Kris Holden-Ried

Birth Name:

Kristen Holden-Ried

Birth Place:

Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Profession

Actor, Producer

Studied business at Concordia University in Montreal
Auditioned for his first role in 1994 as a means of paying for the remainder of his education, however, he would land the role and eventually made his debut in "Young Ivanhoe"
Earned widespread acclaim in the United States as an actor on Showtime's "The Tudors" in 2007, however, he would revert back to Canadian programs later with arcs on "Degrassi: The Next Generation" and "Lost Girl"
A well-rounded athlete, he used to compete as a professional fencer and was once a member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team
States that he realized he wanted to become an actor after watching Harrison Ford's performance as Han Solo in "Star Wars"

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