Adrian Holmes

Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is an actor with various television and movie appearances. His TV work includes a recurring role as Basqat on the long running WB/CW television series Smallville.

Holmes was born in Wrexham, Wales, and lived in both Liverpool and Chester, before moving to Canada at the age of five. The eldest of three boys, Holmes loved to entertain as a child, doing Michael Jackson impressions for anyone who would watch. After high school, Holmes studied nursing at Douglas College and worked at Vancouver General Hospital.

Holmes studied in Vancouver with acting coach Larry Moss and in New York City at Black Nexxus Inc. at the Times Square Arts Center. In 2004, Holmes received a LEO award nomination (The Canadian Emmys) for Best Guest Performance for his work in the series The Collector. He currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. He auditioned and was considered for the role of Richie Ryan in Highlander:the series earlier in his career.

Filmography

• Twist in the Wind (1991)
• Neon Rider (1991)
• Highlander: The Series (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. (1994)
• Night Man (1999)
• Brotherhood of Murder (1999)
• The Outer Limits (1996–2000)
• Stargate SG-1 (2002–2006)
• Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004)
• Smallville (2005–2006, 2009–2010)
• Da Vinci's City Hall (2006)
• Hot Wheels AcceleRacers (2005)
• Supervolcano (2005)
• Godiva's (2005–2006)
• The Evidence (2006)
• The Hard Corps (2006)
• Like Mike 2: Streetball (2006)
• Black Lagoon (2006)
• Cries in the Dark (2006)
• Ice Blues (2008)
• Bratz Girlz Really Rock (2008)
• Hunt To Kill (2010)
• Frankie & Alice (2010)
• Wrecked (2011)
• Red Riding Hood (2011)
• Primeval: New World (2012)
• Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
• Cult (2013)
• Elysium (2013)
• 19-2 (2013, English adaptation)

External links

• Adrian Holmes at the Internet Movie Database