Kris Holden-Ried
Holden-Ried in 2013, photo by cvanwagoner/www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Kristen Holdenried
Place of Birth: Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: August 1, 1973
Ethnicity:
*father – German
*mother – Latvian, Russian
Kris Holden-Ried is a Canadian actor.
His father was born in Germany. His mother, Mara, is of Latvian and likely Russian descent. He was a champion competitor in riding and fencing, was a member of the Canadian National Pentathlon Team, and has a silver medal from both the Pan American and Pan Pacific Pentathlon Championships. Kris has one son.
Kris’ maternal grandfather was named Romans Kolesnikovs/Kolesnikov. Romans was born in Riga, Latvia, and likely had Russian ancestry.
Kris’ maternal grandmother was named Velta Bertelsons. Velta likely was born in Latvia.
Sources: Obituary of Kris’ father – http://legacy.com
Obituary of Kris’ maternal grandfather, Romans Kolesnikovs – http://rskane.ca
His mother’s name is Mara.
Romans Kolesnikovs = Roman Kolesnikov (common Russian surname)
“s” at the end is Latvianization of non Latvians name. Romans was also Orthodox, which really rare for ethnic Latvians.
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/833360:61704