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Holden-Ried in August 2011
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Born |
Kristen Holden-Ried August 1, 1973 Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1995–present |
Kris Holden-Ried (born August 1, 1973) is a Canadian actor.
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 mutated lycan, in the film Underworld: Awakening (2012). In 2013, he voiced Captain Canuck in the animated web series of the same name.
Holden-Ried was born in Pickering, Ontario. He studied at Montreal's Concordia University School of Business. At his first audition, he landed the leading role in 12th century drama, Young Ivanhoe. 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. He trained with Uta Hagen's Master Class Scene Study, as well as with the Green Room Actor's Workshop and the National Film Acting School.
Holden-Ried provided the voice for the character Crawford Starrick, the main antagonist; on the hit video game Assassin's Creed: Syndicate