Rodd Christensen

Rodd Boyd Christensen (born 6 July 1957)^[2])is an American actor who portrayed Spencer the painter on the BBC children's television programme Balamory. He was the show's only non-British lead actor. He is also known for presenting shows for BBC Two.

Rodd Christensen
Born	Rodney Boyd Christensen (1957-07-06) 6 July 1957 (age 68)[1] Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Known for	Playing Spencer the Painter in Balamory

Christensen was born in Las Vegas, Nevada and trained as an actor. A devout Christian, in 1991 he moved to Scotland, and spent eleven years doing youth work with charity Scripture Union in Fife.^[3] Between 2002 and 2005, he appeared in Balamory in the role of Spencer, a painter and musician.^[3]

Rodd presented a children's educational programme called 'Talkie Time' for BBC Two, with episodes airing in 2010 and 2011.

In 2012, Rodd starred as a presenter for BBC Two for a programme called 'Counting With Rodd', an educational programme teaching children all about maths and numbers.