Martin Cummins

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Martin Cummins
Born (1969-11-28) November 28, 1969
EducationSeaquam Secondary School
OccupationActor
Years active1987–present
Spouses
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      Christine Wallace
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      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

      Cummins went to Seaquam Secondary School in the town of North Delta, British Columbia. He attended the Vancouver Actors Studio. One of his early 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 2014, Cummins has been co-starring on the series When Calls the Heart and Riverdale, the latter as Sheriff Keller.

      Filmography

      Film

      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

      Year Title Role Notes
      1987–1988 Danger Bay Jeff / Bill two episodes
      1990 My Secret Identity Grant Bodrosian episode: "Stolen Melodies"
      1990–1993 Neon Rider Jesse / Dave three episodes
      1991 21 Jump Street Nick Capelli one 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 three episodes
      1996–1999 Poltergeist: The Legacy Nick Boyle 87 episodes
      1999 The Outer Limits Jack Burrell / Esterhaus twp 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; six episodes
      2001–2002 Dark Angel Ames White 21 episodes
      2002–2004 Smallville Dr. Lawrence Garner three episodes
      2003 Stargate SG-1 Aden Corso episode: "Forsaken"
      Black Sash Phillip Rodgers three 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 four episodes
      The Mountain Eric Toth four episodes
      2005 Killinaskully Ghost of Christmas Future episode: "A Christmas Carol"
      Reunion Jake Terrance two 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 Eepisode: "The Spy"
      2007 The 4400 Gabriel Hewitt two 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 six 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 four episodes
      2012 True Justice Thomas Madison (T.M.) Snow three 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 two episodes
      The Christmas Shepherd Mark Green TV film
      2014–present When Calls the Heart Henry Gowen 103 episodes
      2015 The Whispers President Chip Winters six episodes
      2015–2016 Unreal Brad six 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 six episodes
      2022 The Song to My Heart Hank TV film
      2025 Watson Dr. Moynihan episode: "Take a Family History"

      References

      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