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Frank Holden, also known as Frankie J. Holden (born Peter Brian December 18th, 1952) is an Australian entertainer and actor. For Return Home Holden was nominated for Best Actor in a Lead Role at the 1990 AFI Awards.

During the 1970s Holden was the frontman for the Australian rock band Ol`55, which also included Wilbur Wilde. In the early 2000s, Holden re-emerged on the music scene with the Ol` Skydaddies, a band featuring member from Ol`55, Daddy Cool and Skyhooks.

In the late 1990s Holden became the host of the revamped Monday evening variety show In Melbourne Tonight, co-featuring Julia Morris and Denise Drysdale. He has also appeared in dramas Round the Twist, Prisoner, A Country Practice, Something in the Air, Police Rescue and Underbelly. Frankie J. Holden has starred in films as recent as 2007 with Clubland, his most recent film directed by Cherie Nowlan and written by Keith Thompson. Holden also starred as Inspector Max Nelson in the Nine Network television drama series, The Strip.
In 2009 Holden also co-presents, with his wife Michelle, "Discover Downunder", a half-hour Australian-based travelling/caravanning program for the Nine Network.

Holden has four children; three girls with his first wife, and another child from his second marriage. His first wife, dancer Melda Rees, died in 1997 from cancer. Holden married actress Michelle Pattigrove two years later.
Holden currently resides on the Sapphire Coast of New South Wales, Australia, and is still performing around Australia as a successful entertainer.
Holden`s hobbies include surfing and hanging out with his kids.