Rick Howland
| Rick Howland | |
|---|---|
 Howland during a panel on Lost Girl at Fan Expo Canada in August 2011 | |
| Born |
19 June Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Richard |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Known for | Trick in Lost Girl |
Richard "Rick" Howland is a Canadian actor known for his role as Trick on Lost Girl and Harry Buttman (a parody of Gary Bettman) in Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Career
Howland's first credited acting role appears in the feature film "To Catch A Yeti," opposite Meat Loaf. While at York University, he formed the comedy troupe the Four Strombones, which performed in comedy clubs around Toronto for more than a decade. A few of his roles have played off his 4' 7" (1.40 m) stature. He has Osteogenesis Imperfecta.[1]
Currently, he plays Trick in Lost Girl, which has been renewed for a fifth season. Additionally, Howland played Harry Buttman in Bon Cop Bad Cop, and Jayne Eastwood's son in Endless Grind. Howland has co-written a sitcom with Adam Nashman called Rick's Life, an industry based show that offers up the funny through Rick's own unique perspective; in addition to writing and directing his first short film, "Underwritten," for the 48 Hour Film Festival.
Howland is also a songwriter, with two self-recorded albums available on iTunes.[2]
Filmography
- To Catch a Yeti (1995) as Blubber
- The Cellar (1997 short) as Zoltan
- The Adventures of Shirley Holmes: "The Case of the Bouncing Baby" (1998) as Bernie Szabo
- John Woo's Once a Thief: "Shaken Not Stirred" (1998) as Actor
- Traders: "The Last Good Deal" (1999) as Rob 'Tiny' Lewis
- The Jesse Ventura Story (1999) as Wrestler
- Sufferance (2000 short) as The Butler
- Club Land (2001) as Gump
- Escape from the Newsroom (2002) as Autograph Hound No. 2
- Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye: "Concrete Evidence" (2004) as Sal Roland
- Short Tongue Freddy (2005 short) as Freddy
- Crazy for Christmas (2005) as Kenny
- Santa Baby (2006 short) as Mr. Elf
- Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) as Harry Buttman
- Citizen Duane (2006) as Irate Pedestrian
- The Roommate (2007) as Paul
- Tin Man (2007 mini-series) as Red Katt
- Billable Hours: "The Sting" & "15 Minutes of Shame" (2007) as Computer Tech
- Murdoch Mysteries: "Child's Play" (2008) as Miles Gorman
- Billable Hours: "Lil' War Photo" & "Shortstop" (2008) as Keach
- Midgets Vs. Mascots (2009) as Big Red Bush
- An Insignificant Man (2011 short) as Hungover Clown
- Sanctuary: "Resistance" (2011) as Galvo
- Lost Girl: 4 seasons (2010—) as Trick
References
- ↑ Interview in Ability Magazine
- ↑ Cullen, Ian (5 September 2011). "Interview: Rick Howland on Syfy's ‘Lost Girl’ and his part in The World Of Fae". monstersandcritics.com. Retrieved 10 September 2011.