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Television and film actor. Pentathlon Champion. Father. Werewolf... Born in Scarborough, Ontario and raised in a farm town northeast of Toronto, Kris' driven spirit has garnered success in many areas of his life. Kris knew he wanted to be an actor early on, however acting wasn't a widely-supported career choice in his family. Instead of pursuing it right away, Kris opted to attend Montreal's Concordia University School of Business to study international commerce. While continuing his education, Kris also competed in sports, as he was a strong athlete throughout grammar and high school. Quickly, he excelled as an athlete, becoming a member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team and achieving silver medals from both the Pan American and Pan Pacific Pentathlon Championships for riding and fencing. Although Kris was an extremely talented athlete, both his financial situation and his interests lead him into the acting world.
In 1994, Holden-Ried joined a small agency in Montreal in the hopes of making some money, so he could continue his education. His first audition that came up was for the title/leading role in "Young Ivanhoe," a 12th century dramatic, children's period piece TV movie. Kris had the skills, the look, and luckily, as it turns out, the talent. He landed this first audition and has been working as an actor ever since.
Kris currently stars as 'Dyson,' in the Syfy series Lost Girl, where he portrays a very likable werewolf-shifter, working in the human world as a police detective. You can also see Kris as Quint in the fourth Underworld installment, Underworld Awakening, and The Returned.
Viewers may also know Kris as 'William Compton,' on Showtime's former hit series, The Tudors, (2007,) as he has been working nonstop for nearly two decades. Other credits include multi-episode arcs on Degrassi: The Next Generation, M.V.P. and The Bridge. His film credits also include K-19: The Widowmaker, Gossip, amongst others. To improve his craft, Holden-Ried has trained with Uta Hagen's Master Class Scene Study, and with Janine Manatis of the Actor's Studio NY and the National Film Acting School.
When Kris isn't acting, he enjoys adventure, traveling, and being outdoors. Some of his interests include sailing, scuba diving, surfing, and yoga, with one of his favorite films being Gandhi. If he could work with anyone, it would be some of the great, classic directors, such as Scorcese, Scott and Spielberg, as Kris would love to transition behind the camera one day. Kris lives in Toronto with his son and his Black Labrador, Hopper.- Actress
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Andrea Lewis was born on 15 August 1985 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. She is an actress and producer, known for Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001), Warehouse 13 (2009) and Moccasin Flats (2003). She has been married to Felix Howard since 28 October 2021.- Actor
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Danny Smith was born in Montreal but moved to Pickering, Ontario at the age of seven.
After high school, Danny was accepted into AMDA (American Musical and Dramatic Academy) in New York City, but did not go, instead appearing in many musical theatre productions at Stage West in Mississauga.
He went on to study and perform improvisational comedy at The Second City in Toronto, one of his teachers being SCTV's Joe Flaherty. This led to lead roles on television ("It's Alive!", "Big Wolf on Campus") and film ("National Lampoon's Senior Trip", "All I Wanna Do", "The Big Hit".)
He also wrote and performed the "Big Wolf on Campus" theme song, as well as scoring some scenes.
In 2000, he was one of eight men flown to New York City to audition for Saturday Night Live, exclusively for Lorne Michaels.
Danny lives in Toronto and Los Angeles where he was the singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist for the now-defunct rock band The City Drive (Sony Records). The band released "Always Moving Never Stopping" (2006) and "Egocentral EP"(2007) and opened for Aerosmith, Fleetwood Mac, Goo Goo Dolls and Hoobastank.
In 2010, Danny appeared in Disney's "Harriet The Spy", "The Ron James Show" and the film "Suck" which won the Audience Award for Best Film at the Whistler Film Festival.- Music Department
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- Soundtrack
Jasper Gahunia was born on 1 April 1979 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He is a composer, known for With You Always (2019), Murder in Paradise (2013) and Gravity of Center (2011).- If you were to ask Brittany "What was the one reason why she has been put on this earth?", her answer would simply be to perform and entertain!!
Whether she is performing on the big stage, for TV/ Film cameras or for her two puppies at home, she is completely content when she is expressing herself as the actress, singer and dancer that she was born to be.
Brittany's passion for performing began as a youngster through studying competitive dance. Dance provided a wonderfully creative outlet for her and helped Brittany realize how expressing yourself through the performing arts was a gift and a blessing.
Dancing since the time she was three years old eventually lead her to find that she shared the same passion for acting, singing and modeling as well. Thanks to her immensely supportive parents, Brittany started to venture into the professional world of performing arts in her teenage years. At only 15 years of age, she landed her first major film credit. She was to be a cast member of the Oscar-Award winning movie 'Chicago'. From then on, Brittany has been blessed with an unstoppable career as a working performer.
Brittany is forever grateful to all of the people who have nurtured her career and helped her along the way. If it were not for all of you, she would not be the person she is today. Her motto: Dream big and let your light shine! - Marty Swift was born in 1933 in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for De 5 van de 4 daagse (1974), The Very Merry Widow and How (1968) and BBC Show of the Week (1965). He died in July 2017 in London, England, UK.
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- Actress
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Sarah Slean was born on 21 June 1977 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. She is a composer and actress, known for Joy Ride (2001), Black Widow (2005) and Detention Adventure (2019). She has been married to Royal Wood since 2009.- Camera and Electrical Department
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Ryan Kirkpatrick was born on 29 April 1988 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for Bevy of Brollies (2014), The Resurrection of Tony Gitone (2013) and The Vampire Conspiracy (2005).- Camera and Electrical Department
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Andrew Schauer was born on 16 April 1991 in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He is a director, known for Miss Sloane (2016), Winter (2012) and 12 Monkeys (2015).