gambit in the X-Men: The Animated Series, and for his recurring role as con-artist Evan Owen on The Young and the Restless. His most prominent role is as Tim Fleming on the long-running Canadian drama Heartland. In 2008, Chris Potter began playing police chief Jake Russell in The Good Witch movie series opposite Catherine Bell.

Early life The oldest of three children, Potter was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Ron Potter, an ex-pro-football player and insurance executive, and Judith Potter, a singer. Potter was raised in London, Ontario and attended Oakridge Secondary School. His mother was interested, and got her son involved, in community theater. He also developed an interest in sports and music.

Potter wanted a career as a professional athlete; however, his father would not permit it. He later quit college to start a career as a rock musician. He discovered a love for the theater and became a professional stage actor. He also worked on an oil rig in Northern Canada, sold cars, and later became an insurance salesman. He left the insurance company to start his career on TV, as an actor and a pitchman.

Career After being a spokesman on many commercials in the 1980s, and his role in Material World, he finally made his mark in TV playing David Carradine's son and crime-fighting partner, Det. Peter Caine on Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, after receiving a contract with Warner Bros. in 1992, and remained close friends with Carradine until his death in 2009. His first role, in 1993, was a hit in both Canada and United States. From 1996 to 1999, he starred in the crime drama Silk Stalkings as Sgt. Tom Ryan. He also provided the voice of Gambit for the first four seasons of X-Men: The Animated Series.

Potter was featured in Rocket's Red Glare (2000). He appeared on the first season as Dr. David Cameron on Queer as Folk opposite Hal Sparks, and he starred in a mini-series A Wrinkle in Time (2003) for ABC. He also co-starred with Joely Fisher in Wild Card from 2003 to 2005. Potter also appeared in Spymate (2006). He also played Graydon Jennings in the movie Thrill of The Kill.

The following year, he landed another role opposite Amber Marshall in the CBC Television series Heartland playing the role of Tim Fleming. Also in 2007, Potter joined the cast of The Young and the Restless in a recurring role as Evan Owen, playing opposite Judith Chapman, with whom he had previously appeared on an episode of Silk Stalkings; Potter remained on The Young and the Restless until being written out in early 2008.

From 2008 to 2014, Potter was opposite Catherine Bell in a series of seven TV movies featuring The Good Witch portraying Jake Russell. He was co-executive producer of The Good Witch's Charm, The Good Witch's Destiny and The Good Witch's Wonder, and his co-star Catherine Disher had previously worked with him on X-Men and Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. Potter was unable to continue the role on the television series because of scheduling conflicts with his work on Heartland.

Personal life Potter is married to Karen, and they have four children.

Filmography Films

2000: Spiders – Hero 2000: Rocket's Red Glare – Tom Young 2001: The Shrink Is In – Jonathon 2001: Arachnid – Lev Valentine 2004: Right Hook: A Tall Tail (Short) – Fisherman 2005: The Pacifier – Captain Bill Fawcett 2006: Spymate – Mike Muggins 2011: A Warrior's Heart – Seamus "Sully" Sullivan 2013: The Hunt (Short) – Bart

Television

+ YearTitleRole Notes 1988 War of the Worlds Farmer Episode: "The Walls of Jericho" 1989Knightwatch Tonnelli Episode: "Cops: Part 2" Street Legal Grant Simon Episode: "Confession" Katts and Dog Griff Lewis Episode: "Fatal Obsession" 1990-1992 Top Cops Various 6 episodes Material World Tim Lyons Seasons 1-3 1992 Counterstrike Billy Episode: "The Three Tramps" 1992–1996 X-Men: The Animated Series Remy LeBeau / Gambit (voice) Regular role (5 seasons) 1993–1997 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Peter Caine Main role (4 seasons) 1995 Spider-Man: The Animated Series Remy LeBeau / Gambit (voice) 2 episodes 1996 The Nightmare Stepbrother Adrian Williams Television movie 1996–2000 Legends of Achilles Achilles Main role96 episodes 1996–1999 Silk Stalkings Detective Sergeant Tom Ryan Main role (seasons 6–8) 1998 The Waiting Game Adrian Seville TV movie 1999 The Outer Limits Captain Turner Episode: "Stranded" 2000 Queer as Folk Dr. David Cameron Recurring role (season 1) Will & Grace Michael Episode: "Hey La, Hey La, My Ex-Boyfriend's Back" 2001 Final Jeopardy Jed Seigel TV movie Touched by an Angel Michael Reilly Episode: "Angels Anonymous" 2003 Andromeda Able Ladrone Episode: "The Right Horse" Rush of Fear Sam Bryant TV movie A Wrinkle in Time Dr Jack Murry TV movie 2003–2005 Wild Card aka Zoe Busiek: Wild Card Dan Lennox Co-lead 2004 Open House David Morrow TV movie Sex Traffic Tom Harlsburgh TV movie 2004–2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mr. Rice / Linus KcKellen 2 episodes 2005 One Tree Hill Ray Green Episode: "I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" Trump Unauthorized Fred Trump Jr., adult TV movie 2007 Superstorm Dan Abrams TV miniseries The Young and the Restless Evan Owen 12 episodes2007–presentHeartland Tim Fleming Main Cast 2008 The Good Witch Jake Russell TV movie 2009 The Good Witch's Garden Jake Russell TV movie 2010 The Good Witch's Gift Jake Russell TV movie 2010 A Heartland Christmas Tim Fleming TV movie 2011 The Good Witch's Family Jake Russell TV movie 2012 The Good Witch's Charm Jake Russell TV movie 2013 The Good Witch's Destiny Jake Russell TV movie 2014 The Good Witch's Wonder Jake Russell TV movie 2015 Angels in the Snow Charles Montgomery TV movie 2024–present X-Men '97 Nathan Summers / Cable (voice) Recurring role (season 1); Regular role (season 2)

Director Heartland

Episode #45: "The Happy List" - January 31, 2010 Episode #64: "The River" - February 27, 2011 Episode #65: "Never Surrender" - March 6, 2011 Episode #98: "Waiting For Tomorrow" - February 10, 2013 Episode #110: "Best Man" - November 17, 2013 Episode #111: "Hotshot" - December 1, 2013 Episode #128: "Walk a Mile" - November 9, 2014 Episode #129: "The Family Tree" - November 23, 2014 Episode #144: "Back in the Saddle" - November 1, 2015 Episode #145: "Over and Out" - November 8, 2015 Episode #164: "Riding Shotgun" - November 13, 2016 Episode #165: "Here and Now" - November 20, 2016 Episode #182: "Our Sons and Daughters" - November 12, 2017 Episode #183: "Truth Be Told" - November 19, 2017 Episode #194: "Dare to Dream" - January 6, 2019 Episode #195: "Hearts Run Free" - January 13, 2019 Episode #200: "Running Scared" - March 3, 2019 Episode #211: "The Art of Trust" - November 3, 2019 Episode #212: "Legacy" - November 10, 2019 Episode #217: "Making Amends" - January 24, 2021

Silk Stalkings

Episode #168: "It's The Great Pumpkin, Harry" - January 24, 1999 Episode #160: "Hidden Agenda" - August 30, 1998 Episode #154: "Genius" - April 19, 1998

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