Seth Holmes

"My first joust may have been the best day of my life," remarks Seth when asked about the first time he took up a lance in front of a crowd. A culmination of years of training and hard work, he was not going to let anything stand between him and his goal.

Seth has been with Paragon Jousting since its inception and came to the company with zero experience with horses. Despite this initial handicap, he has worked hard to learn horsemanship, get in shape and do every job in the company asked of him. In 2009, Seth performed in his debut joust in front of an audience.

"It's a dream come true." When Seth Holmes first saw jousting at a Renaissance Faire, the thought that he could one day be one of those performers seemed nothing more than fantasy, after all, he'd never so much as ridden a horse in his life. Some twenty years later, he finds himself on the back of a horse, in armor, brandishing a lance. "When I hit that quintain for the first time, it was this major rush," Seth recalls. Never mind that it was only at a walk, but it was on the back of a horse. It would not be long before he could walk, trot and canter, lance in hand, striking his target.

Seth has been performing at Renaissance Faires since 2000. Since his early days he has worked with Scott Rodlin, aka "Sir Devon Farrel of York" where he first learned the art of stage combat. Since that time, he has performed with Scott on stage and in the field as well as Scott's Fight Captain training others to fight as well.

Seth spent 4 years playing the Italian pirate Alfredo Cacciatore in the fight troupe "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" along with Scott, as Devon, and mutual friend Stephen Pasker, as Gustav. "While the evolution of Devon to knight seemed pretty natural, I couldn't think of a plausible way to have Alfredo grow in the same way," says Seth, "So I created a more knightly character." Seth took the first names of his late grandfathers and "Sir William Sidney" was born. "Somehow, my parents didnt realize what I'd done right away." Sir William has been the impartial Master of the List, a lackey for Dame Fiona or Sir Trent and a downright evil knight, cut-throat and ruthless in all he does. Be ready to see more of the Dark Knight of Westfield at a faire near you.