- At around 4:30 A.M. on Wednesday, October 13, 2005, he and his wife were robbed at gunpoint in their home in Oahu. The robber took cash and credit cards, as well as stealing Holloway's Mercedes-Benz that was later dumped not far from his home in Hawaii Kai, which is about 12 miles east of Honolulu. They were shaken but unharmed. An arrest was later made in the robbery.
- While he says it looks "cool", he admits to hating the long hair he has to wear as "Sawyer" on Lost (2004).
- He has been a movie-buff since the age of 3. His favorite film is The Shining (1980).
- Has earned his real estate license. He said that prior to Lost (2004), he had considered quitting acting; he earned his license to have something to fall back on.
- Was offered the role of "Gambit" in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) but turned it down, saying the role was too close to his Lost (2004) character.
- After going out of his way to lessen his Southern accent to get a wider variety of work, he had to pick it back up to play the shady "confidence man" Sawyer on the hit show Lost (2004).
- Although born in California, his family moved to Georgia when he was a baby, and he still considers himself a "Blue Ridge Mountain boy."
- His first job was picking up dead chickens at a farm.
- Son, Hunter Lee Holloway, was born 27th January, 2014.
- Grew up in Free Home, Georgia.
- Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. [2005]
- Daughter, Java Kumala Holloway, born April 9, 2009.
- Born on the same day that Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon.
- He is of Dutch and Scottish heritage.
- Had a successful career as a model until he got bitten by the acting bug and relocated to Los Angeles.
- He's the second of four brothers.
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