Personal Info
Birth date
1973-08-01 (52 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Also known as
Kris Holden-Ried
Kristen Holden-Reid
Kris Holden-Reid
Kristen J. Holdenried
Kristen Holdenried
کریستن هولدن-رید
Kristen Holden-Ried
Biography
Kristen Holden-Ried (born 1 August 1973) is a Canadian actor best known for his roles as William Compton in the Showtime series The Tudors, Dyson in the Syfy series Lost Girl, and Quint Lane in the film Underworld: Awakening. Holden-Ried was born in Pickering, Ontario, Canada, in 1973. He studied at Montreal's Concordia University School of Business, but he ultimately decided to pursue a career in acting. Holden-Ried made his acting debut in 1995, with a starring role in the television movie Young Ivanhoe. He went on to appear in several other television movies and television series, including The Outer Limits, The Dead Zone, and Smallville. In 2007, Holden-Ried was cast as William Compton in the Showtime series The Tudors. He appeared in the first seven episodes of the series, and his performance was praised by critics. In 2010, Holden-Ried was cast as Dyson in the Syfy series Lost Girl. He appeared in all five seasons of the series, and his performance was one of the most popular aspects of the show. In 2012, Holden-Ried played Quint Lane in the film Underworld: Awakening. He reprised the role in the 2016 film Underworld: Blood Wars. Holden-Ried is also a voice actor. He has voiced characters in several animated television series and video games, including Captain Canuck, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, and The Legend of Korra. Holden-Ried is married to actress Erin Krakow. They have two children.
Filmography
Vikings
8.096
Overview:
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
Arrow
6.826
Overview:
Spoiled billionaire playboy Oliver Queen is missing and presumed dead when his yacht is lost at sea. He returns five years later a changed man, determined to clean up the city as a hooded vigilante armed with a bow.
Departure
6.6
Overview:
Follow the mystery of Flight 716 - a passenger plane that vanishes over the Atlantic Ocean. Following the mysterious crash, recently widowed, brilliant aviation investigator Kendra Malley is called in to investigate by her former boss and mentor Howard Lawson.
Murdoch Mysteries
7.7
Overview:
A Victorian-era Toronto detective uses then-cutting edge forensic techniques to solve crimes, with the assistance of a female coroner who is also struggling for recognition in the face of tradition, based on the books by Maureen Jennings.
The Expanse
8.066
Overview:
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Hudson & Rex
8.438
Overview:
Detective Charlie Hudson teams up with what he calls his "highly trained law enforcement animal" German Shepherd dog named Rex who he prefers to team up with because he doesn't talk his ear off.
The Tudors
7.8
Overview:
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
The Umbrella Academy
8.516
Overview:
A dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father's death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.
The Listener
6.827
Overview:
Toby Logan is a highly skilled paramedic with a secret – he can read minds. Toby never really knew his parents and grew up in foster care, this coupled with his secret, which he shares with no one, has made him a bit of a loner. Until now, Toby has kept his ability hidden, exploring its possibilities only with his long time mentor and confidante Dr. Ray Mercer.
Lost Girl
7.739
Overview:
The gorgeous and charismatic Bo is a supernatural being called a succubus who feeds on the energy of humans, sometimes with fatal results. Refusing to embrace her supernatural clan and its rigid hierarchy, Bo is a renegade who takes up the fight for the underdog while searching for the truth about her own mysterious origins.
Dark Matter
6.732
Overview:
The six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The only clue to their identities is a cargo bay full of weaponry and a destination: a remote mining colony that is about to become a war zone. With no idea whose side they are on, they face a deadly decision. Will these amnesiacs turn their backs on history, or will their pasts catch up with them?
Republic of Doyle
6.9
Overview:
Jake Doyle and his ex-cop father, Malachy, run a Newfoundland detective agency. Their rugged seaside town never lacks for intriguing cases, and the Doyles don't always land on the right side of the law.
Cardinal
6.921
Overview:
Detective John Cardinal attempts to uncover the mystery of what happened to the missing 13-year-old girl whose body is discovered in the shaft-head of an abandoned mine. At the same time, he comes under investigation by his new partner, Lise Delorme, a tough investigator in her own right.
The Dogs
6.643
Overview:
After fleeing his psychotic father, a young teen and his mom seek refuge in a remote farmhouse, only to face a pack of ferocious dogs and the sinister spirits that haunt the property.
Frankie Drake Mysteries
6.5
Overview:
Toronto’s only female private detective in the 1920s takes on the cases the police don’t want or can’t handle. From airplanes and booze running to American G-men, Communists and union busters, Frankie’s fearless sense of adventure gets her into all kinds of trouble, but she always manages to find her way out.
Underworld: Awakening
6.329
Overview:
Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.
Twice in a Lifetime
5.5
Overview:
Prematurely deceased people are given the opportunity to correct something that went wrong in their lives and thus change them for the better.
Clarice
6.892
Overview:
In 1993, six months after the events of The Silence of the Lambs, FBI Agent Clarice Starling returns to the field to pursue serial murderers and sexual predators while navigating the high stakes political world of Washington, D.C.
Gossip
5.805
Overview:
For a class project, three college students decide to invent an unfounded rumor about the most popular girl on campus. But as the rumor spreads, it begins to spiral out of control.
The Way Home
7.5
Overview:
When three generations of women reunite after being estranged for more than two decades, they embark on an enlightening – and surprising – journey toward healing none of them could have imagined as they learn how to find their way back to each other.
K-19: The Widowmaker
6.55
Overview:
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
Street Time
2.5
Overview:
Follows a fair parole officer and his parolee who wants to go straight but his former business associates are after him.
The Undertone
NYR
Overview:
The host of an ‘all-things-creepy’ podcast, who moves into her dying mother’s house to be her primary caregiver. When her podcast is sent 10 audio recordings of a young pregnant couple experiencing paranormal noises, she realizes the woman’s story is a mirror of her own and each new recording scratches at her sanity, drawing her into a fate she cannot escape.
Ben Hur
6.337
Overview:
The struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.
Never Forget
5.8
Overview:
A man (Phillips) who wakes up with amnesia also finds his supposed friend has accused him of murder.
Touch of Pink
6.1
Overview:
Alim is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru, back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles, must put on a straight facade to hide the truth.
Saul: The Journey to Damascus
7.7
Overview:
Known as Saul the Butcher, the stoning of Stephen was said to have shattered Saul's faith in the Temple and its denial of Christ as the Messiah. His conversion to Christianity and baptism as Paul changed the history of the world.
She Came Back
NYR
Overview:
The terrifying journey of Charley who, after a near-death experience, is haunted by her relationship with her deceased mother.
Acting
TBAHouse/Wife as Ellis Sutton
TBA111 as Unknown
TBAPlan C as Unknown
2025The Undertone as Justin
2025The Dogs as Unknown
2025She Came Back as Michael
2024Believer as Marshall Grayson
2023Bordello as Enoch
2023The Way Home (14 Episodes) as Thomas Coyle
2021Dark Web: Cicada 3301 as Phillip Dubois
2021Clarice (3 Episodes) as Karl Wellig
2020Lie Exposed as Tom
2019Departure (18 Episodes) as Dom Hayes
2019Hudson & Rex (2 Episodes) as Tim Cooper
2019The Umbrella Academy (10 Episodes) as Axel
2017Frankie Drake Mysteries (2 Episodes) as Peter
2017Another You as Father Goodwin
2017Cardinal (5 Episodes) as Lasalle
2015The Expanse (4 Episodes) as Coop
2015Dark Matter (1 Episode) as Galactic Authority Inspector Kierken
2014Saul: The Journey to Damascus as Unknown
2014Three Days in Havana as Gordie
2013The Returned as Alex
2013Hunting Season as Jason
2013Vikings (10, 1 Episode) as Eyvind, Dom
2013Sex After Kids as Gage
2012Arrow (2 Episodes) as Nylander
2012Underworld: Awakening as Quint Lane
2011The Untitled Work of Paul Shepard as Paul Shepard
2011Textuality as Colin
2010Lost Girl (77 Episodes) as Dyson
2010Ben Hur (2 Episodes) as Gaius
2010Republic of Doyle (1 Episode) as Joe
2009Deadliest Sea as Bear
2009The Listener (14 Episodes) as Adam Reynolds
2009The Last New Year as Eric
2009Hidden Crimes as David Lester
2009The Death of Alice Blue as Stephen
2008The One That Got Away as Scott Lawson
2008Emotional Arithmetic as Young Jakob
2008Never Forget as Andy
2008Girl's Best Friend as Jake
2008Murdoch Mysteries (1 Episode) as Prussian Kaspar Bomgaarts
2007A Broken Life as Mikhail
2007The Tudors (17 Episodes) as William Compton
2006A Stone's Throw as Jack Walker
2006Niagara Motel as R.J.
2005Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story as Unknown
2005Big Girl as Gerry
2005My Uncle Navy and Other Inherited Disorders as Uncle Navy
2004Touch of Pink as Giles
2003Ice Bound as Lunar
2002K-19: The Widowmaker as Anton
2002Street Time (3 Episodes) as Dwayne
2002The Many Trials of One Jane Doe as Harold Beckwith
2000Girls Who Say Yes as Unknown
2000Hendrix as Noel Redding
2000Gossip as Bruce
2000The Crossing as Heinaman
1999Forget Me Never as Unknown
1999Twice in a Lifetime (1 Episode) as Young Ken Stryker
1998The Defenders: Taking the First as McCann
1998Going to Kansas City as Charlie Bruckner
1997Night of the Demons III as Vince
1997Habitat as Daryl
1997When Innocence Is Lost as Kevin
1996Rowing Through as Kurt Cruise
1995Young Ivanhoe as Ivanhoe
Production
2024Believer ... Co-Executive Producer