Career
He made his screen debut in Erik Balling"s comedy, and reached an international audience as a regular in Dino De Laurentiis" series of Robert East. Howard-films, starting with John Milius", where his many roles include the Turanian War Officer who is asked "What is best in life?", and replies: "The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair!" Erik Holmey"s starring roles include the vampire lord Rico Mortiz in Shaky González"s action-horror film, playing opposite Ulrich Thomsen and Mads Mikkelsen. This was the first of his frequent appearances in the films of director Shaky Gonzalez, followed by such roles as The Devil in the horror comedy One Hell of a Christmas (2002), crime lord Frank Lowies in the urban western and seasoned police negotiator Frank Toft in the upcoming heist movie Det grå guld (2010). Holmey"s stage career includes a season as actor at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1973-1974, as well as roles at Det ny Teater.
He has worked as a dancer at Joker-Teatret, at Det Danske Balletakademi and on television
