# Greyston Holt

Greyston Holt (born September 30, 1985) is a Canadian actor. He is known for his role as Ray Prager Jr in the television series Durham County, as young Emerson Hauser in the Fox series Alcatraz, and as Clayton Danvers in Space series Bitten.

## Personal life

Greyston Stefancsik was born in Calgary, Alberta. He was raised by his parents, Mike and Nancy, on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. His grandparents, Mike and Edith Stefancsik emigrated from Hungary in 1957 to Lethbridge. Greyston's maternal grandmother, Anna Horvath also immigrated from Hungary with her parents in 1927.
During his high school years, he learned to play guitar after which he formed a band and played at various venues. He also took an acting class for the "extra credits" and fell in love with a new avenue of expression.

## Career

He moved to Vancouver after high school to pursue an acting career. He was cast in a small role in Killer Bash which was followed by another small role in Steven Spielberg's award winning miniseries, Into the West. After small roles in major television shows like Smallville, Blood Ties and The 4400, he was cast in a recurring role in Durham County for which he was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series. He was later cast in guest roles on Stargate Universe, Sanctuary, Fringe and Flashpoint.
In 2011, he was cast as the Young Emerson Hauser in the short-lived FOX series, Alcatraz. His biggest role was being cast in Space fantasy/horror TV series Bitten for which he received another "Leo Award" nomination. The success of the show led to it being acquired by American basic cable channel, Syfy who renewed the show for a second 10-episode season.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | The Sisterhood | Dan | Direct-to-video Credited as Greyston Stefancsik |
| 2008 | Lost Boys: The Tribe | Evan Monroe | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Slap Shot 3: The Junior League | Riley Haskell | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Lonesome Dove Church | Isaac Shepherd | |
| 2014 | See No Evil 2 | Will | Direct-to-video |
| 2014 | Deeper | John Wilkinson | |
| 2022 | Lou | Chris | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Perfect Romance | Long-haired kid | Television film Credited as Greyston Stefancsik |
| 2005 | Killer Bash | Greg | Television film |
| 2005 | Into the West | Aaron Wheeler | Miniseries; episode: "Dreams and Schemes" |
| 2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Jaron Nabors | Television film |
| 2007 | Smallville | Tobias Rice | Episode: "Freak" |
| 2007 | Blood Ties | Brendan | Episode: "Stone Cold" |
| 2007–2010 | Durham County | Ray Prager Jr. | Main role |
| 2007 | The 4400 | Byron Lillibridge | Episode: "One of Us" |
| 2007 | Flash Gordon | Keith Parks | Episode: "Life Source" |
| 2007 | Sabbatical | Jordan | Television film |
| 2008 | Nightmare at the End of the Hall | Sam | Television film |
| 2010 | Fakers | Tanner Cruikshank | Television film |
| 2010 | Seven Deadly Sins | Cain Geary | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Fringe | Vince | Episode: "Os" |
| 2011 | Stargate Universe | Corporal Reynolds | Episode: "The Hunt" |
| 2011 | Sanctuary | Lt. Coxswell | Episode: "Into the Black" |
| 2011 | The Killing Game | Charlie | Television film |
| 2011 | Flashpoint | Kevin Baines | Episode: "Team Player" |
| 2012 | Alcatraz | Young Emerson Hauser | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | Once Upon a Time | Frederick / Jim | Episode: "What Happened to Frederick" |
| 2012 | Psych | Todd Kramer | Episode: "Shawn and the Real Girl" |
| 2012 | Hannah's Law | Wyatt Earp | Television film |
| 2012 | The Horses of McBride | Simon Senegal | Television film |
| 2013 | Borealis | Dan Riordan | Television film |
| 2013 | Emily Owens, M.D. | Mrs. Duroux's son | Episode: "Emily and... The Social Experiment" |
| 2013 | Arctic Air | Jesse Backus | Episode: "Stormy Weather" |
| 2013 | Motive | Scott Hayward | Episode: "Pushover" |
| 2013 | She Made Them Do It | Rick | Television film |
| 2013 | Cedar Cove | Seth Gunderson | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014–2016 | Bitten | Clayton Danvers | Main role |
| 2014 | Supernatural | Dale | Episode: "Alex Annie Alexis Ann" |
| 2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Sam | Episode: "Soulmates" |
| 2014 | The Christmas Secret | Brad | Television film |
| 2015 | All of My Heart | Daryl | Television film |
| 2016–2017 | No Tomorrow | Mikhail | 4 episodes |
| 2016 | A Puppy for Christmas | Liam | Television film |
| 2017 | Somewhere Between | Kyle | 6 episodes |
| 2017 | A Very Country Christmas | Zane Gunther | Television film |
| 2018 | Take Two | Dylan | Episode: "Ex's and Oh's" |
| 2019 | A Very Country Wedding | Zane Gunther | Television film |
| 2019 | The 100 | Gavin / Marcus Kane II | 2 episodes |
| 2019–2022 | Chesapeake Shores | Jay Ross | Recurring, seasons 4–5 |
| 2019 | Batwoman | Tyler | 5 episodes |
| 2020 | 50 States of Fright | Scott Wilke | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Love Is a Piece of Cake | Aidan Cooper | Television film |
| 2020 | A Very Country Christmas Homecoming | Zane Gunther | Television film |
| 2020 | Cross Country Christmas | Max Cooper | Television film |
| 2020 | The Wedding Planners | Jack | Episode: "The Perfect Wedding" |
| 2021 | A Wedding to Remember | Brian Wolf | Television film |
| 2021–2023 | Riverdale | Glen Scott | Recurring role (season 5-6) Guest role (season 7); 9 episodes |
| 2022 | House of Chains | Tye McGrath | Television film |
| 2023 | FBI: International | David Papp | Episode: "Trust" |
| 2023 | The Night Agent | Paulo | 3 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2008 | Leo Award | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Durham County | Nominated |
| 2014 | Leo Award | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Bitten | Nominated |
| 2015 | Golden Maple Awards | Best Actor in a TV series broadcasted in the U.S. | Bitten | Nominated |
| 2021 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Television Movie | Cross Country Christmas | Nominated |
| 2023 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance - Male in a Television Movie | House Of Chains | Nominated |