David Anders Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a New York City Horror Film Festival Award for Best Actor for "The Revenant" in 2009
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "So Little Time" in 2001
• Became interested in acting during high school after realizing that he wasn't going to be able to pursue a basketball career
• Quote: "(On genre TV): "There's a freedom to being a freak, having a power where you can't die or hunting vampires, you know?․․․You read the truth of it, but you can go so far outside the lines of the truth in that kind of role on TV․ It's liberating․""
• Quote: "(On his convincing British accent): "I have my privacy protected․․․But, it can be frustrating when directors are convinced that I can't do an American accent․ I'm like 'Dude, I'm from Oregon․ I've been doing an American accent my whole life․'""
• Best known for his role as Julian Sark in "Alias" and as Adam Monroe in "Heroes․"
• Has had recurring roles as John Gilbert in "The Vampire Diaries," as Dr․ Whale/Victor Frankenstein in "Once Upon a Time," and as Troy Cutler in "Necessary Roughness․"