Kristian John Ayre (born November 19, 1977) is a Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of the character Radu from the

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show ''

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''.

Early life

Kristian Ayre was born in England, and moved to Canada at a young age. He began acting in the early 1990s, and appeared in the 1994 movie ''Andre'' with

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. After a couple of appearances in

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s, including ''Bye Bye Birdie'' (1995), he was cast (thanks in part to co-creator

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) in the

TV series ''

'' as Radu 386. He attended

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, graduating in 2004 with a

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degree in Theatre.Kristian Ayre's resume
at KristianAyre.ca He is trained in

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and

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Career

Ayre appeared in every episode of the

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-created two-season ''

'' (1996–97), alongside co-stars

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, Rahi Azizi, Paige Christina,

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, Cary Lawrence and Paul Boretski, which also featured early appearances from future-''

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'' and '' Stargate: Atlantis'' actress

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. Staite, as quoted by Peter David, described Ayre as: Ayre starred in the 1997

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'', and in a regular role on the 1999–2000 TV series ''

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'' alongside future-''

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'' star

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. In the 1999 movie ''Running Home'', Ayre co-starred with ''

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'' actress

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, who is quoted as describing him as "a very good actor and very easy to work with." Ayre also has appeared in odd episodes of such notable science fiction shows as '' The Outer Limits'', ''

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'' and '' The Dead Zone'', among other TV appearances. Appearing as 'Loran' in "The Light" ( ''Stargate SG-1'' Season 4, episode 18), Ayre was required to cry, but eschewed the usual tricks of the trade, since he can "cry on cue." Ayre has also lent his voice to a number of dubbed versions of

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'', as well as Yuji Sakai in the first season of ''

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''. His vocal talents have also been featured in the 1993 video release of '' Kishin Corps: Alien Defender Geo-Armor'' (orig. title: ''Kishin Heidan'') and in the English-language version of the 2004 fourth

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movie '' InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island'' (orig. title: ''Inuyasha - Guren no houraijima''). In addition to credits on both the big and small screen, Ayre has also appeared in

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, including MovEnt's "Dances for a Small Stage" XII in January 2006, and with the Genus Theatre in Vancouver. Also in 2006, he performed in "''War Lover'' for the Vancouver International Folk Festival," which he also produced through his "work with the Leaky Heaven Circus." A Lieutenant Kristian Ayre appeared as a bridge officer on the Enterprise-E in

's 1997 '' Star Trek: New Frontier'' debut novel, ''House of Cards''.David, Peter. '' Star Trek: New Frontier: House of Cards''.

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. 1997. . page 101 In 1998, Ayre appeared as Tommy McPherson in the mock-documentary '' Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County'', which depicted a rural family as they were besieged by bizarre unexplained occurrences, before being abducted by extraterrestrials.Roscoe, Jane and Hight, Craig, "Degree 2: critique and hoax" in ''Faking it - Mock-documentary and the subversion of factuality'' (

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, 2001) , pp. 151–155 The program caused a level of confusion and controversy upon its initial broadcast that echoed earlier reality-muddying incidents such as

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' ''War of the Worlds'' radio broadcast. Debate over the

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nature of the program occurred on

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s and

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, where the program's status as fiction was established by virtue of the fact that Tommy McPherson was played by Ayre, an actor.

Partial filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayre, Kristian 1977 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors English emigrants to Canada English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors Naturalized citizens of Canada People from Bolton Simon Fraser University alumni 20th-century English male actors 21st-century English male actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors