Christopher O'Shea is an English actor best known for his debut role in the 2016 feature film Patriots Day, his role as Jareth Glover on the television series Madam Secretary, and his part as Professor Philip Farlow in the television sitcom Baby Daddy.
In 2009, he appeared in the short film, Dead Hungry, which was his first credited acting job.[2] In 2014, he was a recurring character in the ABC Family (later Freeform) sitcom Baby Daddy, which was his first television role.[3] From 2016 to 2017, he appeared in the CBS drama Madam Secretary as Jareth Glover, the English fiancé of Stevie McCord.[4]
In 2017, O'Shea starred in the romantic comedy, A Simple Wedding alongside Tara Grammy. He plays a Californian artist who falls in love with a second generation Persian woman and must bridge the cultural divide with her conservative family.[8]
In November 2020, O'Shea was cast in a recurring role on the third season of the Netflix psychological thriller series You.[11] In 2022, he was cast as Percival Pickens, the primary antagonist in the second half of the sixth season of Riverdale.