Nicholas Lea
Birthday: 22 June 1962, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Height: 185 cm
Nicholas Lea was born on June 22, 1962 in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Vertical Limit (2000), The X Files (1993) and Chaos (2005).
I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre.
I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre.
It's not that fun to just play a villain, without any reasoning behind it.
It's not that fun to just play a villain, without any reasoning behind it.
I just wanted to act. I didn't want to do anything else.
I just wanted to act. I didn't want to do anything else.
When I'm on my deathbed, I'll hopefully be able to count more friends than parts that I had.
When I'm on my deathbed, I'll hopefully be able to count more friends than parts that I had.
So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think Show more
So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show. Hide
My goal is to be living back in Canada as soon as I can, hopefully somewhere in the Gulf Islands.
My goal is to be living back in Canada as soon as I can, hopefully somewhere in the Gulf Islands.
Comedy and drama are both challenging to me.
Comedy and drama are both challenging to me.
That's sort of what I like about this character is that he's not the good guy, he's not truly the ba Show more
That's sort of what I like about this character is that he's not the good guy, he's not truly the bad guy. Hide
Two shows at once is crazy, but I love it.
Two shows at once is crazy, but I love it.
Everything has an end.
Everything has an end.
I felt that K wasn't getting a fair shake anyway.
I felt that K wasn't getting a fair shake anyway.
I'm living in L.A. but my heart's in Vancouver.
I'm living in L.A. but my heart's in Vancouver.
We both have a great loyalty to it, and I think that it's important to give it our best shot.
We both have a great loyalty to it, and I think that it's important to give it our best shot.
At Christmas, 'It's a Wonderful Life' makes me cry in exactly the same places every time, even thoug Show more
At Christmas, 'It's a Wonderful Life' makes me cry in exactly the same places every time, even though I know it's coming. Hide
There's one site where you can buy pictures of me for five bucks a pop.
There's one site where you can buy pictures of me for five bucks a pop.
My heritage is English, so I'm proud to be back here.
My heritage is English, so I'm proud to be back here.
I don't care what TV show you work on, even a movie for that matter, it's all about time and money e Show more
I don't care what TV show you work on, even a movie for that matter, it's all about time and money eventually. Hide
When you're doing a series like this, you're constantly looking for new ways to excite your audience Show more
When you're doing a series like this, you're constantly looking for new ways to excite your audience. Hide
L.A. to me is not really an attractive place.
L.A. to me is not really an attractive place.
I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to Show more
I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to find the truth. Hide
Certainly, when I walk into an audition, a lot of people already know who I am.
Certainly, when I walk into an audition, a lot of people already know who I am.
It's certainly more interesting for me as an actor, but I think it's also more interesting for the a Show more
It's certainly more interesting for me as an actor, but I think it's also more interesting for the audience to see three-dimensional characters, rather than just a bad guy or a good guy. Hide
I really enjoy the people. I find them to be better educated and wittier.
I really enjoy the people. I find them to be better educated and wittier.
And I've been lucky in that I haven't had another job besides acting in the last five years.
And I've been lucky in that I haven't had another job besides acting in the last five years.
Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.
Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience.
I've spent so much time the last seven, eight years in Los Angeles, away from my family, away from m Show more
I've spent so much time the last seven, eight years in Los Angeles, away from my family, away from my friends, away from the city that is my favorite place to be and I just want to come here and have a proper life. Hide
I think somebody who speaks the language is going to notice immediately that I'm not Russian.
I think somebody who speaks the language is going to notice immediately that I'm not Russian.
You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage a Show more
You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera. Hide
I would like to look back on my career and be proud of what I've done.
I would like to look back on my career and be proud of what I've done.
I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came.
I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came.
It seems there's a sliding scale between the money they spend on a movie and its creativity.
It seems there's a sliding scale between the money they spend on a movie and its creativity.
My sister is a nurse and saves people's lives.
My sister is a nurse and saves people's lives.
It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not r Show more
It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do. Hide
We went to the British Museum, and I was looking up my family in the books - pages and pages on it.
We went to the British Museum, and I was looking up my family in the books - pages and pages on it.
It makes you realize that people are the same wherever you go.
It makes you realize that people are the same wherever you go.
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Nicholas Lea'S roles
Chris Bezich
Mark Francis
Eliot Ness
Woodsman
Tom McLaren
Joe Evans
Mark Francis
Tom Foss
Agent Gardiner
Dale Daniel Shannon
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