Arthur Holden

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Arthur Holden
Born (1959-08-28) August 28, 1959 (age 64)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1980–present
Spouse Claire Holden Rothman
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Arthur Holden (born August 28, 1959) is a Canadian actor and writer. Known for his roles such as Mr. Ratburn in Arthur , Baba-Miao in Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat , Mayor Mallard in The Little Twins, and Mr. Larkin in later episodes of What's With Andy? , he has also had roles in film, television and theatre, and has written for stage, film and television. Ars Poetica is a play that Holden wrote. [1]

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Holden has also done voices for many video games such as Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas , Far Cry Instincts , Hype: The Time Quest , Prince of Persia: Warrior Within , and Deus Ex: Human Revolution .

Early life

Holden's father was politician Richard Holden (1931–2005). [2] [3] His mother, Hélène Papachristidis Holden, is a Montreal novelist and recipient of the Order of Canada. [4]

Career

Holden appears in movies such as The Bone Collector , The Sum of All Fears , Million Dollar Babies , The Hound of the Baskervilles , When Justice Fails , The Greatest Game Ever Played and The Aviator . He voiced the characters of David Miller in the 2005 computer game Still Life and Sibrand in the 2007 game Assassin's Creed . He also appeared on Are You Afraid of the Dark? in its third-season episode, "The Tale of the Midnight Ride" as Ichabod Crane's Ghost. His other appearance in that series was Mr. Brooks the science teacher in fifth-season episode "The Tale of the Dead Man's Float" and as the Court Jester in sixth-season episode "The Tale of the Wisdom Glass".

He also guest starred in TV shows including Soldier of Fortune, Inc. , The Hunger and The Business .

Personal life

Holden currently lives in Montreal with his wife Claire Holden Rothman. [5]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Writer

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References

  1. ↑ Writer Arthur Holden describes Ars Poetica at YouTube
  2. ↑ Le Canal Nouvelles (September 20, 2005). "L'ancien député Richard Holden s'enlève la vie" (in French). Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Remembering the life of Richard Holden". montrealgazette.remembering.ca.
  4. ↑ General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor. "Ms. Hélène Papachristidis Holden". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. ↑ McGillis, Ian (August 29, 2014). "Ian McGillis: The revolution comes home". Montreal Gazette . Archived from the original on September 7, 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Arthur Holden (visual voices guide) - Behind The Voice Actors". Behind The Voice Actors. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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