Wikipedia / Martin Cummins
Wikipedia / Martin Cummins
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.
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. 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. 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 | Wayne Webber | ||
1991 | Drifter | ||
1994 | Cyberteens in Love | Kon | |
2000 | Matthew Carter | ||
Kris | |||
2002 | Russell Williams | ||
2004 | Vaughn | ||
2005 | Aiden Kater | ||
2006 | 39: A Film by Carroll McKane | Carroll McKane | |
2008 | 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 | Jeff / Bill | two episodes | |
1990 | Grant Bodrosian | episode: "Stolen Melodies" | |
1990–1993 | Jesse / Dave | three episodes | |
1991 | Nick Capelli | one episode | |
1992 | Seth Pierce | episode: "Circle of Death" | |
Don Bellin | episode: "The Frame" | ||
Miles from Nowhere | TV film | ||
1993 | Born to Run | Art | TV film |
Student (uncredited) | TV film | ||
Other Women's Children | Dr. Gifford | TV film | |
1994 | Pete Wilder | episode: "Counterfeit: Part 1" | |
1994 | Paul Benton / Dog Face | three episodes | |
1996–1999 | Nick Boyle | 87 episodes | |
1999 | Jack Burrell / Esterhaus | twp episodes | |
2000 | Special Agent David Gaines | episode: "Ten Little Hackers" | |
T.R.A.X. | TV film | ||
2001 | Strange Frequency | Dante | episode: "Disco Inferno" |
Patrick Styvesant | miniseries; six episodes | ||
2001–2002 | Ames White | 21 episodes | |
2002–2004 | Dr. Lawrence Garner | three episodes | |
2003 | Aden Corso | episode: "Forsaken" | |
Phillip Rodgers | three episodes | ||
Mystery Man | episode: "Last Man Standing" | ||
2004 | Kulis Bara | episode: "Exalted Reason, Resplendent Daughter" | |
Coach Dave Scott | four episodes | ||
Eric Toth | four episodes | ||
2005 | Ghost of Christmas Future | episode: "A Christmas Carol" | |
Jake Terrance | two episodes | ||
Sergeant Barry Atkins | TV film | ||
Sergeant Flynn | TV film | ||
2006 | Evan Lauker / Luke Ravena / Ken Valeur | TV film | |
Bartett | Eepisode: "The Spy" | ||
2007 | Gabriel Hewitt | two episodes | |
2007–2008 | Brian Taylor | 14 episodes | |
2009 | Dr. Eric Davidson | episode: "Rubicon" | |
Detective Armory | TV film | ||
2010 | Joe Falls | episode: "Johari Window" | |
Smoke Screen | Jay | TV film | |
2010–2011 | Det. Terry Rhodes | 13 episodes | |
2011 | Thomas | six episodes | |
Brad Sylvester | episode: "Monsoon" | ||
Pete | episode: "Scarecrow" | ||
Steve Farese Sr. | TV film | ||
2011–2012 | Dekker | four episodes | |
2012 | Thomas Madison (T.M.) Snow | three episodes | |
Rob Adams | TV film | ||
Seattle Superstorm | Jacob Stinson | TV film | |
Duke | Javier | TV film | |
Corey Peterson | episode: "Ogi Jun" | ||
2013 | TV film | ||
2014 | Peter | two episodes | |
The Christmas Shepherd | Mark Green | TV film | |
2014–present | Henry Gowen | 103 episodes | |
2015 | President Chip Winters | six episodes | |
2015–2016 | Brad | six episodes | |
2016 | A Mother's Suspicion | Gerald | TV film |
Not with His Wife | Collin Murphy | TV film | |
2017 | Andrew | episode: "The Art of Murder" | |
Tony Markham | |||
2017–2023 | Sheriff Keller | 78 episodes | |
2018 | Wes McManus | episode: "Stillwater" | |
2019 | Brian Herriman | ||
2020 | Jack Willmore | six episodes | |
2022 | The Song to My Heart | Hank | TV film |
2025 | Dr. Moynihan | episode: "Take a Family History" |
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