Nicholas Lea (born Nicholas Christopher Herbert; June 22, 1962) is a Canadian actorNicholas Lea's bio at northernstars.ca known for his portrayal of Alex Krycek on The X-Files"The X-Files biggest baddie" by Mike Flaherty at ew.com and of Tom Foss on Kyle XY.
Life and career Lea was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. He attended Prince of Wales Secondary School where he graduated in 1980."Russell checking out lead role in hockey flick/He's Not Blue" by Lynne McNamara, Vancouver Sun (2 October 2002) [Final Edition] Retrieved from
Lea's first major role was on the TV series The Commish"The Commish Set Up" by Todd Everett at variety.com where he played Officer Enrico Caruso from 1991 to 1994. It was during this time that he had a minor guest role in a first-season episode of The X-Files called "Gender Bender". The producers were impressed by his performance and when, in the second season, he auditioned for the role of turncoat FBI agent Alex Krycek, he was successful.
Lea guest starred in eleven episodes from 1994 to 1996 and became a popular character amongst fans."Once more on the trail of the wicked" by Catherine Dawson March at theglobeandmail.com Because of his character's willingness to switch sides, he became known within the X-Files internet fandom as the 'ratboy'.X-Files's supporting cast" by Bret Watson at ew.com In the season three episode "Apocrypha," Krycek was left to die in an abandoned missile silo with an alien ship. This allowed Lea to take a starring role in the series Once a Thief—which followed on from the 1996 John Woo film—alongside Ivan Sergei.John Woo’s Once a Thief review by Carole Horst at variety.com The series was cancelled after one season. Lea continued to play Krycek, who became a nemesis not just of Mulder and Scully but particularly of A.D. Skinner (Mitch Pileggi).
Lea co-starred with Lau Ching-Wan, Theresa Lee and Bif Naked in the Hong Kong-Canadian film Lunch with Charles in 2001.Lunch with Charles review by Ken Eisner at variety.com"A labour of love" by Alexandra Gill at theglobeandmail.com
In 2006, Lea had a role on ABC Family's Kyle XY (26 episodes) playing Tom Foss, Kyle's tutor, and was one of the lead actors (playing Ethan McKaye) on the Canadian TV series Whistler."Sexy Whistler joins West Coast revival" by Distin Dinoff at playbackonline.ca He was also that series' associate producer. He did not return to Whistler for its second season in 2007."New faces add spunk to Whistler" by Jim Bawden at thestar.com
He has guest starred in shows such as NYPD Blue (3 episodes), Andromeda, Burn Notice, Sliders, Highlander: The Series, Judging Amy, CSI (4 episodes) (as Catherine Willows' boyfriend) and Men in Trees (10 episodes) (as Eric, the minister). Nicholas has also guest starred in the ABC remake of the sci-fi series V. He is also a member of the board of directors for the Lyric School of Acting in Vancouver.
Lea appeared in the film Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido, starring, produced, and directed by Silvio Pollio, including Lea, John Cassini, Terry Chen, and Michael Eklund. The film screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival."Telefilm Canada announces its support of the 29th edition of the Vancouver International Film Festival" at telefilm.ca In 2012 he portrayed Eliot Ness"A Preview of Supernatural Episode 7.12 – Time After Time After Time" by Steve Barton at dreadcentral.com who formed the law enforcement group The Untouchables in the Supernatural episode "Time after Time"."Two New Guest Stars Lined Up for Supernatural" by Steve Barton at dreadcentral.com Also in 2012, Lea starred in the movie The Philadelphia Experiment as Bill Gardner in the lead role. Lea had a minor role on Arrow as Mark Francis, who was Moira Queen's campaign manager. He appeared in three episodes.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 1989 American Boyfriends Ron 1990 Xtro II: The Second Encounter Baines 1993 From Pig to Oblivion Short 1994 The Raffle David Lake 1995 Bad Company Jake 2000 Vertical Limit Tom McLaren2001 Lunch with Charles Matthew The Impossible Elephant Steven Harris A Shot in the Face The Robber 2002 Ignition Peter Scanlon2003 Threshold Dr. Jerome 'Geronimo' Horne Moving Malcolm"Peace Arch makes noise/Moved to direct" by Ian Edwards at playbackonline.ca Herbert See Grace Fly Grace - male Voice 2005 Chaos Det. Vincent Durano2007 Butterfly on a Wheel Jerry Crane American Venus Dougie Hastings Street Charlie Voice, short2008 Vice Jenkins Crime Varsity Coach Mothers & Daughters Dinner Party Guest Nicholas2009 Dancing Trees Detective Velez Unspoken Rules Narrator Excited Skidder 2010 Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido Mr. Other Guy 2012 Crimes of Mike Recket Mike Recket 2017 Before I Fall Dan Kingston 2018 The Bletchley Circle: San Francisco George Mason The Lie Detective Rodney Barnes
Television
Year Title Role Notes 1991–1994 The Commish Ricky Caruso 33 episodes1993 Madison Jack 1 episode The Hat Squad Brett Halsey 1 episode North of 60 2nd Lt. Lloyd Hillard 1 episode 1994 Robin's Hoods Loren Faber 1 episode 1994–1996 Highlander: The Series Cory Raines/Rodney Lange 2 episodes 1994–2002 The X Files Michel/Alex Krycek 24 episodes1995 The Marshal Ray Turner Pilot Jake and the Kid Tony Edwards/Mack Smith 1 episode 1995–1996 Sliders Ryan Simms 2 episodes1996 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years Tom Andrews 1 episode Once a Thief Victor Mansfield TV movie The Burning Zone Philip Padgett 1 episode 1996–1998 Once a Thief Victor Mansfield Main role1997 Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother Victor Mansfield TV movie Moloney Anson Greene 1 episode Their Second Chance Roy TV movie 1998 Once a Thief: Family Business Victor Mansfield TV movie 1998–1999 The Outer Limits Jacob Hardy/Mac 27 2 episodes 2000 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Dustin Yarma TV movie 2001 Earth Angels Maximillian TV movie2002 NYPD Blue Frank Colohan 3 episodes The Investigation Les Forsythe"Nominees for best actor in a dramatic program or miniseries/Nicholas Lea – The Investigation" at playbackonline.ca TV movie 2003–2004 Andromeda Tri-Lorn 4 episodes2004 Judging Amy Vincent Canello 1 episode CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Chris Bezich 4 episodes2005 Deadly Isolation Patrick Carlson/Jeff Watkins TV movie Category 7: The End of the World Monty TV movie 2006 Whistler Ethan McKaye 13 episodes 2006–2009 Kyle XY Tom Foss 26 episodes 2007 Drive Mr. Bright Unaired pilot 2007–2008 Men in Trees Eric 10 episodes2009 Burn Notice Quinn Luna 1 episode Without a Trace Raymond Walsh 1 episode 2010 CSI: Miami Donald Newhouse 1 episode 2010–2011 V Joe Evans 5 episodes 2011 Obsession Sebastian Craig TV movie2012 Once Upon a Time The Woodcutter/Michael Tillman 1 episode The Philadelphia Experiment Bill Gardner TV movie Supernatural Eliot Ness 1 episode 2012–2013 Continuum Agent Gardiner 8 episodes2013 King & Maxwell Theo Bancroft 1 episode The Killing Dale Daniel Shannon 5 episodes 2014 Arrow Mark Francis 3 episodes 2015 Unveiled Bill TV movie2019 The Twilight Zone Captain Donner Episode: "Nightmare at 30,000 Feet" The InBetween Jace Gray Episode: "While the Song Remains the Same" 2020–2021 The Stand Norris 5 episodes 2023 The Fall of the House of Usher Judge John Neal 4 episodes 2025 Tracker Noah Darview Episode: "The Disciple"
Video games The X-Files: Resist or Serve (2004) (voice and likeness) as Alex Krycek Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido (2010) (post-production) as Mr. Other Guy
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