Born in El Paso, Texas, Christian was very active in high school sports including varsity football, track, hockey and wrestling and was captain of the drumline in the marching band while still excelling academically; earning a perfect score on his SAT in Math, and eventually graduating summa cum laude. After high school, he attended the US Air Force Academy in Colorado ranking first in his athletics class, competing in boxing, a member of the Cheerleading team, and where he found his interest in acting and entertainment by producing and choreographing dance videos. In 2011 he attended Arizona State University and continued to excel in athletics as a pole vaulter, playing football and in body building while studying business. At Arizona State his passion for acting developed where he also studied film and acting appearing in 15 student productions before graduating in 2015. Relocating to Los Angeles after graduation, Christian devoted all his attention to acting and improvisation training and immediately landed work on a number of films.