Adrian Holmes

Adrian Holmes (born March 31, 1974) is a Welsh-born actor based in Canada. He is known for his work on the Bravo television series 19-2, for which he won a Canadian Screen Award in 2017.^[2] He is also known for playing the roles of Uncle Phil in the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot Bel-Air^[3][4] and Robert April in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Holmes was born to Bajan parents in Wrexham, Wales,^[5] and moved with his family to Vancouver, Canada, when he was five.^[1] He studied nursing at Langara College, in part to appease his mother, who felt he needed a backup plan if his acting career was unsuccessful.^[6] Attended Queen Elizabeth Senior Secondary in Surrey, BC

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Holmes has had a long career, but is best known for his television roles, such as Basqat on Smallville, Marcus Mitchell on True Justice and Frank Pike on Arrow.^[6] His most notable role is Nick Barron in the English Language version of 19-2 on Bravo,^[5][6] which garnered him a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role in 2017.^[2] His film work includes Red Riding Hood,^[1] Elysium^[5] and The Cabin in the Woods.^[5] In 2021 Adrian was cast as Uncle Phil in the show Bel-Air, a reboot turned series drama of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.^[4] Will Smith gave him the stamp of approval. He has recently been cast as the first live-action version of Robert April, the first captain of the USS Enterprise, in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. (April had previously appeared in animated form in "The Counter-Clock Incident", the final episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, where he was voiced by James Doohan.)^[7]