Adrian Holmes

Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Welsh-Canadian actor. He is known for his work on the Bravo television series 19-2, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award in 2017.[2]

Adrian Holmes
Born	March 31, 1974[1] Wrexham, Wales
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1991–present

Early life

Holmes was born in Wrexham, North Wales,[3] and moved with his family to Vancouver, British Columbia, when he was five.[1] He studied nursing at Langara College, in part to appease his mother, who felt he needed a backup plan if his acting career was unsuccessful.[4]

Career

Holmes has had a long career, but is best known for his television roles, such as Basqat on Smallville, Marcus Mitchell on True Justice and Frank Pike on Arrow.[4] His most notable role is Nick Barron in the English Language version of 19-2 on Bravo,[3][4] which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2017.[2] His film work includes Red Riding Hood,[1] Elysium[3] and The Cabin in the Woods.[3]

Filmography

• Twist in the Wind (1991)
• Neon Rider (1991)
• Highlander: The Series (1992–1993) in 2 episodes: The Sea Witch (1992) as "Street Kid" and Run for Your Life (1993) as "Johnny"
• The Only Way Out (1993)
• Fire in the Heart (1994)
• M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
• Night Man (1999)
• Brotherhood of Murder (1999)
• The Outer Limits (1996–2000)
• Stargate SG-1 (2002–2006)
• Meltdown (2004)
• Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004)
• Smallville (2005–2006, 2009–2010)
• Two for the Money (2005)
• Hot Wheels AcceleRacers (2005)
• Supervolcano (2005)
• Godiva's (2005–2006)
• Da Vinci's City Hall (2006)
• The Evidence (2006)
• The Hard Corps (2006)
• Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006)
• Black Lagoon (2006)
• Cries in the Dark (2006)
• Ice Blues (2008)
• Bratz Girlz Really Rock (2008)
• Damage (2009)
• Hunt to Kill (2010)
• Frankie & Alice (2010)
• True Justice (2010–2012)
• Wrecked (2011)
• Red Riding Hood (2011)
• Arrow (2012–2018)
• Primeval: New World (2012)
• Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
• Cult (2013)
• Elysium (2013)
• 19-2 (2014, English adaptation)
• Debug (2014)
• Vendetta (2015)
• A Christmas Horror Story (2015)
• Impastor (2016)
• Barrows: Freedom Fighter (2016)
• Letterkenny (2017)
• Supernatural Season 13 episode 3 (2017)
• Skyscraper (2018)
• V Wars (2019)
• Hospital Show (2019)
• The Boys (2020) as Dr. Park
• Chained (2020)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
2004	Leo Awards	Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series	The Collector	Nominated	[5]
2016	Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	19-2	Nominated	[6]
2017		Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role		Won	[2]
	Leo Awards	Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series		Nominated	[7]

References

1. "Cineplex.com | Cineplex News - Adrian Holmes is getting warmer with Red Riding Hood role". www.cineplex.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
2. Furdyk, Brent. "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And the winners are…". Global News. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
3. M, Adnan (5 February 2014). "Chatting with Adrian Holmes and Jared Keeso of Bravo's 19-2". The Arts Guild. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
4. Furminger, Sabrina. "Adrian Holmes only believes in 'falling forward'". Westender. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
5. "2004 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
6. "'Schitt's Creek,' 'Orphan Black,' '19-2' among top Canadian Screen Award TV nominees". etalk.ca. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
7. "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2 May 2017.

External links

• Adrian Holmes at IMDb