Anders Holm

**Anders Holm** (born May 29, 1981) 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_. He, along with fellow _Workaholics_ creators Blake Anderson, Adam DeVine, and Kyle Newacheck, formed the sketch group Mail Order Comedy.

## Early life and education

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). 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 the title character's fiancé in _The Mindy Project_. 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_.

In 2014, Holm appeared in the Chris Rock-directed comedy movie _Top Five_. Holm has appeared in movies involving Seth Rogen, such as _Neighbors_, _The Interview_ (both 2014), and _Sausage Party_ (2016).

In 2016, he starred in the comedy movie _How to Be Single_.

In 2018, he wrote, produced and acted in _Game Over, Man!_ with Rogen as co-producer. The movie was released on Netflix. Also that year, Holm co-produced _The Package_, a Netflix original movie comedy that premiered on August 10.

## Personal life

Holm married his high school sweetheart, Emma Nesper, in September 2011. Their first child was born in 2013.

### Movies

|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|
|_Show Dogs_|Pigeon 1|Voice||
|2023|_About My Father_|Lucky Collins||

### Television

|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 movie|
|_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||

### Web series

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2011|_Hardly Working_||1 episode: "Five Year Hangover"|

## Other websites

- Official website of Mail Order Comedy

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Anders Holm
- **image**: Anders Holm at 2015 PaleyFest.jpg
- **alt**: Anders Holm at the 2015 PaleyFest
- **caption**: Holm in March 2015
- **birth place**: Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
- **years active**: 2006–present
- **children**: 3