Kristen Holden-Ried

Acting

Kristen Holden-Ried

Born 1973-08-01 · Pickering, Ontario, Canada

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.

Acting credits

Underworld: Awakening poster
6.3

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.

Underworld: Awakening

2012

K-19: The Widowmaker poster
6.6

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

The Dogs poster
6.4

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.

The Dogs

2025

Gossip poster
5.9

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.

Gossip

2000

Ice Bound poster
5.3

Physician Jerri Nielsen finds herself stranded at the Amundsen-South Pole Research Station along with a tiny staff of researchers and technicians. Though there is at first little love lost between the somewhat aloof Nielsen and her more down-to-earth colleagues, a strong bond develops among them as the extreme winter progresses.

Ice Bound

2003

111 Echoes from Halifax poster
NR

Traces the stories of characters affected by the Swissair flight 111 crash, which happened off the coast of Nova Scotia, near the entrance of Margaret’s Bay, on September 2, 1998.

111 Echoes from Halifax

Dark Web: Cicada 3301 poster
5.9

Genius hacker Connor discovers Cicada 3301, an online treasure hunt that could be a recruiting tool for a secret society. Soon Conner, art-expert friend Avi, and secretive librarian Gwen are dashing from graffiti sites to ancient libraries to uncover real-world clues. But they must outrun aggressive NSA agents, also hot on the trail of Cicada, who want the glory for themselves.

Dark Web: Cicada 3301

2021

Lie Exposed poster
3.6

Melanie (Leslie Hope) has a good, solid life, but when she’s diagnosed with cancer, her world spirals out of control. Instead of confronting her disease, she leaves her husband (Bruce Greenwood) and heads out for a bender while searching for the meaning of life. During her trip she meets a mysterious, erotic photographer (Jeff Kober) and agrees to throw caution to the wind and pose for him. This opens up dangerous choices revealed in a surprising show that ignites passionate, provocative emotions and incendiary repercussions through not only her life, but her friends and family.

Lie Exposed

2020

The Crossing poster
6.4

A made-for-TV dramatization of George Washington's perilous gamble of crossing the Delaware River and attacking the British forces at Trenton.

The Crossing

2000

Plan C poster
10.0

Siblings Clare and Danny find themselves fugitives after a bungled robbery, leading them on a perilous journey filled with high-speed pursuits, moral dilemmas, and shocking revelations in the crime thriller "Plan C."

Plan C

2026

The Returned poster
6.0

In a post-zombie world, where the infected live normal lives, their retroviral drug is running out.

The Returned

2013

Forget Me Never poster
6.1

Diane McGowin was employed as an administrative assistant for a group of attorneys in private practice. She found herself forgetting things, especially losing short term memory. She suspected that something was wrong and went to the doctor. After many tests, the diagnosis was Alzheimer's. Diana did not want to tell her husband, Jack McGowin because she thought her husband, Jack, would be worried about money since she made more money than he did.

Forget Me Never

1999

Touch of Pink poster
6.1

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.

Touch of Pink

2004

Sex After Kids poster
5.5

A disparate variety of couples from all walks of life strive to maintain active sex lives despite the notable distraction of having kids.

Sex After Kids

2013

Niagara Motel poster
5.5

A porn producer, an alcoholic, a drug-addicted mother and others struggle to make ends meet.

Niagara Motel

2006

The Way Home poster
NR

Three generations of strong, independent women living together in the small farm town of Port Haven, embark on an enlightening journey none of them could have imagined, as they learn how to find their way back to each other.

The Way Home

Saul: The Journey to Damascus poster
7.5

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.

Saul: The Journey to Damascus

2014

Three Days in Havana poster
4.5

A businessman gets caught up in an assassination plot when he travels to Cuba.

Three Days in Havana

2014

Night of the Demons III poster
5.3

When a group of rambunctious teens take refuge in Hull House to escape the law, they soon realize their grave error upon meeting Angela.

Night of the Demons III

1997

Another You poster
4.8

ANOTHER YOU focuses on the young and ambitious science major Sydney Jameson who finds love and refuses to let it go at all costs. What starts as an ordinary relationship with her boyfriend Marcus slowly becomes a fixation that takes Sydney into the darkest depths of despair. Driven by obsession, Sydney loses herself in a scientific break through, finding a way to use the theory of De Ja Vu to explore her past mistakes. How far would you go in the search for true love?

Another You

2017

Hendrix poster
5.8

Biography of rock star Jimi Hendrix chronicles his early career, including a stint with Little Richard who fired him for getting too flamboyant, to his tragic early death.

Hendrix

2000

The Death of Alice Blue poster
NR

Ambitious new employee Alice Blue wants to impress roguishly handsome Creative Director Stephen. To do it, she has set her sights on signing an elusive client, Nether Wines. However, the agency has other plans for her.

The Death of Alice Blue

2009

She Came Back poster
2.0

The terrifying journey of Charley who, after a near-death experience, is haunted by her relationship with her deceased mother.

She Came Back

2025

A Broken Life poster
2.8

Max Walker is a suicidal man who selects an aspiring young filmmaker to record the end of his life. On the agenda for his last day on Earth: telling off his old boss, confessing some of his deepest secrets, and maybe even finding redemption.

A Broken Life

2007