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David Anders 
Born David Anders Holt
March 11, 1981
Grants Pass, Oregon, United StatesOccupation Actor Years active 2001–present David Anders (born David Anders Holt on March 11, 1981) is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on Alias, and as Adam Monroe on Heroes. Although Anders is American, both of these noted roles required him to use an English accent.
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Biography
Early life
Anders was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, to parents Dr. Tony and Jeri Holt. Anders is the youngest of four children. He has three older siblings: a biological brother (Arik), an adopted brother (Jason), and an adopted 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 17, 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; following that, he 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 due to another actor using the name David Holt. In 2001, Anders took a role playing a high school senior in the Olsen twins' series So Little Time. Later in 2001, Anders landed the role of Julian Sark in Alias; originally a guest star, Anders was made a regular and lasted until 2006. Before his acting debut in Alias, Anders worked at The Gap and taught tennis. Between 2001 and 2006, while working on Alias, Anders made guest appearances on television shows such as Charmed, CSI and Grey's Anatomy. Anders also worked in independent film, and was involved in several plays. In 2002, Anders played in the independent film, The Surge. In December 2001, he appeared in The Source magazine in an ad for the rapper Canibus, in which Anders doubles as Eminem.[citation needed] In 2005, Anders joined the cast of Beautiful, an Off-Broadway rock musical, as the lead. Beautiful was shown during the New York International Fringe Festival. In the same year, he participated in the film Circadian Rhythm. In 2006, Anders worked on the horror film Left in Darkness alongside actress Monica Keena.
In 2007 Anders played the role of ELI in the film of the same name, ELI. He went on to be cast in a regular role in the second season of NBC’s hit Heroes as Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensei, a new character with the ability to regenerate.[1] Anders was once again asked to use his British accent from Alias, despite being an American actor. He also worked on two other movies; Into the Blue 2: The Reef and The Revenant. He also guest-starred in the eighth season of 24. Anders has guest starred in the TV series The Vampire Diaries in 2010 and 2011.[2]
As of late 2011 Anders has a recurring role on ABC's Once Upon A Time.[3]
Stage
On stage Anders has played the lead role in the world premiere of Rockne: The Musical. He also appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank, in 2001,[4] which received an award for Best Ensemble performance at the Back Stage West Garland Awards.
Charity work
In 2006 David became a part of Alias (and in 2007 Heroes) costar Greg Grunberg's band, Band From TV. He sings main vocals alongside Bonnie Somerville. Other than Grunberg, Hugh Laurie (House) on keyboards and James Denton (Desperate Housewives) on guitar will be a part of the project. The band's main goal is to raise money for major charities. According to Grunberg they "charge an incredible amount of money to play corporate events, but if it's all going to charity, then it's worth every dime."
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 2002 The Source Booji Alias Julian Sark Main Cast Member
2002–2006
56 Episodes2004 CSI Travis Watson Episode: "Crow's Feet" 2005 Charmed Count Roget Episode: "Show Ghouls" Medium Episode "Being Mrs O'Leary's Cows" Circadian Rhythm Garrison Voice 2005 CSI: Miami Brian Miller Episode: "Felony Flight" 2006 Deadwood Infantryman Episode: "The Catbird Seat" Left in Darkness Donovan 2007 ELI Eli Grey's Anatomy Jim Episode: "The Other Side of This Life" Heroes Adam Monroe Main cast: 2007
Recurring: 2008, 2010
15 Episodes2009 Lie to Me Sgt. Russell Scott Episode: "Moral Waiver" Children of the Corn Burton Stanton The Revenant Bart Into the Blue 2: The Reef Carlton Double Harmony Jake 2010 24 Josef Bazhaev Warehouse 13 Jonah Raitt Episode: "Where and When" Undercovers Matthew Hunt Episode: "Assassin" 2010–2011 The Vampire Diaries John Gilbert Recurring 2011 Once Upon a Time Dr. Wales Recurring House (TV series) tbd References
- ^ "Meet the new Heroes characters". BBC. April 24, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_7364000/7364348.stm. Retrieved 2009-04-16.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 23, 2010). "Vampire Diaries exclusive: David Anders cries uncle!". Entertainment Weekly. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/02/23/vampire-diaries-david-anders-uncle. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
- ^ Richenthal, Matt (July 28, 2011). "David Anders to Appear on Once Upon a Time". TV Fanatic. http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/07/david-anders-to-appear-on-once-upon-a-time/. Retrieved November 15, 2911.
- ^ Dienstag, Jesse (February 8, 2001). "The Diary of Anne Frank". BackStage. http://www.allbusiness.com/services/amusement-recreation-services/4361302-1.html. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
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Categories:- 1981 births
- American television actors
- Living people
- Actors from Oregon
- People from Grants Pass, Oregon
- Back Stage West Garland Award recipients
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