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Holden-Ried in 2013, photo by cvanwagoner /www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Kristen Holdenried
Place of Birth: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: August 1, 1973
Ethnicity: * father – German * mother – Latvian, Russian
Kris Holden-Ried is a Canadian actor. His roles include the films Rowing Through , Habitat , Night of the Demons 3 , Going to Kansas City , Gossip (2000), K-19: The Widowmaker , Touch of Pink , Niagara Motel , A Stone’s Throw , Emotional Arithmetic , Textuality , Underworld Awakening , Sex After Kids , The Returned (2013), Saul: The Journey to Damascus , Lie Exposed , Dark Web: Cicada 3301 , and Undertone (2025); the shows Riverdale , Paradise Falls , Degrassi: The Next Generation , The Tudors , M.V.P. , The Bridge , Lost Girl , The Listener , Captain Canuck , Dark Matter , Vikings , Cardinal , Departure , The Expanse , The Umbrella Academy , and The Way Home ; the made-for-tv movies Young Ivanhoe , Hendrix , and Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe ; and the video game Assassin’s Creed Syndicate .
His father was born in Germany. His mother, Mara, is of Latvian and likely Russian descent. He was a champion competitor in riding and fencing, was a member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team, and has a silver medal from both the Pan American and Pan Pacific Pentathlon Championships. Kris has a son.
Kris’ maternal grandfather was named Romans Kolesnikovs/Kolesnikov. Romans was born in Riga, Latvia, and likely had Russian ancestry.
Kris’ maternal grandmother was named Velta Bertelsons. Velta likely was born in Latvia.
Sources: Obituary of Kris’ father – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Kris’ maternal grandfather, Romans Kolesnikovs – http://rskane.ca