Kris Holden-Ried
After more small roles in "The Crossing" (A&E, 2000) - a look at General George Washington's (Jeff Daniels) famous crossing of the Delaware - and "Gossip" (2000), a psychological thriller about rumors and accusations gone too far, Holden-Reid had a brief appearance in his first big money movie, "K-19: The Widowmaker" (2002), followed by a supporting part in "A Killing Spring" (2002). He was more prominent in "The Many Trials of One Jane Doe" (CBC, 2003) and "Ice Bound" (CBS, 2003), but finally landed a starring role in "Touch of Pink" (2004), playing the live-in lover of a Muslim man (Jimi Mistry) whose overactive fantasy life comes into conflict with the reality around him. He then portrayed Sir William Compton, a favored companion of King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), in "The Tudors" (2007-10), Showtime's lavish depiction of the brutal monarch prior to his split from the Catholic Church.