Ashton Holmes Biography

Fast Facts

• Peter Pan and "Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope" inspired him to pursue acting as a child
• Began his career in community theater while still in elementary school and began taking acting lessons before attending The Albany Academy
• Modeled in the Albany, N․Y․, area, appearing in an advertisement in the local newspaper
• Quote: "[on "Revenge"] "I think it is a little campy but I think that's what makes it great․ You can't be dealing with these rich socialites and their dramas and not let it be a little campy․""
• Quote: "[on "Revenge"] "It's just a blast and so much fun to be part of a show playing a character as evil as Tyler․"
• Following a dramatic role on HBO's "The Pacific" in 2010, he would land recurring roles on both "Nikita" and "Revenge"
• After work in theater for several years, he made his recurring television debut on the daytime soap "One Life to Live" before landing a memorable part in the film, "A History of Violence"
• A good friend of members of the band Coheed and Cambria, he was the one responsible for landing the group their first record deal with Equal Vision Records
• Interned with the New York State Theater Institute his senior year of high school
• Once toured New York as the lead singer of Method of Groove