Rick Howland

Rick Howland
Born	19 June Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Richard
Alma mater	York University
Occupation	Actor, Musician
Known for	Trick in Lost Girl

Rick Howland is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Trick on Lost Girl and Harry Buttman (a parody of Gary Bettman) in Bon Cop, Bad Cop.

Career

Currently, Rick Howland plays the role of Trick in Lost Girl, which is in its third season. He also played the role of Harry Buttman in Bon Cop Bad Cop, and played icon Jayne Eastwood's son in Endless Grind. Howland began his career with improvisation before landing his first role in the feature film To Catch A Yeti opposite Meat Loaf. While at York University, he formed the comedy troupe The Four Strombones. The Strombones performed in comedy clubs around Toronto for more than a decade and also created a very successful fringe show in 1994. He has hosted comedy shows as well as dabbled in standup comedy. He has co-written a sitcom called Rick’s Life with Adam Nashman, which is an industry based show that offered views through Rick’s own unique perspective. He has written and directed a short film, the award winning Underwritten for the 48 Hour Film Festival. He has also been a songwriter since age seventeen. He has two self-recorded albums available on iTunes as well.

Role on Lost Girl

Rick Howland as Trick

He plays the role of Trick, a very important character in the series as he is the source of everything that is told to Bo about the Fae world. His main role in the series is being the owner of the Fae neutral pub called the Dal Riata. It has been revealed that Trick is Bo's grandfather during the run of the series and that he was, at one time, known as the Blood King.

Filmography

Year	Project	Role	Notes
2010–present	Lost Girl	Trick	26 Episodes, Supporting Lead
2011	Sanctuary	Galvo	Guest star
2011	An Insignificant Man	Hungover Clown	Short
2009	A Tribute to Big Red	Big Red Bush	Feature — Lead
2008	Billable Hours	Keach	Episodes: Lil' War Photo and Shortstop
2008	Murdoch Mysteries	Miles Gorman	Episode: Child's Play
2007	Billable Hours	Computer Tech	Episode: The Sting and Episode: 15 Minutes of Shame
2007	Tin Man	Red Katt	Mini-series Episode: Search for the Emerald & Into the Storm
2007	The Roommate	Paul	Television movie
2006	Citizen Duane	Irate Pedestrian	Feature
2006	Bon Cop, Bad Cop	Harry Buttman	Feature — Supporting Lead
2006	Santa Baby	Mr. Elf	Short
2005	Crazy for Christmas	Kenny	Television movie
2004	Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye	Sal Roland	Episode: Concrete Evidence
2002	Escape from the Newsroom	Autograph Hound #2	Television movie
2001	Club Land	Gump	Television movie
2000	Sufferance	The Butler	Short
1999	The Jesse Ventura Story	Wrestler	Television movie
1999	Traders	Rob 'Tiny' Lewis	Episode: The Last Good Deal
1998	John Woo's Once a Thief	Actor	Episode: Shaken Not Stirred
1998	The Adventures of Shirley Holmes	Bernie Szabo	Episode: The Case of the Bouncing Baby
1997	The Cellar	Zoltan	Short
1995	To Catch a Yeti	Blubber	Feature — Supporting Lead

External links

• Rick Howland IMDb.com Biography
• Rick Howland iTunes albums
• Rick Howland on Twitter