Known to television audiences for his role as Mike Kasnoff in the daytime drama As the World Turns, Shawn Christian moved to the dark streets of New Gotham on the WB's Birds of Prey as Barbara Gordon's love interest, Wade Brixton. Shawn currently stars in the WB's Summerland.

A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Christian has enjoyed a successful and varied career as an actor. After graduating from Michigan's Ferris State University with a degree in marketing, he relocated to Chicago. It was there that he honed his acting skills on stage with the improvisational company Improv Olympic.

After spending three seasons in As the World Turns, Christian moved to Los Angeles and landed recurring roles in Crossing Jordan, 10-8, Beverly Hills, 90210, Pacific Palisades, and Becker, as well as the WB drama Charmed. He returned to his comic roots with his appearance on Friends playing Rachel's gynecologist. Christian has also guest-starred in such series as CSI, The Drew Carey Show, Spin City and Coupling. Additional television work includes Malcolm & Eddie, Ellen, Men Behaving Badly and Step By Step. Christian also starred in the television movie Undercover Christmas, opposite Jamie Gertz and Tyne Daly. He won the role of a martial arts expert in the USA Network pilot Red Skies in 2002 because executive producer John Woo couldn't get Brad Pitt.

On the big screen, Christian was featured in Shopgirl with Steve Martin, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, Almost You, Beautiful, directed by Sally Field, and in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection where he starred opposite Michael Gross.

Christian currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and son. A sports enthusiast, he enjoys playing basketball, football, baseball and racquetball in his spare time.