Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Canadian actor who is known for his role as Nick Barron on the crime drama television series 19-2 (2014–17), for which he won a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role. He is also known for playing Philip Banks on Bel-Air and Robert April on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Early life Holmes was born to Barbadian parents in Wrexham, Wales, and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada, when he was five. He studied nursing at Langara College, in part to appease his mother, who felt he needed a backup plan if his acting career was unsuccessful. He attended Queen Elizabeth Senior Secondary in Surrey.
Career
Holmes has had a long career, but is best known for his television roles, such as Basqat on Smallville, Marcus Mitchell on True Justice and Frank Pike on Arrow. His most notable role is Nick Barron in the English Language version of 19-2 on Bravo, which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2017. His film work includes Red Riding Hood, Elysium and The Cabin in the Woods. In 2021 Adrian was cast as Uncle Phil in the show Bel-Air, a reboot turned series drama of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Will Smith gave him the stamp of approval. He has recently been cast as the first live-action version of Robert April, the first captain of the USS Enterprise, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 Two for the Money G.A. Member #2 2006 Like Mike 2: Streetball "Buck Wild" Direct-to-video The Hard Corps "Cujo" 2009 Damage Ray Sharp 2010 Hunt to Kill "Crab" Frankie & Alice Clifton 2011 Red Riding Hood Captain Tactical Force Lampone Direct-to-video Wrecked Man In The Woods The Cabin in the Woods Demo Guy 2013 Elysium Manuel 2014 Debug Capra 2015 Vendetta Drexel A Christmas Horror Story Scott 2018 Skyscraper Ajani Okeke 2019 Enhanced Captain Williams 2019 You Light Up My Christmas Ben 2020 Chained Pete
Television Year Title Role Notes 1991 Neon Rider "Twist" Episode: "Twist in the Wind" 1992–1993 Highlander: The Series Street KidJohnny Episode: "The Sea Witch"Episode: "Run for Your Life" 1993 The Only Way Out Student Television film 1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Kid Episode: "Fire in the Heart" 1996–2000 The Outer Limits SoldierJames Episode: "The Light Brigade"Episode: "Gettysburg" 1999 Night Man Na'il Episode: "Dust" Brotherhood of Murder Teenager Television film 2002–2006 Stargate SG-1 Special Operations SergeantDetective Ryan Episode: "Nightwalkers"Episode: "Memento Mori" 2004 Meltdown Agent Charlie Jansen Television film 2005–2010 Smallville GriffBasqat 7 episodes 2005 Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers – Ignition Tork Maddox Television filmVoice Supervolcano Dave Television film 2005–2006 Godiva's Jerome 5 episodes 2006 Da Vinci's City Hall Storno Episode: "Gotta Press the Flesh" The Evidence Craig Park Episode: "Five Little Indians" Black Lagoon Rowan Episode: "Calm Down, Two Men"Voice Cries in the Dark Detective Wynn Television film 2008 Ice Blues Somerville Television film Bratz Girlz Really Rock Dylan Voice Bratz Dylan 8 episodesVoice Ice Blues Somerville Television film 2008–2017 Supernatural DemonJames Turner 3 episodes 2011–2012 True Justice Marcus Mitchell 12 episodes 2012–2013 Primeval: New World Detective Harlow 3 episodes 2012–2015 Continuum WarrenFreelancer 10 episodes 2012 Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Zachary Elias Television film 2013–2018 Arrow Frank Pike 15 episodes 2013 Cult Terrence Ross Episode: "Get with the Program" 2014–2017 19-2 Nick Barron 38 episodes 2016 Barrows: Freedom Fighter Errol Barrow Documentary film Impastor Agent Landecker 2 episodes 2017 Letterkenny Bradley 2 episodes 2019 Hospital Show Rich 10 episodes V Wars Michael Fayne 10 episodes 2020 The Boys Dr. Park Episode: "Proper Preparation and Planning" 2022–2025 Bel-Air Philip Banks 30 episodes 2022–present Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Admiral Robert April 7 episodes
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2004 Def Jam: Fight for NY Bo Voice 2010 Medal of Honor Colonel Drucker Voice
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result Ref 2004 Leo Awards Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series The Collector 2016 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role 19-2 2017 Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Leo Awards Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series
Personal life Holmes is a member/brother of Alpha Phi Alpha.
References
External links
Adrian Holmes at Rotten Tomatoes Adrian Holmes at Moviefone Adrian Holmes at TV Guide