Character actors, on the other hand, are known for playing strange or offbeat supporting roles.<\/p>\n
His IMDB page showed that he had been in more than 100 movies before he died.<\/p>\n
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He was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, on January 27, 1976.<\/p>\n
He was born in Canada, grew up there, and now holds Canadian citizenship. He lived in Vancouver.<\/p>\n
Since 1999, Gauthier has been acting.<\/p>\n
His big break came when he played Vincent on the science fiction show Eureka, which ran from 2006 to 2012.<\/p>\n
He also played Malcolm Ross in eight episodes of the 2009 horror mystery show Harper\u2019s Island.<\/p>\n
In addition, Gauthier played William Smee in the fantasy adventure show Once Upon a Time and Winslow \u201cToyman\u201d Scott, a LuthorCorp Technician, in the TV show Smallville.<\/p>\n
TVLine was told by Gauthier\u2019s manager that he \u201cpassed suddenly and unexpectedly after a short illness.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cause of death has not been found yet.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can say for sure that Chris Gauthier, a dear friend and client, died this morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cChris was a well-liked character actor from Vancouver who shared his skills with many of us on TV and in movies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only his fans, but also those of us who had the chance to know him better\u201d felt his loss, they said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn behalf of his family, we do ask for privacy at this time so they can grieve properly.\u201d<\/p>\n
After it was announced that he had died too soon, tributes from his co-stars poured in.<\/p>\n
Cast member Colin O\u2019Donoghue, who played Captain Killian \u201cHook\u201d Jones on Once Upon a Time, wrote about it on Instagram.<\/p>\n
\u201cRest in peace, Chris!\u201d \u201cHeartbroken!\u201d he wrote under the picture.<\/p>\n
\u201cErin and the boys are in my thoughts and love!\u201d Brother, we will miss you! \u201cYou were the real captain!\u201d<\/p>\n
Adam Horowitz, who runs Once Upon a Time, tweeted, \u201cSo sad to hear of Chris Gauthier\u2019s death.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSuch a nice, sweet, and smart person. \u201cI will miss you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Chris Gorham, who worked on Harper\u2019s Island with Gauthier, also talked about X.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother good man gone too soon,\u201d he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cHappy to have worked with Chris, and my love goes out to his family and friends.\u201d \u201cRest in peace, buddy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
What movies did Chris Gauthier appear in?
\nChris Gauthier was in a number of Hollywood movies.<\/p>\n
Even though he was better known for his roles in movies, he was in many other ones during his 22-year career.<\/p>\n
His first movie role was in 40 Days and 40 Nights, a raunchy romantic comedy released in 2002.<\/p>\n
He was also in the scary movies Freddy vs. Jason, Riding the Bullet, and The Butterfly Effect 2.<\/p>\n
He also played lead roles in The Foursome, The Sandlot: Heading Home, and the 2010 horror movie The Traveler, which starred Val Kilmer.<\/p>\n
Gauthier was great in science fiction and had parts in many sci-fi shows, such as Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Space Buddies.<\/p>\n
He also played Seymour, an editorial assistant at the New Frontiersman, in the superhero movie Watchmen, which came out in 2009.<\/p>\n
Gauthier was in two made-for-TV movies: Iron Invader, a science fiction movie on the Syfy Channel in 2011, and The Christmas House, a Christmas movie on the Hallmark Channel in 2020.<\/p>\n
He played Phil in the Netflix limited series A Series of Unfortunate Events as well.<\/p>\n
The last time Gauthier was seen was as a recurring character on Joe Pickett, a Paramount+ neo-western crime drama.<\/p>\n
In the show\u2019s second season, Gauthier came on as Randy Pope, the new head of the Wyoming Fish and Game Department.<\/p>\n
After his death, he will next be seen as The Genie in the science fiction TV show The Triple Eight and as Jerry Costa in the horror movie Chimera\u2019s Ghost.<\/p>\n
Chris Gauthier, did you have a wife and kids?
\nChris Gauthier is remembered by his parents, siblings, and a large group of friends and family.<\/p>\n
His wife Erin and his two kids are part of this.<\/p>\n
They had two sons together, Ben and Sebastian.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not clear when he married Erin because they didn\u2019t stay in the public eye very much.<\/p>\n
Gauthier did, however, post pictures of his family on social media.<\/p>\n
He most recently posted a picture of himself and his wife Erin at a Vancouver Canucks hockey game.<\/p>\n
Instagram says that Sebastian, his son, was born on December 7, 2003.<\/p>\n
On August 11, 2005, he had a son named Ben.<\/p>\n
He posted a picture of his wife and kids celebrating Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n
But his family liked to keep their private lives private, as shown by the fact that they didn\u2019t have public social media accounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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