Monologue Prison Break

The director threw me the ball a few times, and I practiced hitting it in order to give me confidence. One time when he threw it, I hit it. There are two cameras next to each other, and the ball went right through the middle. My jaw dropped when I saw that. I couldn't believe it.

Daniel Lissing, Christian Michael Cooper, Ava Cooper Credit: Copyright 2017 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Eike Schroter
We also love Erin {Krakow}, and we love Dan{iel Lissing}. They're both such nice people. I honestly don't know what the show would be without them. They're such great actors. I think they're amazing.

Prison Break is the next big thing you have coming up. How did you get your role in this show?

I remember it was an audition after

My mom said they had actually been looking for the right person for the role for quite a while, so yeah, I'm glad I listened to my mom.

Did you have any scheduling conflicts between Prison Break and any of your other roles?

I was filming Prison Break and Wayward Pines at the same time, but all the dates worked out.

Christian, what can you tell us about your character in Prison

Dominic {Purcell}, Sarah {Wayne Callies}, and Wentworth {Miller}--they all were just great actors, and they were very down-to-earth. What I remember about Dominic is that he was really funny. In the show, he's very serious. But when we weren't filming--there's actually a picture somewhere around of me punching his face and him punching my face..he's a really funny guy once you get to know him.

Were you the only kid in this series?

There was a friend from acting class who was in it too. He plays the urchin in the Yemen prison. He actually went to Morocco and filmed there for a couple of weeks.

Do you have any pets?

We used to have fish, but they passed away. Then we got hamsters, and they got a terrible disease, and they passed away. But we have our dog, Jake, and we had him even before we had fish.

With Jake
One last question--what do you like to do when you're not acting?

Soccer, hip hop, paddleboarding, kayaking, swimming.

Well, of course! You're multi-talented! You're an actor. You're involved in all the sports. Christian, I don't even do all those things!

I have played soccer for five years. Dance for three