# Roark Critchlow

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{{short description|Canadian actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Roark Critchlow
| image         =
| birth_name    = Roark Grant Critchlow
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1963|5|11}}
| birth_place   = [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada
| othername     = 
| occupation    = Actor
| yearsactive   = 1989–present
| spouse        = Maria Brewer (1990-2006)
| children      = 3 
}}

'''Roark Grant Critchlow''' (born May 11, 1963{{cn|date=October 2022}}) is a Canadian actor. He is known for starring as [Dr. Mike Horton](/source/Mike_Horton_(Days_of_Our_Lives)) on the American daytime [soap opera](/source/soap_opera) ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'' from 1994 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/behind-the-scenes-at-days-of-o|title=Go Behind the Scenes at the Days of Our Lives 50th Anniversary Party|last=Radloff|first=Jessica|work=Glamour|access-date=August 15, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
From 1994 to 1999, Critchlow starred on the American daytime [soap opera](/source/soap_opera) ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'' as [Dr. Mike Horton](/source/Mike_Horton_(Days_of_Our_Lives)).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/behind-the-scenes-at-days-of-o|title=Go Behind the Scenes at the Days of Our Lives 50th Anniversary Party|last=Radloff|first=Jessica|work=Glamour|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> On June 23, 2010, Roark returned briefly to ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'' in the role of Dr. [Mike Horton](/source/Mike_Horton_(Days_of_Our_Lives)).{{cn|date=October 2022}} He reprised the role once again on October 4, 2022.{{cn|date=October 2022}} He also had a recurring role on the soap ''[Passions](/source/Passions)'' in 2003. 

Critchlow was in the [television film](/source/television_film) ''[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story](/source/The_Perfect_Husband%3A_The_Laci_Peterson_Story)''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-perfect-husband-the-laci-peterson-story/cast/292092/|title=The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story {{!}} TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|language=en|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> the Lifetime made-for-TV movie ''Pregnant at 17''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2016/02/days-roark-critchlow-and-josie-bissett-star-in-pregnant-at-17|title=''DAYS'' Roark Critchlow, Josie Bissett Star in 'Pregnant at 17' {{!}} Soap Opera Network|website=www.soapoperanetwork.com|date=2 February 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> as well as appearing in the [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon) series ''[Drake & Josh](/source/Drake_%26_Josh)'' as Dr. Glazer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hallmarkdrama.com/cupid/cast/roark-critchlow|title=Roark Critchlow as Rick on Cupid |website=Hallmark Drama|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> He also portrayed Zoey Brooks' father in ''[Zoey 101](/source/Zoey_101)''. Roark has had smaller roles in movies like ''[Mr. Deeds](/source/Mr._Deeds)'' with Adam Sandler<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4AmgDgAAQBAJ&q=Roark+Critchlow+mr+deeds&pg=PT165|title=How the Movies Saved Christmas: 228 Rescues from Clausnappers, Sleigh Crashes, Lost Presents and Holiday Disasters|last=Crump|first=William D.|date=2017-04-27|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476664880|language=en}}</ref> and TV shows such as ''[Street Justice](/source/Street_Justice)'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/41217%7C0/Roark-Critchlow/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526130848/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/41217%7C0/Roark-Critchlow/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2016|title=Overview for Roark Critchlow|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref> ''[Malcolm in the Middle](/source/Malcolm_in_the_Middle)'', ''[Entourage](/source/Entourage_(U.S._TV_series))'', ''[Highlander: The Series](/source/Highlander%3A_The_Series)'', ''[Afterworld](/source/Afterworld_(Sci-Fi_Show))'' and ''[Friends](/source/Friends)''.  In 2009, he appeared in an episode of the re-imagined ''[Battlestar Galactica](/source/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series))''. He also appeared in the 2009 movie ''[Hydra](/source/Hydra_(film))'' as Sean Trotta. Critchlow recently  had a recurring role on the science fiction TV show ''[V](/source/V_(2009_TV_series))'' and on the ABC Family drama television series ''[Pretty Little Liars](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars)'', where he played Tom Marin, the father of Hanna Marin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/pretty-little-liars-recap-did-229521|title='Pretty Little Liars' Recap: Did We Just Find Out Who 'A' Is?|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He guest starred on ''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)'', in which he played a man with the sin of greed.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

== Personal life ==
Critchlow was born in [Calgary](/source/Calgary), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), Canada and grew up in Summerland, British Columbia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/local_news/article_026e3952-c997-11e7-af17-eff4c8e9569a.html|title=Soap star returns to Summerland for promotional video |last=Harrett|first=Amanda |work=Penticton Herald|access-date=August 15, 2018|language=en}}</ref> He was a theater major at the [University of Victoria](/source/University_of_Victoria), and married Maria Brewer in 1990, with whom he produced and co-starred in ''Making it Home''.{{cn|date=October 2022}} They have three children. They divorced in 2006.{{cn|date=October 2022}} Critchlow enjoys many sports and was named after [Howard Roark](/source/Howard_Roark), a character in the book ''[The Fountainhead](/source/The_Fountainhead)''.{{cn|date=October 2022}}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Television and film roles
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1989
|''[21 Jump Street](/source/21_Jump_Street)''
|Dave Gibson/Ro
|
|-
|1990
|''Cadence''
|Brooks
|Film
|-
|1990
|data-sort-value="New Adventures of the Black Stallion, The" | ''The New Adventures of the Black Stallion''
|Johnny King
|
|-
|1990
|''[Neon Rider](/source/Neon_Rider)''
|Garth
|
|-
|1990
|''[Bordertown](/source/Bordertown_(1989_TV_series))''
|Jake Andrews / Walter Zachuck
|
|-
|1991
|data-sort-value="Commish, The" | ''[The Commish](/source/The_Commish)''
|Bobby Sturdivant
|
|-
|1992
|''[Street Justice](/source/Street_Justice)''
|Jerry Mitchell
|
|-
|1992
|data-sort-value="Comrades of Summer, The" | ''The Comrades of Summer''
|Petra
|
|-
|1992
|data-sort-value="Round Table, The" | ''The Round Table''
|{{TableTBA|N/A}}
|
|-
|1992
|data-sort-value="Man Upstairs, The" | ''The Man Upstairs''
|Boy Scout Leader
|
|-
|1992
|''Call of the Wild''
|Arthur
|
|-
|1994
|''[Cobra](/source/Cobra_(American_TV_series))''
|Deputy Beauford
|
|-
|1994
|''[Highlander](/source/Highlander_(TV_series))''
|Jason Talbott
|
|-
|1994–1999, 2010, 2022
|''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)''
|[Dr. Mike Horton](/source/Mike_Horton_(Days_of_Our_Lives))
|
|-
|1996
|''[Friends](/source/Friends)''
|Dr. Mike Horton
|
|-
|1998
|''Making it Home''
|Joseph Catwood
|
|-
|2000
|''How to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale''
|Gunther
|
|-
|2001
|''[V.I.P.](/source/V.I.P._(American_TV_series))''
|Peter Stiles
|
|-
|2001
|''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)''
|Robert Pike
| Episode: "Sin Francisco"
|-
|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{{cn|date=October 2022}}
|-
|2003
|''Hunter''
|Mike Gambley
|
|-
|2003
|''[Joan of Arcadia](/source/Joan_of_Arcadia)''
|TV Anchorperson
|
|-
|2003
|''[Passions](/source/Passions)''
|Dr. Ackland
|
|-
|2004
|''Creating America's Next Hit Television Show''
|Ducky #1
|
|-
|2004
|data-sort-value="Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story, The" | ''[The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story](/source/The_Perfect_Husband%3A_The_Laci_Peterson_Story)''
|Todd Dewey
|Television film
|-
|2004
|''Buds for Life''
|Robert Jamison
|
|-
|2004
|''[Drake & Josh](/source/Drake_%26_Josh)''
|Dr. Glazer
|
|-
|2005
|''Ghosts Never Sleep''
|Anchor Garrett
|
|-
|2005
|''[Komodo vs. Cobra](/source/Komodo_vs._Cobra)''
|Major Garber
|
|-
|2005
|''[Entourage](/source/Entourage_(American_TV_series))''
|Mandy's Manager
|
|-
|2005
|''Meet the Santas''
|Mark
|
|-
|2005
|''[Zoey 101](/source/Zoey_101)''
|Mr. Brooks
|
|-
|2006
|''Las Vegas''
|Jerry Ackerman
|
|-
|2006
|''[Malcolm in the Middle](/source/Malcolm_in_the_Middle)'' 
|Vince
|
|-
|2006
|''18 Fingers of Death!''
|Lew Jameson
|Direct-to-video film
|-
|2006
|''[Pepper Dennis](/source/Pepper_Dennis)''
|ADA Robbins
|
|-
|2006
|data-sort-value="Last Stand, The" | ''The Last Stand''
|Yuppie Lawyer
|
|-
|2006
|''AI Assault''
|Daryl Cage
|
|-
|2006
|''Petrified''
|Buzz York
|Direct-to-video film
|-
|2007
|''Eyes''
|Agent Greg Palmer
|
|-
|2007
|data-sort-value="Bold and the Beautiful, The" | ''[The Bold and the Beautiful](/source/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful)''
|Arthur Harrison
|
|-
|2007
|''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)''
|Doug Lansing
|
|-
|2007
|''[Bone Eater](/source/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](/source/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_series))''
|Slick
|
|-
|2009
|data-sort-value="View From Here, A" | ''A View From Here''
|Robert
|
|-
|2009
|''Mending Fences''
|Robert
|
|-
|2010
|data-sort-value="Mentalist, The" | ''[The Mentalist](/source/The_Mentalist)''
|Mike Brewster
|
|-
|2011
|''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))''
|Wayne Grossman
|
|-
|2011
|''V''
|A.D. Paul Kendrick
|
|-
|2011
|''[Batman: Year One](/source/Batman%3A_Year_One_(film))''
|Hare Krishna
|Film; voice role
|-
|2011
|''Earth's Final Hours''
|Arnett
|
|-
|2012
|''Cupid, Inc.''
|Rick
|
|-
|2012
|''[Drop Dead Diva](/source/Drop_Dead_Diva)''
|Anton Horn
|
|-
|2012
|''True Bloodthirst''
|Kovacs
|
|-
|2012
|''[Flashpoint](/source/Flashpoint_(TV_series))''
|Staff Sgt. Matt McGrath
|
|-
|2012
|data-sort-value="Twelve Disasters of Christmas, The" | ''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](/source/Arrow_(TV_series))''
|[Clinton Hogue](/source/Brother_Blood)
|
|-
|2014
|''[Cedar Cove](/source/Cedar_Cove_(TV_series))''
|Dan Sherman
|
|-
|2014
|''By God's Grace''
|Bill Watson
|
|-
|2014
|''[Supernatural](/source/Supernatural_(American_TV_series))''
|Randy
|
|-
|2015
|''[Pretty Little Liars](/source/Pretty_Little_Liars)''
|Tom Marin
|
|-
|2015
|data-sort-value="Dangerous Arrangement, A" | ''A Dangerous Arrangement''
|Daniel
|
|-
|2015
|''[UnREAL](/source/UnREAL)''
|Brooks Mackey
|
|-
|2015
|''Mother of All Lies''
|Jason Caskie
|
|-
|2015
|''[Murdoch Mysteries](/source/Murdoch_Mysteries)''
|Charles Cutter
|
|-
|2016
|''Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery''
|Douglas
|Television film
|-
|2016
|''[Heartland](/source/Heartland_(Canadian_TV_series))''
|{{TableTBA|N/A}}
|
|-
|2016
|''Pregnant at 17''
|Jeff
|Television film
|-
|2017
|''Paradise Inc.''
|
|
|-
|2017
|data-sort-value="Layover, The" | ''The Layover''
|Roger
|
|-
|2017
|''Tin Star''
|Inspector Benoit Lehane
|
|-
| 2018
| ''Santa's Boots''
| John Monroe
| Television film ([Hallmark](/source/Hallmark_Channel))
|-
|2023
| data-sort-value="Professional Bridesmaid, The" | ''The Professional Bridesmaid''
| Evan Shepard
| Television film 
|-
| 2021
| ''Debbie Macomber's A Christmas Miracle'' 
| Michael
| Television Film 
|-
|2024
|Don't Scream, It's me
|
|LMN movie
|-
|2024
|Searching for a serial killer: The Regina Smith Story
|
|LMN story
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{IMDb name|id=0188220|name=Roark Critchlow}}

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