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Kristian Ayre
Born Kristian John Ayre
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992 – present
Website http://www.kristianayre.com/

Kristian Ayre (born November 19, 1977) is a Canadian actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Radu from the Nickelodeon children's science fiction show Space Cases.[1]

Biography

Ayre was born in England, but moved to Canada at a young age. He began acting in the early 1990s, and appeared in the 1994 movie Andre with Keith Carradine. After a couple of appearances in TV Movies, including Bye Bye Birdie (1995), he was cast (thanks in part to co-creator Peter David[1]) in the Nickelodeon TV series Space Cases as Radu 386.

He attended Simon Frasier University in Vancouver, BC, graduating in 2004 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Theatre.[2][3] In addition to his hobby of falconry, he is trained in acrobatics and gymnastics.[3]

Filmography

Ayre appeared in every episode of the David/Bill Mumy-created two-season Space Cases (1996-97), alongside co-stars Walter Emanuel Jones, Rahi Azizi, Paige Christina, Anik Matern, Cary Lawrence and Paul Boretski, which also featured early appearances from future-Firefly and Stargate: Atlantis actress Jewel Staite. Staite, as quoted by Peter David, described Ayre as

Ayre starred in the 1997 CBS TV series The New Ghostwriter Mysteries, and in a regular role on the 1999-2000 TV series Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy.[3] He has also appeared in odd episodes of such notable science fiction shows as The Outer Limits, Stargate SG-1 and The Dead Zone, among other TV appearances.[3]

He has also leant his voice to a number of dubbed versions of Japanese anime series, including Elemental Gelade, as the main character of Coud Van Giruet and Shinichiro Isumi in Hikaru no Go.[3] His vocal talents have also been featured in the 1993 video release of Kishin Corps: Alien Defender Geo-Armor (orig. title: Kishin Heidan) and in the English language version of the 2004 fourth InuYasha movie InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (orig. title: Inuyasha - Guren no houraijima).[3]

In the 1999 movie Running Home, Ayre co-starred with Babylon 5 actress Claudia Christian, who is quoted as describing him as "a very good actor and very easy to work with."[1]

In addition to credits on both the big and small screen, Ayre has also appeared in stage productions, including MovEnt's "Dances for a Small Stage" XII in January 2006,[4] and with the Genus Theatre in Vancouver. Also in 2006, he performed in "War Lover for the Vancouver International Folk Festival," which he also produced through his "work with the Leaky Heaven Circus."[5]

Article deletion and 'deletionism'

Comics writer Peter David (who also "helped cast [Kristian] in the TV series Space Cases") highlighted the deletion of Kristian Ayre's page in an article on Wikipedia 'deletionism' for Comics Buyer's Guide #1663 (March, 2010).[1] In his article, he wrote a scathing attack on the practice of deletionism, after noting that "Wikipedia, which has raised the trivial to the level of art form, actually has cut-off lines for what's deemed important enough to warrant inclusion."[1] As well as attacking the practice in general terms, David highlighted the case of Kristian Ayre, and the innacurate arguments that resulted in his page's deletion. David then provided, with the express intention that it be "use[d] as the beasis to [re-]create a Wikipedia entry,"[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h David, Peter, "Wiki wha?", Comics Buyer's Guide #1662 (March, 2010), p. 82
  2. ^ KristianAyre.ca webpage
  3. ^ a b c d e f Kristian Ayre's Resume at KristianAyre.ca
  4. ^ "Dances for a Small Stage" Hall of Fame Gallery photographs by Chris Randle
  5. ^ "Photos for Friday," July 25, 2006 Blog entry at KristianAyre.ca

External links

source: https://web.archive.org/web/20170223102113/https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristian_Ayre&oldid=338962841

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