1. Neil Jackson was born on 5 March 1976 and is an English actor, singer, musician and writer who has appeared in several television series and films, but is probably best known for his role as Marcus on Blade: The Series and Sasha on Make It or Break It.
Neil Jackson has starred in several other films including Quantum of Solace and Push.
Neil Jackson began acting when studying drama at GCSE level in Harlington Upper School.
Neil Jackson acted in National Youth Theatre as a teenager before moving to Cardiff to study sport at the University of Wales Institute Cardiff in Wales.
In Wales, Neil Jackson started competitive boxing, entering in the British Universities Boxing Championships, an inter-university competition held throughout the whole of Britain, and won the gold at light middleweight.
Neil Jackson went on to successfully defend his title two years later at middleweight.
Neil Jackson's boxing earned him a scholarship to stay on at UWIC, where he earned his master's degree and graduated in 1998.
Not knowing how to get into acting, Neil Jackson wrote a musical and entered it into a national competition for new writers.
Neil Jackson later enrolled in Michael Armstrong's Acting Academy, graduating in 2002.
Neil Jackson's breakthrough came in 2004 when Oliver Stone cast him as Perdiccas in the Hollywood blockbuster film, Alexander, alongside Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie.
Neil Jackson was in the British football drama Dream Team for a season as lottery winning chairman Phil Wallis.
Neil Jackson made further TV guest appearances: on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in the season 8 episode "A La cart"; as "Ian" on How I Met Your Mother; in 2008 on CSI: Miami; and in 2009 as a wraith on Stargate: Atlantis.
In 2008, Neil Jackson filmed scenes on location in Panama for the Bond film Quantum of Solace, where he played the character of Mr Slate.
Neil Jackson previously starred in the ABC Family original series, Make It or Break It as Sasha Belov.
Additionally, Neil Jackson has appeared as Lucas Hellinger, a Blackout conspirator, on the ABC show FlashForward.
Neil Jackson is patron of UK spinal injuries charity Trust PA, in memory of a friend.