Adrian Holmes
Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974 in Wales , United Kingdom ) is a Canadian actor ; his parents are from Barbados. For his role in the Canadian crime series 19-2 , he won the Canadian Television Award for Best Actor in 2017. He is also known internationally for his fixed supporting roles in series such as Continuum , Smallville and Arrow .
Early life
Holmes was born in Wrexham , North Wales , where his family emigrated from Barbados. She emigrated to Vancouver , British Columbia when Holmes was five years old. Adrian Holmes wanted to be an actor since he was a child. However, he first studied nursing at Langara University , also to reassure his mother, as she felt he needed a replacement plan should his career as an actor fail.
Career
Holmes became internationally known in particular for his television roles, e.g. B. as Basqat in Smallville , as Marcus Mitchell in True Justice , as Agent Warren in Continuum and as Frank Pike in Arrow . His best-known role is that of patrolman Nick Barron at the side of Jared Keeso in the English-language version of the cop series 19-2 , which won him the Canadian television award for best actor in 2017. But he was also involved in television films such as Supervulkan (2005). His film engagements include Red Riding Hood - Under the Wolf Moon (2011), Elysium (2013), The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and Skyscraper .
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1993: The Only Way Out (TV movie)
- 1999: The Order - Comradeship of Terror (TV movie)
- 2002: The Other Life of My Daughter ( The Secret Life of Zoey , TV Movie)
- 2003: Sniper (TV movie)
- 2004: Meltdown (TV movie)
- 2005: Supervulkan (TV movie)
- 2006: The proof
- 2006: The hard body
- 2006: Like Mike 2: Streetball (Video)
- 2006: Black Lagoon
- 2008: Donald Strachey: Ice Blues ( Ice Blues , TV movie)
- 2009: Damage
- 2010: Hunt to Kill
- 2010: Frankie & Alice
- 2010: Paradox - The Parallel World
- 2011: Red Riding Hood - Under the Wolf Moon
- 2011: The Cabin in the Woods
- 2012: Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (TV movie)
- 2013: Cult
- 2013: Elysium
- 2014: Depura
- 2015: A Christmas Horror Story
- 2016: The Epitaph
- 2018: Skyscraper
- 2019: You Light Up My Christmas (TV movie)
Series
- 1991: Neon Rider (episode 2x09)
- 1992–1993: Highlander (2 episodes)
- 1994: MANTIS (episode 1x09)
- 1996, 2000: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension (2 episodes)
- 1999: Night Man (episode 2x15)
- 2002: X-Factor: The Inconceivable (Episode 4x04 Procedure (The Wrong Turn) )
- 2002, 2006: Stargate SG-1 (2 episodes)
- 2005-2006: Godiva's (5 episodes)
- 2005-2010: Smallville (7 episodes)
- 2011–2012: True Justice (12 episodes)
- 2012–2013: Primeval: New World (3 episodes)
- 2013: Motives (episode 1x11)
- 2014-2017: 19-2 (38 episodes)
- 2016: Rogue (3 episodes)
- 2012-2018: Arrow (15 episodes)
- 2019: Hospital Show (2 episodes)
- 2019: V-Wars (10 episodes)
Awards
- 2014: Leo Awards (nomination)
- 2016: Canadian Screen Awards (nomination)
- 2017: Leo Awards (nomination); Canadian Screen Awards (Award)
Web links
- Adrian Holmes in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Official website. (English).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chatting with Adrian Holmes and Jared Keeso of Bravo's 19-2. In: The Arts Guild . February 5, 2014, accessed January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Jamie Lisa Hebisch: Adrian Holmes. In: MyFanbase . Retrieved January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Sabrina Furminger: Adrian Holmes only Believes In 'falling forward'. In: Westender. March 8, 2014, accessed January 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Brent Furdyk: 2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And the winners are… In: Global News . March 13, 2017, accessed January 6, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holmes, Adrian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh-Canadian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wales , UK |