Editing Christopher Judge (section)

==Career==

===Acting===
[[File:ChristopherJudgeAtConvention.jpg|thumb|left|170px|Judge at the 2008 Armageddon Convention in Christchurch, New Zealand]]
In 1989 Judge began studying at the [[Howard Fine|Howard Fine Studio]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="scifiint"/> His early roles in the 1990s included ''[[Bird on a Wire (film)|Bird on a Wire]]'', ''[[Cadence (film)|Cadence]]'', ''[[Neon Rider]]'' and ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' with future ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' star [[Richard Dean Anderson]]. In the ensuing years, Judge had small parts in various television shows and films such as ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' (with future ''[[Stargate SG-1|SG-1]]'' director [[Peter DeLuise]]), ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', and ''[[House Party 2]]'', and as a regular on ''[[Sirens (1993 TV series)|Sirens]]'' from 1994 to 1995.

Judge's largest role came in 1997 with ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. While at a friend's house, he saw his friend's roommate practicing for an audition for the show and was intrigued. While the roommate was away, Judge looked at the audition notes, called his agent, and insisted he get him an audition or lose him as a client.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.series-tv.net/sujet374-chat-christopher-judge.html|title=Christopher Judge Chat|access-date=2009-05-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612000102/http://www.series-tv.net/sujet374-chat-christopher-judge.html|archive-date=2010-06-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>  At the audition, there were three actors trying out for each of the other principal roles, but eight or ten for the role of [[Teal'c]]. Judge was confident that he had acquired the part when they dismissed everyone who had read for the part except him.<ref name="child"/>

Judge's subsequent work includes guest spots on ''[[Andromeda (TV series)|Andromeda]]'', ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'', ''[[The Mentalist]]'', the television film ''Personal Effects'', and the films ''[[Snow Dogs]]'' and ''[[A Dog's Breakfast]]'', the latter written and directed by fellow Stargate actor [[David Hewlett]]. Judge appeared in "Anonymous", the October 26, 2010 episode of ''[[NCIS: Los Angeles]]'', and as one of [[Bane (comics)|Bane]]'s henchmen in the 2012 film ''[[The Dark Knight Rises]]''.

===Writing===
Judge wrote four [[List of Stargate SG-1 episodes|''Stargate SG-1'' episodes]]: season five's "The Warrior", season six's "The Changeling", season seven's "Birthright", and season eight's "Sacrifices".{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

After ''Stargate SG-1'' was cancelled, Judge began writing a script for a show called ''Rage of Angels'' that would have enabled him to play "the lead in an hour formatted show and prove that a black lead can be commercially viable and sustainable in overseas markets."<ref name="tvcrush">{{cite web|url=http://www.multichannel.com/blog/TV_Crush/7536-Stargate_s_Chris_Judge_24_s_Brad_Turner_Partner_for_Rage_of_Angels.php|title=TV Crush Blog}}</ref> The script was marketed as a two-hour, [[backdoor pilot]] with MGM,<ref name="tvcrush"/> but is now apparently with Direct TV and Starz Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelshanks-online.com/conventions/2009_vancouver_creation.shtml|title=Michael Shanks - Conventions|website=www.michaelshanks-online.com}}</ref>

===Voice work===
[[File:Christopher Judge - Stand Radio Toulouse - Toulouse Game Show - 2012-12-02- P1500666.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Judge during the Toulouse Game Show in 2012]]
Judge has also done voice acting for animated series and video games, including [[Magneto (Marvel Comics)|Magneto]] on ''[[X-Men: Evolution]]'', and the canceled ''[[Stargate SG-1: The Alliance]]''.

In the season eight episode, "[[Stargate SG-1 season 8#ep160|Avatar]]", Teal'c informs SG-1 that he plays ''[[Def Jam Vendetta]]'', alluding to the fact that Judge had provided the voice of D-Mob, the main antagonist in that game. He once again appeared as D-Mob in the sequel, ''[[Def Jam: Fight for NY]]''. He voiced Jericho in ''[[Turok (2008 video game)|Turok]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

Judge provided the voice of [[Zodak]] on the 2002 ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002 TV series)|He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' cartoon as well as Coach Grey in the [[Action Man (2000 TV series)|Action Man]] CGI series from 2000.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

On June 14, 2016, Judge confirmed he was the voice actor for [[Kratos (God of War)|Kratos]] in the 2018 ''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'', replacing longtime voice actor [[Terrence C. Carson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-god-of-war-does-not-feature-original-kratos-vo/1100-6440925/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0a|title=New God of War Does Not Feature Original Kratos Voice Actor|date=June 15, 2016|last=Paget|first=Mat|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|work=[[GameSpot]]|access-date=June 15, 2016}}</ref> He reprised the role in ''[[God of War Ragnarök]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/22702105/god-of-war-ragnarok-christopher-judge-kratos-actor-injury-delay |title=Kratos actor says God of War Ragnarok was delayed due to his health |last=Gilliam |first=Ryan |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |date=September 30, 2021 |access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref>