Ken Holmes was born in Teaneck, New Jersey in the United States, and his family moved to Vermont when he was three. Ken always had a passion for performing. In first grade, he would act out in front of his classmates pretending to be several characters, including a fundamentalist preacher who warned the kids of an impending apocalypse. He would later be home-schooled, but his love of acting continued. He spent long hours as a child in his room taping pseudo-radio programs on his tape recorder, where countless characters in Vermont. It was this experience that made him realize that performance and a career in the arts was what he wanted to do with his life. In 2006, he spent a semester abroad in London where he went to a play nearly every night, sometimes seeing several in one day. While there, he took a master class on the craft of acting with Jeremy Irons. The following year, he attended Castleton State College where he studied Theatre with a concentration in Acting and Directing and a minor in Writing. Ken graduated from CSC cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre. Since graduating, Ken has been going stronger than ever, acting in films and plays, as well as writing. Film work includes the Burglar in "Cold in July" with Michael C. Hall, Sam Shepard, Don Johnson, and directed by Jim Mickle; a Hipster in "Hits" with Matt Walsh, James Adomian, Wyatt Cenac, Michael Cera, David Koechner, Amy Sedaris, Julia Stiles, Derek Waters, and directed by David Cross; and Nikola Tesla in the New England Emmy Award-winning TV show "The Folklorist." Ken has been a lead, supporting, and featured actor in over thirty films, and is also a screenplay writer. He is the founder of the film company Rain & Neon Productions.
Performs original hip-hop under the pseudonym Kromz Homes.
Has performed his original poetry and hip-hop all over the United States and abroad.
Achieved the Alpha Psi Omega Best Actor Award in 2007.
Achieved the Academic Excellence in Theatre Arts Award from Castleton State College in 2009.
A member of Alpha Psi Omega, the National Honorary Theatre Fraternity.
Skilled in improvisation, rapping, singing, writing screenplays, plays, and poetry.
A writer and performance poet, he was a 2002-2004 member of the Vermont Youth Poetry Slam Team.
Took a Masterclass on the craft of acting with Jeremy Irons at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England in 2006.
Graduated from Castleton State College with Honors in Theatre Arts and Honors in Writing.
One of the secrets to life is to enjoy learning as much as you enjoy,knowing. .
