Martin Cummins

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Martin Cummins
Born (1969-11-28) November 28, 1969 (age 54)
Education Seaquam Secondary School
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Spouses
(m. 1998;div. 2004)
Christine Wallace
(m. 2013)
Children4

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 .

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Life and career

Cummins went to Seaquam Secondary School in the town of North Delta, British Columbia, Canada. He attended the Vancouver Actors Studio. One of his first significant roles was as host of the teen variety series Pilot One on CBC Television. [1]

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 . [2] 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. [3] As of 2014, Cummins has been co-starring on the series When Calls the Heart and Riverdale , the latter as Sheriff Keller.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Wayne Webber
1991 Omen IV: The Awakening Drifter
1994Cyberteens in LoveKon
2000 Love Come Down Matthew Carter
We All Fall Down Kris
2002 Liberty Stands Still Russell Williams
2004 Ice Men Vaughn
2005 Devour Aiden Kater
200639: A Film by Carroll McKaneCarroll McKane
2008 Vice Agent Arnaud
2014Down HereTim Brown
2015Through the Uncanny ValleyBloomShort film
2017Cold ZoneRodger Summers
2018Beautiful GunWadeShort film
Merrymakers of BedlamSam
TBAChasing MidnightDetective JacksonPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987–1988 Danger Bay Jeff / Bill2 episodes
1990 My Secret Identity Grant BodrosianEpisode: "Stolen Melodies"
1990–1993 Neon Rider Jesse / Dave3 episodes
1991 21 Jump Street Nick Capelli1 episode
1992 Street Justice Seth PierceEpisode: "Circle of Death"
The Commish Don BellinEpisode: "The Frame"
Miles from NowhereTV film
1993Born to RunArtTV film
The Substitute Student (uncredited)TV film
Other Women's ChildrenDr. GiffordTV film
1994 Highlander Pete WilderEpisode: "Counterfeit: Part 1"
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Paul Benton / Dog Face3 episodes
1996–1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Nick Boyle87 episodes
1999 The Outer Limits Jack Burrell / Esterhaus2 episodes
2000 Level 9 Special Agent David GainesEpisode: "Ten Little Hackers"
T.R.A.X.TV film
2001Strange FrequencyDanteEpisode: "Disco Inferno"
Dice Patrick StyvesantMiniseries; 6 episodes
2001–2002 Dark Angel Ames White21 episodes
2002–2004 Smallville Dr. Lawrence Garner3 episodes
2003 Stargate SG-1 Aden CorsoEpisode: "Forsaken"
Black Sash Phillip Rodgers3 episodes
Jake 2.0 Mystery ManEpisode: "Last Man Standing"
2004 Andromeda Kulis BaraEpisode: "Exalted Reason, Resplendent Daughter"
Life as We Know It Coach Dave Scott4 episodes
The Mountain Eric Toth4 episodes
2005 Killinaskully Ghost of Christmas FutureEpisode: "A Christmas Carol"
Reunion Jake Terrance2 episodes
Murder at the Presidio Sergeant Barry AtkinsTV film
Painkiller Jane Sergeant FlynnTV film
2006 Live Once, Die Twice Evan Lauker / Luke Ravena / Ken ValeurTV film
The Collector BartettEpisode: "The Spy"
2007 The 4400 Gabriel Hewitt2 episodes
2007–2008 Kyle XY Brian Taylor14 episodes
2009 Defying Gravity Dr. Eric DavidsonEpisode: "Rubicon"
Fear Island Detective ArmoryTV film
2010 Fringe Joe FallsEpisode: "Johari Window"
Smoke ScreenJayTV film
2010–2011 Shattered Det. Terry Rhodes13 episodes
2011 V Thomas6 episodes
Sanctuary Brad SylvesterEpisode: "Monsoon"
R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour PeteEpisode: "Scarecrow"
The Pastor's Wife Steve Farese Sr.TV film
2011–2012 Eureka Dekker4 episodes
2012 True Justice Thomas Madison (T.M.) Snow3 episodes
Radio Rebel Rob AdamsTV film
Seattle SuperstormJacob StinsonTV film
DukeJavierTV film
The Killing Corey PetersonEpisode: "Ogi Jun"
2013 Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story Bill Dineen TV film
2014 Bates Motel Peter2 episodes
The Christmas ShepherdMark GreenTV film
2014–present When Calls the Heart Henry Gowen103 episodes
2015 The Whispers President Chip Winters6 episodes
2015–2016 Unreal Brad6 episodes
2016A Mother's SuspicionGeraldTV film
Not with His WifeCollin MurphyTV film
2017Garage Sale MysteriesAndrewEpisode: "The Art of Murder"
Emma Fielding MysteriesTony Markham
2017–2023 Riverdale Sheriff Keller78 episodes
2018 Take Two Wes McManusEpisode: "Stillwater"
2019 Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery Brian Herriman
2020 Away Jack Willmore6 episodes
2022The Song to My HeartHankTV film

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References

  1. "Pilot One project scaled down by CBC". Vancouver Sun , October 18, 1988.
  2. Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site Archived January 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine , retrieved February 7, 2008.
  3. '39': The Gary Sherman Movie You’ll Never See