With a name like Christian Boeving, you expect someone from Belgium or the Netherlands, but in fact the 45-year old bodybuilder was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Missouri. He began posing for muscle and fitness magazines at the age of 18, and is one of the most photographed people in the world, appearing on over 400 covers to date.
He's also a fitness writer, consultant, and spokesperson for bodybuilding supplements, though he has lost status in the industry after admitting that he had been using steroids since age 16.
He broke into show biz with a gay porn video,
Posing Strap (1994) and a tv pilot, the aptly named
Muscle (1995).
Guest roles in a number of tv series and movies followed, usually roles requiring musclemen:
Prey, Nash Bridges, Malcolm in the Middle, and
Sheena.He also continued his porn career in the gay
Coverboys (1996) and the softcore straight
Andromina: The Pleasure Planet (1999).
Although Christian starred in a man-mountain "let's rescue someone in Southeast Asia" movie,
When Eagles Strike (2003), his most important roles have been in sci fi and fantasy: The monster Grendel in
Beowulf: Prince of the Geats (2007); Jack Stone in
Apocalypze Z, aka Zombie Disaster (2013); Andre in
Legend of the Red Reaper (2013).
Not a lot of gay roles, except for the porn, but what do you expect for a bodybuilder? Hollywood likes its gay male characters wimpy and wispy.
