Nicholas Lea

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Nicholas Lea
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Lea in 2013
Born
Nicholas Christopher Herbert

(1962-06-22) June 22, 1962 (age 62)
Nationality Canadian
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present


Nicholas Lea (born Nicholas Christopher Herbert; June 22, 1962) is a Canadian actor [1] known for his portrayal of Alex Krycek on The X-Files [2] and of Tom Foss on Kyle XY . Partner of actress Crystal Balint.

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Life and career

Lea was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. He attended Prince of Wales Secondary School where he graduated in 1980. [3]

Lea's first major role was on the TV series The Commish [4] where he played Officer Enrico Caruso from 1991 to 1994. It was during this time that he had a minor guest role in a first-season episode of The X-Files called "Gender Bender". The producers were impressed by his performance and when, in the second season, he auditioned for the role of turncoat FBI agent Alex Krycek, he was successful.

Lea guest starred in eleven episodes from 1994 to 1996 and became a popular character amongst fans. [5] Because of his character's willingness to switch sides, he was known as the 'ratboy'. [6] In the season three episode "Apocrypha," Krycek was left to die in an abandoned missile silo with an alien ship. This allowed Lea to take a starring role in the series Once a Thief —which followed on from the 1996 John Woo film—alongside Ivan Sergei. [7] The series was cancelled after one season. Lea continued to play Krycek, who became a nemesis not just of Mulder and Scully but particularly of A.D. Skinner (Mitch Pileggi).

Lea co-starred with Lau Ching-Wan, Theresa Lee and Bif Naked in the Hong Kong-Canadian film Lunch with Charles in 2001. [8] [9]

In 2006, Lea had a role on ABC Family's Kyle XY (26 episodes) playing Tom Foss, Kyle's tutor, and was one of the lead actors (playing Ethan McKaye) on the Canadian TV series Whistler . [10] He was also that series' associate producer. He did not return to Whistler for its second season in 2007. [11]

He has guest starred in shows such as NYPD Blue (3 episodes), Andromeda , Burn Notice , Sliders , Highlander: The Series , Judging Amy , CSI (4 episodes) (as Catherine Willows' boyfriend) and Men in Trees (10 episodes) (as Eric, the minister). Nicholas has also guest starred in the ABC remake of the sci-fi series V . He is also a member of the board of directors for the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver.

Lea appeared in the film Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido, starring, produced, and directed by Silvio Pollio, including Lea, John Cassini, Terry Chen, and Michael Eklund. The film screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival. [12] In 2012 he portrayed Eliot Ness [13] who formed the law enforcement group The Untouchables in the Supernatural episode "Time after Time". [14] Also in 2012, Lea starred in the movie The Philadelphia Experiment as Bill Gardner in the lead role. Lea had a minor role on Arrow as Mark Francis, who was Moira Queen's campaign manager. He appeared in three episodes. [15]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 American Boyfriends Ron
1990 Xtro II: The Second Encounter Baines
1993From Pig to OblivionShort
1994 The Raffle David Lake
1995 Bad Company Jake
2000 Vertical Limit Tom McLaren
2001 Lunch with Charles Matthew
The Impossible Elephant Steven Harris
A Shot in the FaceThe Robber
2002 Ignition Peter Scanlon
2003ThresholdDr. Jerome 'Geronimo' Horne
Moving Malcolm [16] Herbert
See Grace Fly Grace - maleVoice
2005 Chaos Det. Vincent Durano
2007 Butterfly on a Wheel Jerry Crane
American Venus Dougie
Hastings StreetCharlieVoice, short
2008 Vice Jenkins
CrimeVarsity Coach
Mothers & Daughters Dinner Party Guest Nicholas
2009 Dancing Trees Detective Velez
Unspoken RulesNarrator
Excited Skidder
2010Guido Superstar: The Rise of GuidoMr. Other Guy
2012 Crimes of Mike Recket Mike Recket
2017 Before I Fall Dan Kingston
2018 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco George Mason
The Lie Detective Rodney Barnes

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–1994 The Commish Ricky Caruso33 episodes
1993 Madison Jack1 episode
The Hat Squad Brett Halsey1 episode
North of 60 2nd Lt. Lloyd Hillard1 episode
1994 Robin's Hoods Loren Faber1 episode
1994–1996 Highlander: The Series Cory Raines / Rodney Lange2 episodes
1994–2002 The X Files Michel / Alex Krycek 24 episodes
1995 The Marshal Ray TurnerPilot
Jake and the Kid Tony Edwards / Mack Smith1 episode
1995–1996 Sliders Ryan Simms2 episodes
1996 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Tom Andrews1 episode
Once a Thief Victor MansfieldTV movie
The Burning Zone Philip Padgett1 episode
1996–1998 Once a Thief Victor MansfieldMain role
1997 Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother Victor MansfieldTV movie
Moloney Anson Greene1 episode
Their Second ChanceRoyTV movie
1998 Once a Thief: Family Business Victor MansfieldTV movie
1998–1999 The Outer Limits Jacob Hardy / Mac 272 episodes
2000Kiss Tomorrow GoodbyeDustin YarmaTV movie
2001Earth AngelsMaximillianTV movie
2002 NYPD Blue Frank Colohan3 episodes
The InvestigationLes Forsythe [17] TV movie
2003–2004 Andromeda Tri-Lorn4 episodes
2004 Judging Amy Vincent Canello1 episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Chris Bezich4 episodes
2005Deadly IsolationPatrick Carlson / Jeff WatkinsTV movie
Category 7: The End of the World MontyTV movie
2006 Whistler Ethan McKaye13 episodes
2006–2009 Kyle XY Tom Foss26 episodes
2007 Drive Mr. BrightUnaired pilot
2007–2008 Men in Trees Eric10 episodes
2009 Burn Notice Quinn Luna1 episode
Without a Trace Raymond Walsh1 episode
2010 CSI: Miami Donald Newhouse1 episode
2010–2011 V Joe Evans5 episodes
2011ObsessionSebastian CraigTV movie
2012 Once Upon a Time The Woodcutter / Michael Tillman1 episode
The Philadelphia Experiment Bill GardnerTV movie
Supernatural Eliot Ness1 episode [18]
2012–2013 Continuum Agent Gardiner8 episodes
2013 King & Maxwell Theo Bancroft1 episode
The Killing Dale Daniel Shannon5 episodes
2014 Arrow Mark Francis 3 episodes
2015UnveiledBillTV movie
2019 The Twilight Zone Captain DonnerEpisode: "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet"
The InBetween Jace GrayEpisode: "While The Song Remains The Same"
2020–2021 The Stand Norris5 episodes
2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Judge John Neal4 episodes

Video games

References

  1. Nicholas Lea's bio at northernstars.ca
  2. "The X-Files biggest baddie" by Mike Flaherty at ew.com
  3. "Russell checking out lead role in hockey flick/He's Not Blue" by Lynne McNamara, Vancouver Sun (2 October, 2002) [Final Edition] Retrieved from ProQuest   242483528
  4. "The Commish Set Up" by Todd Everett at variety.com
  5. "Once more on the trail of the wicked" by Catherine Dawson March at theglobeandmail.com
  6. X-Files's supporting cast" by Bret Watson at ew.com
  7. John Woo’s Once a Thief review by Carole Horst at variety.com
  8. Lunch with Charles review by Ken Eisner at variety.com
  9. "A labour of love" by Alexandra Gill at theglobeandmail.com
  10. "Sexy Whistler joins West Coast revival" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca
  11. "New faces add spunk to Whistler" by Jim Bawden at thestar.com
  12. "Telefilm Canada announces its support of the 29th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival" at telefilm.ca
  13. "A Preview of Supernatural Episode 7.12 – Time After Time After Time" by Steve Barton at dreadcentral.com
  14. "Two New Guest Stars Lined Up for Supernatural" by Steve Barton at dreadcentral.com
  15. "Nicholas Lea". imdb. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
  16. "Peace Arch makes noise/Moved to direct" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca
  17. "Nominees for best actor in a dramatic program or miniseries/Nicholas Lea – The Investigation" at playbackonline.ca
  18. ""Supernatural" Time After Time (TV Episode 2012) - IMDb". IMDb .