Ashton Holmes
| Ashton Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 17, 1978 Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
Ashton Holmes (born February 17, 1978) is an American film and television actor, best known for the role of Jack Stall in A History of Violence, Private Sidney Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific, and as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series Revenge.
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[edit] Personal life
Holmes was born in Albany, New York. 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.[1] 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.[2]
[edit] Career
Holmes made his debut on television with a regular role in the daytime soap opera One Life to Live. In 2005 he starred of David Cronenberg's movie A History of Violence.[3] The next year, He had a recurring role on ABC's series Boston Legal. He also appeared in films Peaceful Warrior in 2006, What We Do Is Secret and Normal Adolescent Behavior in 2007. In 2007 Holmes co-starred Emily Blunt 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, Ghost Whisperer, Numb3rs, House, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
In 2010 he played Sid Phillips in the HBO miniseries The Pacific.[4] From 2010 to 2011, he starred as Thom in the CW series Nikita. From 2011 to 2012, he appears as Tyler Barrol on the ABC drama series Revenge.[5]
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Divide | Adrien |
| 2010 | The Pacific | Sid Phillips |
| 2008 | Smart People | James Wetherhold |
| 2007 | Wind Chill | Guy |
| 2007 | Normal Adolescent Behavior | Sean |
| 2007 | What We Do Is Secret | Rob Henley |
| 2006 | Peaceful Warrior | Tommy |
| 2005 | A History of Violence | Jack Stall |
| 2004 | A Million Miles to Sunshine | Rice |
| 2003 | Raising Hell | Zach Adler |
[edit] Television
| Year | Series | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 | Revenge | Tyler Barrol | |
| 2011 | Lie To Me | Guest star | Zach Morstein[6] |
| 2010–2011 | Nikita | Series regular (Episodes 1-12) | Thom |
| 2010 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Season 10, Ep. 10 "Better Off Dead" | Sam Trent |
| 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Rock Star (Season 8) | Hank |
| 2009 | House | Season 5, Ep. 24 "Both Sides Now" | Scott |
| 2008 | Numb3rs | Season 5, Ep. 5 "Scan Man" | Emerson Laidlaw |
| 2006 | Boston Legal | Episodes 3.2-3.6 | Scott Little |
| 2005 | Ghost Whisperer | Voices (Season 1) | Kirk Jensen |
| 2005 | Timeless | Narrator | |
| 2004 | Cold Case | Maternal Instincts (Season 1) | Sean Morgan aka Bobby Gordon |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Soulless (Season 4) | Davis Harrington |
| 2002–2003 | One Life to Live | Greg |
