# Kris Holden-Ried

Kris Holden-Ried (born August 1, 1973) is a Canadian actor.

## Early life and pentathlon

Holden-Ried was born in Pickering, Ontario. He studied at Montreal's Concordia University School of Business. He was a champion competitor in riding and fencing, and is a former member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team and has a silver medal from both the Pan American and Pan Pacific Pentathlon Championships.

## Career

At his first audition, he landed the leading role in 12th century drama, Young Ivanhoe. In 2007, he portrayed William Compton in the first seven episodes of the Showtime series The Tudors. In 2010, he began appearing in the television series Lost Girl as Dyson. He played Quint Lane, the 'super lycan', in the film Underworld: Awakening (2012). In 2013, he voiced Captain Canuck in the animated web series of the same name. Holden-Ried provided the voice for the character Crawford Starrick, the main antagonist; on the hit video game Assassin's Creed: Syndicate.
He stars in the 2024 joint Canadian-Swiss production 111 about the aftermath of the 1998 Swissair Flight 111 plane crash off the coast of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia that killed all 215 passengers and 14 crew members; filming took place at Peggy's Cove.

## Personal life

Holden-Ried has one child, a son.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Young Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | TV movie |
| 1996 | Rowing Through | Kurt Cruise | Film |
| 1997 | Habitat | Daryl | Film |
| 1997 | When Innocence Is Lost | Kevin | TV movie |
| 1997 | Night of the Demons 3 | Vince | Film |
| 1997 | Riverdale | Shawn Ritchie | Unknown |
| 1998 | Going to Kansas City | Charlie Bruckner | Film |
| 1998 | The Defenders: Taking the First | McCann | TV movie |
| 1999 | Forget Me Never | Unknown | TV movie |
| 1999 | Twice in a Lifetime | Young Ken Stryker | Episode: "O'er the Ramparts We Watched" |
| 2000 | The Crossing | Capt. Heineman | TV movie |
| 2000 | Gossip | Bruce | Film |
| 2000 | Hendrix | Noel Redding | TV movie |
| 2000 | Girls Who Say Yes | Matt | Short |
| 2000 | The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne | George Custer | Episode: "The Rocket's Red Glare" |
| 2001 | Chasing Cain | Troy | TV movie |
| 2001 | Paradise Falls | Simon | Recurring (Season 1) |
| 2001–2004 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Tracker Cameron | Recurring (Seasons 1–3) |
| 2002 | A Killing Spring | Karl Hrynluk | TV movie |
| 2002 | Blue Murder | Simon Alcorn | Episode: "Out-of-Towners: Part 2" |
| 2002 | K-19: The Widowmaker | Anton | Film |
| 2002 | The Many Trials of One Jane Doe | Harold Beckwith | TV movie |
| 2003 | Ice Bound: A Woman's Survival at the South Pole | Lunar | TV movie |
| 2003 | Street Time | Dwayne | Episodes: "Follow the Money"; "Anger Management"; "Right to Life" |
| 2003 | Starhunter | Ritson | Episode: "Stich in Time" |
| 2004 | Touch of Pink | Giles | Film |
| 2004 | True Crimes: The First 72 Hours | Frankie | Episode: "Cold Hit" |
| 2005 | My Uncle Navy and Other Inherited Disorders | Uncle Navy | Short |
| 2005 | Big Girl | Gerry | Short |
| 2005 | Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story | Wayne Gretzky | TV movie |
| 2005 | Niagara Motel | R.J. | Film |
| 2006 | A Stone's Throw | Jack Walker | Film |
| 2007 | The Tudors | William Compton | Recurring (Season 1) |
| 2007 | Emotional Arithmetic | Young Jakob | Film |
| 2007 | A Broken Life | Mikkhail | Film |
| 2008 | Girl's Best Friend | Jake | TV movie |
| 2008 | Never Forget | Andy | Film |
| 2008 | M.V.P. | Aleksei Protopopov | Recurring (Season 1) |
| 2008 | Gossip | Scott Lawton | TV movie |
| 2009 | Diamonds | Denver Beeston | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Last New Year | Eric | Film |
| 2009 | The Death of Alice Blue | Stephen | Film |
| 2009 | Murdoch Mysteries | Prussian Kasper Bomgaarts | Episode: "I, Murdoch" |
| 2009 | Hidden Crimes | David Lester | TV movie |
| 2009 | Deadliest Sea | Bear | TV movie |
| 2009 | Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe | Colin Nottingham | TV movie |
| 2010 | Ben Hur | Gaius | Mini Series |
| 2010 | The Bridge | Mike Bodanski | Episodes: "Red Door/Paint It Black"; "The Fat Lady Sings the Blues"; "Chain of Fools" |
| 2010 | The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard | Paul Shepard | Film |
| 2010–2015 | Lost Girl | Dyson Thornwood | Main (Seasons 1–5) |
| 2011 | Republic of Doyle | Joe | Episode: "Crashing on the Couch" |
| 2011 | Textuality | Colin | Film |
| 2011–2014 | The Listener | Adam Reynolds | Recurring (Season 2); Main (Seasons 4–5) |
| 2012 | Underworld Awakening | Quint Lane | Film |
| 2013 | Sex After Kids | Gage | Film |
| 2013 | Three Days in Havana | Gordie | Film |
| 2013 | Hunting Season | Jason | Film |
| 2013 | The Returned | Alex Green | Film |
| 2013–2014, 2016 | Captain Canuck | Captain Canuck | Main (Seasons 1–2) |
| 2014 | Saul: The Journey to Damascus | Jordan | Film |
| 2015 | Assassin's Creed Syndicate | Crawford Starrick (voice) | Video game |
| 2016 | Dark Matter | Galactic Authority Inspector Kierken | Recurring (Season 2) |
| 2017 | Taken | Mike Hall | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2017 | Another You | Father Goodwin | Film |
| 2017 | Arrow | Nylander | Episodes: "Deathstroke Returns"; "Promises Kept" |
| 2017–2019 | Vikings | Eyvind/Dom | Recurring (Season 5) |
| 2018 | Frankie Drake Mysteries | Peter | Episode: "The Pilot"; "Ghosts" |
| 2018 | Cardinal | Lasalle | Recurring (Season 2) |
| 2019–2023 | Departure | Dom | Main |
| 2019 | The Expanse | Coop | Recurring (Season 4) |
| 2019 | Lie Exposed | Tom | Film |
| 2020; 2024 | The Umbrella Academy | Axel | Recurring (Season 2) |
| 2021 | Dark Web: Cicada 3301 | Phillip Dubois | Film |
| 2021 | Clarice | Karl Wellig | Episodes: "The Silence is Over"; Are You Alright |
| 2023-present | The Way Home | Thomas Coyle | Recurring role (Season 2&3) |