Through their social media accounts, the actor’s management confirmed the sad news that he had died.
Character actor who was best known for his roles in Eureka on the Sci-Fi channel and Once Upon a Time on ABC paid tribute to his life and work. Fans and celebrity co-stars alike did so.
What happened to Chris Gauthier? Who was he?
Christopher Gauthier was a character actor in Hollywood who was best known for his work in science fiction movies and TV shows.
Character actors, as opposed to leading actors, are known for playing strange or offbeat supporting roles.
When he died, his IMDB page showed that he had been in more than 100 movies.
His birthday is January 27, 1976, and he was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England.
He was born and raised in Canada and currently lives in Vancouver.
He first became an actor in 1999.
For his role as Vincent on the science fiction show Eureka, which ran from 2006 to 2012, he became famous.
Besides that, he played Malcolm Ross in eight episodes of the 2009 horror mystery show Harper’s Island.
Besides Smallville, Gauthier played Winslow “Toyman” Scott, a LuthorCorp Technician, on the fantasy adventure show Once Upon a Time and William Smee in the show.
A representative for Gauthier told TVLine that the musician “passed suddenly and unexpectedly after a short illness.”
The reason for death has not been found yet.
“We want to let you know that our dear friend and client Chris Gauthier died this morning.”
“Chris, a well-liked character actor from Vancouver, shared his skills with many of us on TV and in movies.”
They also said, “His fans and those of us who were lucky enough to know him better will both feel his loss.”
“The family of the deceased requests privacy at this time so that they may grieve properly.”
After the news of his untimely death spread, tributes from his co-stars came flooding in.
From his Instagram, Colin O’Donoghue, who played Captain Killian “Hook” Jones on Once Upon a Time, shared his thoughts.
“May Chris rest in peace! He wrote in the post’s caption, “Heartbroken!”
Feelings of love and support for Erin and the boys! Dear brother, you will be missed! It was really you who was captain!”
“So sad to hear of Chris Gauthier’s death,” Adam Horowitz, who runs Once Upon a Time, wrote on Twitter.
“What a nice, sweet, and talented person. It was nice to meet you, he said.
The actor Christopher Gorham, who worked with Gauthier on Harper’s Island, also talked about X.
He said in a tweet, “Another good man gone too soon.”
Happy to have worked with Chris, and my thoughts are with his family and friends. Peace out, buddy, he said.
What movies did Chris Gauthier’s character play?
Chris Gauthier played lead roles in several Hollywood movies.
He was better known for his roles in movies, but he was in many other things during his 22-year career.
Thirty Days and Forty Nights, a raunchy romantic comedy released in 2002, was his first movie experience.
The horror movies Freddy vs. Jason, Riding the Bullet, and The Butterfly Effect 2 also have Gauthier in them.
Along with Val Kilmer, he was in The Foursome, The Sandlot: Heading Home, and the 2010 horror movie The Traveler.
Gauthier did really well in science fiction, and he was in a lot of sci-fi shows, like Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Space Buddies.
He also played an editorial assistant at the New Frontiersman named Seymour in the superhero movie Watchmen, which came out in 2009.
Gauthier was the lead 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.
In the Netflix limited series A Series of Unfortunate Events, he played Phil.
Gauthier’s most recent role was as a recurring character on Joe Pickett, a Paramount+ neo-western crime drama.
In the second season of the show, Gauthier came on as Randy Pope, the new head of the Wyoming Fish and Game Department.
After he died, 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’s Ghost.
What was Chris Gauthier’s family like?
Chris Gauthier’s parents, siblings, and a large group of extended family members are among his friends and family who survive him.
His two kids and his wife Erin are part of this.
Together, they had two sons, Ben and Sebastian.
It is not clear when he married Erin because they were not very public.
However, Gauthier posted pictures of his family on social media.
His most recent post was a selfie of him and his wife Erin at a Vancouver Canucks hockey game.
Instagram says Sebastian, his son, was born on December 7, 2003.
Benjamin was born on August 11, 2005.
As Christmas Eve approached, he posted a picture of his family enjoying the holiday.
However, his family liked to keep their private lives secret, as shown by the fact that they didn’t have public social media accounts.