Scott Holmes

Scott Holmes
Holmes in 1984
Born (1952-05-30) May 30, 1952 (age 74)
West Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationCatawba College
OccupationsStage and television actor
SpousePamela Holmes

Scott Holmes (born May 30, 1952) is an American stage and television actor. He is best known for playing district attorney Tom Hughes in the American soap opera television series As the World Turns.

Life and career

Holmes was born in West Grove, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Oxford, Pennsylvania. During his high school years, he served as student council president, and was a member of the school's drama club. After graduating from high school, he attended Catawba College, earning his BA degree in drama and music. He began his stage career in the 1970s, and spent a season with the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. He appeared in numerous stage plays such as Evita (as Che), Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood, Grease and The Rink.

Holmes then began his screen career in 1984, playing Dave Greenberg, in the ABC soap opera television series Ryan's Hope until 1985. From 1985 to 2010, he then played district attorney Tom Hughes, the husband of Margo Hughes, in the CBS soap opera television series As the World Turns. In 1986, he appeared in the television film Adam's Apple, and in 1994, he starred as Sam Dallas in the Broadway play The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public.

Personal life

According to Soaps.com, Holmes is married to Pamela, and he resides in a farmhouse in New York with his wife.

References

  1. 1 2 Buckley, Ellen; Rout, Nancy, eds. (1992). The Soap Opera Book: Who's Who in Daytime Drama. Todd Publications. p. 135. ISBN 9780915344239 – via Google Books.
  2. 1 2 3 "Scott Holmes". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
  3. 1 2 De Kosnik, Abigail. Harrington, C. Lee., Ford, Sam., ed. (2011). The Survival of Soap Opera: Transformations for a New Media Era. University Press of Mississippi. p. 97. ISBN 9781604737172 – via Google Books.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Scott Holmes to play Che role". The Salisbury Post. Salisbury, North Carolina. June 25, 1992. p. 23. Retrieved October 14, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  5. ↑ "Ryan's Hope actor also in hit musical". The Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. April 23, 1984. p. 12. Retrieved October 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  6. ↑ "End of 'Our World' adds chapter to Ellerbee's life, if not her book". The Houston Chronicle. Houston, Texas. June 3, 1987. p. 52. Retrieved October 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  7. ↑ "Tom finally straightens up, flies right on 'ATWT'". The Messenger. Madisonville, Kentucky. January 29, 2000. p. 29. Retrieved October 15, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  8. ↑ "Scott Holmes". Soaps.com. Retrieved October 15, 2026.