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Anders Holm (born May 29, 1981)[2] is an American comedian and actor. He is one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics and starred in the short-lived NBC series Champions.[3] He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck, formed the sketch group Mail Order Comedy.
Anders Holm | |
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Holm in March 2015 | |
| Born | May 29, 1981 Evanston, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Spouse |
Emma Nesper Holm (m. 2011) |
| Children | 3[1] |
Holm was born the youngest of three boys on May 29, 1981, in Evanston, Illinois, His brothers are Olen (born 1975) and Erik (born 1976).[4] He graduated from Evanston Township High School.[3] In 2003, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a bachelor's degree in history. He was a member of the university's swim team.[5] Holm studied at the Second City Conservatory in Los Angeles.[6]
Holm, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine and Kyle Newacheck, formed the sketch comedy group Mail Order Comedy. He played a hip pastor who became the title character's fiancé in The Mindy Project.[7] He made a guest appearance in the fourth season of Modern Family in the episode "Flip Flop".
Holm made a guest appearance with fellow Workaholics actors Anderson, DeVine and Erik Griffin on the first episode of the fourth season of Arrested Development. He has served as production and head writer's assistant for Real Time with Bill Maher before his work on Workaholics.[8][9]
In 2014, Holm appeared in the Chris Rock-directed comedy film Top Five. Holm has appeared in films involving Seth Rogen, such as Neighbors, The Interview (both 2014), and Sausage Party (2016).
In 2016, he starred in the comedy film How to Be Single.
In 2018, he wrote, produced and acted in Game Over, Man! with Rogen as co-producer.[10] The film was released on Netflix.[11] Also that year, Holm co-produced The Package, a Netflix original film comedy that premiered on August 10.
Holm married his high school sweetheart,[12] Emma Nesper,[13] in September 2011.[14] Their first child was born in 2013.[15]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Neighbors | Beer Pong Guy #3 | Cameo |
| Top Five | Brad | ||
| Inherent Vice | LAPD Officer #2 | ||
| The Interview | Jake | ||
| 2015 | Unexpected | John | |
| The Intern | Matt Ostin | ||
| 2016 | How to Be Single | Tom | |
| Sausage Party | Troy | Voice | |
| 2017 | Kuso | Teacher | |
| A Happening of Monumental Proportions | Christian McRow | ||
| 2018 | Game Over, Man! | Darren | Also screenwriter and producer[11] |
| Show Dogs | Pigeon 1 | Voice | |
| 2023 | About My Father | Lucky Collins | [16] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–2008 | Crossbows & Mustaches | Bruce Romaine | 10 episodes Also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2008 | 420 Special: Attack of the Show! from Jamaica | Limahl Spellswell | Television film |
| The Dude's House | Anders | 3 episodes | |
| 5th Year | Anders | 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Howard | Episode: "Stealth Bomber" |
| 2011–2017 | Workaholics | Anders Holmvik | Main cast; 86 episodes Also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2012 | Key & Peele | White Guy in Negraph Commercial | Episode: "The Branding" |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Zack Barbie | Episode: "Flip Flop" |
| 2013–2017 | The Mindy Project | Casey Peerson | 12 episodes |
| 2013 | Arrested Development | Supervisor Spoon | Episode: "Flight of the Phoenix"/"Moving Pictures" (Fateful Consequences release) |
| High School USA! | Garret Philanders | Voice, episode: "Heroes" | |
| 2014 | American Dad! | Eric | Voice, episode: "Scents and Sensei-bility" |
| 2015 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "17 Chefs Compete" |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Soren Knausgaard | Episode: "The Swedes" | |
| 2016 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Don vs. Raph | Leonardo | Voice, short |
| 2018 | Champions | Vince Cook | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| Happy Together | Antoine | Episode: "Let's Work It Out" | |
| 2019 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Bryan Pigslinger | Episode: "Sliding Van Doors" |
| Mixed-ish | Paul Jackson | Unaired pilot | |
| 2020 | Robot Chicken | Fat Cat, John 'Jonesy' Jones | Voice, episode: "Ghandi Mulholland in: Plastic Doesn't Get Cancer" |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | Jack | Main cast; 9 episodes |
| 2023 | The Muppets Mayhem | JJ | Main cast; 10 episodes |
| 2023-2024 | Monarch: Legacy of Monsters | Bill Randa |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Hardly Working | 1 episode: "Five Year Hangover"[17] |
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