Anders Holm


Anders Holm is an American writer, comedian, actor and producer. He is one of the stars and creators of the Comedy Central show Workaholics and starred in the short-lived NBC series Champions. He, along with fellow Workaholics creators Blake Anderson, Adam Devine, and Kyle Newacheck, formed the sketch group Mail Order Comedy.

Early life

Holm was born the youngest of three boys on May 29, 1981, in Evanston, Illinois, His brothers are Olen and Erik. He graduated from Evanston Township High School. 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. Holm studied at the Second City Conservatory in Los Angeles.

Career

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 Dr. Mindy Lahiri's fiancé in The Mindy Project. He also 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 also served as production and head writer's assistant for Real Time with Bill Maher before his work on Workaholics.
In 2014, Holm appeared in the Chris Rock-directed comedy film Top Five. In 2016, he starred in the comedy film How to Be Single. In June 2016, it was announced that Mail Order Comedy would create and star in the film Game Over, Man!, with Seth Rogen as producer. The film was released on Netflix on March 23, 2018. Also that year, Holm also co-produced The Package a Netflix original film comedy that premiered on August 10.

Personal life

Holm married his wife, Emma Nesper Holm, in September 2011. Their first child was born on December 19, 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television