1. Torrance Coombs was born on June 14,1983 and is a Canadian actor.
13 Facts About Torrance Coombs
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Torrance Coombs is perhaps best known for his roles as Thomas Culpepper in The Tudors, Sebastian "Bash" de Poitiers - the illegitimate son of King Henry II of France and his chief mistress Diane de Poitiers - in Reign, and Declan in The Originals.
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Torrance Coombs joined the school choir to better express himself and was cast in the role of Rum Tum Tugger in the musical play Cats.
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Torrance Coombs rented a video of Elvis Presley in concert to help prepare for the role.
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Torrance Coombs holds a dual citizenship to both Canada and the United States.
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Torrance Coombs continued to do theatre roles throughout high school at University Hill Secondary School and eventually enrolled in the acting program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
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Torrance Coombs has appeared in productions at Bard on the Beach, an annual professional Shakespeare festival held in Vancouver; he has appeared in the musical A Little Night Music.
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Torrance Coombs's first starring role on television was as John Doe in the 2008 CBC comedy series jPod, based on the novel of the same name by Douglas Coupland.
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In 2010, Torrance Coombs appeared in a recurring role as Thomas Culpeper in the television series The Tudors, and in CBC's Heartland as Chase Powers.
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On March 11,2013, it was announced that Torrance Coombs had been cast in a lead role as Sebastian in the CW period drama series Reign.
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Torrance Coombs was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Drama TV Series at the 2014 Monte-Carlo Television Festival for his role in Reign.
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In early 2016, Torrance Coombs chose to depart from Reign as a series regular at the end of the third season, with the possibility to return as a guest star in future episodes.
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Torrance Coombs began dating Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella in 2010.