Steve Sandvoss

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Stephen Sandvoss
Sandvoss (center, right) in Rumor Has It...
Birth name	Stephen James Sandvoss
Born	June 23, 1980 (age 26) New York City United States
Height	6' 1" (1,86 m)
Official site	http://www.stevesandvoss.com
Notable roles	Elder Aaron Davis in Latter Days

Steve Sandvoss (born 1980) is an American actor.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
2 Theatre
3 Film credits
4 Television appearances
5 External links
6 Trivia

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Born in 1980, Stephen James Sandvoss grew up in the suburbs of New York City and attended the Saint Thomas Choir School in Manhattan and The Taft School ('98) in Connecticut before studying at Harvard University. (Class of 2002)

At Harvard, he was active in the artistic community, pursuing amateur photography, studying poetry and American prose, and often choosing edgier roles in student-written plays as well as in such classics as Shakespeare (Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar) and Bertolt Brecht (Galileo, Ba'al).

In addition, he directed readings of his own work at Harvard and wrote criticism and essays for several undergraduate periodicals. Steve was also a member of the Harvard Opportunes, a prestigious a cappella ensemble.

While at Harvard he commuted back and forth from New York City to pursue professional acting and modeling. He graduated from Harvard with the distinction Cum Laude.

[edit] Career

Sandvoss's break as an actor came when he landed the role of a football star competing against Will Estes in the NBC drama series American Dreams. His other television roles include appearances on Dr. Vegas, Nip/Tuck, The Inside, Cold Case, and E-Ring.

Sandvoss made an impressive feature-film debut in the 2003 independent film Latter Days. In it he played "Elder Aaron Davis," a closeted gay Mormon missionary from Idaho who moves to Los Angeles. His second feature film was 2005's Rumor Has It, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo and Shirley MacLaine.

Sandvoss was cast in a short film directed by Luca Colombo called Waning Moon that debuted in August, 2006 at a Swiss Film Festival in Lugano. He also filmed his role as "Razor" for the indie feature, Price To Pay. 2006 became a very busy year as Sandvoss began filming his role of "Danny" in the horror film Buried Alive in June, 2006 for a 2007 release. In September, 2006, it was announced that Steve would play the starring role in two Hyperion Pictures feature films; Outside The Box (a comic-drama produced by his brother Peter Sandvoss) and a horror film set in India called The Ritual. It was also announced in late 2006 that Steve would reunite with Director/Writer C. Jay Cox in a supporting role in the film "Kiss The Bride", due to be released in 2007.

Sandvoss currently resides in Los Angeles where he and his older brother Peter Sandvoss operate "Beep Box Productions" and manage a strategic partnership with Hyperion Pictures.

[edit] Theatre

Tape (2004) Ivar Brickbox Theatre, Hollywood with West Liang and Elizabeth Kell

[edit] Film credits

Latter Days (2003)
Rumor Has It (2005)
Waning Moon (Short) (2006)
Price To Pay (2007)
Buried Alive (2007)
Outside The Box (2007)
The Ritual (2007)
Letters From Frankenstein (Short) (2007)
Kiss The Bride (2007)

[edit] Television appearances

American Dreams (2003) (Episode 1.24)
Dr. Vegas (2004) (Episode 1.1)
Nip/Tuck (2005) (Episode 3.18)
The Inside (2005) (Episodes 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, aired in UK after being cancelled in U.S.A.)
Cold Case (2005) (Episode 2.18)
E-Ring (2006) (episode 1.21 unaired before being cancelled)