Biography
Mini Biography
At only ten years old, Christian Convery has made a name for himself as a young actor working alongside some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Having worked nonstop the past two years, Christian has several exciting projects in the works. This year you will see him starring in the Highland Films drama, Tiger Rising, opposite Dennis Quaid, Queen Latifah, Katherine McPhee Foster, and Sam Trammel. The Film follows 10-year-old Rob Horton (Convery) who discovers a caged tiger in the woods near his home, and is based on Kate DiCamillo's New York Times Bestselling children's book by the same name. Christian will also star in a leading role on the Netflix/Team Downey drama-fantasy series, Sweet Tooth, alongside Will Forte and Nonso Anozie, with James Brolin as narrator. He is filming the show in New Zealand.Recently, Christian starred in Playing With Fire in which he acted opposite Judy Greer, John Cena, John Leguizamo and Keegan-Michael Key, with whom he greatly enjoyed doing improv with. Playing With Fire was also special to Christian as got to perform many of his own stunts such as being in an intense fire simulator, hoisted 30 feet into the air from a burning cabin and lots of wire training. He also starred opposite Steve Carrell and Timotheé Chalamet in Beautiful Boy.
At the age of six, Christian booked a movie role from his very first audition which was for the film, Hearts of Spring. Within a year, Christian booked several projects including his first lead role in the film, My Christmas Dream. Christian's favorite thing about acting is the opportunity it gives him to travel and meet new people who often become great friends.
Since Christian booked his first project, he has showed no signs of slowing down. He starred in the Disney/Netflix series, Pup Academy and has also earned supporting roles in several projects such as Marvel's Venom, Ben Stiller's film Eggplant Emoji, The CW's Supernatural, Syfy's Van Helsing, FX's Legion and Disney's Descendants 3. Christian has several other projects under his belt which have earned him many award nominations and include wins for "Best Young Actor in a Leading Role" for both film and television.
Both on and off screen Christian is always up for a new adventure and loves to travel the world. He has traveled to Mauritius in east Africa where he got to go in the Indian Ocean's only submarine; has traveled expansively in the Caribbean with his favorite island being Martinique, two overseas regions of France; Hawaii, Dominican Republic, Mexico, New Zealand, where he did a six hour hike on Rangitoto Island (a volcano), the British Virgin Islands, and Thailand. Christian has also visited Beijing where he was able to both walk on and toboggan down the Great Wall of China.
In his free time he likes to hang out with his dog and play guitar. He also loves the great outdoors and all the activities and adventures that come with it including parkour, hiking, surfing, wake surfing, zip-lining, trapeze, rafting and running- and he is even a certified Padi Scuba Diver and Junior Lifeguard.