Kris Holden-Ried (born August 1, 1973) is a Canadian actor.

Early life and pentathlon

Holden-Ried was born in

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. He studied at

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School of Business. He was a champion competitor in riding and

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, and is a former member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team and has a

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from both the Pan American and Pan Pacific Pentathlon Championships.

Career

At his first audition, he landed the leading role in 12th century drama, ''

Young Ivanhoe ''Young Ivanhoe'' is a 1995 romantic adventure TV movie based on the 1819 novel by Sir Walter Scott. It was directed by Ralph L. Thomas and starred Kristen Holden-Ried as Ivanhoe. Other starring actors were Stacy Keach, Margot Kidder, Nick Man ...

''. In 2007, he portrayed William Compton in the first seven episodes of the

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series ''

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''. In 2010, he began appearing in the television series ''

Lost Girl ''Lost Girl'' is a Canadian supernatural drama television series that premiered on Showcase on September 12, 2010, and ran for five seasons. It follows the life of a bisexual succubus named Bo, played by Anna Silk, as she learns to control ...

'' as Dyson. He played Quint Lane, the 'super lycan', in the film '' Underworld: Awakening'' (2012). In 2013, he voiced

Captain Canuck Captain Canuck is a Canadian comic book superhero. Created by cartoonist Ron Leishman and artist/writer Richard Comely, the original Captain Canuck first appeared in ''Captain Canuck'' #1 (July 1975). The series was the first successful Canadi ...

in the animated web series of the same name. Holden-Ried provided the voice for the character Crawford Starrick, the main antagonist; on the hit video game '' Assassin's Creed: Syndicate''.

Personal life

Holden-Ried has one child, a son.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holden-Ried, Kris 1973 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian people of Latvian descent Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors People from Pickering, Ontario 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Male actors from Ontario