Ashton Holmes (born February 17, 1978) is an American actor, best
known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence, Private
Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Thom on the CW
action-thriller series Nikita, and as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama
series Revenge.Holmes was born in Albany, New York. 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. 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 band Coheed and
Cambria, 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.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. The next year, he had a
recurring role on ABC's series Boston Legal. He also appeared in
Peaceful Warrior in 2006, What We Do Is Secret and Normal Adolescent
Behavior in 2007. In 2007 Holmes co-starred with Emily Blunt in the
horror film Wind Chill. In 2008 he appeared in the comedy-drama film
Smart People.
known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence, Private
Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, Thom on the CW
action-thriller series Nikita, and as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama
series Revenge.Holmes was born in Albany, New York. 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. 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 band Coheed and
Cambria, 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.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. The next year, he had a
recurring role on ABC's series Boston Legal. He also appeared in
Peaceful Warrior in 2006, What We Do Is Secret and Normal Adolescent
Behavior in 2007. In 2007 Holmes co-starred with Emily Blunt in the
horror film Wind Chill. In 2008 he appeared in the comedy-drama film
Smart People.
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