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Adrian Holmes

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Adrian Holmes
Born (1974-03-31) March 31, 1974 (age 50)[1]
Wrexham, Wales
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Welsh-born actor based in Canada. He is known for his work on the Bravo television series 19-2, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award in 2017.[2] He is also known for playing the roles of Uncle Phil in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot Bel-Air[3][4] and Robert April in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Early life

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Holmes was born to Bajan parents in Wrexham, Wales,[5] and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada, when he was five.[1] 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.[6] Attended Queen Elizabeth Senior Secondary in Surrey, BC

Career

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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.[6] His most notable role is Nick Barron in the English Language version of 19-2 on Bravo,[5][6] which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2017.[2] His film work includes Red Riding Hood,[1] Elysium[5] and The Cabin in the Woods.[5] 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.[4] 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. (April had previously appeared in animated form in "The Counter-Clock Incident", the final episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, where he was voiced by James Doohan.)[7]

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2005 Two for the Money G.A. Member #2
2006 Like Mike 2: Streetball Buck Wild Direct-to-video
The Hard Corps Cujo Direct-to-video
2009 Damage Sharp Direct-to-video
2010 Hunt to Kill Crab Direct-to-video
Frankie & Alice Cliff
2011 Red Riding Hood Captain
Wrecked Man in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods Demo Guy #2
2013 Elysium Manuel
2014 Debug Capra
2015 Vendetta Drexel
A Christmas Horror Story Scott
2018 Skyscraper Ajani Okeke
2019 Enhanced Captain Williams
2020 Chained Pete

Television

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

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2004 Def Jam: Fight for NY Bo Voice
2010 Medal of Honor Colonel Drucker Voice

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2004 Leo Awards Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series The Collector Nominated [8]
2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role 19-2 Nominated [9]
2017 Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Won [2]
Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Nominated [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Cineplex.com | Cineplex News - Adrian Holmes is getting warmer with Red Riding Hood role". www.cineplex.com. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Furdyk, Brent. "2017 Canadian Screen Awards: And the winners are…". Global News. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Johnson, Jeroslyn (February 4, 2022). "Actor Playing Uncle Phil in 'Fresh Prince' Reboot Aims to Pay 'Tribute' to James Avery". Black Enterprise. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Weaver, Jackson (March 20, 2022). "How Canadian Adrian Holmes reinvented Fresh Prince's Uncle Phil in gritty reboot". CBC News. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d M, Adnan (February 5, 2014). "Chatting with Adrian Holmes and Jared Keeso of Bravo's 19-2". The Arts Guild. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Furminger, Sabrina. "Adrian Holmes only believes in 'falling forward'". Westender. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "'Star Trek: The Animated Series' Writer Welcomes New Robert April on 'Strange New Worlds'".
  8. ^ "2004 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  9. ^ "'Schitt's Creek,' 'Orphan Black,' '19-2' among top Canadian Screen Award TV nominees". etalk.ca. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017.
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