Ashton Holmes (born February 17, 1978) is an American actor, best known for the role of Jack Stall in ''
A History of Violence
''A History of Violence'' is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, ...
'', Private
Sidney Phillips
Sidney Clarke Phillips, Jr. (September 2, 1924 – September 26, 2015) was a United States Marine, family practice physician, and author from Mobile, Alabama. He provided source material and interviews for the making of Ken Burns' PBS docu ...
in the
HBO miniseries ''
The Pacific'', Thom on the
CW action-thriller series ''
Nikita
Nikita may refer to:
* Nikita (given name)
* Nikita, Crimea, a town in Crimea
* Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore
Film and television
*''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film
* ''La Femme Nikita'' (film), also known as ''Nikita'', a 19 ...
'', and as Tyler Barrol on the
ABC drama series ''
Revenge''.
Personal life
Holmes was born in
Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York C ...
. His mother, Susan, is a social worker. At a young age he began taking acting lessons and appeared in community theater. He attended
The Albany Academy
The Albany Academy is an independent college preparatory day school for boys in Albany, New York, USA, enrolling students from Preschool (age 3) to Grade 12. It was established in 1813 by a charter signed by Mayor Philip Schuyler Van Renssela ...
. During his senior year of high school, he attended the intern program of the New York State Theater Institute.
Holmes was involved with the Albany music scene, and was the lead singer for local band Method of Groove. During this time, Holmes befriended
Nyack, New York
Nyack () is a village located primarily in the town of Orangetown in Rockland County, New York, United States. Incorporated in 1872, it retains a very small western section in Clarkstown. It is a suburb of New York City lying approximately no ...
band
Coheed and Cambria
Coheed and Cambria are an American progressive rock band from Nyack, New York, formed in 1995. The band consists of Claudio Sanchez (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Travis Stever (guitars, vocals), Josh Eppard (drums, keyboards, backing vocals), ...
, and began shopping around their demos to local indie labels. According to the Coheed and Cambria documentary ''
Neverender: Children of The Fence Edition'', in which Holmes appears, it was Holmes who eventually earned them their first record deal with
Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand.
The label originally existed solel ...
.
Career
Holmes made his debut on television with a recurring role in the daytime soap opera ''
One Life to Live''. In 2005 he starred in
David Cronenberg's film ''
A History of Violence
''A History of Violence'' is a 2005 action thriller film directed by David Cronenberg and written by Josh Olson. It is an adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel of the same title by John Wagner and Vince Locke. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, ...
''. The next year, he had a recurring role on
ABC's series ''
Boston Legal''. He also appeared in ''
Peaceful Warrior
''Peaceful Warrior'' is a 2006 drama film directed by Victor Salva and written by Kevin Bernhardt based on the 1980 novel '' Way of the Peaceful Warrior'' by Dan Millman. Set at U.C. Berkeley, the film stars Scott Mechlowicz as a troubled but ta ...
'' in 2006, ''
What We Do Is Secret'' and ''
Normal Adolescent Behavior
''Normal Adolescent Behavior'' (also known as ''Normal Adolescent Behavior: Havoc 2'') is a 2007 American teen drama film written and directed by Beth Schacter. The film was an official selection of the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.
The film is th ...
'' in 2007. In 2007 Holmes co-starred with
Emily Blunt
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awar ...
in the horror film ''
Wind Chill''. In 2008 he appeared in the comedy-drama film ''
Smart People''.
On television he appeared in episodes of ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', ''
Cold Case
A cold case is a crime, or a suspected crime, that has not yet been fully resolved and is not the subject of a current criminal investigation, but for which new information could emerge from new witness testimony, re-examined archives, new or r ...
'', ''
Ghost Whisperer'', ''
Numbers
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'', ''
House'', ''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' is an American police procedural Drama (film and television), drama television series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and Executive producer#Motion pictures and television, p ...
'' and ''
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''.
In 2010 Holmes played
Sid Phillips in the
HBO miniseries ''
The Pacific''. From 2010 to 2011, he starred as Thom in
The CW
''The'' () is a grammatical Article (grammar), article in English language, English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite ...
series ''
Nikita
Nikita may refer to:
* Nikita (given name)
* Nikita, Crimea, a town in Crimea
* Nikita the Tanner, a character in East Slavic folklore
Film and television
*''Little Nikita'', a 1988 film
* ''La Femme Nikita'' (film), also known as ''Nikita'', a 19 ...
''. From 2011 to 2012, he appeared as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series ''
Revenge''. On February 21, 2013, it was reported that Holmes was cast as Wyatt Bickford in the ABC drama pilot ''Reckless''.
From 2002 to 2005, Holmes was also part of the Collins Tour company for
Jonathan Larson
Jonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright most famous for writing the musicals ''Rent'' and '' Tick, Tick... Boom!'', which explored the social issues of multiculturalism, ...
's musical, ''
Rent
Rent may refer to:
Economics
*Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property
*Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production
*Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...
'', in which he played one of the lead characters, Mark Cohen.
Filmography
References
External links
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1978 births
21st-century American male actors
Male actors from New York (state)
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male soap opera actors
Living people
Actors from Albany, New York
The Albany Academy alumni