Nicholas Lea (born Nicholas Christopher Herbert; June 22, 1962) is a Canadian actor known for his portrayal of

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on ''

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'' and of Tom Foss on ''

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''.

Life and career

Lea was born in

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. He attended Prince of Wales Secondary School (graduated 1980). Lea's first major role was on the TV series '' The Commish'' where he played Officer Enrico Caruso from 1991 to 1994. It was during this time that he had a minor guest role in a first-season episode of ''

'' called " Gender Bender". The producers were impressed by his performance and when, in the second season, he auditioned for the role of turncoat FBI agent

, he was successful. Lea guest starred in eleven episodes from 1994 to 1996 and became a popular character amongst the fans. Because of his character's willingness to switch sides, he was known as the 'ratboy'. In the season three episode "

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," Krycek was left to die in an abandoned missile silo with an alien ship. This allowed Lea to take a starring role in the series '' Once a Thief''—which followed on from the 1996

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film—alongside

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. The series was cancelled after one season. Lea continued to play Krycek, who became a nemesis not just of

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and Scully but particularly of A.D. Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi). Lea co-starred with Lau Ching-Wan, Theresa Lee and Bif Naked in the Hong Kong-Canadian film ''

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'' in 2001. In 2006, Lea had a role on

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's ''

'' (26 episodes) playing Tom Foss, Kyle's tutor, and was one of the lead actors (playing Ethan McKaye) on the Canadian TV series '' Whistler''. He was also that series' associate producer. He did not return to ''Whistler'' for its second season in 2007. He has guest starred in shows such as ''

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'' (3 episodes), '' Andromeda'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Highlander: The Series'', ''

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'', '' CSI'' (4 episodes) (as

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' boyfriend) and '' Men in Trees'' (10 episodes) (as Eric, the minister). Nicholas has also guest starred in the ABC

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of the sci-fi series '' V''. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Lyric School of Acting in

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. Lea appeared in the film ''Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido'', starring, produced, and directed by Silvio Pollio, including Lea,

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, and Michael Eklund. The film screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival. In 2012 he portrayed

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who formed the law enforcement group The Untouchables in the ''

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'' episode "Time after Time". Lea had a minor role on ''

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'' as Mark Francis, who was Moira Queen's campaign manager. He appeared in three episodes.

Filmography

Film & TV

Video games

* ''Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido'' (2010) (post-production) as Mr. Other Guy * '' The X-Files: Resist or Serve'' (2004) (voice and likeness) as Alex Krycek

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lea, Nicholas 1962 births Living people Male actors from British Columbia Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors People from New Westminster Canadian people of English descent