Martin Cummins

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Martin Cummins
Born (1969-11-28) November 28, 1969 (age 54)
EducationSeaquam Secondary School
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Spouses
(m. 1998; div. 2004)
Christine Wallace
(m. 2013)
Children4

Martin Cummins (born November 28, 1969) is a Canadian actor known for his role as Ames White in Dark Angel and as Nick Boyle in Poltergeist: The Legacy.

Life and career[edit]

Cummins went to Seaquam Secondary School in the town of North Delta, British Columbia, Canada. He attended the Vancouver Actors Studio. One of his first significant roles was as host of the teen variety series Pilot One on CBC Television.[1]

Cummins guest-starred in a number of American and Canadian television shows before landing the part of Nick Boyle in the MGM series Poltergeist: The Legacy, which was filmed in Vancouver, in the late 1990s. He used the money and resources he gained while working on Poltergeist: The Legacy to fund and staff his own film We All Fall Down, based on the events of his own life after his mother's death.

Cummins' other appearances include the TV series When Calls the Heart, Andromeda, The 4400, Dice, Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan, Kyle XY, Smallville, Stargate SG-1, Life As We Know It, Live Once, Die Twice, UnREAL, Omen IV: The Awakening, and Devour. In this film he co-starred with Jensen Ackles from Dark Angel.

Cummins won a Genie Award for Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in 2000 for Love Come Down.[2] In 2011, he began a recurring role as Thomas on the ABC series V. He portrayed Carroll McKane in Gary Sherman's horror thriller film 39: A Film by Carroll McKane.[3] As of 2017, Cummins has been co-starring on the series When Calls the Heart and Riverdale, the latter as Sheriff Keller.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1989 Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan Wayne Webber
1991 Omen IV: The Awakening Drifter
1994 Cyberteens in Love Kon
2000 Love Come Down Matthew Carter
We All Fall Down Kris
2002 Liberty Stands Still Russell Williams
2004 Ice Men Vaughn
2005 Devour Aiden Kater
2006 39: A Film by Carroll McKane Carroll McKane
2008 Vice Agent Arnaud
2014 Down Here Tim Brown
2015 Through the Uncanny Valley Bloom Short film
2017 Cold Zone Rodger Summers
2018 Beautiful Gun Wade Short film
Merrymakers of Bedlam Sam
TBA Chasing Midnight Detective Jackson Post-production

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1987–1988 Danger Bay Jeff / Bill 2 episodes
1990 My Secret Identity Grant Bodrosian Episode: "Stolen Melodies"
1990–1993 Neon Rider Jesse / Dave 3 episodes
1991 21 Jump Street Nick Capelli 1 episode
1992 Street Justice Seth Pierce Episode: "Circle of Death"
The Commish Don Bellin Episode: "The Frame"
Miles from Nowhere TV film
1993 Born to Run Art TV film
The Substitute Student (uncredited) TV film
Other Women's Children Dr. Gifford TV film
1994 Highlander Pete Wilder Episode: "Counterfeit: Part 1"
1994 M.A.N.T.I.S. Paul Benton / Dog Face 3 episodes
1996–1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Nick Boyle 87 episodes
1999 The Outer Limits Jack Burrell / Esterhaus 2 episodes
2000 Level 9 Special Agent David Gaines Episode: "Ten Little Hackers"
T.R.A.X. TV film
2001 Strange Frequency Dante Episode: "Disco Inferno"
Dice Patrick Styvesant Miniseries; 6 episodes
2001–2002 Dark Angel Ames White 21 episodes
2002–2004 Smallville Dr. Lawrence Garner 3 episodes
2003 Stargate SG-1 Aden Corso Episode: "Forsaken"
Black Sash Phillip Rodgers 3 episodes
Jake 2.0 Mystery Man Episode: "Last Man Standing"
2004 Andromeda Kulis Bara Episode: "Exalted Reason, Resplendent Daughter"
Life as We Know It Coach Dave Scott 4 episodes
The Mountain Eric Toth 4 episodes
2005 Killinaskully Ghost of Christmas Future Episode: "A Christmas Carol"
Reunion Jake Terrance 2 episodes
Murder at the Presidio Sergeant Barry Atkins TV film
Painkiller Jane Sergeant Flynn TV film
2006 Live Once, Die Twice Evan Lauker / Luke Ravena / Ken Valeur TV film
The Collector Bartett Episode: "The Spy"
2007 The 4400 Gabriel Hewitt 2 episodes
2007–2008 Kyle XY Brian Taylor 14 episodes
2009 Defying Gravity Dr. Eric Davidson Episode: "Rubicon"
Fear Island Detective Armory TV film
2010 Fringe Joe Falls Episode: "Johari Window"
Smoke Screen Jay TV film
2010–2011 Shattered Det. Terry Rhodes 13 episodes
2011 V Thomas 6 episodes
Sanctuary Brad Sylvester Episode: "Monsoon"
R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour Pete Episode: "Scarecrow"
The Pastor's Wife Steve Farese Sr. TV film
2011–2012 Eureka Dekker 4 episodes
2012 True Justice Thomas Madison (T.M.) Snow 3 episodes
Radio Rebel Rob Adams TV film
Seattle Superstorm Jacob Stinson TV film
Duke Javier TV film
The Killing Corey Peterson Episode: "Ogi Jun"
2013 Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story Bill Dineen TV film
2014 Bates Motel Peter 2 episodes
The Christmas Shepherd Mark Green TV film
2014–present When Calls the Heart Henry Gowen 103 episodes
2015 The Whispers President Chip Winters 6 episodes
2015–2016 Unreal Brad 6 episodes
2016 A Mother's Suspicion Gerald TV film
Not with His Wife Collin Murphy TV film
2017 Garage Sale Mysteries Andrew Episode: "The Art of Murder"
Emma Fielding Mysteries Tony Markham
2017–2023 Riverdale Sheriff Keller 78 episodes
2018 Take Two Wes McManus Episode: "Stillwater"
2019 Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery Brian Herriman
2020 Away Jack Willmore 6 episodes
2022 The Song to My Heart Hank TV film

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pilot One project scaled down by CBC". Vancouver Sun, October 18, 1988.
  2. ^ Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television official site Archived January 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved February 7, 2008.
  3. ^ '39': The Gary Sherman Movie You’ll Never See

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