Richard "Rick" Howland is a Canadian actor known for his role as Trick on ''

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'' and Harry Buttman (a parody of

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) in ''

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''.

Career

Howland's first credited acting role appears in the feature film "To Catch A Yeti," opposite

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. While at York University, he formed the comedy troupe the Four Strombones, which performed in comedy clubs around Toronto for more than a decade. A few of his roles have played off his 4' 7" (1.40 m) stature. He has

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. He played Trick in

, which played for five seasons. Additionally, Howland played Harry Buttman in ''Bon Cop Bad Cop'', and Jayne Eastwood's son in ''Endless Grind''. Howland has co-written a sitcom with Adam Nashman called ''Rick's Life'', an industry based show that offers up the funny through Rick's own unique perspective; in addition to writing and directing his first short film, "Underwritten," for the 48 Hour Film Festival. Howland is also a songwriter, with two self-recorded albums available on iTunes.

Filmography

* ''To Catch a Yeti'' (1995) – as Blubber * ''The Cellar'' (1997) (short film) – as Zoltan * ''

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'' (1998): Episode "The Case of the Bouncing Baby" – as Bernie Szabo * ''John Woo's Once a Thief'' (1998): Episode "Shaken Not Stirred" – as Actor * '' Traders'' (1999): Episode "The Last Good Deal" – as Rob 'Tiny' Lewis * ''The Jesse Ventura Story'' (1999) – as Wrestler * ''Sufferance'' (2000) (short film) – as The Butler * ''Club Land'' (2001) – as Gump * '' The Newsroom'' (2002): "Escape from the Newsroom" (TV Movie) – as Autograph Hound No. 2 * '' Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye'' (2004): Episode "Concrete Evidence" – as Sal Roland * ''Short Tongue Freddy'' (2005) (short film) – as Freddy * ''Crazy for Christmas'' (2005) – as Kenny * ''

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'' (2006) (short film) – as Mr. Elf * ''

'' (2006) – as Harry Buttman * ''

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'' (2006) – as Irate Pedestrian * ''The Roommate'' (2007) – as Paul * '' Tin Man'' (2007) (mini-series) – as Red Katt * ''

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'' (2007): Episodes "The Sting" & "15 Minutes of Shame" – as Computer Tech * ''

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'' (2008): Episode "Child's Play" – as Miles Gorman * ''

'' (2008): Episodes "Lil' War Photo" & "Shortstop" – as Keach * ''Midgets Vs. Mascots'' (2009) – as Big Red Bush * ''An Insignificant Man'' (2011) (short film) – as Hungover Clown * ''

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'' (2011): Episode "Resistance" – as Galvo * ''

'' (2010–15) – as Trick; Main role * ''Lost Girl Finale Pre-Show'' (2012) (

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TV special) – as self * ''

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'' (2012): Episode "Lights, Camera, Action!" – as self * ''Lost Girl ConFAEdential'' (2013) (

TV special) – as self * ''Prophecy'' (2013) (

webisode) – as Trick * ''Lost Girl: An Evening at the Clubhouse'' (2013) (

TV special) – as self * ''

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'' (2016): Episode "How to Kill Friends and Influence People" - as Dej Serafan Archive Keeper

References

External links

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Rick Howland iTunes albums
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