- Born
- Height5′ 8½″ (1.74 m)
- Born in Albany, New York, Ashton Holmes was struck by the magic of theater and film at age 4 when his mother took him to see "Peter Pan", and it was clinched by a desire to play Luke Skywalker when he saw Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). He subsequently took acting lessons at age 6 and began appearing in community theater. He also attended the Albany Academy.- IMDb Mini Biography By: myrdraal2001
- ParentsSusan Holmes
- Played "Mark" on a touring company of the hit Broadway musical, Rent.
- He did some modeling in the Albany area, appearing in advertisements for the local newspaper.
- Ashton was in the Albany-based band, Method of Groove. He was the singer and also played guitar until he injured his hand. The band broke up around 2004.
- His mother, Susan, is a social worker. Through his maternal grandmother, Ashton is a ninth cousin, once removed, of English actor Sam Claflin (through shared "Claflin" ancestry). Also on his mother's side, Ashton is a descendant of businessman John Jacob Astor (who is Ashton's five times great-grandfather), colonial official Robert Livingston the Elder, New York mayor/governor Wilhelmus Beekman, and other prominent New Yorkers of the colonial era.
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