Adrian Holmes

Adrian Holmes
Occupation	Television, voice actor

Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974 in Wrexham and raised in Vancouver) is an actor known for his television work on series such as FOX’s Fringe and Human Target, CW Supernatural and SYFY’s Battlestar Galactica He may be best known, however, for his recurring role as “Basqat” on the ninth season of long running, the WB/CW television series Smallville.

Originally from Barbados, West Indies, Holmes was born in Wrexham, North Wales, and lived in both Liverpool and Chester, before moving to Vancouver at the age of five. The eldest of three boys, Holmes was a natural entertainer as a child, doing Michael Jackson impressions for anyone who would watch. At 11 years old, he was cast as the Lion in his school production of The Wizard of Oz. After the show, a young girl who had come to see the play asked him for his autograph, and he was hooked. Being somewhat shy growing up, performing became therapeutic for the budding actor, allowing him to come out of his shell and grow more confident through the characters he was portraying. In Jr. High School, Holmes’ drama class wrote a play for a local drama festival called, The Challenge. The play was awarded Outstanding Junior Play, and Holmes was awarded Outstanding Junior Actor. Holmes continued to do stage productions throughout high school and college (he is a Theater school graduate) and in 1991 made the transition into television.

Holmes studied in Vancouver with world-renowned coach Larry Moss and in New York City at Black Nexxus Inc. at the Times Square Arts Center. He also worked at Vancouver General Hospital as a nurse before deciding that acting was his calling. In 2004, Holmes received a LEO award nomination (The Canadian Emmys) for Best Gust Performance for his work in the series “The Collector.”

Holmes spent 2010 filming motion pictures. First, he can be seen appearing opposite Academy Award winner Halle Berry, as her love interest “Clifton” in Frankie & Alice, slated for worldwide release in February 2011. He can then be seen in the thriller Red Riding Hood directed by Catherine Hardwicke, opposite Amanda Seyfried and Gary Oldman (as Oldman’s right hand man, in the film) to be released in March 2011. Holmes also recently wrapped working with Academy Award winner Adrien Brody in the upcoming film WRECKED, and the film Tactical Force opposite Steve Austin, both to be released in 2011.

In his spare time, Holmes enjoys traveling and tries to get back to his native Barbados regularly. He also likes to stay active and can be found at the gym, on his mountain bike, playing beach volleyball, snowboarding, or enjoying a good round of golf.

Filmography

• Twist in the Wind (1991)
• Neon Rider (1991)
• Highlander: The Series (1992–1993)
• The Sea Witch (1993)
• Highlander: Run for Your Life (1993)
• The Only Way Out (1993)
• Fire in the Heart (1994)
• M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
• Night Man (1999)
• Brotherhood of Murder (1999)
• The Outer Limits (1996–2000)
• Stargate SG-1 (2002–2006)
• Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004)
• Smallville (2005–2006, 2009–2010)
• Da Vinci's City Hall (2006)
• Godiva's (2005–2006)
• The Evidence (2006)
• The Hard Corps (2006)
• Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006)
• Black Lagoon (2006)
• Ice Blues (2008)
• Bratz Girlz Really Rock (2008)
• The Girl with the Red Riding Hood (2010)
• Hunt To Kill (2010)
• Frankie & Alice (2010)
• Red Riding Hood (2011)

External links

• Adrian Holmes at the Internet Movie Database