Né
31 mars 1974 , Wrexham, Nord du Pays de Galles, Royaume-Uni
Biographie Adrian Holmes
Avec plus de 100 films et émissions de télévision à son actif, l'acteur primé Adrian Holmes est devenu l'un des acteurs incontournables de l'industrie du divertissement. On peut le voir aux côtés de Ian Somerhalder, dans la série dramatique de vampires de Netflix, "V Wars", basée sur la populaire série de livres à succès de Jonathan Maberry. La série suit le Dr Luther Swann (Somerhalder) qui entre dans un monde d'horreur incalculable lorsqu'un mystérieux virus transforme son meilleur ami, Michael Fayne (Holmes), en un prédateur meurtrier.
Sur le front du film, Holmes peut être vu dans le thriller d'action "Skyscraper" d'Universal Pictures aux côtés de Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
Holmes is well-known for starring as Nick Barron on Bravo's original award winning series, "19-2" and for his portrayal of Captain Pike on the long running CW series, "Arrow." In 2017, he took home Canada's top honor in film and television for "19-2," with the Canadian Screen Award for Best Male Lead in a Dramatic Series. The show also won Best Drama series at the 2016 Canadian Screen Awards and was also nominated for a 2016 International Emmy Award. "19-2" is now streaming on Crave TV, Akorn, and Amazon.
In addition to working in front of the camera, Holmes received a producer credit, for co-producing, alongside Step by Step Productions, the docudrama "Barrow: Freedom Fighter", which was shot in his homeland of Barbados.
Additional film credits include Sony/TriStar Pictures' "Elysium" & "Debug", WWE Studios' "Vendetta," "Frankie & Alice", IFC's "Wrecked", and Warner Bros' "Red Riding Hood".
Born in Wrexham, North Wales, with family from Barbados, Holmes grew up in and around Vancouver, British Columbia. The eldest of three boys, Holmes was a natural entertainer as a child. In junior high school, his drama class wrote a play for a local drama festival called, "The Challenge: An Environmental Happening" which was awarded Outstanding Junior Play, and Holmes awarded Outstanding Junior Actor. From that moment on he knew he wanted to pursue a career in acting.
He continued to perform in stage productions throughout high school and college and studied his craft in Vancouver with a few different coaches including world-renowned coach Larry Moss, and Ivana Chubbuck. He also studied in New York at Black Nexxus Inc. held at the Times Square Arts Centre.
In 2004, Holmes received his first LEO Award nomination [the Canadian Emmys], for his work in the series "The Collector" and then again in 2017 for his work in "19-2." In 2020 he had won for his work in the comedy Web-Series, "Hospital Show".
When he isn't working, Holmes enjoys traveling, and tries to get back to see his family in England and Barbados as much as possible. He likes to keep active in his down time and is always up for a good round of golf. Holmes splits his time between Vancouver, LA and London.