Ash (Alien) Ash (Alien) Ash is a fictional character in the movie "Alien", who was portrayed by actor Ian Holm, who, although known in the U.K. as a stage actor, was at the time unknown to American audiences. Ash serves as an antagonist of the first film. The character is the science officer of the "Nostromo", who breaks quarantine by allowing Kane, a member of the crew, back on board after he has been infected by an alien life form. It is later discovered that Ash is not human at all, as he appears, but is in fact a Hyperdyne Systems 120-A/2
Ian Holm "The Wars of The Roses", based on the RSC production of the plays, in 1969 he played the lead in Dennis Potter's "Moonlight on the Highway" and gradually he made a name for himself with minor roles in films such as "Oh! What a Lovely War" (1969), "Nicholas and Alexandra" (1971), "Mary, Queen of Scots" (1971) and "Young Winston" (1972). In 1967, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play as Lenny in "The Homecoming" by Harold Pinter. In 1977, Holm appeared in the TV mini-series "Jesus of Nazareth" as the Sadducee Zerah, and a villainous