1. David Anders was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, to Dr Tony and Jeri Holt.
23 Facts About David Anders
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David Anders has three older siblings: a biological brother, a brother, and a sister.
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David Anders began acting in school plays at a young age but spent most of high school playing sports such as basketball and tennis.
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When he was 18 David 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.
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Later in 2001, he landed the role of Julian Sark in Alias; originally a guest star, David Anders was made a regular and lasted until 2006.
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Between 2001 and 2006, while working on Alias, David Anders made guest appearances on television shows such as Charmed, CSI and Grey's Anatomy.
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David Anders worked in independent film, and was involved in several plays.
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In December 2001, he appeared in The Source magazine in an ad for the rapper Canibus, in which David Anders doubled as Eminem.
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In 2005, David Anders joined the cast of Beautiful, an Off-Broadway rock musical, as the lead.
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In 2006, David Anders worked on the horror film Left in Darkness alongside actress Monica Keena.
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In 2007, David Anders played the role of ELI in the film of the same name, ELI.
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David Anders, playing a British character, was called upon to use his British accent from Alias.
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David Anders worked on two other movies: Into the Blue 2: The Reef and The Revenant.
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David Anders guest starred as John Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries in 2010 and 2011.
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David Anders starred as Troy Cutler in USA's Necessary Roughness and continued his role in Once Upon a Time in Season 3.
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David Anders returned to Once Upon a Time for a quick walk-on scene in 2015, and again in 2016.
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In June 2017, David Anders revealed that "for kicks" he was in the process of recording his first album.
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On stage David Anders has played the lead role in the world premiere of Rockne: The Musical.
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David Anders appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank, in 2001, which received an award for Best Ensemble performance at the Back Stage West Garland Awards.
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In June 2018 David Anders performed in along with Ruth Connell, Rob Benedict, and Jason Watkins.
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In 2006, David Anders became a part of Alias and Heroes co-star Greg Grunberg's band, Band From TV.
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In 2015 David Anders appeared in a video promoting Stop-Attack, an app that aims to raise awareness and end domestic abuse.
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David Anders was one of over 125 celebrities who supported the app, along with its equity owner Christina Milian.