David Anders

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Biography

Recent Role:
Bill Koppelman on House
Gender:
Male
Born:
3-11-1981
Birthplace:
Grants Pass, Oregon
Birth Name:
David Anders Holt
David Anders began acting as a young boy in school plays and summer conservatories in Southern Oregon. He was immediately bitten by the acting bug but put his thespian aspirations on hold while pursuing his other dreams. Athletics kept David occupied until he was a senior in high school.

At age 17, David auditioned for a highly respected, regional theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar and got the small part of Philip the Apostle. It didn't matter to David how small the role was -- he was thrilled to be part of such an amazing ensemble and production. Needless to say, his

More love for the stage, though dormant for some time, came back in full force.

The following year, David won the part of George in his high school's production of Our Town. Directly following that went on to portray Freddy Eynsford-Hill in a production of My Fair Lady, where his solo of the well-known "On the Street Where You Live" was very well received.

Following the closing of My Fair Lady in August of 1999, David faced some big decisions regarding his life and career. He had been accepted at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Pasadena, California but decided to make the huge leap of immersing himself in the business immediately. A week and 800 miles later David landed in Los Angeles.

Prior to Alias, David was involved in many plays. Most of which have been with the West Coast Ensemble, where he is a member. One play, The Diary of Anne Frank, recently received an award for "Best Ensemble Performance" at the Back Stage West Garland Awards.

Most recently, David played young Knute Rockne in the world premiere of Rockne: The Musical. The premiere was staged in South Bend, Indiana where Knute Rockne became famous coaching at the University of Notre Dame. That, according to David, was "an absolute honor."

His film and TV, credits include a small independent film called The Source, an educational film, and a bit part in the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson show So Little Time on Fox Family.

David also appeared in print in The Source magazine in December 2001, in an ad for the rapper Canibus, in which David doubles as the Real Slim Shady himself, Eminem.

David's education includes one year of private coaching, one year studying with the groundbreaking improv group The Second City, two years of studying voice, and one year of musical performance.

David was born on March 11th, 1981 in Grants Pass, Oregon to Dr. Tony & Jeri Holt. He has two brothers, Jason and Arik and one sister, Maili.

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    8 Great
    Terrific. hide show

    I don't know if it's the writing or the acting, it's probably both, but this man and this show are riveting. He is one of (several) reasons that I tune in each week. The way he speaks and walks and interacts with his cast mates is pitch perfect, and I think he has a very good future ahead of him, sort of like Patrick Dempsey in Greys Anatomy, the handsome yet slightly troubled leading man.

    I've purposely read nothing about this guys private life, where he comes from, nothing- I find that when I do that it limits my enjoyment of the roles that I like- but I sure hope he has a happy life, cause he's given my family much joy.

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    10 Perfect
    'Charming' 'Talented' 'Gorgeous' 'Should have been a bigger star' 'Underused' 'Handsome' --------> Personal favourite. hide show

    David Anders (Holt)'s been a favourite of mine since I was seven, when alias's episode 'The Coup' first premiered. Since then I have been watching every show he's been in because he is a delight to watch. He is funny, in his own way, he's good-looking and he can act for many different characters. David has also got talent in presenting different accents. He needs a main role, whether it be the good guy or the bad guy. Yes, in Alias he was a 'co-star' as a bad guy and yes he had a sword in Heros but please give him something more!

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    9.1 Superb
    Witty, demonical at times...soft spoken and controlled at others...he raised the bars for villains inside the hero's storylines hide show

    How do you play a 400 year old guy? You get into the timeframe of the characters or just play it cool...we see Hiro road to greatness...but go we really feel sorry for the guy who has seen everything in 400 years? Descending little by little into madness? he gives us a natural performance into a villain who sometimes seems misunderstood but sometimes just wants the world to burn down... his complexity makes a good role into a great one, hopefully will see him getting his revenge, showing some fighting skills (let's be honest, the dude was a samurai back in the day) and showing us more range of his underused talent.

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    10 Perfect
    David I wanna hug you :) hide show

    There is something strange about this actor and his character in Alias. Sark is one of the most captivating ' bad ' character I've ever seen, it's like I could forgive him whatever he does, I wouldn't like him to be hurt and I'd rather like Syd being killed than him.

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    10 Perfect
    David Anders is uber-hot. hide show

    David Anders is a great actor. With him using that delicious accent and looking the way he does it is a real shame that he doesn't have a larger role on Alias. There is just something so hot about bad boys and David Anders really does portray the bad boy quite well.

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