Christian trained at The Central School of Speech and Drama in London. He finished his Masters Degree in Performance in October 2004. Prior to Central he completed a BA (hons) at university in London and did two exchanges abroad which took him to Tampa, Florida and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Whilst studying at university, he held a part time job in several West End Theatres and would learn and become inspired by watching the many productions. Christian grew up in the town of Ipswich in Suffolk, England. He got into acting at an early age and by the age of seven was playing the lead roles in his school plays. This continued when he went to high school where he trained under Gloria Henshall, the mother of Broadway and West End Star Ruthie Henshall. In his spare time whilst at school, he would perform in local concerts, hospital radio and even perform music on the streets of London and Colchester for small change. Since then he has lived and worked all over the world. Some of these places include: England, Greece, USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia and Thailand.

Father is Italian and Mother is half PolishHas lived and worked in England, Greece, USA, Canada, Argentina and Australia.His mother and father both work in education.His grandmother (mothers side) was an extra in the movie 'O Lucky Man' starring Malcolm McDowellTony Shalhoub's performance as Freddy Riedenschneider in 'The Man Who Wasn't There' is one of his all time favorite performances by an actor in filmIs a vegetarian