David Anders
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Born | David Anders Holt March 11, 1981[1] , U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2001–present |
David Anders Holt (born March 11, 1981), known professionally as David Anders, is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as
Early life
Anders was born in Grants Pass, Oregon,[1] to Dr. Tony and Jeri Holt. He has three older siblings: a biological brother (Arik), a brother (Jason), and a sister (Maili).
Anders began acting in school plays at a young age but spent most of high school playing sports such as basketball and tennis. When he was a senior in high school, at 15, he played Philip the Apostle in a regional theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar. When he was 18 Anders won the part of George in his high school's production of Our Town, then went on to portray Freddy Eynsford-Hill in a production of My Fair Lady.
Career
After moving to Los Angeles, he took the stage name of David Anders as another actor use the name David Holt. In 2001, he played a high school senior in the
He was then cast in a regular role in the second season of NBC's hit
He also worked on two other movies:
As of late 2011, Anders had a recurring role as Victor Frankenstein (as well as his Storybrook version Dr. Whale) on ABC's Once Upon a Time.[4] Anders starred as Troy Cutler in USA's Necessary Roughness and continued his role in Once Upon a Time in Season 3.[5] Since 2015, he has portrayed Blaine DeBeers in the US series IZombie.[6] He also returned to Once Upon a Time for a quick walk-on scene in 2015, and again in 2016. In 2017 he returned for a nonspeaking cameo in the series finale of The Vampire Diaries.
In June 2017, Anders revealed that "for kicks" he was in the process of recording his first album.[7] The album, as revealed by Anders on Twitter, was produced by musician/producer David Poe.[8] The EP was self released by Anders in limited quantities, with the single "Above Below" being made available for streaming alongside its music video (a tribute to Anders' late father) on October 20, 2022. [9]
Stage
On stage Anders has played the lead role in the world premiere of Rockne: The Musical. He also appeared in
Charity work
In 2006, Anders became a part of Alias and Heroes co-star
In 2015 Anders appeared in a video promoting Stop-Attack, an app that aims to raise awareness and end domestic abuse.[12] Anders was one of over 125 celebrities who supported the app, along with its equity owner Christina Milian.[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The Source
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Booji | |
2005 | Circadian Rhythm | Garrison | |
2006 | Left in Darkness | Donovan | Straight-to-DVD |
2007 | ELI | ELI | Short film |
2009 | Into the Blue 2: The Reef | Carlton | Straight-to-DVD |
The Revenant | Bart Gregory | ||
2011 | The Maiden and the Princess | Hammond | Short film |
Archetype | RL7 (voice) | Short film | |
2012 | Neighbors | Timothy Longshanks | Short film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | So Little Time | Senior High School Student | Episode: "Rules of Engagement" |
2002–06 | Alias | Julian Sark | Recurring role |
2004 | Alias | Mr. Sark (voice) | Video game |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Travis Watson | Episode: "Crow's Feet" | |
2005 | Charmed | Count Roget | Episode: " Show Ghouls "
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CSI: Miami | Brian Miller | Episode: " Felony Flight "
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2006 | Deadwood | Infantryman | Episode: "The Catbird Seat" |
2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Jim | Episodes: "The Other Side of This Life: Parts 1 & 2" |
2007–10 | Heroes
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Adam Monroe (Takezo Kensei)
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Main role |
2009 | Lie to Me | Staff Sgt. Russell Scott | Episode: "Moral Waiver" |
Children of the Corn | Burton Stanton | TV film ( SyFy )
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2010 | 24 | Josef Bazhaev | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
Warehouse 13 | Jonah Raitt | Episode: "Where and When" | |
Undercovers | Matthew Hunt | Episode: "Assassin" | |
2010–14, 2017 | The Vampire Diaries | John Gilbert | Recurring role, 13 episodes |
2011–16 | Once Upon a Time | Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Whale | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
2012 | House | Bill Koppelman | Episode: "Nobody's Fault" |
2013 | Arrow | Cyrus Vanch | Episode: "Betrayal" |
Necessary Roughness | Troy Cutler | Recurring role, 8 episodes | |
Criminal Minds | Anton Harris | Episode: "To Bear Witness" | |
2015 | Stalker | Darren Tyler | Episode: "Love Hurts" |
2015–2019 | iZombie | Blaine "DeBeers" McDonough | Main role |
2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Loki | Episode: "Kaley Cuoco Wears a Black Blazer and Slip on Sneakers" |
2020 | The Magicians | Visigoth overlord Terence | Episode: "Magicians Anonymous" |
Roswell, New Mexico | Travis and Trevor | Episode: "Sex and Candy" | |
2022 | Magnum P.I. | Ray Nasano | Episode: "Close to Home" |
References
- ^ a b Baker, Jeff (April 30, 2014). "17 actors you (maybe) didn't know were from Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ^ "Meet the new Heroes characters". BBC. April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 23, 2010). "Vampire Diaries exclusive: David Anders cries uncle!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ Richenthal, Matt (July 28, 2011). "David Anders to Appear on Once Upon a Time". TV Fanatic. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ Gebhardt, Ashley (July 22, 2013) An Interview with 'Necessary Roughness' and 'Once Upon a Time' Star David Anders Daily Quirk. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
- ^ "New iZombie Artwork Is PURE Brain Food!". Dread Central. 2015-02-27.
- ^ Schultz, Cody (June 6, 2017). "Interview: 'iZombie's' David Anders on the resurgence of old Blaine, season 4 hopes & more". Hidden Remote. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ Anders, David (June 10, 2017). "David is the best and only music PoeDucer I've ever worked with and the best god damned cigarette smoker this side of @RahulKohli13". twitter.com/questionanders. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ^ "David Anders-"Above Below" (Official Video)". YouTube.
- ^ Dienstag, Jesse (February 8, 2001). "The Diary of Anne Frank". BackStage. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
- ^ Melanie (June 18, 2018). "Rob Benedict, Ruth Connell and David Anders Starred in Play This Past Weekend". Nerds and Beyond. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
- ^ "David Anders Star of Once Upon A Time Supports STOP-ATTACK". YouTube. Retrieved August 27, 2017.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "'Stop-Attack' App: Christina Milian is Brand Ambassador & Equity Owner". May 2015.
External links
- David Anders at IMDb
- Website - David Anders
- PopGurls 20 Questions with David Anders Archived 2020-12-03 at the Wayback Machine