Shawn DaWain Holt was born on Sept 12 1976, Shawn is the son of Pamela Jean Holt. Shawn started martial arts at the age of 8. His uncle William Gibson introduced him to Tai Chi and Aikido. He later studied Wrestling and Tae Kwon Do achieving a black belt at the age of 19. Then he moved on to train in various martial arts and then he started modeling at the age of 20 and BOOM he got hit by the entertainment bug. He pursued acting/modeling in film and worked a few jobs with some good people. Then he took a break to pursue a music career. Now with a string of Independent films due out in 2013. It looks like he is back and ready for action.