Biography
Emmy-nominated Christian Vincent is a versatile artist whose skills as an actor, dancer, choreographer, dance coach, and educator have earned him recognition across the dance and entertainment industries.
Christian received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming for The Porter series, marking a first for BET in this category. His choreography is also featured in Netflix’s Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker, starring Oscar winner Octavia Spencer; the Lifetime biopic about rap group Salt-N-Pepa; and the Lifetime film The Christmas Dance Reunion. Other notable choreographic credits include Noah's Arc: Jumping The Broom, 500 Days of Summer (assistant choreographer), and the Global Television series Canada Sings. He has collaborated with directors David Fincher and Marc Webb, and coached actors such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt (500 Days of Summer), Jonah Ray (Hidden America), and Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins for Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water.
As an actor, Christian is best known for his role as Ricky Davis in the groundbreaking series Noah's Arc, its sequel film Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom, Noah's Arc: The Rona Chronicles, and the upcoming Noah's Arc reboot. He starred in the Hallmark Christmas film A Majestic Christmas and appeared in Lifetime’s The Christmas Dance Reunion. His stage work includes the off-Broadway production Radiant Baby, directed by George C. Wolfe. His television credits include appearances on Smallville, The Wedding Planners, Center Stage 2, Fringe, Fallen, Sins of the Mother, Continuum, Hidden America with Jonah Ray, and most recently as Caleb Ezra on Amazon Prime’s The Power.
As a dancer, Christian has performed and toured with artists such as Madonna (dance captain, Drowned World Tour), Prince, Britney Spears, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Stevie Wonder, Chayanne, Mandy Moore, Geri Halliwell, Macy Gray, Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Ashanti. His film appearances include She's All That, Starsky & Hutch, Rent, The Wedding Planner, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas, Miss Congeniality 2, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation. His extensive television credits include Buffy, Disney’s Annie, Arrested Development, Baywatch, Mad TV, The George Lopez Show, Cold Case, and Dancing with the Stars. He has also appeared in numerous commercials and print ads for Chevrolet, Muscle & Fitness Hers, and Verizon.
Christian is a dedicated educator passionate about inspiring the next generation of performers. He served as a professor at USC’s prestigious Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, where he developed and taught the Commercial Dance course.
Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, Christian earned a B.F.A., graduating cum laude from Butler University. In 2015, he completed an MFA in dance at the University of California, Irvine.
Christian is a newly elected Television Academy Governor for the Choreographer’s Branch of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
