Adrian Holmes
Encyclopedia
Adrian Holmes 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.
Fringe
Fringe may refer to* Fringe , that part of the hair overhanging the forehead, also known as bangs in American English* Fringe , an ornamental appendage to the border of an item* Fringe , a U.S...
” and Human Target
Human Target
The Human Target is the name of two fictional comic book characters that have appeared in books published by DC Comics. The first is Fred Venable, who appears in Detective Comics #201 , by Edmond Hamilton and Sheldon Moldoff....
, CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
Supernatural
Supernatural
The supernatural or is that which is not subject to the laws of nature, or more figuratively, that which is said to exist above and beyond nature...
and SYFY’s Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
He may be best known, however, for his recurring role as “Basqat” on the ninth season of long running, the WB
The WB Television Network
The WB Television Network is a former television network in the United States that was launched on January 11, 1995 as a joint venture between Warner Bros. and Tribune Broadcasting. On January 24, 2006, CBS Corporation and Warner Bros...
/CW
The CW Television Network
The CW Television Network is a television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006–2007 television season. It is a joint venture between CBS Corporation, the former owners of United Paramount Network , and Time Warner's Warner Bros., former majority owner of The WB...
television series Smallville
Smallville
Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...
Originally from Barbados, West Indies, Holmes was born in Wrexham, North Wales, and lived in both Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and Chester, before moving to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
at the age of five. The eldest of three boys, Holmes was a natural entertainer as a child, doing Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
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
Larry Moss
Lawrence “Larry” Charles Moss is an American artist who works mainly with latex balloons. Renowned in his field for his large and technically challenging sculptures, he has orchestrated the creation of several large scale installations in North America and Asia, including a successful Guinness...
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
Catherine Hardwicke
Catherine Hardwicke is an American production designer, film writer and film director. Her works include the independent film Thirteen, which she co-wrote with Nikki Reed, the film's co-star, the Biblically-themed The Nativity Story, the vampire film Twilight, and the werewolf film Red Riding Hood...
, opposite Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Seyfried
Amanda Michelle Seyfried is an American actress, singer-songwriter and former child model. She began her career as a child model when she was 11, and at 15 began her career as an actress, starting off with uncredited roles and moving on to recurring roles on As the World Turns and All My...
and Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman
Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor, voice actor, filmmaker and musician.A member of the 1980s Brit Pack, Oldman came to prominence via starring roles in British films Meantime , Sid and Nancy and Prick Up Your Ears , with his performance in the latter bringing him his first BAFTA Award...
(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
Adrien Brody
Adrien Brody is an American actor and film producer. He received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's The Pianist . Winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2003 at age 29, he is the youngest actor to do so...
in the upcoming film WRECKED, and the film Tactical Force opposite Steve Austin
Steve Austin
Stephen, Steven, or Steve Austin may refer to:* Stone Cold Steve Austin , American film and television actor and retired professional wrestler* Steve Austin , Australian dog trainer* Stephen F...
, 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 RiderNeon RiderNeon Rider is a Canadian drama television series which first aired between 1990 and 1995. Created by Winston Rekert and Danny Virtue, the show was about the titular character, a man named Michael Terry who quits his job as a therapist to become a mentor for troubled kids which he brings to his...
(1991) - Highlander: The SeriesHighlander: The SeriesHighlander: The Series is a fantasy-adventure television series featuring Duncan MacLeod of the Scottish Clan MacLeod, as the Highlander. It was an offshoot and another alternate sequel of the 1986 feature film with a twist: Connor MacLeod did not win the prize and Immortals still exist post-1985...
(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.M.A.N.T.I.S.M.A.N.T.I.S. is an American Science fiction television series that aired for one season on the Fox Network between August 1994 and March 1995. The original two-hour pilot was produced by Sam Raimi and developed by Sam Hamm. It stars actor Carl Lumbly. The show is unique in that it depicts an...
(1994) - Night ManNight ManNight Man is an American action/adventure/sci-fi series that aired in syndication from September 15, 1997 to May 17, 1999. The series is loosely based on a comic book published by Malibu Comics and was created by Steve Englehart and developed for television by Glen A...
(1999) - Brotherhood of Murder (1999)
- The Outer LimitsThe Outer Limits (1995 TV series)The Outer Limits is an American television series that originally aired on Showtime,the Sci Fi Channel and in syndication between 1995 and 2002...
(1996–2000) - Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...
(2002–2006) - Def Jam: Fight for NYDef Jam: Fight for NYDef Jam: Fight for NY is the sequel to Def Jam Vendetta, a hip hop-influenced 3D fighting game released for the GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox and is followed by Def Jam: Icon...
(2004) - SmallvilleSmallvilleSmallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross...
(2005–2006, 2009–2010) - Da Vinci's City HallDa Vinci's City HallDa Vinci's City Hall is a Canadian dramatic television series, which premiered on CBC Television on 25 October 2005. The series was a spinoff of the long-running Canadian series Da Vinci's Inquest...
(2006) - Godiva'sGodiva'sGodiva's is an hour long Canadian television comedy-drama series, which debuted on Bravo! and Citytv in 2005. It completed a successful two-season run in 2006, but though the show received rave reviews, it was cancelled by CHUM broadcasting...
(2005–2006) - The EvidenceThe Evidence (TV series)The Evidence is an American police procedural drama that debuted on March 22, 2006 on ABC. The series starred Rob Estes, Orlando Jones, and Martin Landau.-Summary:...
(2006) - The Hard CorpsThe Hard CorpsThe Hard Corps is a 2006 action movie starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Vivica A. Fox. It is directed by Sheldon Lettich.-Synopsis:Phillip Sauvage is an American soldier suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by his time in Iraq and Afghanistan.Sauvage snaps out of his stupor just...
(2006) - Like Mike 2: StreetballLike Mike 2: StreetballLike Mike 2: Streetball is an American direct-to-video film sequel to Like Mike. It was directed by David Nelson and released on June 6, 2006. This film does not feature any of the original cast nor are there any mentions of the previous film.-Plot:...
(2006) - Black LagoonBlack Lagoonis a manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe, and published in Shogakukan's Sunday GX since 2002. An animated television series based on the manga aired in Japan from April 8, 2006, to June 24, 2006, totaling twelve episodes. A second season, subtitled "The Second Barrage", ran for twelve...
(2006) - Ice BluesIce BluesIce Blues is a 2008 gay-themed mystery television movie starring Chad Allen and Sebastian Spence, and directed by Emmy-nominated Canadian-born director Ron Oliver. featuring fictional detective Donald Strachey...
(2008) - Bratz Girlz Really Rock (2008)
- The Girl with the Red Riding HoodThe Girl with the Red Riding HoodRed Riding Hood is an American/Canadian fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke and starring Amanda Seyfried as the title role, from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson...
(2010) - Hunt To KillHunt to KillHunt to Kill is a 2010 action film starring Steve Austin, Gary Daniels, and Eric Roberts.-Plot:Four years ago, border patrol officer Jim Rhodes was stationed in Texas. Jim and his partner, his longtime friend Lee Davis , are staking out what looks like an empty trailer. As a gift, Lee gives Jim a...
(2010) - Frankie & Alice (2010)
- Red Riding Hood (2011)