Nicholas Lea
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Born |
Nicholas Christopher Herbert June 22, 1962 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1989-Present |
Known for | The X-Files, Kyle XY |
Nicholas Lea (born Nicholas Christopher Herbert, June 22, 1962) is a Canadian actor best known for his portrayal of Alex Krycek on The X-Files and on Kyle XY playing Tom Foss.
Biography
Lea was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. He attended Prince of Wales Secondary School (Grad of 1980).
Lea's first major role was on the TV series The Commish where he played Officer Enrico Caruso from 1991 to 1994. It was during this time that he had a minor guest role in a first-season episode of The X-Files called "Gender Bender". The producers were impressed by his performance and when, in the second season, he auditioned for the role of turncoat FBI agent Alex Krycek, he was successful. Lea guest starred in eleven episodes from 1994 to 1996 and became a popular character amongst the fans. Because of his character's willingness to switch sides, he was known as the 'ratboy'. In the season three episode "Apocrypha," Krycek was left to die in an abandoned missile silo with an alien ship. This allowed Lea to take a starring role in the series Once a Thief — which followed on from the 1996 John Woo film — alongside Ivan Sergei. The series was cancelled after one season. Lea continued to play Krycek, who became a nemesis not just of Mulder and Scully but particularly of A.D. Skinner (Mitch Pileggi).
Lea co-starred with Lau Ching-Wan, Theresa Lee and Bif Naked in the Hong Kong-Canadian film Lunch with Charles in 2001.[1]
In 2006, Lea had a role on ABC Family's Kyle XY (26 episodes) playing Tom Foss, Kyle's tutor, and was one of the lead actors (playing Ethan McKaye) on the Canadian TV series Whistler. He was also that series' associate producer. He did not return to Whistler for its second season in 2007.
He has guest starred in shows such as NYPD Blue (3 episodes), Andromeda, Burn Notice, Sliders, Highlander: The Series, Judging Amy, CSI (4 episodes) (as Catherine Willows' boyfriend) and Men in Trees (10 episodes) (as Eric, the minister). Nicholas has also guest starred in the new ABC sci-fi series V. He is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver.
Lea appeared in the film "Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido", starring, produced, and directed by Silvio Pollio, including Lea, John Cassini, Terry Chen, and Michael Eklund. The film screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Thursday, Oct. 7 at 9:45 p.m. and Friday, Oct. 8, at 10:45 a.m., both at the Empire Granville 7 in downtown Vancouver, BC.[2][3][4]
In 2012 he portrayed Eliot Ness who formed the law enforcement group The Untouchables in the Supernatural episode 'Time after Time'.
Filmography
Film
- Excited (2009) as Skidder
- Dancing Trees (2009)
- Crime (2008) as Varsity Coach
- Vice (2008) as Jenkins
- Hastings Street (2007) (voice) as Charlie
- American Venus (2007) as Dougie
- Butterfly on a Wheel (2007) as Jerry Crane
- Chaos (2005/II) as Det. Vincent Durano
- Threshold (2003 film), as Dr. Jerome 'Geronimo' Horne
- Moving Malcolm (2003) as Herbert
- The Impossible Elephant (2001) as Steven Harris
- A Shot in the Face (2001) as The Robber
- Lunch with Charles (2001) as Matthew
- Ignition (2001) as Peter Scanlon
- Vertical Limit (2000) as Tom McLaren
- Bad Company (1995) as Jake
- The Raffle (1994) as David Lake
- From Pig to Oblivion (1993)
- Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1990) as Baines
- American Boyfriends (1989) as Ron
- Deadly Isolation as Jeff
Television
- Continuum (TV series) (8 episodes, 2012-2013)
- The Killing (TV Series) (3 episodes, 2012) Prisoner in cell next to Peter Skaarsgard
- Once Upon a Time as Hansel and Gretel's father (1 episode, 2012)
- Supernatural as Elliot Ness (1 episode, 2012)
- Time After Time (2012) TV episode as Elliot Ness
- V as Joe Evans (5 episodes, 2010–2011)
- John May (2010) TV episode as Joe Evans
- Pound of Flesh (2010) TV episode as Joe Evans
- Welcome to the War (2010) TV episode as Joe Evans
- Concordia (2011) TV episode as Joe Evans
- Siege (2011) TV episode as Joe Evans
- CSI: Miami as Donald Newhouse (1 episode, 2010)
- In the Wind (2010) TV episode as Donald Newhouse
- Burn Notice as Quinn Luna (1 episode, 2009)
- Shot in the Dark (2009) TV episode as Quinn Luna
- Without a Trace as Raymond Walsh (1 episode, 2009)
- Labyrinths (2009) TV episode as Raymond Walsh
- Kyle XY as Tom Foss (26 episodes, 2006–2009);
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (2009) TV episode as Tom Foss
- Life Support (2009) TV episode as Tom Foss
- In the Company of Men (2009) TV episode as Tom Foss
- I've Had the Time of My Life (2008) TV episode as Tom Foss
- Hello... (2008) TV episode as Tom Foss (21 more)
- Men in Trees as Eric (10 episodes, 2007–2008)
- Taking the Lead (2008) TV episode as Eric
- Get a Life (2008) TV episode as Eric
- Sonata in Three Parts (2008) TV episode (as Nicholas Lea) as Eric
- Charity Case (2008) TV episode as Eric
- Sweatering It Out (2007) TV episode as Eric (5 more)
- Drive as Mr. Bright (1 episode)
- Unaired Pilot (????) TV episode as Mr. Bright
- Whistler as Ethan McKaye (13 episodes, 2006) also produced
- Meltdown (2006) TV episode (as Nick Lea) as Ethan McKaye
- Unearthed (2006) TV episode (as Nick Lea) as Ethan McKaye
- Scratching the Surface (2006) TV episode (as Nick Lea) as Ethan McKaye
- Gathering Clouds (2006) TV episode (as Nick Lea) as Ethan McKaye
- The Looks of Love (2006) TV episode (as Nick Lea) as Ethan McKaye (8 more)
- Category 7: The End of the World (2005) (TV) as Monty
- Deadly Isolation (2005) (TV) as Patrick Carlson/Jeff Watkins
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Chris Bezich (4 episodes, 2004)
- Viva Las Vegas (2004) TV episode as Chris Bezich
- No More Bets (2004) TV episode as Chris Bezich
- Getting Off (2004) TV episode as Chris Bezich
- Early Rollout (2004) TV episode as Chris Bezich
- Judging Amy as Vincent Canello (1 episode, 2004)
- Roadhouse Blues (2004) TV episode as Vincent Canello
- Andromeda as Tri-Lorn (4 episodes, 2003–2004)
- The Torment, the Release (2004) TV episode as Tri-Lorn
- Machinery of the Mind (2004) TV episode as Tri-Lorn
- Soon the Nearing Vortex (2003) TV episode as Tri-Lorn
- Waking the Tyrant's Device (2003) TV episode as Tri-Lorn
- NYPD Blue as Frank Colohan (3 episodes, 2002)
- Death by Cycle (2002) TV episode as Frank Colohan
- Meat Me in the Park (2002) TV episode as Frank Colohan
- One in the Nuts (2002) TV episode as Frank Colohan
- The X Files as Michel and Alex Krycek / ... (25 episodes, 1994–2002)
- Season 1: Gender Bender (1994) as Michel
- The Truth: Parts 1 & 2 (2002) TV episode as Alex Krycek
- Existence (2001) TV episode as Alex Krycek
- Essence (2001) TV episode as Alex Krycek
- Deadalive (2001) TV episode as Alex Krycek
- Requiem (2000) TV episode as Alex Krycek (19 more)
- The Investigation (2002) (TV) as Les Forsythe
- Earth Angels (2001) (TV) as Maximillian
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (2000) (TV) as Dustin Yarma
- The Outer Limits as Jacob Hardy / ... (2 episodes, 1998–1999)
- The Inheritors (1999) TV episode as Jacob Hardy
- In Our Own Image (1998) TV episode as Mac 27
- Saturday Night Live as Alex Krycek (1 episode, 1998)
- David Duchovny/Puff Daddy/Jimmy Page (1998) TV episode (uncredited) as Alex Krycek
- Once a Thief as Victor Mansfield (22 episodes, 1996–1998)
- Endgame (1998) TV episode as Victor Mansfield
- Family Reunion (1998) TV episode as Victor Mansfield
- Politics of Love (1998) TV episode as Victor Mansfield
- Shaken Not Stirred (1998) TV episode as Victor Mansfield
- The Director Files (1998) TV episode as Victor Mansfield (17 more)
- Their Second Chance (1997) (TV) as Roy
- Moloney as Anson Greene (1 episode, 1997)
- Damage Control (1997) TV episode as Anson Greene
- The Burning Zone as Philip Padgett (1 episode, 1996)
- Hall of the Serpent (1996) TV episode as Philip Padgett
- Highlander as Cory Raines / ... (2 episodes, 1994–1996)
- Money No Object (1996) TV episode as Cory Raines
- The Fighter (1994) TV episode as Rodney Lange
- Once a Thief (1996) (TV) as Victor Mansfield
- Sliders as Ryan Simms (2 episodes, 1995–1996)
- Into the Mystic (1996) TV episode as Ryan Simms
- Luck of the Draw (1995) TV episode as Ryan Simms
- Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years as Tom Andrews (1 episode, 1996)
- Lover's Leap (1996) TV episode as Tom Andrews
- Jake and the Kid as Mack Smith / ... (1 episode, 1995)
- Grand Plans (1995) TV episode as Tony Edwards/Mack Smith
- The Marshal as Ray Turner (1 episode, 1995)
- Pilot (1995) TV episode as Ray Turner
- Taking the Falls as Mac Stringer (1 episode, 1995)
- Easy Money (1995) TV episode as Mac Stringer
- Robin's Hoods as Loren Faber (1 episode, 1994)
- Double or Nothing (1994) TV episode as Loren Faber
- The Commish as Officer Enrico 'Ricky' Caruso (20 episodes, 1991–1994)
- Dead Drunk (1994) TV episode as Officer Enrico 'Ricky' Caruso
- Romeo and Juliet (1994) TV episode as Officer Enrico 'Ricky' Caruso
- Hero (1993) TV episode as Officer Enrico 'Ricky' Caruso
- The Set-Up (1993) TV episode as Officer Enrico 'Ricky' Caruso
- Burned Out Case (1993) TV episode as Officer Enrico 'Ricky' Caruso (15 more)
- E.N.G. as Jeffrey Leggett (1 episode, 1994)
- Cutting Edge (1994) TV episode as Jeffrey Leggett
- North of 60 as 2nd Lt. Lloyd Hillard (1 episode, 1993)
- Out of the Blue (1993) TV episode as 2nd Lt. Lloyd Hillard
- The Hat Squad as Brett Halsey (1 episode, 1993)
- Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous (1993) TV episode as Brett Halsey
- Madison as Jack (1 episode, 1993)
- Not Just Anybody (1993) TV episode as Jack
Video Game Voice
- Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido (2010) (Video Game) (post-production) as Mr. Other Guy
- The X Files: Resist or Serve (2004) (VG) (voice) as Alex Krycek
Producer
- Whistler (associate producer) (9 episodes, 2006)
- The Looks of Love (2006) TV episode (associate producer) (as Nick Lea)
- After the Fall (2006) TV episode (associate producer) (as Nick Lea)
- In the Air (2006) TV episode (associate producer) (as Nick Lea)
- Will the Real Beck...? (2006) TV episode (associate producer) (as Nick Lea)
- Coming Together, Coming Apart (2006) TV episode (associate producer) (as Nick Lea)
- (4 more)
- Freedom Park (2001) (executive producer)
- Lunch with Charles (2001) (executive producer)
Soundtrack
- Men in Trees in the 2008 episode Get a Life he performed:
- Several Thousand (uncredited) &
- I See in You (uncredited))
References
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