David Sutcliffe (born June 8, 1969 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian actor. He is best known for playing Christopher Hayden, who had an on and off relationship with Lorelai Gilmore. He is the father of Rory Gilmore, and GiGi with Sherry, played by Mädchen Amick, on the CW show Gilmore Girls. A 1990 graduate of Victoria College at the University of Toronto, Sutcliffe played varsity basketball before succumbing to a career-ending knee injury. While in college he waited tables at local greasy spoon Michael's on Bay.

Before heading to Hollywood, he starred in an independent feature film entitled "Two or Three Words," directed by Toronto-local Evan Georgiades.