| Ross Thomas | |
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| Born | Ross Schuler Thomas August 21, 1981 Stockton, California, United States |
| Years active | 2005-present |
Ross Schuler Thomas (born August 21, 1981) is an American film and television actor who currently has the regular role of Bailey Reese on the teen drama television series Beyond the Break.
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Thomas attended St. Mary's High School in Stockton, California. He studied theater at both Arizona State University and the University of Southern California, earning his degree at USC in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts. Thomas later moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and television.
After many attempts and auditions, Thomas landed a role and currently stars in the show Beyond the Break (a series on The N). Other film credits include the critically acclaimed title role of Seth in the independent film What's Bugging Seth. A winner of numerous film festival awards, What's Bugging Seth is the story of a young deaf man trying to start his own business while facing all of life's obstacles that can be expected to be encountered by a person with a disability. Additionally, Thomas starred opposite Lesly Jordan in the independent dark comedy Sissy Frenchfry, which was also a film festival winner.
In 2006, Thomas received more exposure when he participated in the American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile movie as one of the main characters Ryan Grimm. He co-starred in The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold, the sequel to the 1992 film The Cutting Edge as an extreme sports professional turned figure skater.
More recently, in 2007, he was able to use his acting talents as well as his surfing abilities for the film Shelter. Also, in 2007, Thomas voiced acted for Adventures in Odyssey.
Thomas' other television credits include guest star roles on Lie To Me, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY, and Cold Case as well as the love interest for Misti Traya on the WB's Living with Fran. He appears in the show "Beyond The Break." Along with his television credits, Thomas has completed major national campaigns for MasterCard and the Arby's and Applebee's restaurant chains.
Thomas surfs and snowboards and performed many of his own stunts for his role as an extreme sports professional turned figure skater in ABC Family channel movie The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold.
Thomas enjoys horseback riding and has aspirations to produce and direct. He grew up in rural Acampo, California, near Stockton, and his dad is a pro hunter. Thomas was also in Sigma Nu Fraternity while attending Arizona State University.
Ross is a supporter of tribal peoples rights. He has made a short film about the plight of tribal peoples in Peru, and has visited Brazil to support the tribes against the Belo Monte Dam.[1] Ross has worked with indigenous rights organizations Survival International and Amazon Watch.[2][3] In 2010, Ross spent months in the Southern Peruvian Amazon shooting and producing the documentary "Extraction: The Plundering of the Amarakaeri Preserve."[2] Thomas hopes the film will bring awareness to the encroachment of Hunt Oil on an area that had been protected for the indigenous people, but has become increasingly valuable to oil companies. He has said, "To me it's amazing to think that I'm living here in Los Angeles and looking out my window looking at a concrete jungle, while there are people out there in the jungle who are living off the land. So, I started traveling to these remote locations to see these people and that gave me the opportunity to study and learn from them. I learned so much and it had such a positive impact on my life. So I made a pact with myself that I couldn't just go and take for myself. And when I say 'take for myself,' I mean on a knowledge level. I knew that there were some very pressing issues that were happening to indigenous people all over the world and to the environment they were living in, from India to Africa to Brazil to the Equadorian Amazon."
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Noah Hamilton | Film |
| 2011 | General Hospital | Brandon Lowell | TV |
| 2010 | Burning Palms | Lukas | Film |
| 2009 | Dance Flick | Tyler | Film |
| Lie to Me | Doug Donovan | TV | |
| The Haunting of Molly Hartley | Jock | Film | |
| 2007 | Shelter | Gabe | Film |
| 2006 | Lipshitz Saves the World | Mark Sherman | TV |
| American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile | Ryan Grimm | Film | |
| Beyond The Break | Bailey Reese | TV | |
| The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold | Alex Harrison | Film | |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Sam | TV |
| Sissy Frenchfry | Bodey McDodey | Film | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Trip Wilmont | TV | |
| Living with Fran | Kurt | TV | |
| Cold Case | Pete | TV |