Adrian Holmes | |
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Born | [1] Wrexham, Wales | March 31, 1974
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1991–present |
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] He is also known for playing the roles of Uncle Phil in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot Bel-Air [3] [4] and Robert April in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds .
Holmes was born to Bajan parents in Wrexham, Wales, [5] and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada, 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. [6]
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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 . [6] His most notable role is Nick Barron in the English Language version of 19-2 on Bravo, [5] [6] 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 [5] and The Cabin in the Woods . [5] In 2021 Adrian was cast as Uncle Phil in the show Bel-Air , a reboot turned series drama of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air . [4] Will Smith gave him the stamp of approval. He has recently been cast as the first live-action version of Robert April, the first captain of the USS Enterprise , in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds . (April had previously appeared in animated form in "The Counter-Clock Incident", the final episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series , where he was voiced by James Doohan.) [7]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Two for the Money | G.A. Member #2 | |
2006 | Like Mike 2: Streetball | Buck Wild | Direct-to-video |
The Hard Corps | Cujo | Direct-to-video | |
2009 | Damage | Sharp | Direct-to-video |
2010 | Hunt to Kill | Crab | Direct-to-video |
Frankie & Alice | Cliff | ||
2011 | Red Riding Hood | Captain | |
Wrecked | Man in the Woods | ||
The Cabin in the Woods | Demo Guy #2 | ||
2013 | Elysium | Manuel | |
2014 | Debug | Capra | |
2015 | Vendetta | Drexel | |
A Christmas Horror Story | Scott | ||
2018 | Skyscraper | Ajani Okeke | |
2019 | Enhanced | Captain Williams | |
2020 | Chained | Pete |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Neon Rider | Twist | Episode: "Twist in the Wind" |
1992–1993 | Highlander: The Series | Street Kid Johnny | Episode: "The Sea Witch" Episode: "Run for Your Life" |
1993 | The Only Way Out | Student | Television film |
1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Kid | Episode: "Fire in the Heart" |
1996–2000 | The Outer Limits | Soldier James | Episode: "The Light Brigade" Episode: "Gettysburg" |
1999 | Night Man | Na'il | Episode: "Dust" |
Brotherhood of Murder | Teenager | Television film | |
2002–2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Special Operations Sergeant Detective Ryan | Episode: "Nightwalkers" Episode: "Memento Mori" |
2004 | Meltdown | Agent Charlie Jansen | Television film |
2005–2010 | Smallville | Griff Basqat | 7 episodes |
2005 | Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Ignition | Tork Maddox | Television film Voice |
Supervolcano | Dave | Television film | |
2005–2006 | Godiva's | Jerome | 5 episodes |
2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | Storno | Episode: "Gotta Press the Flesh" |
The Evidence | Craig Park | Episode: "Five Little Indians" | |
Black Lagoon | Rowan | Episode: "Calm Down, Two Men" Voice | |
Cries in the Dark | Detective Wynn | Television film | |
2008 | Ice Blues | Somerville | Television film |
Bratz Girlz Really Rock | Dylan | Voice | |
Bratz | Dylan | 8 episodes Voice | |
Ice Blues | Somerville | Television film | |
2008–2017 | Supernatural | Demon James Turner | 3 episodes |
2011–2012 | True Justice | Marcus Mitchell | 12 episodes |
2012–2013 | Primeval: New World | Detective Harlow | 3 episodes |
2012–2015 | Continuum | Warren Freelancer | 10 episodes |
2012 | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Zachary Elias | Television film |
2013–2018 | Arrow | Frank Pike | 15 episodes |
2013 | Cult | Terrence Ross | Episode: "Get with the Program" |
2014–2017 | 19-2 | Nick Barron | 38 episodes |
2016 | Barrows: Freedom Fighter | Errol Barrow | Documentary film |
Impastor | Agent Landecker | 2 episodes | |
2017 | Letterkenny | Bradley | 2 episodes |
2019 | Hospital Show | Rich | 10 episodes |
V Wars | Michael Fayne | 10 episodes | |
2020 | The Boys | Dr. Park | Episode: "Proper Preparation and Planning" |
2022–present | Bel-Air | Philip Banks | 20 episodes |
2022 | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Admiral Robert April | 7 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Def Jam: Fight for NY | Bo | Voice |
2010 | Medal of Honor | Colonel Drucker | Voice |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
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2004 | Leo Awards | Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | The Collector | Nominated | [8] |
2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | 19-2 | Nominated | [9] |
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 | [10] |
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