Kris Holden-Ried (born August 1, 1973) is a Canadian actor.
Early life and pentathlon Holden-Ried was born in Pickering, Ontario. He studied at Montreal's Concordia University School of Business. He was a champion competitor in riding and fencing, and is a former member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team and has a silver medal from both the Pan American and Pan Pacific Pentathlon Championships.
Career At his first audition, he landed the leading role in 12th century drama, Young Ivanhoe. In 2007, he portrayed William Compton in the first seven episodes of the Showtime series The Tudors. In 2010, he began appearing in the television series Lost Girl as Dyson. He played Quint Lane, the 'super lycan', in the film Underworld: Awakening (2012). In 2013, he voiced Captain Canuck in the animated web series of the same name. Holden-Ried provided the voice for the character Crawford Starrick, the main antagonist; on the hit video game Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.
He stars in the 2024 joint Canadian-Swiss production 111 about the aftermath of the 1998 Swissair Flight 111 plane crash off the coast of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia that killed all 215 passengers and 14 crew members; filming took place at Peggy's Cove.
Personal life Holden-Ried has one child, a son.
Filmography YearTitleRole Notes1995Young IvanhoeIvanhoeTV movie1996Rowing ThroughKurt CruiseFilm1997HabitatDarylFilm1997When Innocence Is LostKevinTV movie1997Night of the Demons 3VinceFilm1997RiverdaleShawn RitchieUnknown1998Going to Kansas CityCharlie BrucknerFilm1998 The Defenders: Taking the FirstMcCannTV movie1999Forget Me NeverUnknownTV movie1999Twice in a LifetimeYoung Ken StrykerEpisode: "O'er the Ramparts We Watched"2000 The CrossingCapt. HeinemanTV movie2000GossipBruceFilm2000HendrixNoel ReddingTV movie2000Girls Who Say YesMattShort2000 The Secret Adventures of Jules VerneGeorge CusterEpisode: "The Rocket's Red Glare"2001Chasing CainTroyTV movie2001Paradise FallsSimonRecurring (Season 1)2001–2004Degrassi: The Next GenerationTracker CameronRecurring (Seasons 1–3)2002 A Killing SpringKarl HrynlukTV movie2002Blue MurderSimon AlcornEpisode: "Out-of-Towners: Part 2"2002K-19: The WidowmakerAntonFilm2002 The Many Trials of One Jane DoeHarold BeckwithTV movie2003Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South PoleLunarTV movie2003Street TimeDwayneEpisodes: "Follow the Money"; "Anger Management"; "Right to Life"2003StarhunterRitsonEpisode: "Stich in Time"2004Touch of PinkGilesFilm2004True Crimes: The First 72 HoursFrankieEpisode: "Cold Hit"2005My Uncle Navy and Other Inherited DisordersUncle NavyShort2005Big GirlGerryShort2005Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky StoryWayne GretzkyTV movie2005Niagara MotelR.J.Film2006 A Stone's ThrowJack WalkerFilm2007 The TudorsWilliam ComptonRecurring (Season 1)2007Emotional ArithmeticYoung JakobFilm2007 A Broken LifeMikkhailFilm2008Girl's Best FriendJakeTV movie2008Never ForgetAndyFilm2008M.V.P.Aleksei ProtopopovRecurring (Season 1)2008GossipScott LawtonTV movie2009DiamondsDenver BeestonTV movie2009 The Last New YearEricFilm2009 The Death of Alice BlueStephenFilm2009, 2023Murdoch MysteriesPrussian Kasper Bomgaarts, Herbert BlockEpisodes: "I, Murdoch," "Murder in F Major"2009Hidden CrimesDavid LesterTV movie2009Deadliest SeaBearTV movie2009Santa Baby 2: Christmas MaybeColin Nottingham TV movie2010Ben HurGaiusMini Series2010 The BridgeMike BodanskiEpisodes: "Red Door/Paint It Black"; "The Fat Lady Sings the Blues"; "Chain of Fools"2010 The Untitled Work of Paul ShepardPaul ShepardFilm2010–2015Lost GirlDyson ThornwoodMain (Seasons 1–5)2011Republic of DoyleJoeEpisode: "Crashing on the Couch"2011TextualityColinFilm2011–2014 The ListenerAdam ReynoldsRecurring (Season 2); Main (Seasons 4–5)2012Underworld AwakeningQuint LaneFilm2013Sex After KidsGageFilm2013Three Days in HavanaGordieFilm2013Hunting SeasonJasonFilm2013 The ReturnedAlex GreenFilm2013–2014, 2016Captain CanuckCaptain CanuckMain (Seasons 1–2)2014Saul: The Journey to DamascusJordanFilm2015Assassin's Creed SyndicateCrawford Starrick (voice)Video game2016Dark MatterGalactic Authority Inspector KierkenRecurring (Season 2)2017TakenMike HallEpisode: "Pilot"2017Another YouFather GoodwinFilm2017ArrowNylanderEpisodes: "Deathstroke Returns"; "Promises Kept"2017–2019VikingsEyvind/DomRecurring (Season 5)2018Frankie Drake MysteriesPeterEpisode: "The Pilot"; "Ghosts"2018CardinalLasalle Recurring (Season 2) 2019–2023DepartureDomMain2019 The ExpanseCoop Recurring (Season 4)2019Lie ExposedTomFilm2020; 2024 The Umbrella AcademyAxelRecurring (Season 2)2021Dark Web: Cicada 3301Phillip DuboisFilm2021ClariceKarl Wellig Episodes: "The Silence is Over"; Are You Alright2023–present The Way HomeThomas CoyleRecurring role (Season 2&3)2025 The Undertone Justin Film2026 111 Echoes from Halifax Film
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