Christopher M. Brochu (born June 25, 1989) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his role as Luke Parker in The Vampire Diaries (2014–2015).
Early life Brochu was born in Washington, D.C. to Nita and Michael Brochu. He has an younger brother, Doug Brochu, and a younger sister, actress Kaitlyn "Kate" Brochu.
Career He was in the films Soul Surfer, where he played "Timmy Hamilton", and in Lemonade Mouth, where he played the rude and popular lead singer of the band Mudslide Crush, "Ray Beech". He sang "And the Crowd Goes" and "Don't Ya Wish U Were Us?" along with his friend, Scott Picket (played by Nick Roux). He is also known for the role of the witch Luke Parker on the TV show The Vampire Diaries.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Pose Down Brian Deck (Teen) Direct-to-video 2008 Solar Flare Riley Cassano 2011 Soul Surfer Timmy Hamilton 2014 Dawn Patrol Ben 2018 Baja Todd Meyer 2019 Peace Asch 2021 Zero Contact Sam Hart
Television Year Title RoleNotes2007 Unfabulous Guy 1 Episode: "The Two Timer" Zoey 101 Preppy Guy No. 1 Episode: "Logan Gets Cut Off" 2009 Young Jane Episode: "Throwing Fire"2011 Truth Be Told Kenny CraneTV movie Lemonade Mouth Ray Beech Melissa & Joey Roman Maizes Recurring role (season 1)2012 Awake Chris Chapman Episode: "Ricky's Tacos" NCIS: Los Angeles Navy Petty Officer S. Allen Episode: "Free Ride" 2013 CSI: New York Jason Riley Episode: "Civilized Lies" 2014 High School Possession Mase Adkins TV movie 2014–2015 The Vampire Diaries Lucas "Luke" Parker Recurring role (seasons 5–6)2016 Shameless Dylan Wallace2 episodes Notorious Preston Mann 2017 Once Upon a Date Anthony Dunbrook TV movie2019 The Magicians Derek Episode: "The Side Effect" Dynasty Dale Episode:"Miserably Ungrateful Men" 2020 The Rookie Crispin Bowers Episode: "Hand-Off" 2023 Station 19 Brenton Episode: "Never Gonna Give You Up" 2024 The Big Cigar Dennis Hopper Miniseries; 3 episodes
Discography
Featured singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Album "We Burnin' Up"(Adam Hicks featuring Chris Brochu) 2011
Other appearances Song Year Album"And the Crowd Goes"2011Lemonade Mouth"Don't Ya Wish U Were Us?"
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director Notes "And the Crowd Goes"2011Patricia RiggenScenes from Lemonade Mouth "Don't Ya Wish U Were Us?" "We Burnin' Up" Adam Hicks's music video; featured video "Fade In / Fade Out" 2019 Stephen Wayne Mallett Nothing More's music video
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