Roark Critchlow

Roark Grant Critchlow (born May 11, 1963^{[citation needed]}) is a Canadian actor. He is known for starring as Dr. Mike Horton on the American daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1994 to 1999.^[1]

Roark Critchlow
Born	Roark Grant Critchlow (1963-05-11) May 11, 1963 (age 61) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1989–present
Spouse	Maria Brewer (1990-2006)
Children	3

Career

From 1994 to 1999, Critchlow starred on the American daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives as Dr. Mike Horton.^[2] On June 23, 2010, Roark returned briefly to Days of Our Lives in the role of Dr. Mike Horton.^{[citation needed]} He reprised the role once again on October 4, 2022.^{[citation needed]} He also had a recurring role on the soap Passions in 2003.

Critchlow was in the television film The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story^[3], the Lifetime made-for-TV movie Pregnant at 17^[4] as well as appearing in the Nickelodeon series Drake & Josh as Dr. Glazer.^[5] He also portrayed Zoey Brooks' father in Zoey 101. Roark has had smaller roles in movies like Mr. Deeds with Adam Sandler^[6] and TV shows such as Street Justice,^[7] Malcolm in the Middle, Entourage, Highlander: The Series, Afterworld and Friends. In 2009, he appeared in an episode of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. He also appeared in the 2009 movie Hydra as Sean Trotta. Critchlow recently had a recurring role on the science fiction TV show V and on the ABC Family drama television series Pretty Little Liars, where he played Tom Marin, the father of Hanna Marin.^[8] He was guest starred on Charmed, in which he played a man with the sin of greed.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Critchlow was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and grew up in Summerland, British Columbia.^[9] He was a theater major at the University of Victoria, and married Maria Brewer in 1990, with whom he produced and co-starred in Making it Home.^{[citation needed]} They have three children. They divorced in 2006.^{[citation needed]} Critchlow enjoys many sports and was named after Howard Roark, a character in the book The Fountainhead.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Television and film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	21 Jump Street	Dave Gibson/Ro
1990	Cadence	Brooks	Film
1990	The New Adventures of the Black Stallion	Johnny King
1990	Neon Rider	Garth
1990	Bordertown	Jake Andrews / Walter Zachuck
1991	The Commish	Bobby Sturdivant
1992	Street Justice	Jerry Mitchell
1992	The Comrades of Summer	Petra
1992	The Round Table	N/A
1992	The Man Upstairs	Boy Scout Leader
1992	Call of the Wild	Arthur
1994	Cobra	Deputy Beauford
1994	Highlander	Jason Talbott
1994–1999, 2010, 2022	Days of Our Lives	Dr. Mike Horton
1996	Friends	Dr. Mike Horton
1998	Making it Home	Joseph Catwood
2000	How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale	Gunther
2001	V.I.P.	Peter Stiles
2001	Charmed	Robert Pike
2001	Hollywood 7	President of CBL Records
2001	Asylum Days	Yann Castor
2002	Mr. Deeds	William	Film
2003	View From The Top	Tennis Pro	Film; uncredited[citation needed]
2003	Hunter	Mike Gambley
2003	Joan of Arcadia	TV Anchorperson
2003	Passions	Dr. Ackland
2004	Creating America's Next Hit Television Show	Ducky #1
2004	The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story	Todd Dewey	Television film
2004	Buds for Life	Robert Jamison
2004	Drake & Josh	Dr. Glazer
2005	Ghosts Never Sleep	Anchor Garrett
2005	Komodo vs. Cobra	Major Garber
2005	Entourage	Mandy's Manager
2005	Meet the Santas	Mark
2005	Zoey 101	Mr. Brooks
2006	Las Vegas	Jerry Ackerman
2006	Malcolm in the Middle	Vince
2006	18 Fingers of Death!	Lew Jameson	Direct-to-video film
2006	Pepper Dennis	ADA Robbins
2006	The Last Stand	Yuppie Lawyer
2006	AI Assault	Daryl Cage
2006	Petrified	Buzz York	Direct-to-video film
2007	Eyes	Agent Greg Palmer
2007	The Bold and the Beautiful	Arthur Harrison
2007	CSI: Miami	Doug Lansing
2007	Bone Eater	Deputy Roberts
2007	Point of Entry	Richard Alden
2008	Afterworld	Russell Shoemaker
2008	Urban Decay	Cameron
2008	On the Bench!	Shane
2008	Turbo Dates
2009	Hydra	Sean Trotta
2009	Battlestar Galactica	Slick
2009	A View From Here	Robert
2009	Mending Fences	Robert
2010	The Mentalist	Mike Brewster
2011	NCIS	Wayne Grossman
2011	V	A.D. Paul Kendrick
2011	Batman: Year One	Hare Krishna	Film; voice role
2011	Earth's Final Hours	Arnett
2012	Cupid, Inc.	Rick
2012	Drop Dead Diva	Anton Horn
2012	True Bloodthirst	Kovacs
2012	Flashpoint	Staff Sgt. Matt McGrath
2012	The Twelve Disasters of Christmas	Kane	Television film
2012	Republic of Doyle	Shane Garrett
2013	Scavengers	Wake
2013	Dear Sidewalk	Mark
2013	Mr. West	Bogdan
2014	SEAL Patrol	Dr. Whitmore
2014	Arrow	Clinton Hogue
2014	Cedar Cove	Dan Sherman
2014	By God's Grace	Bill Watson
2014	Supernatural	Randy
2015	Pretty Little Liars	Tom Marin
2015	A Dangerous Arrangement	Daniel
2015	UnREAL	Brooks Mackey
2015	Mother of All Lies	Jason Caskie
2015	Murdoch Mysteries	Charles Cutter
2016	Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery	Douglas	Television film
2016	Heartland	N/A
2016	Pregnant at 17	Jeff	Television film
2017	Paradise Inc.
2017	The Layover	Roger
2017	Tin Star	Inspector Benoit Lehane
2018	Santa's Boots	John Monroe	Television film (Hallmark)
2023	The Professional Bridesmaid	Evan Shepard	Television film
2021	Debbie Macomber's A Christmas Miracle	Michael	Television Film

References

1. Radloff, Jessica. "Go Behind the Scenes at the Days of Our Lives 50th Anniversary Party". Glamour. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
2. Radloff, Jessica. "Go Behind the Scenes at the Days of Our Lives 50th Anniversary Party". Glamour. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
3. "The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
4. "'DAYS Roark Critchlow, Josie Bissett Star in 'Pregnant at 17' | Soap Opera Network". www.soapoperanetwork.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
5. "Roark Critchlow as Rick on Cupid". Hallmark Drama. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
6. Crump, William D. (2017-04-27). How the Movies Saved Christmas: 228 Rescues from Clausnappers, Sleigh Crashes, Lost Presents and Holiday Disasters. McFarland. ISBN 9781476664880.
7. "Overview for Roark Critchlow". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
8. "'Pretty Little Liars' Recap: Did We Just Find Out Who 'A' Is?". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
9. Harrett, Amanda. "Soap star returns to Summerland for promotional video". Penticton Herald. Retrieved August 15, 2018.

External links

• Roark Critchlow at IMDb