Nicholas Lea
Also Known As: Nicholas Christopher Herbert
Biography: Nicholas Lea (born July 6, 1962) is a Canadian actor best known for The X-Files and Kyle XY.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Birthday: June 22, 1962
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Chaos
Overview: In Seattle, detective Quentin Conners is unfairly suspended and his partner Jason York leaves the police force after a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge, when the hostage and the criminal die. During a bank heist with a hostage situation, Conners is assigned in charge of the operation with the rookie Shane Dekker as his partner. The thieves, lead by Lorenz, apparently do not steal a penny from the bank. While chasing the gangsters, the police team disclose that they planted a virus in the system, stealing one billion dollars from the different accounts, using the principle of the Chaos Theory. Further, they find that Lorenz is killing his accomplices.
Genres: Drama Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-01-17
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Vertical Limit
Overview: Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-08
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Threshold
Overview: Alien seeds hitch a ride to earth in a space shuttle crew and begin to grow. When their numbers reach the Threshold amount they will be an unstoppable swarm.
Genres: TV Movie Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-01
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Butterfly on a Wheel
Overview: A sociopathic kidnapper methodically pushes a desperate pair of parents to their absolute breaking point.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-27
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Once a Thief
Overview: Set in Hong Kong and Vancouver, the story follows Mac Ramsey and Li Ann Tsei, lovers and professional thieves who are separated while fleeing the powerful Hong Kong underworld crime lord who raised and trained them. After being imprisoned in Hong Kong, Mac is forcefully recruited into a clandestine international crime-fighting unit by a hard-nosed, menacing Director. He is teamed in Vancouver with Li Ann, who thought Mac was dead, and her new fiancé Victor Mansfield, an ex-cop who is attracted to the unorthodox methods of the agency. Conflict flares between Mac and Victor as the trio take on their assignment. They soon learn that their principal target is their foster brother Michael Tang, who had been given Li Ann as his future wife and who has vowed to hunt down the pair for their disloyalty to the "family".
Genres: Action Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-29
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Deadly Isolation
Overview: In a quaint and quiet island community off the coast of Maine, Susan is a young widow suffering from deep grief for the loss of her husband, Ron. Two escaped convicts suffer from their own kind of deep grief at the loss of their diamonds stolen in a heist they participated in the year before, spear-headed by Susan's now late husband. One of the convicts, poses as an old college friend of Ron's enabling him to get close to a still vulnerable Susan and even closer to the diamonds.
Genres: Crime Romance Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-03-15
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The Impossible Elephant
Overview: Tormented by a giant bully and dealing with the loss of his mom, young Daniel wishes for a special pet to have by his side. After discovering Lumpy-a real, live elephant-in his backyard, it's as if his wish has come true...until his dad ships Lumpy off to the local zoo. Vowing to free his new found friend, Daniel embarks on the adventure of a lifetime, reminding us that some friendships are unexpected, magic is real and nothing is impossible!
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-04-20
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Xtro 2: The Second Encounter
Overview: An underground government facility is locked down by its A.I.-controlled computer when an alien entity travels through a dimensional portal and threatens the lives of everybody inside.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-04
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Moving Malcolm
Overview: Depressed after being dumped by his actress fiance', a man tries to win her back by agreeing to help her elderly British father move while she films a low-budget movie overseas.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-01-01
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The Philadelphia Experiment
Overview: A secret government research project tries reviving the World War II "Philadelphia Experiment," which was an attempt to create a cloaking device to render warships invisible. When the experiment succeeds, it brings back the original ship (the Eldridge) that disappeared during the first test in 1943 - which brings death and destruction to the 21st century. It's up to the sole survivor of the first experiment and his granddaughter to stop it.
Genres: Adventure Science Fiction Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-27
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Dancing Trees
Overview: Martha (Katie Boland), 18, sees the world as animated and fun. She has a form of autism that means she is a mathematical genuis whilst incapable of looking after herself. Living in a dull routinewith her cousin Nicole (Brooke Burns), and mother Josephine (Amanda Tapping), she sees the good in everything and everyone. But suddenly, her mother is the casualty of a brutal crime before her eyes and Martha is sent to a foster home. Nicole is distraught and battle for custody of her cousin, but the police constantly block her requests. Finally, Detective Velez relents, on one condition: Martha must help solve the crime and find justice for her fallen mother.
Genres: Drama Family Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Lunch with Charles
Overview: A free-spirited woman helps a potential immigrant to Canada choose his path in life.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-23
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See Grace Fly
Overview: Grace McKinley is a brilliant 38-year-old woman with schizophrenia. When her mother dies, Grace's actions become increasingly erratic. She takes two weeks to report the death, and in that time is sent a shattering message that only she can decipher.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-09-01
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Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Overview: A Hollywood film executive gets blackmailed by a derelict who uses some damaging information to move into his house and take over his perfect life for himself.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-08-24
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American Venus
Overview: Jenna Lane is a young woman trying to escape family pressure to become an Olympic athlete and define her own individuality. Her mother is Celia, a deeply disturbed woman with addictions to emotional abuse and handguns. As she attempts to manipulate Jenna and feed her addictions, Celia grows increasingly irrational and ultimately spirals out of control.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-08
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Inside The X-Files
Overview: Inside the X-Files for a behind-the-scenes look at the show. Also included are interviews with the cast and creator Chris Carter, never before seen segments from the show, outtakes and a sneak preview of the upcoming feature film.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-02-01
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Crimes of Mike Recket
Overview: Bruce Sweeney (Last Wedding) returns to the Festival with this neo-noir police procedural — set against the backdrop of economic hard times — about a failed real estate agent (Nicholas Lea, in a bravura performance) whose recent attempt to turn things around makes him a suspect in a criminal investigation. (TIFF)
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-11
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The Investigation
Overview: Tells the true story of a bungled and obstructed police manhunt for a serial killer who could and should have been imprisoned after his first crime. Two young RCMP officers, each separately investigating a rape and murder, captured the culprit, but because of legal red tape, jurisdictional chaos and incompetence, the suspect was allowed to continue his rampage until he was finally arrested and imprisoned - several murders later.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Earth Angels
Overview: Earth Angels is a television show that first aired on March 1, 2001. It was written by Toni Graphia and Anne Rice. Bronwen Hughes directed the show. The show was about the battle between good and bad angels that were living on Earth. Nicholas Lea starred in the show as Maximillian. The show was created by NBC and unfortunately, was not picked up to run as a full series. The last air date for Earth Angels was April 1, 2001.
Genres: Fantasy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-03-01
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A Trusted Man
Overview: Sonia Patton accepts a huge job promotion. Accepting this promotion means she must leave her home in New York City and move to a small town near Boston. However, someone in her life is not ready to live without her.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-05
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Working Class Heroes
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-02-06
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Before I Fall
Overview: Samantha Kingston has everything. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, she wakes up with no future at all. Trapped into reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-02
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Ignition
Overview: A web of intrigue and conspiracy lies beneath the euphoria as the U.S. is about to put a man on the moon for the first time in over thirty years
Genres: Action Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-17
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Status Update
Overview: After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social media updates to come true.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-02-09
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Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother
Overview: Trained thieves (Ivan Sergei, Sandrine Holt) investigate a hit man and a power struggle within their former crime family.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-07-14
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Once a Thief: Family Business
Overview: When thieves turned undercover agents Mac (Ivan Sergei) and Li Ann (Sandrine Holt) must get inside access to an organized crime family, they discover the family's "godfather" -- a teenage girl -- is a deadly force to be reckoned with. This feature-length martial arts thriller is a reedited compilation of two episodes from the "Once a Thief" television series. Victoria Pratt, Nicholas Lea and Jennifer Dale also star.
Genres: Action Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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Campus Caller
Overview: When a student goes missing, her mother goes in search, but encounters a wall of bureaucracy and cover-ups.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-13
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Excited
Overview: A thirty-something single man is afraid his latest romance will be over before it starts in this independent comedy from writer and director Bruce Sweeney. Eight years after his marriage ended in divorce, Kevin is doing well in his career as the owner of a successful golf course, but his personal life is another matter altogether. Kevin hasn't been on a date since he became single again, and his overbearing mother makes no secret of her concern that she'll never become a grandmother. Kevin's slacker brother Randy decides to step in and help, setting Kevin up on a date with Hayaam. To Kevin's surprise, Hayaam turns out to be attractive and fun to be with, and they quickly bond with one another. However, things become problematic when they move their relationship to the next level -- Kevin's nerves cause him to finish far too quickly in the bedroom, and though Hayaam wants to help, she's only willing to deal with his problem for so long.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-17
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Roswell Top Secret
Overview: Something happened near the town of Rosewell. This event came to be known as the Rosewell incident. The town has since become synonymous with flying saucers crashes, alien visitation, government cover up, or what many say, a jump to conclusions and a gross distortion of facts.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Lie
Overview: A father and daughter are on their way to dance camp when they spot the girl's best friend on the side of the road. When they stop to offer the friend a ride, their good intentions soon result in terrible consequences.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-09-13
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Category 7: The End of the World
Overview: It's tornadoes, hurricanes, electrical storms, and mass destruction as the effects of global warming brew into a super storm that threatens to rend the earth with an unprecedented power. Beautiful scientist Faith Clavell, storm chaser Tommy Tornado, and Judith Carr, the head of FEMA, can stop the inevitable from happening-if they have the courage to venture into the roiling blackness of the storm itself.
Genres: Action Thriller Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-06
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The Raffle
Overview: Two out of work men come up with a money-making promotion to find the most beautiful woman in the world and to set up a raffle where the winner wins a date with her.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-11
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Vice
Overview: Max Walker, a down-and-out cop, becomes the target of a bloodthirsty drug cartel after he leads a narcotics bust to intercept a large shipment of heroin. When someone starts picking off his team members - and the drugs seized in the raid suddenly disappear - Walker pairs up with one of his detectives to uncover a conspiracy that may go straight up the chain of command.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-09
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Bad Company
Overview: CIA operative Nelson Crowe is tasked with a deadly assignment: infiltrate a highly secret industrial espionage firm. Once inside, he teams with Margaret Wells, a master spy and seductive manipulator, in a plot to overthrow the organization's sinister president, which leads them into a darkly mysterious web of intrigue -- and shocking murder!
Genres: Action Crime Romance Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-20
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Shot in the Face
Overview: A girl meets up with a guy for a weekend of talk and action, with complex revelations of character occurring in the rather strange situations in which they find themselves.
Genres: Comedy Crime Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-07-01
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