Nicholas Lea
Nicholas Lea (born Nicholas Christopher Herbert; June 22, 1962) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of Alex Krycek on The X-Files and of Tom Foss on Kyle XY.
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| Born | Nicholas Christopher Herbert June 22, 1962 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
Life and career
Lea was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. He attended Prince of Wales Secondary School (graduated 1980).
Lea's first major role was on the TV series The Commish where he played Officer Enrico Caruso from 1991 to 1994. It was during this time that he had a minor guest role in a first-season episode of The X-Files called "Gender Bender". The producers were impressed by his performance and when, in the second season, he auditioned for the role of turncoat FBI agent Alex Krycek, he was successful.
Lea guest starred in eleven episodes from 1994 to 1996 and became a popular character amongst the fans. Because of his character's willingness to switch sides, he was known as the 'ratboy'. In the season three episode "Apocrypha," Krycek was left to die in an abandoned missile silo with an alien ship. This allowed Lea to take a starring role in the series Once a Thief—which followed on from the 1996 John Woo film—alongside Ivan Sergei. The series was cancelled after one season. Lea continued to play Krycek, who became a nemesis not just of Mulder and Scully but particularly of A.D. Skinner (Mitch Pileggi).
Lea co-starred with Lau Ching-Wan, Theresa Lee and Bif Naked in the Hong Kong-Canadian film Lunch with Charles in 2001.
In 2006, Lea had a role on ABC Family's Kyle XY (26 episodes) playing Tom Foss, Kyle's tutor, and was one of the lead actors (playing Ethan McKaye) on the Canadian TV series Whistler. He was also that series' associate producer. He did not return to Whistler for its second season in 2007.
He has guest starred in shows such as NYPD Blue (3 episodes), Andromeda, Burn Notice, Sliders, Highlander: The Series, Judging Amy, CSI (4 episodes) (as Catherine Willows' boyfriend) and Men in Trees (10 episodes) (as Eric, the minister). Nicholas has also guest starred in the ABC remake of the sci-fi series V. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver.
Lea appeared in the film Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido, starring, produced, and directed by Silvio Pollio, including Lea, John Cassini, Terry Chen, and Michael Eklund. The film screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival.[1][2][3] In 2012 he portrayed Eliot Ness who formed the law enforcement group The Untouchables in the Supernatural episode "Time after Time". Lea had a minor role on Arrow as Mark Francis, who was Moira Queen's campaign manager. He appeared in three episodes.[4]
Filmography
Film & TV
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | American Boyfriends | Ron | |
| 1990 | Xtro II: The Second Encounter | Baines | |
| 1991-1994 | The Commish | Ricky Caruso | 33 episodes |
| 1993 | From Pig to Oblivion | ||
| 1993 | Madison | Jack | 1 episode |
| 1993 | The Hat Squad | Brett Halsey | 1 episode |
| 1993 | North of 60 | 2nd Lt. Lloyd Hillard | 1 episode |
| 1993 | From Pig to Oblivion | Short | |
| 1994 | Robin's Hoods | Loren Faber | 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Raffle | David Lake | |
| 1994-1996 | Highlander: The Series | Cory Raines / Rodney Lange | 2 episodes |
| 1994-2002 | The X Files | Michel / Alex Krycek | 24 episodes |
| 1995 | Bad Company | Jake | |
| 1995 | The Marshal | Ray Turner | Pilot |
| 1995 | Jake and the Kid | Tony Edwards / Mack Smith | 1 episode |
| 1995-1996 | Sliders | Ryan Simms | 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years | Tom Andrews | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Once a Thief | Victor Mansfield | TV Movie |
| 1996 | The Burning Zone | Philip Padgett | 1 episode |
| 1996-1998 | Once a Thief | Victor Mansfield | Main role |
| 1997 | Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother | Victor Mansfield | TV Movie |
| 1997 | Moloney | Anson Greene | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Their Second Chance | Roy | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Once a Thief: Family Business | Victor Mansfield | TV Movie |
| 1998-1999 | The Outer Limits | Jacob Hardy / Mac 27 | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Dustin Yarma | TV Movie |
| 2000 | Vertical Limit | Tom McLaren | |
| 2001 | Lunch with Charles | Matthew | |
| 2001 | The Impossible Elephant | Steven Harris | |
| 2001 | A Shot in the Face | The Robber | |
| 2001 | Earth Angels | Maximillian | TV Movie |
| 2002 | Ignition | Peter Scanlon | |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Frank Colohan | 3 episodes |
| 2002 | The Investigation | Les Forsythe | TV Movie |
| 2003 | Threshold | Dr. Jerome 'Geronimo' Horne | |
| 2003 | Moving Malcolm | Herbert | |
| 2003 | See Grace Fly | Grace - male | Voice |
| 2003-2004 | Andromeda | Tri-Lorn | 4 episodes |
| 2004 | Judging Amy | Vincent Canello | 1 episode |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Chris Bezich | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Deadly Isolation | Patrick Carlson / Jeff Watkins | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Category 7: The End of the World | Monty | TV Movie |
| 2005 | Chaos | Det. Vincent Durano | |
| 2006 | Whistler | Ethan McKaye | 13 episodes |
| 2006-2009 | Kyle XY | Tom Foss | 26 episodes |
| 2007 | Drive | Mr. Bright | Unaired Pilot |
| 2007 | Butterfly on a Wheel | Jerry Crane | |
| 2007 | American Venus | Dougie | |
| 2007 | Hastings Street | Charlie | Voice, short |
| 2007-2008 | Men in Trees | Eric | 10 episodes |
| 2008 | Vice | Jenkins | |
| 2008 | Crime | Varsity Coach | |
| 2008 | Mothers & Daughters | Dinner Party Guest Nicholas | |
| 2009 | Dancing Trees | Detective Velez | |
| 2009 | Burn Notice | Quinn Luna | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Unspoken Rules | Narrator | |
| 2009 | Excited | Skidder | |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Donald Newhouse | 1 episode |
| 2010 | Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido | Mr. Other Guy | |
| 2010-2011 | V | Joe Evans | 5 episodes |
| 2011 | Obsession | Sebastian Craig | TV Movie |
| 2012 | Once Upon a Time | The Woodcutter / Michael Tillman | 1 episode |
| 2012 | The Philadelphia Experiment | Bill Gardner | TV Movie |
| 2012 | The Crimes of Mike Recket | Mike Recket | |
| 2012-2013 | Continuum | Agent Gardiner | 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Supernatural | Elliot Ness | 1 episode[5] |
| 2013 | King & Maxwell | Theo Bancroft | 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Killing | Dale Daniel Shannon | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Arrow | Mark Francis | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Unveiled | Bill | TV Movie |
| 2017 | Before I Fall | Dan Kingston | |
| 2018 | The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco | George Mason | |
| 2018 | The Lie | Detective Rodney Barnes | |
| 2019 | The Twilight Zone | Captain Donner | Episode: "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" |
| 2019 | The InBetween | Jace Gray | Episode: "While The Song Remains The Same" |
Video games
- Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido (2010) (post-production) as Mr. Other Guy
- The X-Files: Resist or Serve (2004) (voice and likeness) as Alex Krycek
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-18. Retrieved 2010-10-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "viff.org - Vancouver International Film Centre". www.viff.org.
- "viff.org - Vancouver International Film Centre". www.viff.org.
- "Nicholas Lea". imdb. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1995105
