Rick Howland
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File:Rick Howland at Fan Expo.jpg
Howland during a panel on Lost Girl at Fan Expo Canada in August 2011
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Born | 19 June Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Other names | Richard |
Alma mater | York University |
Occupation | Actor, musician |
Known for | Trick in Lost Girl |
Richard "Rick" Howland is a Canadian actor known for his role as Trick on Lost Girl and Harry Buttman (a parody of Gary Bettman) in Bon Cop, Bad Cop.
Career
Howland's first credited acting role appears in the feature film "To Catch A Yeti," opposite Meat Loaf. While at York University, he formed the comedy troupe the Four Strombones, which performed in comedy clubs around Toronto for more than a decade. A few of his roles have played off his 4' 7" (1.40 m) stature. He has Osteogenesis Imperfecta.[1]
Currently, he plays Trick in Lost Girl, which has been renewed for a fifth season. Additionally, Howland played Harry Buttman in Bon Cop Bad Cop, and Jayne Eastwood's son in Endless Grind. Howland has co-written a sitcom with Adam Nashman called Rick's Life, an industry based show that offers up the funny through Rick's own unique perspective; in addition to writing and directing his first short film, "Underwritten," for the 48 Hour Film Festival.
Howland is also a songwriter, with two self-recorded albums available on iTunes.[2]
Filmography
- To Catch a Yeti (1995) – as Blubber
- The Cellar (1997) (short film) – as Zoltan
- The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1998): Episode "The Case of the Bouncing Baby" – as Bernie Szabo
- John Woo's Once a Thief (1998): Episode "Shaken Not Stirred" – as Actor
- Traders (1999): Episode "The Last Good Deal" – as Rob 'Tiny' Lewis
- The Jesse Ventura Story (1999) – as Wrestler
- Sufferance (2000) (short film) – as The Butler
- Club Land (2001) – as Gump
- The Newsroom (2002): "Escape from the Newsroom" (TV Movie) – as Autograph Hound No. 2
- Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2004): Episode "Concrete Evidence" – as Sal Roland
- Short Tongue Freddy (2005) (short film) – as Freddy
- Crazy for Christmas (2005) – as Kenny
- Santa Baby (2006) (short film) – as Mr. Elf
- Bon Cop, Bad Cop (2006) – as Harry Buttman
- Citizen Duane (2006) – as Irate Pedestrian
- The Roommate (2007) – as Paul
- Tin Man (2007) (mini-series) – as Red Katt
- Billable Hours (2007): Episodes "The Sting" & "15 Minutes of Shame" – as Computer Tech
- Murdoch Mysteries (2008): Episode "Child's Play" – as Miles Gorman
- Billable Hours (2008): Episodes "Lil' War Photo" & "Shortstop" – as Keach
- Midgets Vs. Mascots (2009) – as Big Red Bush
- An Insignificant Man (2011) (short film) – as Hungover Clown
- Sanctuary (2011): Episode "Resistance" – as Galvo
- Lost Girl (2010–15) – as Trick; Main role
- Lost Girl Finale Pre-Show (2012) (Showcase TV special) – as self
- Top Chef Canada (2012): Episode "Lights, Camera, Action!" – as self
- Lost Girl ConFAEdential (2013) (Showcase TV special) – as self
- Prophecy (2013) (Lost Girl webisode) – as Trick
- Lost Girl: An Evening at the Clubhouse (2013) (Showcase TV special) – as self
References
- ↑ Interview in Ability Magazine
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External links
- Rick Howland at the Internet Movie Database
- Rick_Howland on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Rick Howland iTunes albums
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