Martin Cummins (born November 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Ames White in '' Dark Angel'' and as Nick Boyle in '' Poltergeist: The Legacy''.

Life and career

Cummins went to

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in the town of North Delta,

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, Canada. He attended the Vancouver Actors Studio. One of his first significant roles was as host of the teen variety series '' Pilot One'' on CBC Television."Pilot One project scaled down by CBC". ''

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'', October 18, 1988. Cummins guest-starred in a number of American and Canadian television shows before landing the part of Nick Boyle in the MGM series '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'', which was filmed in Vancouver, in the late 1990s. He used the money and resources he gained while working on ''Poltergeist: The Legacy'' to fund and staff his own film '' We All Fall Down'', based on the events of his own life after his mother's death. Cummins' other appearances include the TV series ''

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'', '' Dice'', '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'', ''

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'', '' Life As We Know It'', '' Live Once, Die Twice'', '' UnREAL'', '' Omen IV: The Awakening'', ''Devour''. In this movie he co-starred with

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from ''Dark Angel''. Cummins won a Genie Award for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000 for ''

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''. In 2011, he began a recurring role as Thomas on the ABC series '' V''. He portrayed Carroll McKane in Gary Sherman's horror thriller film ''39: A Film by Carroll McKane''.’39′: The Gary Sherman Movie You’ll Never See
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'' and '' Riverdale'', the latter as Sheriff Keller.

Filmography

* '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' (1989) as Wayne Webber * '' Omen IV: The Awakening'' as Drifter * ''

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'' (1993) as Student (uncredited) * ''Cyberteens in Love'' (1994) as Kon * '' Poltergeist: The Legacy'' (1996-1999) as Nick Boyle (87 episodes, 1996-1999) * ''

'' (2000) as Matthew Carter * '' We All Fall Down'' (2000) as Kris * '' Dark Angel'' (2001-2002) as Ames White (21 episodes, 2001-2002) * ''

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'' (2002) as Russell Williams * '' Smallville'' (2002-2004) as Dr. Lawrence Garner * ''

'' (2003) as Aden Corso (episode Forsaken) * '' Ice Men'' (2004) as Vaughn * '' Murder at the Presidio'' (2005) as Sergeant Barry Atkins * ''Live Once, Die Twice'' (2006) as Evan Lauker / Luke Ravena / Ken Valeur * ''39: A Film by Carroll McKane'' (2006) as Carroll McKane * ''

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'' (2008) as Agent Arnaud * '' Radio Rebel'' (2012) as Rob Adams * '' Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story'' (2013) as Bill Dineen * ''Down Here'' (2014) as Tim Brown * ''The Christmas Shepard'' (2014) as Mark Green * ''Cold Zone'' (2017) as Rodger Summers * '' Riverdale'' (2017 - present) as Sheriff Keller * ''Emma Fielding Mysteries'' (2017) as Tony Markham * ''Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery'' (2019) as Brian Herriman * ''

'' (2014–present) as Henry Gowen * '' Away'' (2020) as Jack Willmore

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummins, Martin 1969 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Best Supporting Actor Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners People from Delta, British Columbia Male actors from British Columbia Film directors from British Columbia Canadian television directors Screenwriters from British Columbia