Christopher William Martin Jr (born January 17, 1975), also known as Corky Martin or Chris Martin, is a Canadian actor.[1] He has appeared on a number of television series, including Felicity and The L Word, as well as leading the 2002 Canadian series, Tom Stone.

Chris William Martin Jr
Born
Christopher William Martin Jr

(1975-01-17) January 17, 1975 (age 49)
Other namesCorky Martin
OccupationActor
Years active1991–present

Early life

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Martin was born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, the son of Victoria Kathleen and Chris William Martin.[2] He attended McRoberts Secondary School followed by Richmond High School in Richmond, British Columbia. He is also an alum of Ideal Mini School in Vancouver.

Career

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His first role was in the 1991 teen drama series Fifteen, filmed in Vancouver. His performance as Dylan received a nomination for Best Actor at the Youth in Film Awards. Notably, he also convinced his one-time Fifteen co-star, a young Ryan Reynolds, to give acting a second try at a time when he had given up on the career to focus on studies at Kwantlen Polytechnic University; the two then moved to Los Angeles together to further their career opportunities.[3] After the end of the series, he played the role of Jamie Novak in the 1993 high school drama Madison, for which he received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 11th Gemini Awards in 1996.[4]

In his early acting roles he was credited as just Chris Martin,[1] but began going by Chris William Martin in the 2000s, likely to avoid potential confusion with musician Chris Martin of Coldplay.

In 1999, he starred in Carl Bessai's film Johnny,[5] for which he won a special jury citation for his performance at the 1999 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] He has gone on to work with Bessai on two subsequent films: Lola in 2001, and Emile in 2003. He appeared in the 2002 film Try Seventeen along with Elijah Wood and Mandy Moore, and played the title character in the drama series Tom Stone from 2002 to 2004.[7]

Later, in 2004, he appeared as the main character in The Volcano Disaster. He has also appeared on several television series including Tru Calling, Intelligence, The Vampire Diaries, and Supernatural.

Apart from movies and television, he appeared in Alanis Morissette's music videos "Everything" and "Crazy".[8]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Johnny Johnny Also co-producer
2001 Lola The Driver
2002 All I Want Steve
2003 Emile Carl
2005 Nature Unleashed: Volcano Russell Woods Direct-to-video
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Deputy Ray
2008 Chaos Theory Damon
2015 The Age of Adaline Dale Davenport
2021 Demonic Martin

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1991–1993 Fifteen Dylan Blackwell 65 episodes
1992 Neon Rider Ray Episode: "Brothers"
1993 Family of Strangers Young Jake Television film
1993–1997 Madison Jamie Novak 4 episodes
1994 Moment of Truth: To Walk Again Dave Television film
1994 Beyond Obsession Arthur
1994 Moment of Truth: Broken Pledges Scott Stevens
1994 Robin's Hoods Tito Episode: "The Pawn"
1995 Hawkeye Tim Surrey Episode: "The Escape"
1995 Beauty's Revenge Jimmy Nolan Television film
1996 Home Song Robbie Gardner
1996 Susie Q Ray Kovich
1996 Highlander: The Series Carter Wellan Episode: "The End of Innocence"
1996 Two Hitchhiker Episode: "No Man's Land"
1997 Dead Man's Gun Richard Tyler Episode: "The Highwayman"
1997 All the Winters That Have Been Gabe Television film
1998 Poltergeist: The Legacy Elliot Black Episode: "Metamorphosis"
1998 Someone to Love Me Cowboy Television film
1999 Dangerous Evidence:

The Lori Jackson Story

Sergeant Martin
1999 Traders Stash Roberts Episode: "A Bitter Pill"
1999–2000 Amazon Jimmy Stack 22 episodes
2000 Felicity Greg Stenson 9 episodes
2000 Earth: Final Conflict Richard Palmer Episode: "Essence"
2001 Sanctuary Brian Hathaway Television film
2001 The Outer Limits Gavin Episode: "Time to Time"
2002–2004 Tom Stone Tom Stone 26 episodes
2003 Burn: The Robert Wraight Story Paramedic Television film
2003 Hotel Case
2004 Tru Calling Justin Burke Episode: "Murder in the Morgue"
2004 North Shore Eli Manheim Episode: "Burned"
2004 Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman Young Hal Television film
2004 Veronica Mars Josh Episode: "Drinking the Kool-Aid"
2004 DeMarco Affairs Peter Copeland Television film
2005 The L Word Hunter Kirby 4 episodes
2005 Intelligence Damon Horvath Episode: "Pilot"
2007 Shark Ryan Stafford Episode: "Blind Trust"
2007 Psych J.P. Berger Episode: "Poker? I Barely Know Her"
2007 Robson Arms Perry Sound Episode: "Misery Inc."
2007 Heartland Dr. Simon Griffith 9 episodes
2007 Lincoln Heights Dr. Cole 3 episodes
2007 CSI: Miami Rich Caprioto 2 episodes
2007 NCIS Brian Taylor Episode: "Lost & Found"
2008 The Unquiet Tom Television film
2008 Bones Garth Jodrey Episode: "The Man in the Mud"
2008 The Terrorist Next Door Pelletier Television film
2008 The Mentalist Trey Piller Episode: "Flame Red"
2009 Dollhouse Griff Episode: "Epitaph One"
2009–2014 The Vampire Diaries Zach Salvatore 5 episodes
2010 Huge Jonathan 2 episodes
2010 Lone Star Steve Episode: "Unveiled"
2010 Terriers Billy Whitman Episode: "Sins of the Past"
2011 Look Again Rick Palmer Television film
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Pilot Kirk Harmon Episode: "CSI Down"
2013 Arctic Air David Episode: "Secrets & Lies"
2014–2015 Cedar Cove Anthony 7 episodes
2015 Assassin Banana Various 3 episodes
2015 Motive Dr. Garrison Osgood Episode: "Purgatory"
2016 When Calls the Heart Jake Garrison 3 episodes
2016 I Didn't Kill My Sister Mason Campbell Television film
2016 Gourmet Detective Steve Episode: "Death Al Dente"
2018 Supernatural Agent Clegg Episode: "Breakdown"
2018 Colony Roger 3 episodes
2018 Garage Sale Mystery Jacques Episode: "In D Minor"
2019 Death of a Cheerleader Sheriff Randall Television film
2019 Chronicle Mysteries Chris Patterson Episode: "Recovered"
2019 V.C. Andrews' Heaven Luke Casteel 3 episodes
2020 Project Blue Book Special Agent Stevens Episode: "What Lies Beneath"
2021 Supergirl Naxim Tork 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ a b Glen Schaefer, "Felicity's hair-raiser: Vancouver actor Chris Martin's job was to stir the pot and divert attention from star Keri Russell's bad crop. The result: more bad hair. `I looked like Eraserhead'". The Province, July 16, 2000.
  2. ^ "Chris Martin Biography (1975-)". Filmreference.com. 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2010.
  3. ^ "Fourteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards". Young Artist Awards. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
  4. ^ Sid Adilman, "Brash Madison one to watch for Geminis Nominated in 6 categories, teen drama touted as a front-runner". Toronto Star, February 28, 1997.
  5. ^ Dan Brown, "King of the squeegee kids". National Post, April 28, 2000.
  6. ^ Liam Lacey, "Five Senses tops jury list at Toronto Film Festival: Canadian audience gazes favourably on American Beauty at award brunch capping off star-studded year". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 1999.
  7. ^ Judy Monchuk, "Hero in CBC detective show is 'trailer trash'". Sault Star, February 21, 2002.
  8. ^ Fournier, Karen (2015). The Words and Music of Alanis Morissette p.121. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-3069-3.
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