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Chris William Martin Jr | |
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| Born | Christopher William Martin Jr January 17, 1975 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Other names | Corky Martin |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
Christopher William Martin Jr (born January 17, 1975), also known as Corky Martin or Chris Martin, is a Canadian actor. [1] He has appeared on a number of television series, including Felicity and The L Word , as well as leading the 2002 Canadian series, Tom Stone .
Martin was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Victoria Kathleen and Chris William Martin. [2] He attended McRoberts Secondary School followed by Richmond High School in Richmond, British Columbia. He is also an alum of Ideal Mini School in Vancouver.
His first role was in the 1991 teen drama series Fifteen , filmed in Vancouver. His performance as Dylan received a nomination for Best Actor at the Youth in Film Awards. Notably, he also convinced his one-time Fifteen co-star, a young Ryan Reynolds, to give acting a second try at a time when he had given up on the career to focus on studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University; the two then moved to Los Angeles together to further their career opportunities. [3] After the end of the series, he played the role of Jamie Novak in the 1993 high school drama Madison , for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 11th Gemini Awards in 1996. [4]
In his early acting roles he was credited as just Chris Martin, [1] but began going by Chris William Martin in the 2000s, likely to avoid potential confusion with musician Chris Martin of Coldplay.
In 1999, he starred in Carl Bessai's film Johnny , [5] for which he won a special jury citation for his performance at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival. [6] He has gone on to work with Bessai on two subsequent films: Lola in 2001, and Emile in 2003. He appeared in the 2002 film Try Seventeen along with Elijah Wood and Mandy Moore, and played the title character in the drama series Tom Stone from 2002 to 2004. [7]
Later, in 2004, he appeared as the main character in The Volcano Disaster . He has also appeared on several television series including Tru Calling , Intelligence , The Vampire Diaries , and Supernatural .
Apart from movies and television, he appeared in Alanis Morissette's music videos "Everything" and "Crazy". [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Johnny | Johnny | Also co-producer |
| 2001 | Lola | The Driver | |
| 2002 | All I Want | Steve | |
| 2003 | Emile | Carl | |
| 2005 | Nature Unleashed: Volcano | Russell Woods | Direct-to-video |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Deputy Ray | |
| 2008 | Chaos Theory | Damon | |
| 2015 | The Age of Adaline | Dale Davenport | |
| 2021 | Demonic | Martin |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1993 | Fifteen | Dylan Blackwell | 65 episodes |
| 1992 | Neon Rider | Ray | Episode: "Brothers" |
| 1993 | Family of Strangers | Young Jake | Television film |
| 1993–1997 | Madison | Jamie Novak | 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Moment of Truth: To Walk Again | Dave | Television film |
| 1994 | Beyond Obsession | Arthur | |
| 1994 | Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges | Scott Stevens | |
| 1994 | Robin's Hoods | Tito | Episode: "The Pawn" |
| 1995 | Hawkeye | Tim Surrey | Episode: "The Escape" |
| 1995 | Beauty's Revenge | Jimmy Nolan | Television film |
| 1996 | Home Song | Robbie Gardner | |
| 1996 | Susie Q | Ray Kovich | |
| 1996 | Highlander: The Series | Carter Wellan | Episode: "The End of Innocence" |
| 1996 | Two | Hitchhiker | Episode: "No Man's Land" |
| 1997 | Dead Man's Gun | Richard Tyler | Episode: "The Highwayman" |
| 1997 | All the Winters That Have Been | Gabe | Television film |
| 1998 | Poltergeist: The Legacy | Elliot Black | Episode: "Metamorphosis" |
| 1998 | Someone to Love Me | Cowboy | Television film |
| 1999 | Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story | Sergeant Martin | |
| 1999 | Traders | Stash Roberts | Episode: "A Bitter Pill" |
| 1999–2000 | Amazon | Jimmy Stack | 22 episodes |
| 2000 | Felicity | Greg Stenson | 9 episodes |
| 2000 | Earth: Final Conflict | Richard Palmer | Episode: "Essence" |
| 2001 | Sanctuary | Brian Hathaway | Television film |
| 2001 | The Outer Limits | Gavin | Episode: "Time to Time" |
| 2002–2004 | Tom Stone | Tom Stone | 26 episodes |
| 2003 | Burn: The Robert Wraight Story | Paramedic | Television film |
| 2003 | Hotel | Case | |
| 2004 | Tru Calling | Justin Burke | Episode: "Murder in the Morgue" |
| 2004 | North Shore | Eli Manheim | Episode: "Burned" |
| 2004 | Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman | Young Hal | Television film |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Josh | Episode: "Drinking the Kool-Aid" |
| 2004 | DeMarco Affairs | Peter Copeland | Television film |
| 2005 | The L Word | Hunter Kirby | 4 episodes |
| 2005 | Intelligence | Damon Horvath | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007 | Shark | Ryan Stafford | Episode: "Blind Trust" |
| 2007 | Psych | J.P. Berger | Episode: "Poker? I Barely Know Her" |
| 2007 | Robson Arms | Perry Sound | Episode: "Misery Inc." |
| 2007 | Heartland | Dr. Simon Griffith | 9 episodes |
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Dr. Cole | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Miami | Rich Caprioto | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | NCIS | Brian Taylor | Episode: "Lost & Found" |
| 2008 | The Unquiet | Tom | Television film |
| 2008 | Bones | Garth Jodrey | Episode: "The Man in the Mud" |
| 2008 | The Terrorist Next Door | Pelletier | Television film |
| 2008 | The Mentalist | Trey Piller | Episode: "Flame Red" |
| 2009 | Dollhouse | Griff | Episode: "Epitaph One" |
| 2009–2014 | The Vampire Diaries | Zach Salvatore | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Huge | Jonathan | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Lone Star | Steve | Episode: "Unveiled" |
| 2010 | Terriers | Billy Whitman | Episode: "Sins of the Past" |
| 2011 | Look Again | Rick Palmer | Television film |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Pilot Kirk Harmon | Episode: "CSI Down" |
| 2013 | Arctic Air | David | Episode: "Secrets & Lies" |
| 2014–2015 | Cedar Cove | Anthony | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Assassin Banana | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Motive | Dr. Garrison Osgood | Episode: "Purgatory" |
| 2016 | When Calls the Heart | Jake Garrison | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | I Didn't Kill My Sister | Mason Campbell | Television film |
| 2016 | Gourmet Detective | Steve | Episode: "Death Al Dente" |
| 2018 | Supernatural | Agent Clegg | Episode: "Breakdown" |
| 2018 | Colony | Roger | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Garage Sale Mystery | Jacques | Episode: "In D Minor" |
| 2019 | Death of a Cheerleader | Sheriff Randall | Television film |
| 2019 | Chronicle Mysteries | Chris Patterson | Episode: "Recovered" |
| 2019 | V.C. Andrews' Heaven | Luke Casteel | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Project Blue Book | Special Agent Stevens | Episode: "What Lies Beneath" |
| 2021 | Supergirl | Naxim Tork | 2 episodes |
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