# Adrian Holmes

Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Welsh-born actor based in Canada. He is known for his work on the Bravo television series 19-2, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award in 2017. He is also known for playing the roles of Uncle Phil in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot Bel-Air and Robert April in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

## Early life

Holmes was born to Bajan parents in Wrexham, Wales, and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada, when he was five. He studied nursing at Langara College, in part to appease his mother, who felt he needed a backup plan if his acting career was unsuccessful. He attended Queen Elizabeth Senior Secondary in Surrey, BC.

## Career

Holmes has had a long career, but is best known for his television roles, such as Basqat on Smallville, Marcus Mitchell on True Justice and Frank Pike on Arrow. His most notable role is Nick Barron in the English Language version of 19-2 on Bravo, which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2017. His film work includes Red Riding Hood, Elysium and The Cabin in the Woods. In 2021 Adrian was cast as Uncle Phil in the show Bel-Air, a reboot turned series drama of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Will Smith gave him the stamp of approval. He has recently been cast as the first live-action version of Robert April, the first captain of the USS Enterprise, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. (April had previously appeared in animated form in "The Counter-Clock Incident", the final episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, where he was voiced by James Doohan.)

## Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Two for the Money | G.A. Member #2 | |
| 2006 | Like Mike 2: Streetball | Buck Wild | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Hard Corps | Cujo | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | Damage | Sharp | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Hunt to Kill | Crab | Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Frankie & Alice | Cliff | |
| 2011 | Red Riding Hood | Captain | |
| 2011 | Wrecked | Man in the Woods | |
| 2011 | The Cabin in the Woods | Demo Guy #2 | |
| 2013 | Elysium | Manuel | |
| 2014 | Debug | Capra | |
| 2015 | Vendetta | Drexel | |
| 2015 | A Christmas Horror Story | Scott | |
| 2018 | Skyscraper | Ajani Okeke | |
| 2019 | Enhanced | Captain Williams | |
| 2019 | You Light Up My Christmas | Ben | |
| 2020 | Chained | Pete | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Neon Rider | Twist | Episode: "Twist in the Wind" |
| 1992–1993 | Highlander: The Series | Street Kid Johnny | Episode: "The Sea Witch" Episode: "Run for Your Life" |
| 1993 | The Only Way Out | Student | Television film |
| 1994 | M.A.N.T.I.S. | Kid | Episode: "Fire in the Heart" |
| 1996–2000 | The Outer Limits | Soldier James | Episode: "The Light Brigade" Episode: "Gettysburg" |
| 1999 | Night Man | Na'il | Episode: "Dust" |
| 1999 | Brotherhood of Murder | Teenager | Television film |
| 2002–2006 | Stargate SG-1 | Special Operations Sergeant Detective Ryan | Episode: "Nightwalkers" Episode: "Memento Mori" |
| 2004 | Meltdown | Agent Charlie Jansen | Television film |
| 2005–2010 | Smallville | Griff Basqat | 7 episodes |
| 2005 | Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Ignition | Tork Maddox | Television film Voice |
| 2005 | Supervolcano | Dave | Television film |
| 2005–2006 | Godiva's | Jerome | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | Da Vinci's City Hall | Storno | Episode: "Gotta Press the Flesh" |
| 2006 | The Evidence | Craig Park | Episode: "Five Little Indians" |
| 2006 | Black Lagoon | Rowan | Episode: "Calm Down, Two Men" Voice |
| 2006 | Cries in the Dark | Detective Wynn | Television film |
| 2008 | Ice Blues | Somerville | Television film |
| 2008 | Bratz Girlz Really Rock | Dylan | Voice |
| 2008 | Bratz | Dylan | 8 episodes Voice |
| 2008 | Ice Blues | Somerville | Television film |
| 2008–2017 | Supernatural | Demon James Turner | 3 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | True Justice | Marcus Mitchell | 12 episodes |
| 2012–2013 | Primeval: New World | Detective Harlow | 3 episodes |
| 2012–2015 | Continuum | Warren Freelancer | 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | Zachary Elias | Television film |
| 2013–2018 | Arrow | Frank Pike | 15 episodes |
| 2013 | Cult | Terrence Ross | Episode: "Get with the Program" |
| 2014–2017 | 19-2 | Nick Barron | 38 episodes |
| 2016 | Barrows: Freedom Fighter | Errol Barrow | Documentary film |
| 2016 | Impastor | Agent Landecker | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Letterkenny | Bradley | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Hospital Show | Rich | 10 episodes |
| 2019 | V Wars | Michael Fayne | 10 episodes |
| 2020 | The Boys | Dr. Park | Episode: "Proper Preparation and Planning" |
| 2022–present | Bel-Air | Philip Banks | 30 episodes |
| 2022–present | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Admiral Robert April | 7 episodes |

## Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Def Jam: Fight for NY | Bo | Voice |
| 2010 | Medal of Honor | Colonel Drucker | Voice |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2004 | Leo Awards | Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | The Collector | Nominated |
| 2016 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | 19-2 | Nominated |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | 19-2 | Won |
| 2017 | Leo Awards | Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | 19-2 | Nominated |