Martin Cummins (born November 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Ames White in Dark Angel and as Nick Boyle in Poltergeist: The Legacy.

Life and career Cummins went to Seaquam Secondary School in the town of North Delta, British Columbia. He attended the Vancouver Actors Studio. One of his early significant roles was as host of the teen variety series Pilot One on CBC Television."Pilot One project scaled down by CBC". Vancouver Sun, October 18, 1988.

Cummins guest-starred in a number of American and Canadian television shows before landing the part of Nick Boyle in the MGM series Poltergeist: The Legacy, which was filmed in Vancouver, in the late 1990s. He used the money and resources he gained while working on Poltergeist: The Legacy to fund and staff his own film We All Fall Down, based on the events of his own life after his mother's death.

Cummins' other appearances include the TV series When Calls the Heart, Andromeda, The 4400, Dice, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Kyle XY, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, Life As We Know It, Live Once, Die Twice, UnREAL, Omen IV: The Awakening, and Devour. In this film, he co-starred with Jensen Ackles from Dark Angel.

Cummins won a Genie Award for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000 for Love Come Down.Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site , retrieved February 7, 2008. In 2011, he began a recurring role as Thomas on the ABC series V. He portrayed Carroll McKane in Gary Sherman's horror thriller film 39: A Film by Carroll McKane.'39': The Gary Sherman Movie You’ll Never See As of 2014, Cummins has been co-starring on the series When Calls the Heart and Riverdale, the latter as Sheriff Keller.

Filmography

Film +YearTitleRole Notes 1989 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Wayne Webber 1991 Omen IV: The Awakening Drifter 1994 Cyberteens in Love Kon2000 Love Come Down Matthew Carter We All Fall Down Kris 2002 Liberty Stands Still Russell Williams 2004 Ice Men Vaughn 2005 Devour Aiden Kater 2006 39: A Film by Carroll McKane Carroll McKane 2008 Vice Agent Arnaud 2014 Down Here Tim Brown 2015 Through the Uncanny Valley Bloom short film 2017 Cold Zone Rodger Summers2018 Beautiful Gun WadeShort film Merrymakers of Bedlam Sam TBA Chasing Midnight Detective Jackson post-production

Television YearTitleRole Notes 1987–1988 Danger Bay Jeff / Bill two episodes 1990 My Secret Identity Grant Bodrosian episode: "Stolen Melodies" 1990–1993 Neon Rider Jesse / Dave three episodes 1991 21 Jump Street Nick Capelli one episode1992 Street Justice Seth Pierce episode: "Circle of Death" The Commish Don Bellin episode: "The Frame" Miles from Nowhere TV film1993 Born to Run Art TV film The Substitute Student (uncredited) TV film Other Women's Children Dr. Gifford TV film 1994 Highlander Pete Wilder episode: "Counterfeit: Part 1" 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Paul Benton / Dog Face three episodes 1996–1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Nick Boyle 87 episodes 1999 The Outer Limits Jack Burrell / Esterhaus twp episodes2000 Level 9 Special Agent David Gaines episode: "Ten Little Hackers" T.R.A.X. TV film2001 Strange Frequency Dante episode: "Disco Inferno" Dice Patrick Styvesant miniseries; six episodes 2001–2002 Dark Angel Ames White 21 episodes 2002–2004 Smallville Dr. Lawrence Garner three episodes2003 Stargate SG-1 Aden Corso episode: "Forsaken" Black Sash Phillip Rodgers three episodes Jake 2.0 Mystery Man episode: "Last Man Standing"2004 Andromeda Kulis Bara episode: "Exalted Reason, Resplendent Daughter" Life as We Know It Coach Dave Scott four episodes The Mountain Eric Toth four episodes2005 Killinaskully Ghost of Christmas Future episode: "A Christmas Carol" Reunion Jake Terrance two episodes Murder at the Presidio Sergeant Barry Atkins TV film Painkiller Jane Sergeant Flynn TV film2006 Live Once, Die Twice Evan Lauker / Luke Ravena / Ken Valeur TV film The Collector Bartett Eepisode: "The Spy" 2007 The 4400 Gabriel Hewitt two episodes 2007–2008 Kyle XY Brian Taylor 14 episodes2009 Defying Gravity Dr. Eric Davidson episode: "Rubicon" Fear Island Detective Armory TV film2010 Fringe Joe Falls episode: "Johari Window" Smoke Screen Jay TV film 2010–2011 Shattered Det. Terry Rhodes 13 episodes2011 V Thomas six episodes Sanctuary Brad Sylvester episode: "Monsoon" R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour Pete episode: "Scarecrow" The Pastor's Wife Steve Farese Sr. TV film 2011–2012 Eureka Dekker four episodes2012 True Justice Thomas Madison (T.M.) Snow three episodes Radio Rebel Rob Adams TV film Seattle Superstorm Jacob Stinson TV film Duke Javier TV film The Killing Corey Peterson episode: "Ogi Jun" 2013 Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story Bill Dineen TV film2014 Bates Motel Peter two episodes The Christmas Shepherd Mark Green TV film 2014–present When Calls the Heart Henry Gowen 103 episodes 2015 The Whispers President Chip Winters six episodes 2015–2016 Unreal Brad six episodes2016 A Mother's Suspicion Gerald TV film Not with His Wife Collin Murphy TV film2017 Garage Sale Mysteries Andrew episode: "The Art of Murder" Emma Fielding Mysteries Tony Markham 2017–2023 Riverdale Sheriff Keller 78 episodes 2018 Take Two Wes McManus episode: "Stillwater" 2019 Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery Brian Herriman 2020 Away Jack Willmore six episodes 2022 The Song to My Heart Hank TV film 2025 Watson Dr. Moynihan episode: "Take a Family History"

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