Greyston Holt
Greyston Holt | |
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Born | Greyston Stefancsik September 30, 1985 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, model |
Years active | 2004–present |
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,[1] and as Clayton Danvers in Space series Bitten.[2]
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.[3] 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 this new avenue of expression.[4]
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.[1] His biggest role was being cast in Space fantasy/horror TV series Bitten[2] for which he received another "Leo Award" nomination.[5] 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.[6]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | The Sisterhood | Dan | Credited as Greyston Stefancsik |
2004 | Perfect Romance | Long-haired kid | Television film Credited as Greyston Stefancsik |
2005 | Killer Bash | Greg | Television film |
2006 | A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story | Jaron Nabors | Television film |
2007 | Sabbatical | Jordan | Television film |
2008 | Nightmare at the End of the Hall | Sam | Television film |
2008 | Lost Boys: The Tribe | Evan Monroe | Direct to video |
2008 | Slap Shot 3: The Junior League | Riley Haskell | |
2010 | Fakers | Tanner Cruikshank | Television film |
2011 | The Killing Game | Charlie | Television film |
2012 | Hannah's Law | Wyatt Earp | Television film |
2012 | The Horses of McBride | Simon Senegal | Television film |
2013 | Borealis | Dan Riordan | Television film |
2013 | She Made Them Do It | Rick | Television film |
2014 | Lonesome Dove Church | Isaac Shepherd | |
2014 | See No Evil 2 | Will | |
2014 | The Christmas Secret | Brad | Television film |
2014 | Deeper | John | |
2015 | All of My Heart | Daryl | Television film |
2016 | A Puppy for Christmas | Liam | Television film |
2017 | A Very Country Christmas | Zane Gunther | Television film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Into the West | Aaron Wheeler | Miniseries; episode: "Dreams and Schemes" |
2007 | Smallville | Tobias Rice | Episode: "Freak" |
2007 | Blood Ties | Brendan | Episode: "Stone Cold" |
2007 | The 4400 | Byron Lillibridge | Episode: "One of Us" |
2007 | Flash Gordon | Keith Parks | Episode: "Life Source" |
2007–10 | Durham County | Ray Prager Jr | 18 episodes |
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 | Flashpoint | Kevin Baines | Episode: "Team Player" |
2012 | Once Upon a Time | Frederick / Jim | Episode: "What Happened to Frederick" |
2012 | Alcatraz | Young Emerson Hauser | 3 episodes |
2012 | Psych | Todd Kramer | Episode: "Shawn and the Real Girl" |
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 | Cedar Cove | Seth Gunderson | Episode: "Pilot" |
2014–2016 | Bitten | Clayton Danvers | Main cast |
2014 | Supernatural | Dale | Episode: "Alex Annie Alexis Ann" |
2014 | Signed, Sealed, Delivered | Sam | Episode: "Soulmates" |
2016 | No Tomorrow | Mikhail | 4 episodes |
2017 | Somewhere Between | Kyle (Ghost) | 6 episodes |
2018 | Take Two | Dylan | Episode: "Ex's and Oh's" |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2008 | Leo Award | Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Durham County | Nominated |
2014 | 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.[7] | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Alcatraz - Casting News - Greyston Holt joins cast". SpoilerTV. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan (April 9, 2013). "Greg Bryk, Greyston Holt and Paul Greene Join Canadian Sci-Fi Drama 'Bitten". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "January « 2012 « Greyston Holt Fan". Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "Greyston Holt - TVSA". Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ^ "2014 Leo Awards Nominees by Name". Leo Awards. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Prudom, Laura. "Syfy Acquires 'Bitten' for Season 2". Variety. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Levine, Sydney. "Golden Maple Awards'15 Winners Include Brandon Jay McLaren and Amanda Crew | IndieWire". www.indiewire.com. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
External links
- Greyston Holt at IMDb
- Greyston Holt on X