Facts:   - spouse: joanne gartin -lrb- ? -2010 -rrb-      - children: 2    - birth date: 12 january 1968    - reel: http://www.chrisgartin.com    - birth place: new york city , new york   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of christopher gartin .
christopher russell gartin -lrb- born january 12 , 1968 -rrb- is an american actor .in his recurring role as max zarella in rush , he played a bipolar actor on the fade and off his meds .he also recurred on perception this past season as father patrick nolan .he is best known for his role in the 1996 film ' as cab driver grady hoover .he also had roles in the films `` transcendence '' with jonny depp , `` black swan '' , `` flightplan '' , `` as virgins fall '' , `` johns '' and the comedy `` friends & family '' .on television , gartin has had roles on various shows such as showtimes hit `` shameless '' , ' , `` will & grace '' , and the `` finding judas '' episode of `` house '' .in july 2007 , he joined the ensemble on `` side order of life '' on the lifetime network .in 2009 , he began appearing on the hbo series `` true blood '' as hugo , the human lover of isabel , a dallas vampire who serves as second lieutenant to godric .he is also well known for his theater credits in multiple tony award winning plays like the last night of ballyhoo where he replaced paul rudd and torch song trilogy amongst many other impressive theater credits .you may also recognize him from his many tv commercials such as the super bowl kia campaign `` spacebabies '' etc. .