Rick Howland
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Rick Howland | |
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 Howland during a panel on Lost Girl at Fan Expo Canada in August 2011 | |
| Born | 19 June |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Richard |
| Alma mater | York University |
| Occupation(s) | 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. He is also a biology teacher.
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.
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.[1]
Filmography
- To Catch a Yeti (1995) as Blubber
- The Cellar (1997 short) as Zoltan
- The Adventures of Shirley Holmes: "The Case of the Bouncing Baby" (1998) as Bernie Szabo
- John Woo's Once a Thief: "Shaken Not Stirred" (1998) as Actor
- Traders: "The Last Good Deal" (1999) as Rob 'Tiny' Lewis
- The Jesse Ventura Story (1999) as Wrestler
- Sufferance (2000 short) as The Butler
- Club Land (2001) as Gump
- Escape from the Newsroom (2002) as Autograph Hound #2
- Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye: "Concrete Evidence" (2004) as Sal Roland
- Short Tongue Freddy (2005 short) as Freddy
- Crazy for Christmas (2005) as Kenny
- Santa Baby (2006 short) 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: "The Sting" & "15 Minutes of Shame" (2007) as Computer Tech
- Murdoch Mysteries: "Child's Play" (2008) as Miles Gorman
- Billable Hours: "Lil' War Photo" & "Shortstop" (2008) as Keach
- Midgets Vs. Mascots (2009) as Big Red Bush
- An Insignificant Man (2011 short) as Hungover Clown
- Sanctuary: "Resistance" (2011) as Galvo
- Lost Girl: 4 seasons (2010—) as Trick
References
- ^ Cullen, Ian (5 September 2011). "Interview: Rick Howland on Syfy's 'Lost Girl' and his part in The World Of Fae". monstersandcritics.com. Retrieved 10 September 2011.