Greyston Holt (born September 30, 1985) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Ray Prager Jr in the television series '' Durham County'', as young Emerson Hauser in the

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series '' Alcatraz'', and as Clayton Danvers in

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series '' Bitten''.

Personal life

Greyston Stefancsik was born in

Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin ...

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. He was raised by his parents, Mike and Nancy, on

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. His grandparents, Mike and Edith Stefancsik emigrated from

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in 1957 to

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. Greyston's maternal grandmother, Anna Horvath also immigrated from Hungary with her parents in 1927. During his high school years, he learned to play guitar after which he formed a band and played at various venues. He also took an acting class for the "extra credits" and fell in love with a new avenue of expression.

Career

He moved to Vancouver after high school to pursue an acting career. He was cast in a small role in '' Killer Bash'' which was followed by another small role in

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's award winning miniseries, '' Into the West''. After small roles in major television shows like ''

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'', '' Blood Ties'' and ''

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'', he was cast in a recurring role in '' Durham County'' for which he was nominated for a " Leo Award" for "''Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series''". He was later cast in guest roles on '' Stargate Universe'', ''

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'', '' Fringe'' and '' Flashpoint''. In 2011, he was cast as the Young Emerson Hauser in the short-lived

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series, '' Alcatraz''. His biggest role was being cast in

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TV series '' Bitten'' for which he received another " Leo Award" nomination. The success of the show led to it being acquired by American basic cable channel,

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who renewed the show for a second 10-episode season.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holt, Greyston 1985 births 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian people of Hungarian descent Living people Male actors from British Columbia Male actors from Calgary