Richard "Rick" Holmes (born March 16, 1963 in

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, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. He received his BA from

Gettysburg College Gettysburg College is a private liberal arts college in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1832, the campus is adjacent to the Gettysburg Battlefield. Gettysburg College has about 2,600 students, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. ...

and an MFA in acting from

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. He has played numerous stage roles, including roles in such Broadway productions as ''

Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dining or d ...

'', ''

Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Like the motion picture ...

'', ''

Peter and the Starcatcher ''Peter and the Starcatcher'' is a play based on the 2004 novel ''Peter and the Starcatchers'' by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, adapted for the stage by Rick Elice. The play provides a backstory for the characters of Peter Pan, Mrs Darling, Tink ...

'' and ''

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'', among others.

Production credits

Broadway

* '' Saint Joan'' (1993) – English Soldier / KnightRick Holmes
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Timon of Athens ''Timon of Athens'' (''The Life of Tymon of Athens'') is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the ''First Folio'' in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companion ...

'' (1993) – Hortensius * ''

The Government Inspector ''The Government Inspector'', also known as ''The Inspector General'' ( rus, links=no, Ревизор, Revizor, literally: "Inspector"), is a satirical play by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the pla ...

'' (1994) – Lyulyukov / Understudy for Artemy Zemlyanika, Luka Khlopov * '' The Deep Blue Sea'' (1998) – Jackie Jackson / Understudy for Frederick Page * ''

Major Barbara ''Major Barbara'' is a three-act English play by George Bernard Shaw, written and premiered in 1905 and first published in 1907. The story concerns an idealistic young woman, Barbara Undershaft, who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in ...

'' (2001) – Charles Lomax * ''

'' (2002–2004) – Clifford Bradshaw * ''

The Pillowman ''The Pillowman'' is a 2003 play by British-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its first public reading in an early version at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995, also a final and completed version of the play was publicly read i ...

'' (2005) – Blind Man / Standby for Katurian and Michal * ''

Monty Python's Spamalot ''Spamalot'' (also known as ''Monty Python's Spamalot'') is a musical comedy with music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle, and lyrics and book by Idle. It is adapted from the 1975 film ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Like the motion picture ...

'' (2006–2009) – Lancelot / French Taunter / Knight of Ni / Tim The Enchanter * ''

'' (2012–2013) – Lord Aster * ''

'' (2014–2015) – Mr. Wormwood * '' The Visit'' (2015) – Father Josef * '' Junk: The Golden Age of Debt'' (2018–2019) – Thomas Everson, Jr.

Off-Broadway

* ''Stop Kiss'' (Joseph Papp Public Theater/Susan Stein Shiva Theater) - Peter * ''Dog Opera'' (Joseph Papp Public Theater/Martinson Hall) - Steven/Chris/David/Tim/Hank * ''Clean'' (Atlantic Theatre) * ''Christina Alberta's Father'' (Vineyard Theatre) - Master Bone * ''Hapgood'' (Lincoln Center) * ''

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...

'' (Delacorte Theatre) - Ensemble * '' The Tragedy of Richard III'' (New York Shakespeare Festival) - Lord Grey/Ensemble * ''

'' (New World Stages) - Black Stache

National Tours

* ''

'' - Sir Lancelot/The French Taunter/Knight of Ni/Tim the Enchanter :* 03/07/06-04/15/06 (Colonial Theatre, Boston, MA) :* 04/19/06-06/04/06 (Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago, IL) :* 06/07/06-07/09/06 (National Theatre, Washington, DC) :* 07/31/15-08/02/15 (Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA) * ''

'' * ''

Angels in America ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'' is a two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award for O ...

'' * ''Shadow of a Gunman''

Regional

* Arena Stage * Hartford Stage * Huntington Theatre * Williamstown Theatre Festival * Shakespeare Theater

Film

* '' The Post'' (2017) - Murrey Marder * ''

Melinda and Melinda ''Melinda and Melinda'' is a 2004 American comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen. It premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. The film is set in Manhattan and stars Radha Mitchell as the protagonist Melinda, in two st ...

'' (2004) - Party Guest (credited as Rick Vincent Holmes) * ''

The Stepford Wives ''The Stepford Wives'' is a 1972 satirical "feminist horror" novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, wife and young mother who suspects that something in Stepford's environment is changing the wives fr ...

'' (2004) - Bob (credited as Rick Holmes) * ''Glow Ropes'' * ''Spinster'' (2002) (credited as Rick Holmes)

TV

* ''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'' * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' * ''Talk to Me'' * ''The City'' * ''The Petrified Forest'' * ''

All My Children ''All My Children'' (often shortened to ''AMC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from January 5, 1970, to September 23, 2011, and on The Online Network (TOLN) from April 29 to September 2, 20 ...

'' * ''

Modern Family ''Modern Family'' is an American family sitcom television series created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan for the American Broadcasting Company. It ran for 11 seasons, from September 23, 2009, to April 8, 2020. It follows the lives of thr ...

'' * ''The Punisher'' * ''Atlanta'' * ''The Politician'' * '' Dead to Me''

References

External links

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Monty Python's Spamalot - official web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Rick 1963 births Living people Tisch School of the Arts alumni American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors Male actors from Philadelphia Gettysburg College alumni