Chris William Martin

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Chris William Martin (born January 17, 1975 in Burnaby , British Columbia as Christopher William Martin ) is a Canadian actor who is also known under the name Corky Martin or Chris Martin .

Life

Chris William Martin was born in 1975 to Chris William and Victoria Kathleen Martin in the Canadian city of Burnaby in southwest British Columbia. Martin grew up in eastern Vancouver until he was two or three years old, before moving to the small town of Yarrow with his family . He enjoyed his school education at McRoberts Secondary School and Richmond High School in Richmond and came to a cattle call during his time there , an audition for the future television series Fifteen , which later became known as Hillside . Martin, who barely made it through the acting subject at his high school, prevailed against 4,000 competitors and finally got one of the leading roles in the series broadcast from 1991 to 1993. At this point in time, a total of 15 of the approximately 4,000 applicants were accepted into the cast. After the series was initially broadcast by YTV , the US television station Nickelodeon took over the rights to the series and moved production to Florida . For his role as the rebellious Dylan Blackwell he was nominated in 1993 for a Young Artist Award in the category "Best Young Actor Starring in a Cable Series", but could not prevail against Chris Demetral of Dream On . While Hillside was still in production , Martin was brought in for a guest role on the Neon Rider series , which first aired in 1992. In the following year, his first film role followed in Family of Strangers , before he was also seen for the first time in the television series Madison in the same year , in which he was seen in the recurring role of Jamie Novak , one of the leading roles at the time, until 1997 was. For this role he was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category “Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role”. In 1994 he starred in three different films with Moment of Truth: To Walk Again , The Date to Murder and Justice for My Son , where he got his first major supporting roles. In 1995 he appeared in an episode of Leather Stocking and in the film The Beauty Queen's Revenge , followed by supporting roles in Susie Q - Angels in Pink and Home Song , as well as appearances in one episode each of Highlander and Hunted - The Second Face in 1996.

He had relatively little use in 1997, when he was only seen in the film Winterliebe - Late Romance in the Snow and in an episode of Dead Man's Gun . In 1998, too, his appearances were largely absent, including a minor guest role in the film Addiction for Love , but also a supporting role in Poltergeist - The uncanny power , where he was used in one episode. From 1999 Martin found himself back in the film and television business and had film appearances in Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story and Johnny , in which he even played the lead role of Johnny in the latter film . He was also awarded a prize at the Toronto International Film Festival for his role . There were also series appearances in Traders , as well as a series lead role in Amazonas - Prisoners of the Jungle , where he took over the role of Jimmy Stack in all 23 broadcast episodes . In the following year he also got a recurring role in Felicity (nine episodes), as well as a guest appearance in the sci-fi television series Mission Earth: They Are Among Us . In 2001 he was seen again in films, in one of the leading roles in the thriller Nora Roberts' Sanctuary and in a supporting role in Carl Bessai 's next film, Lola , which was shown at numerous festivals. He was also seen in an episode of Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension this year . In 2002, the lead role of Tom Stone followed in the television series of the same name , which he held in all 26 episodes until 2004. Before filming the series, in which he also directed an episode, he lived mainly in Los Angeles , where he was also involved in the shooting of several pilots , before it took him back home. During this time he found his way into the film business again, where he was used in 2003 in the films Hotel , Burn: The Robert Wraight Story and Emile ; before that he was also seen in the 2002 film All I Want together with Elijah Wood or Franka Potente . In 2004 and 2005, there were mainly short appearances in one episode of the series Tru Calling: Schicksal reloaded! , North Shore or Veronica Mars , but also some engagements in the television productions DeMarco Affairs , Mein neue Leben , Volcano - Hell on Earth or Intelligence , where he even played the leading role in the Vulkan film. Also in 2005, it earned a recurring role as Hunter Kirby in The L Word , where he appeared in a total of four episodes.

An eventful year followed in 2007, when he could be seen in numerous well-known productions, not only in the film sector, but also in various internationally known television series and sitcoms. The godfather of Jonathan Scarfes and Suki Kaiser's son was used in one episode each of the television series Shark , Psych , Robson Arms or Navy CIS and also played a leading role in the short-lived series Heartland . He also got a recurring role as Dr. Cole in Lincoln Heights , as well as a recurring role in CSI: Miami , where he was seen as Rich Caprioto . At that time he mostly lived in Los Angeles again and returned to his homeland afterwards, where he settled in Vancouver . Martin also had other appearances in 2007 in the blockbuster Aliens vs. Predator 2 , where he appeared in the relatively small role of Deputy Ray . In 2008 further appearances in well-known productions followed. For example, he was in the series Bones - The Bone Hunter or The Mentalist in action, but brought it back to leading and supporting roles in the films Chaos Theory or The Unquiet . After a somewhat quieter year in 2009, when he was seen in an episode of Dollhouse and also played a recurring character in the TV series Vampire Diaries with the character Zach Salvatore , he came back to a number of missions in 2010. Here had He has, among other things, a leading role in the Canadian drama The Terrorist Next Door and also came to a speaking role in Buried , in the lead role with Ryan Reynolds , with whom he has worked several times in the past. Chris William Martin also appeared in two episodes of Huge , as well as one episode each of Lone Star and Terriers . Martin had his last appearance so far (as of June 2011) in 2011, the short film Cookie .

In German dubbed versions, his voice is often taken over by various dubbing actors, ie he has not yet had a fixed voice. Oliver Böttcher gave him the voice in Emile , David Turba in Mein neue Leben , and Robin Kahnmeyer in Buried - Lebend Buried . A wide variety of speakers for Martin's role also appeared in series. His German voice in Highlander belonged to Kim Hasper , among others , while his older brother Sven Hasper lent the voice to him in the series The Mentalist . Other voice actors in the German versions included Jaron Löwenberg in Veronica Mars and Sascha Rotermund in Vampire Diaries .

Filmography

Film appearances (also short appearances)
Series appearances (also guest and short appearances)

Nominations and Awards

Nominations
  • 1993: Young Artist Award in the category “Best Young Actor Starring in a Cable Series” for his engagement in Hillside
  • 1997: Gemini Award in the category “Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role” for his engagement in Madison
Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 14th Annual Young Artist Awards , accessed June 2, 2011
personal data
SURNAME Martin, Chris William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Martin, Christopher William (maiden name); Martin, Corky; Martin, Chris
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian actor
DATE OF BIRTH 17th January 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Burnaby , British Columbia