Adrian Holmes Biography: Age, Wife, Height, Net Worth, Movies, TV Shows, Awards

Adrian Holmes is a Welsh-born Canadian actor who first drew major attention for his lead performance as Nick Barron in the Montreal-set police drama 19-2, a role that earned him the 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role.

Later, he reached a broader global audience as Philip “Uncle Phil” Banks in Bel-Air and as Admiral Robert April in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, while continuing a steady run of film work that includes The Cabin in the Woods, Red Riding Hood, Elysium, and Skyscraper.

Profile

• Full name: Adrian Randolph Holmes
• Nickname: Slice
• Date of birth: March 31, 1974
• Age: 51 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of birth: Wrexham, Wales, United Kingdom
• State of origin: British Columbia, Canada (raised in the Vancouver/Surrey area)
• Nationality: Canadian
• Profession: Actor
• Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
• Parents: Beverley Dixon (née Holmes); Ronnie Spooner
• Siblings: Eldest of three boys
• Spouse: Caroline Chikezie (actress)
• Children: N/A
• Relationship status: Married
• Ethnicity: Barbadian descent
• Net worth: USD 4 million

Early Life and education

Adrian Randolph Holmes is now 51 years old; he was born on March 31, 1974, in Wrexham, Wales, to Barbadian parents and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada, at age five. He attended Queen Elizabeth Senior Secondary in Surrey, British Columbia, and later studied nursing at Langara College in Vancouver, taking hospital placements before committing fully to acting. He is the eldest of three boys and has spoken about keeping a practical “backup plan” in deference to his mother’s wishes while he pursued performance.

Personal Life

Adrian Holmes lives between Canada and the United States and is married to British-Nigerian actress Caroline Chikezie. He is also publicly affiliated with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. on social posts and appearances.

Career

Adrian Holmes began booking television roles in the early 1990s and accumulated more than a hundred credits across Canadian and U.S. productions. Early work included appearances in Neon Rider and Highlander: The Series, with later recurring turns as Basqat on Smallville, Marcus Mitchell on True Justice, and Frank Pike on Arrow. His breakthrough came when he was cast as Nick Barron in the English-language version of 19-2; the performance earned him Canada’s top TV acting honor in 2017. He subsequently stepped into globally visible franchise roles, portraying Uncle Phil in Bel-Air on Peacock and Admiral Robert April in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds for Paramount+. Film credits range from supporting parts in Red Riding Hood and The Cabin in the Woods to Elysium and Skyscraper.

Awards

• Canadian Screen Awards — Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (winner, 2017) for 19-2
• Canadian Screen Awards — Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (nominee, 2016) for 19-2
• Leo Awards — Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series (nominee, 2017) for 19-2

Net worth

Adrian Holmes’s net worth is estimated to be around USD 4 million, reflecting a decades-long career across television and film, including award-winning work on 19-2, leading roles in Bel-Air, and franchise appearances in the Arrowverse and Star Trek.

Social Media

• Instagram: @adrianholmes
• Twitter/X: @iamadrianholmes

Filmography

Film:

• Two for the Money
• Like Mike 2: Streetball
• The Hard Corps
• Damage
• Frankie & Alice
• Hunt to Kill
• Red Riding Hood
• Tactical Force
• Wrecked
• The Cabin in the Woods
• Elysium
• Debug
• Vendetta
• A Christmas Horror Story
• Skyscraper
• Enhanced
• Chained
• Zero Contact
• Sheltering Season