Kris Holden-Ried Biography
Kris Holden-Ried (Kristen Holden-Ried) is a Canadian actor. He is famously known for his role leading role in the Made-for-TV movie Young Ivanhoe in 1995.
Kris Holden-Ried film debut was in Night of the Demons 3. On television, his first major role was as Shawn Ritchie on the Canadian soap opera Riverdale. Simultaneously, he appeared in the movie Going to Kansas City and on the TV film Forget Me Never.
Kris Holden-Ried career continued to bloom in the 2000s, beginning with a recurring role on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also gained popularity for his role as Simon on Paradise Falls. Later on, he played William Compton on The Tudors. Moreover, he was known for his role as Dyson on Lost Girl.
Kris Holden-Ried attended Montreal’s Concordia University School of Business. Moreover, he was a champion competitor in riding and fencing. He is a former member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team and has a silver medal from both the Pan American and Pan Pacific Pentathlon Championships.
During his first audition, he landed the leading role in 12th century drama, Young Ivanhoe. In 2007, he starred as William Compton in the first seven episodes of the Showtime series The Tudors. In 2010, Kris Holden-Ried began appearing in the television series Lost Girl as Dyson.
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Later on, Kris Holden-Ried played Quint Lane, the ‘super lycan’, in the film Underworld: Awakening. An year later, he voiced Captain Canuck in the animated web series of the same name. He also voiced for the character Crawford Starrick, the main antagonist; on the hit video game Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate.
Kris Holden-Ried Age
Kris Holden-Ried was born in Pickering, Canada. He was born on 1st August 1973. His current age is 45 years old as of 2018.
Kris Holden-Ried Height
Kris Holden-Ried is pretty tall. He stands at a height of 1.91 m missing the 2 meter mark by only few centimeters. His physique blends in well with his height. We will update you on his other body measurements.
Kris Holden-Ried Net Worth
Kris Holden-Ried has earned quite a lot in his acting career. He has been in the industry for quite a long time. Having featured in numerous films and television shows, it has helped greatly in increasing his net worth.
His film debut was in Night of the Demons 3. On television, his first major role was as Shawn Ritchie on the Canadian soap opera Riverdale. Simultaneously, he appeared in the movie Going to Kansas City and on the TV film Forget Me Never.
His career continued to bloom in the 2000s, beginning with a recurring role on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also gained popularity for his role as Simon on Paradise Falls. Later on, he played William Compton on The Tudors.
Moreover, Kris Holden-Ried was known for his role as Dyson on Lost Girl. Kristen Holden-Reid net worth is estimated to be around $ 5 million.
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1995-2009
- 1995 Young Invanhoe
- 1997 When Innocence Is Lost
- 2000 The Crossing
- 2001 Paradise Falls
- 2003 Ice Bound
- 2004 True Crimes: The First 72 Hours
- 2006 A Stone’s Throw
- 2007 The Tudors
- 2007 A Broken Life
- 2009 Murdoch Mysteries
2010 to Date
- 2010 The Bridge
- 2010-2015 Lost Girl Dyson
- 2013 Three Days in Havana
- 2016 Captain Canuck
- 2015 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- 2016 Dark Matter
- 2017 Taken
- 2017 Arrow
- 2017-2019 Vikings
- 2018 Cardinal
- 2019 Departure
Kris Holden-Ried Tattoo
Kris Holden-Ried has a tatoo on his back. Most of his fans love it. He also loves it too. It is interesting that he was willing to use it in the story for Lost Girl. When asked about it, he says it is personal and does not want to talk much about it.
Kris Holden-Ried Instagram
Kris Holden-Ried is quite active on his social media platforms. Especially on Instagram and Twitter. He is not that much active on Facebook. He has a huge number of followers. You can follow him to get up to date news and information.
Kris Holden-Ried Interview
Q: What initially attracted you to Lost Girl and the character of Dyson?
Kris Holden-Ried: All I had to go on, when I first agreed to do it, was the pilot script and that they were going to be shooting it in Toronto. I really liked the script. The original pilot script ended up being Episode 8 in Season 1. It’s probably the darkest episode, and I was really attracted to that. I liked the possibilities that the storyline and the genre offered. I liked the character of Dyson and the chance to play something that’s so outside of myself. He’s superhuman and 1,000 years old. Those are very interesting challenges, as far as acting goes, and there’s also a lot of freedom of personal expression, within that. I really enjoyed that.
Q: For a show that could have easily been really cheesy in the wrong hands, as there something that sold you on the concept and tone of this show?
Kris Holden-Ried: That’s an interesting thing that you bring up. Originally, that darkness of it was what attracted me to it, and I think what attracted a lot of people to it. Some people want it to go towards the cheesier side, and some people want it to go a little darker, and I managed to keep a nice balance between the two. Hopefully, we’ll continue to maintain that. If it switches to cheesiness, then that’s not a show that I’m interested in watching.
Q: Are you normally a fan of the sci-fi genre, or was it just this particular story that appealed to you? Is this the kind of thing you would typically find yourself watching, on your own?
Kris Holden-Ried: Yeah, I guess so. I grew up reading a lot of fantasy/sci-fi. It was really all I read – anything from Dragonlance, when I was 12, to The Wheel of Time and Robert Jordan stuff, to George R.R. Martin, who did Game of Thrones. I always gravitated a bit towards more of the fantasy, and Lost Girl really fits in with that. We pulled from a lot of superstitious and cultural backgrounds to find our Fae creatures. It wasn’t a werewolf, specifically, that I was drawn to. I was more interested in dragons and sorcerers. But, it’s not a far fetch.
Q: What is your typical process for getting into a character, and is that different when you’re playing someone supernatural? Do you have to always think about that aspect of Dyson, or do you just play the human side of the character?
Kris Holden-Ried: For me, I have to take the supernatural into account. How does that affect the way he behaves? How does that change or affect his decisions, or his perspective of the world? In my opinion, when you’re playing supernatural, that’s the major focus point of the characters. So, it was about, “How do I embody super-human strength and longevity?” He’s 1,000 years old. Those were really interesting challenges, and really fun to explore. The physical work that I did for the character, and the energy work, and then the psychological positioning helped me create three-dimensional Dyson, which people have been responding to.
Q: Do you carry yourself different physically, knowing that he’s a wolf?
Kris Holden-Ried: Absolutely! In fact, it’s funny you mention that because I’m just getting out of an ultrasound where they were checking my back. The posture that I created for Dyson is very animalistic. An animal would be standing on their toes, so I created this forward-position body mechanic for him. But, I had no idea that, after doing it for two years, I would have severe problems with my back. It’s funny, when Ksenia [Solo] played Dyson for that one episode, when we body switched in 209, she said her back was killing her.
Q: What’s it been like to work with Anna Silk and develop the relationship between your characters?
Kris Holden-Ried: Anna has been fantastic! This is her first big lead in a series and she has applied herself like no one I’ve ever seen. She has an amazing work ethic. She is also one of the most sincere and lovely people I’ve ever met in my life. She’s a fantastic lead of a show because she really works her ass off and is everybody’s friend. Her and I have had a great time developing our own relationship, outside of the show, which is very respectful, and that’s really helped us with our positions with our characters on the show as well.
Q: How has this entire ensemble of actors been to work with? Was there a moment when you guys really felt things start to come together?
Kris Holden-Ried: We’ve been so lucky. All of the actors who work on the show are fantastic, outstanding people, in their own right. Sometimes you hear these nightmare stories about big egos, but we have none of that on our show. We have a great crew. They’re fantastic, from the production designer to the lighting to the director of photography. Our producers are supportive. We have a really lovely working environment, and we’re really realizing just how fortunate we are to have this.
Q: Is it reassuring to know that SyFy is pairing Lost Girl with Season 2 of Being Human, which already has a devoted following that will be tuning in?
Kris Holden-Ried: I think it’s really lovely that SyFy believes so strongly in Lost Girl that they’re putting it in that position. Lost Girl has just proven to be one of those shows that people enjoy watching. It has an alchemy about it. It’s an escape or a release for people, and that’s the best we can hope for.
Q: What are the differences between your Underworld werewolf and the one that you play on Lost Girl?
Kris Holden-Ried: The character in Underworld, Quint, is much more violent. The physicality was more ferocious. He’s also not a complicated character like Dyson is. Dyson is a fully engaged character, in that we explore his loves, his relationships, his past, his present, and now we’re starting to explore his future. With Quint, he had a purpose to play in Underworld and it was very specific. He is the antagonist. He is the danger to Kate Beckinsale’s character, Selene. There wasn’t a lot of exploration of that character, which was totally fine. They’re very different characters, and they were very different experiences in acting. But, honestly, Underworld was a huge amount of fun, too. Because of that specificity, I was able to get really deep into that violent, vicious werewolf. Dyson is not so much a werewolf as he is a shifter. He doesn’t lose control of himself at a full moon.
Q: Had you been familiar with the Underworld films?
Kris Holden-Ried: Yeah, I loved Underworld. I had watched them from when they began, years ago. I think they’re one of the best genre franchises going.
Q: What was it like to work with two directors?
Kris Holden-Ried: I think it really depends on who the directors are. Luckily, these two Swedish guys, Björn Stein and Måns Mårlind, were so amicable. They just worked so well together. Often, one would be directing one day and the other one would mostly be looking at the post or prepping. They switched back and forth with who was leading and who was doing the background stuff. But, it was a lovely experience for me. I didn’t really feel a big difference, to be honest, just because they were so united in their vision of the film.
SOURCE: collider.com