• Martin Cummins is a Canadian actor best known for his role in the action mystery drama series ‘Dark Angel’
• He has been credited with appearing in about 85 movies and TV series, including “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan”, “Love Come Down”, “We All Fall Down”, “Liberty Stands Still”, “Ice Men ”, and “Small Town”
• He won a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for ‘Love Come Down’ and won a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Drama Series for ‘When Calls the Heart’
• His hobbies are traveling, skiing, snowboarding and watching animated comedy series
• Martin is 50 years old and has an estimated net worth of approximately $500,000
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Who is Martin Cummins?
Martin Cummins was born in North Delta, British Columbia, Canada, on November 28, 1969 – his zodiac sign is Sagittarius and he is a Canadian national. Martin is an actorwho is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Ames White in the action-mystery-drama series “Dark Angel”, which starred Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly and Richard Gunn, and is about several genetically enhanced children who manage to escape from a laboratory they were held in – the series won eight awards and was nominated for 23 others, including one Golden Globe.
Early life and education
Martin was raised as an only child in North Delta by his father, who was a taxi driver, and his mother, who was a housewife.
He grew up very sporty and dreamed of becoming a football star – he played for his Seaquam Secondary School’s team before becoming interested in acting, and decided not to focus on sports. He moved on to the Vancouver Actors Studio where he was taught by the famous Canadian theater actor Mel Tuck. Martin enrolled in 1987 and then focused on his acting career rather than pursuing a college degree.
Roles in movies
Martin has been credited with appearing in about 85 movies and TV series, and we’re going to list a few of his most notable performances in this article.
Martin’s first notable appearance was in 1989 playing Wayne Webber in the slasher film “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” written and directed by Rob Hedden, and starring Jensen Daggett, Kane Hodder and Todd Caldecott – the story follows several students who have just enrolled and are on their way to Manhattan with Jason Voorhees. He next played supporting character Matthew Carter the Canadian drama “Love Come Down” in 2000, starring Larenz Tate and follows a comedian who had entered a rehab center after becoming addicted to drugs.
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In the same year, Martin played Kris in the drama film “We All Fall Down”.
In 2002, he played one of the main characters Russell Williams in the crime thriller film “Liberty Stands Still”, starring Wesley Snipes and Linda Fiorentino. public attention. In 2004, Martin played the main character Vaughn in the Canadian film “Ice Men”, which also starred David Hewelett and James Thomas and was popular among gays and lesbians. His next two notable appearances were in the crime movie “Vice” released in 2008, and the Canadian-American biographical drama “Mr. Hockey: The Gordie Howe Story” based on the life of legendary hockey player Gordie.
Three of Martin’s most recent roles in films were in the 2017 action sci-fi film “Cold Zone” in which he played the lead character Rodger Summers but which received mostly negative reviews, the crime mystery film “Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery” starring Courtney Thorne -Smith and James Tupper in 2017, and the crime mystery drama ‘Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery’ with Kimberly Williams-Paisley and Tom Cavanagh in 2019.
Roles in TV series
Martin made his TV series debut in 1987, portraying Jeff and Bill in two episodes of the family adventure series “Danger Bay”, starring Donnelly Rhodes, Christopher Crabb and Ocean Hellman, and which is about a marine biologist who combat environmental crimes. .
In the following years, Martin guest-starred in a single episode of numerous series, such as the 1994 action-adventure fantasy “Highlander”, the 1999 fantasy horror drama “The Outer Limits”, and the 2000 sci-fi action drama “Level 9”. .
Martin gained recognition after he met Dr. Lawrence Garner starred in three episodes of the critically acclaimed romantic drama “Smallville”, starring Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum and Allison Mack, and which is about young Clark Kent who has superpowers and learns how to control them – the series was a huge success, winning 34 awards, including three Primetime Emmys, while he was nominated for 155 other . In 2017, Martin was cast to play Tom Keller, one of the main characters in the crime mystery drama “Riverdale”, starring KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart and Camila Mendes, and is about the people who live in the mysterious town of Riverdale.
Two of Martin’s last TV series appearances were in the romantic drama ‘When Calls the Heat’, in which he starred as Brian Herrimann alongside Erin Krakow and Pascale Hutton, and the science fiction romantic drama ‘Away’ starring Hilary Swank, Josh Charles and Vivian Wu, and is about an astronaut who struggles to leave her husband and their daughter as she is about to go into space.
Awards
In 2001, Martin was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Feature Drama Screenwriter for “We All Fall Down”, while he went on to win a Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for “Love Come Down”.
In 2002, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for “Dice”.
In 2011, he was nominated for a Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for “Shattered”, and won the same award for “When Calls the Heart” in 2015.
Wife Christine Wallace
Martin met his first wife, famed American-Canadian actress Brandy Ledford in the mid-’90s, and they got married after several years of dating in a private ceremony attended by their closest friends and family. Brandy is perhaps best known today for her roles in the “Rat Race” and “Modern Family” movies, and the “Andromeda” series. Brandy gave birth to their son not long after they got married, but the two eventually divorced in 2004 for unknown reasons.
Martin married Christine Wallace, a famous American actress, biographer and political journalist, on July 12, 2013, and the two have been living a seemingly happy life together in their Los Angeles home ever since.
Martin has not spoken of any other women he might have been with before meeting Brandy and before meeting Christine, but several sources – including Wikipedia – claim that Martin has four children, including twins whose mother is Christine.
Hobbies and other interests
Martin is a big animal lover and has a dog named Boo, who can be seen in some of Martin’s photos uploaded to his Instagram account.
His favorite season is winter, as he loves snow and enjoys skiing and snowboarding, and generally prefers being high up in the mountains to being by the ocean.
One of Martin’s biggest hobbies is traveling, and his acting career has allowed him to visit countries around the world and live in different places around the world.
Martin has a few of his own favorite actors and actresses, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Al Pacino, and Angelina Jolie, and some of his favorite movies include “Shutter Island,” “Inception,” and “Scarface.” He also enjoys watching animated comedy series, two of his favorites being “South Park” and “Rick & Morty”.
Height and power
Martin is 50 years old. He has gray hair and brown eyes, is 1.75 m tall and weighs about 68 kg.
As of September 2020, his net worth is estimated at about $500,000.
