Chris William Martin
{{Short description|Canadian actor (born 1975)}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chris William Martin Jr
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| birth_name = Christopher William Martin Jr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|01|17}}
| birth_place = Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
| death_date =
| death_place =
| other_names = Corky Martin
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1991–present
| spouse =
| website =
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Christopher William Martin Jr (born January 17, 1975), also known as Corky Martin or Chris Martin, is a Canadian actor.Glen Schaefer, "Felicity's hair-raiser: Vancouver actor Chris Martin's job was to stir the pot and divert attention from star Keri Russell's bad crop. The result: more bad hair. `I looked like Eraserhead'". The Province, July 16, 2000. He has appeared on a number of television series, including Felicity and The L Word, as well as leading the 2002 Canadian series, Tom Stone.
Early life
Martin was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Victoria Kathleen and Chris William Martin.{{Cite web |title=Chris Martin Biography (1975-)|publisher=Filmreference.com|year=2010|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/96/Chris-Martin.html|accessdate=October 26, 2010}} He attended McRoberts Secondary School followed by Richmond High School in Richmond, British Columbia. He is also an alum of Ideal Mini School in Vancouver.
Career
His first role was in the 1991 teen drama series Fifteen, filmed in Vancouver. His performance as Dylan received a nomination for Best Actor at the Youth in Film Awards. Notably, he also convinced his one-time Fifteen co-star, a young Ryan Reynolds, to give acting a second try at a time when he had given up on the career to focus on studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University; the two then moved to Los Angeles together to further their career opportunities.{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms14.htm|title=Fourteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards|publisher=Young Artist Awards|accessdate=December 17, 2006}} After the end of the series, he played the role of Jamie Novak in the 1993 high school drama Madison, for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 11th Gemini Awards in 1996.Sid Adilman, "Brash Madison one to watch for Geminis Nominated in 6 categories, teen drama touted as a front-runner". Toronto Star, February 28, 1997.
In his early acting roles he was credited as just Chris Martin, but began going by Chris William Martin in the 2000s, likely to avoid potential confusion with musician Chris Martin of Coldplay.
In 1999, he starred in Carl Bessai's film Johnny,Dan Brown, "King of the squeegee kids". National Post, April 28, 2000. for which he won a special jury citation for his performance at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.Liam Lacey, "Five Senses tops jury list at Toronto Film Festival: Canadian audience gazes favourably on American Beauty at award brunch capping off star-studded year". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 1999. He has gone on to work with Bessai on two subsequent films: Lola in 2001, and Emile in 2003. He appeared in the 2002 film Try Seventeen along with Elijah Wood and Mandy Moore, and played the title character in the drama series Tom Stone from 2002 to 2004.Judy Monchuk, "Hero in CBC detective show is 'trailer trash'". Sault Star, February 21, 2002.
Later, in 2004, he appeared as the main character in The Volcano Disaster. He has also appeared on several television series including Tru Calling, Intelligence, The Vampire Diaries, and Supernatural.
Apart from movies and television, he appeared in Alanis Morissette's music videos "Everything" and "Crazy".{{cite book |last=Fournier |first=Karen |title=The Words and Music of Alanis Morissette p.121 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-4408-3069-3}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1999
|Johnny |Also co-producer |
| 2001
|Lola |The Driver | |
| 2002
|Steve | |
| 2003
|Carl | |
| 2005
|Nature Unleashed: Volcano |Russell Woods |Direct-to-video |
| 2007
|Deputy Ray | |
| 2008
|Damon | |
| 2015
|data-sort-value="Age of Adaline, The" | The Age of Adaline |Dale Davenport | |
| 2021
|Martin | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 1991–1993
|Dylan Blackwell |65 episodes |
| 1992
|Ray |Episode: "Brothers" |
| 1993
|Young Jake |Television film |
| 1993–1997
|Jamie Novak |4 episodes |
| 1994
|Moment of Truth: To Walk Again |Dave | rowspan="3" |Television film |
| 1994
|Beyond Obsession |Arthur |
| 1994
|Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges |Scott Stevens |
| 1994
|Tito |Episode: "The Pawn" |
| 1995
|Tim Surrey |Episode: "The Escape" |
| 1995
|Beauty's Revenge |Jimmy Nolan | rowspan="3" |Television film |
| 1996
|Home Song |Robbie Gardner |
| 1996
|Ray Kovich |
| 1996
|Carter Wellan |Episode: "The End of Innocence" |
| 1996
|Two |Hitchhiker |Episode: "No Man's Land" |
| 1997
|Richard Tyler |Episode: "The Highwayman" |
| 1997
|All the Winters That Have Been |Gabe |Television film |
| 1998
|Elliot Black |Episode: "Metamorphosis" |
| 1998
|Someone to Love Me |Cowboy | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 1999
|Dangerous Evidence: The Lori Jackson Story |Sergeant Martin |
| 1999
|Stash Roberts |Episode: "A Bitter Pill" |
| 1999–2000
|Jimmy Stack |22 episodes |
| 2000
|Greg Stenson |9 episodes |
| 2000
|Richard Palmer |Episode: "Essence" |
| 2001
|Brian Hathaway |Television film |
| 2001
|data-sort-value="Outer Limits, The" | The Outer Limits |Gavin |Episode: "Time to Time" |
| 2002–2004
|Tom Stone |26 episodes |
| 2003
|Burn: The Robert Wraight Story |Paramedic | rowspan="2" |Television film |
| 2003
|Hotel |Case |
| 2004
|Justin Burke |Episode: "Murder in the Morgue" |
| 2004
|Eli Manheim |Episode: "Burned" |
| 2004
|Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman |Young Hal |Television film |
| 2004
|Josh |Episode: "Drinking the Kool-Aid" |
| 2004
|DeMarco Affairs |Peter Copeland |Television film |
| 2005
|data-sort-value="L Word, The" | The L Word |Hunter Kirby |4 episodes |
| 2005
|Damon Horvath |Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2007
|Ryan Stafford |Episode: "Blind Trust" |
| 2007
|J.P. Berger |Episode: "Poker? I Barely Know Her" |
| 2007
|Perry Sound |Episode: "Misery Inc." |
| 2007
|Dr. Simon Griffith |9 episodes |
| 2007
|Dr. Cole |3 episodes |
| 2007
|Rich Caprioto |2 episodes |
| 2007
|NCIS |Brian Taylor |Episode: "Lost & Found" |
| 2008
|data-sort-value="Unquiet, The" | The Unquiet |Tom |Television film |
| 2008
|Garth Jodrey |Episode: "The Man in the Mud" |
| 2008
|data-sort-value="Terrorist Next Door, The" | The Terrorist Next Door |Pelletier |Television film |
| 2008
|data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | The Mentalist |Trey Piller |Episode: "Flame Red" |
| 2009
|Griff |Episode: "Epitaph One" |
| 2009–2014
|data-sort-value="Vampire Diaries, The" | The Vampire Diaries |Zach Salvatore |5 episodes |
| 2010
|Huge |Jonathan |2 episodes |
| 2010
|Steve |Episode: "Unveiled" |
| 2010
|Billy Whitman |Episode: "Sins of the Past" |
| 2011
|Look Again |Rick Palmer |Television film |
| 2011
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Pilot Kirk Harmon |Episode: "CSI Down" |
| 2013
|David |Episode: "Secrets & Lies" |
| 2014–2015
|Anthony |7 episodes |
| 2015
|Assassin Banana |Various |3 episodes |
| 2015
|Dr. Garrison Osgood |Episode: "Purgatory" |
| 2016
|Jake Garrison |3 episodes |
| 2016
|I Didn't Kill My Sister |Mason Campbell |Television film |
| 2016
|Steve |Episode: "Death Al Dente" |
| 2018
|Agent Clegg |Episode: "Breakdown" |
| 2018
|Roger |3 episodes |
| 2018
|Jacques |Episode: "In D Minor" |
| 2019
|Sheriff Randall |Television film |
| 2019
|Chris Patterson |Episode: "Recovered" |
| 2019
|V.C. Andrews' Heaven |Luke Casteel |3 episodes |
| 2020
|Special Agent Stevens |Episode: "What Lies Beneath" |
| 2021
|Naxim Tork |2 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|552072|Chris William Martin}}
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