
Dennis Christopher (born Dennis Carrelli on December 2, 1955) is an American actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for playing Dave Stoller in Breaking Away and tragic film buff psychopath Eric Binford in Fade to Black. His Golden Globe-nominated breakthrough role was as Dave Stohler in the coming-of-age classic Breaking Away (1979). Other roles include American track star Charlie Paddock in Chariots of Fire, and Fade to Black, science fiction movies like Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II. He has appeared in nearly 40 movies and made-for-TV movies since 1975. Television roles include "Jack of All Trades" in the Profiler TV series, Eddie Kaspbrak in Stephen King's It, Desmond Floyd in Jake Speed, and in the HBO series Deadwood. Christopher has guest starred in two Star Trek episodes: the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Search (Part II)" and the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Detained". He also guest-starred as the demon-sorcerer Cyvus Vail in three episodes of Angel. Christopher had a reunion with Breaking Away "father" Paul Dooley, again as his son, in an episode of TV's Law & Order: Criminal Intent. The two had first played father and son in Robert Altman's A Wedding. In December 2006 he played Dr. Martin Ruber in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Lost Room.

as Himself

as Mr. Jones (uncredited)

as Leonide Moguy

as Himself

as Odin Johannessen

as Adrien

as Mikey

as Joshua 'Carrots' Beale

as Jim Norton

as Philip D'Arnot

as Comdor

as Douglas Reedy

as Steve

as Beauchamp

as Victor Varenkov

as Mr. Reese (The Disco Years)

as Mr. Reese

as Dale Porkel

as Friedrich (uncredited)

as Doctor Heller

as Wally Roberts

as Lapin

as Leech

as Nathan Flowers

as John

as Damon

as Desmond Floyd

as Stan

as Jack

as Brian Anderson

as Charles Paddock

as Eric Binford

as Ben Travis

as Dave Stoller

as T.T.

as Nick Adams

as Hughie Brenner

as Eugene

as Soda Delivery Boy (uncredited)

as Charley

as The Hippie (uncredited)

as Pan

as Pete

as Kevin

as Comdor