Adrian Holmes

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|31}}{{cite web|title=Cineplex.com {{!}} Cineplex News - Adrian Holmes is getting warmer with Red Riding Hood role|url=http://www.cineplex.com/News/Adrian-Holmes-is-getting-warmer-with-Red-Riding-Hood-role.aspx|website=www.cineplex.com|access-date=March 13, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170314063217/http://www.cineplex.com/News/Adrian-Holmes-is-getting-warmer-with-Red-Riding-Hood-role.aspx |archive-date= 14 March 2017}}

| birth_place = Wrexham, Wales

| occupation = Actor

| years active = 1991–present

| spouse = Caroline Chikezie

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Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Nick Barron on the crime drama television series 19-2 (2014-17), for which won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. He is also known for playing Philip Banks on Bel-Air{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Jeroslyn|date=2022-02-04|title=Actor Playing Uncle Phil in 'Fresh Prince' Reboot Aims to Pay 'Tribute' to James Avery|url=https://www.blackenterprise.com/actor-playing-uncle-phil-in-fresh-prince-reboot-aims-to-pay-tribute-to-james-avery/|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Black Enterprise|language=en-US}}{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Jackson |title=How Canadian Adrian Holmes reinvented Fresh Prince's Uncle Phil in gritty reboot |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/bel-air-adrian-holmes-1.6384975 |access-date=21 March 2022 |publisher=CBC News |date=20 March 2022}} and Robert April on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Early life

Holmes was born to Bajan parents in Wrexham, Wales,{{cite web|last1=M|first1=Adnan|title=Chatting with Adrian Holmes and Jared Keeso of Bravo's 19-2|url=https://www.theartsguild.com/2014/02/05/chatting-with-adrian-holmes-and-jared-keeso-of-bravos-19-2/ |website=The Arts Guild|access-date=March 13, 2017|date=February 5, 2014}} and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada, when he was five. 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.{{cite web|last1=Furminger|first1=Sabrina|title=Adrian Holmes only believes in 'falling forward'|url=http://www.westender.com/arts-culture/reel-people/adrian-holmes-only-believes-in-falling-forward-1.946869 |website=Westender |access-date=March 13, 2017}} He attended Queen Elizabeth Senior Secondary in Surrey.

Career

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. His most notable role is Nick Barron in the English Language version of 19-2 on Bravo, which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2017.{{cite web|last1=Furdyk|first1=Brent|title=2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And the winners are…|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3305821/2017-canadian-screen-awards-and-the-winners-are/|website=Global News|access-date=March 13, 2017|language=en}} His film work includes Red Riding Hood, Elysium and The Cabin in the Woods.

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. 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.

Filmography

= Film =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2005 \| Two for the Money \| G.A. Member #2 \|
rowspan="2" \| 2006 \| Like Mike 2: Streetball \| "Buck Wild" \| rowspan="4" \| Direct-to-video
data-sort-value="Hard Corps, The" \| The Hard Corps \| "Cujo"
2009 \| Damage \| Ray Sharp
rowspan="2" \| 2010 \| Hunt to Kill \| "Crab"
Frankie & Alice \| Clifton \|
rowspan="4" \| 2011 \| Red Riding Hood \| Captain \|
Tactical Force \| Lampone \| Direct-to-video
Wrecked \| Man In The Woods \|
data-sort-value="Cabin in the Woods, The" \| The Cabin in the Woods \| Demo Guy \|
2013 \| Elysium \| Manuel \|
2014 \| Debug \| Capra \|
rowspan="2" \| 2015 \| Vendetta \| Drexel \|
data-sort-value="Christmas Horror Story, A" \| A Christmas Horror Story \| Scott \|
2018 \| Skyscraper \| Ajani Okeke \|
2019 \| Enhanced \| Captain Williams \|
2019 \| You Light Up My Christmas \| Ben \|
2020 \| Chained \| Pete \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2005

| Two for the Money

| G.A. Member #2

rowspan="2" | 2006

| Like Mike 2: Streetball

| "Buck Wild"

| rowspan="4" | Direct-to-video

data-sort-value="Hard Corps, The" | The Hard Corps

| "Cujo"

2009

| Damage

| Ray Sharp

rowspan="2" | 2010

| Hunt to Kill

| "Crab"

Frankie & Alice

| Clifton

rowspan="4" | 2011

| Red Riding Hood

| Captain

Tactical Force

| Lampone

| Direct-to-video

Wrecked

| Man In The Woods

data-sort-value="Cabin in the Woods, The" | The Cabin in the Woods

| Demo Guy

2013

| Elysium

| Manuel

2014

| Debug

| Capra

rowspan="2" | 2015

| Vendetta

| Drexel

data-sort-value="Christmas Horror Story, A" | A Christmas Horror Story

| Scott

2018

| Skyscraper

| Ajani Okeke

2019

| Enhanced

| Captain Williams

2019

| You Light Up My Christmas

| Ben

2020

| Chained

| Pete

= Television =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
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 \| data-sort-value="Only Way Out, The" \| The Only Way Out \| Student \| Television film
1994 \| M.A.N.T.I.S. \| Kid \| Episode: "Fire in the Heart"
1996–2000 \| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" \| The Outer Limits \| Soldier James \| Episode: "The Light Brigade" Episode: "Gettysburg"
rowspan="2"\| 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
rowspan="2"\| 2005 \| Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Ignition \| Tork Maddox \| Television film Voice
Supervolcano \| Dave \| Television film
2005–2006 \| Godiva's \| Jerome \| 5 episodes
rowspan="4"\| 2006 \| Da Vinci's City Hall \| Storno \| Episode: "Gotta Press the Flesh"
data-sort-value="Evidence, The" \| 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
rowspan="4"\| 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
rowspan="2"\| 2016 \| Barrows: Freedom Fighter \| Errol Barrow \| Documentary film
Impastor \| Agent Landecker \| 2 episodes
2017 \| Letterkenny \| Bradley \| 2 episodes
rowspan="2"\| 2019 \| Hospital Show \| Rich \| 10 episodes
V Wars \| Michael Fayne \| 10 episodes
2020 \| data-sort-value="Boys, The" \| The Boys \| Dr. Park \| Episode: "Proper Preparation and Planning"
2022–present \| Bel-Air \| Philip Banks \| 30 episodes
2022–present \| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds \| Admiral Robert April \| 7 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

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

| data-sort-value="Only Way Out, The" | The Only Way Out

| Student

| Television film

1994

| M.A.N.T.I.S.

| Kid

| Episode: "Fire in the Heart"

1996–2000

| data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits

| Soldier
James

| Episode: "The Light Brigade"
Episode: "Gettysburg"

rowspan="2"| 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

rowspan="2"| 2005

| Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Ignition

| Tork Maddox

| Television film
Voice

Supervolcano

| Dave

| Television film

2005–2006

| Godiva's

| Jerome

| 5 episodes

rowspan="4"| 2006

| Da Vinci's City Hall

| Storno

| Episode: "Gotta Press the Flesh"

data-sort-value="Evidence, The" | 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

rowspan="4"| 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

rowspan="2"| 2016

| Barrows: Freedom Fighter

| Errol Barrow

| Documentary film

Impastor

| Agent Landecker

| 2 episodes

2017

| Letterkenny

| Bradley

| 2 episodes

rowspan="2"| 2019

| Hospital Show

| Rich

| 10 episodes

V Wars

| Michael Fayne

| 10 episodes

2020

| data-sort-value="Boys, The" | The Boys

| Dr. Park

| Episode: "Proper Preparation and Planning"

2022–present

| Bel-Air

| Philip Banks

| 30 episodes

2022–present

| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

| Admiral Robert April

| 7 episodes

= Video games =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2004 \| Def Jam: Fight for NY \| Bo \| Voice
2010 \| Medal of Honor \| Colonel Drucker \| Voice

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Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2004

| Def Jam: Fight for NY

| Bo

| Voice

2010

| Medal of Honor

| Colonel Drucker

| Voice

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref
class="wikitable"
2004	Leo Awards	Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series	The Collector	{{nom}}	{{cite web\|title=2004 nominees\|url=http://www.leoawards.com/past_winners/pdf/2004.pdf\|website=leoawards.com\|access-date=March 13, 2017}}
2016	rowspan=2\|Canadian Screen Awards	Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	rowspan=3\|19-2	{{nom}}	{{cite web\|title='Schitt's Creek,' 'Orphan Black,' '19-2' among top Canadian Screen Award TV nominees \|url=http://www.etalk.ca/News/2016/January/Schitts-Creek-Orphan-Black-19-2-Canadian-Screen-Aw \|website=etalk.ca\|access-date=March 13, 2017}}
rowspan=2\|2017	Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role	{{won}}
Leo Awards	Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series	{{nom}}	{{cite web\|title=Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017 \|url=http://www.leoawards.com/2017/nominees/by_name.php\|website=www.leoawards.com \|archive-date=May 27, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527200921/http://www.leoawards.com/2017/nominees/by_name.php \|url-status=dead}}