Editing Christopher Judge (section)

===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]]''.