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8 | David Anders (born David Anders Holt; March 11, 1981 in Grants Pass, Oregon) is an American television and stage actor. He's perhaps best known for his EnsembleDarkhorse roles in ''Series/{{Alias}}'', ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' and ''Series/OnceUponATime''. He also starred as Blaine in ''Series/{{iZombie}}''. |
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10 | !Notable Roles |
11 | * 2002-2006 ''Series/{{Alias}}'' as Julian Sark |
12 | * 2005 ''[[Series/Charmed1998 Charmed]]'' as Count Roget. |
13 | * 2007 ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' as Jim |
14 | * 2007-2010 ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' as Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensei |
15 | * 2010 ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Josef Bazhaev |
16 | * 2010-14 ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' as John Gilbert |
17 | * 2011-2014 ''Series/OnceUponATime'' as Dr. Viktor Frankenstein/Dr. Whale |
18 | * 2013 ''Series/NecessaryRoughness'' as Troy Cutler |
19 | * 2015-2019 ''Series/{{iZombie}}'' as Blaine |
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21 | !!David Anders provides examples of the following tropes: |
22 | * ActorInspiredElement: In ''Series/OnceUponATime'', he used an [[TheQueensLatin English sounding accent for Dr. Whale's true identity]] [[spoiler: Dr Frankenstein]] -- feeling the character's dialogue didn't work with his normal voice. |
23 | * ActionSurvivor: usually his characters die, but they put a good fight and the viewer knows that if there is a chance for a character to escape, it will be him. |
24 | * AgentPeacock: most notably as Julian Sark in ''Series/{{Alias}}'', but could be applied to his role as Blaine in ''Series/IZombie''. Camp? Check. Pretty? Check. Absurdly good at evil? Check. |
25 | * AlasPoorVillain: Frecuently overlapped with DaddyIssues and DracoInLeatherPants. |
26 | * AloneWithThePsycho: His status as psycho main villain/antagonist usually provides examples of his characters torturing a male or female main character. These scenes, thanks to previous HoYay and BelligerentSexualTension / UnresolvedSexualTension moments with said characters provide enough FanficFuel to create their own fandoms. |
27 | * AndIMustScream: immortal Adam Monroe was trapped in a coffin (later he was released, though). Zombie Blaine was buried "alive" and later trapped in a well for all eternity. Zombie Bart was buried "alive" and became an immortal, half-decomposed soldier. |
28 | * AmazonChaser: Sark had a long-running crush on [[ActionGirl Sydney Bristow]], a romantic relationship with [[FemmeFataleSpy Allison Doren and Lauren Reed]] plus a sexual encounter with [[ActionGirl Rachel Gibson]]. Blaine had sexual encounters with [[MrsRobinson Jackie]] and [[HookerwithaHeartofGold Candy]], plus a romantic and sexual relationship with [[CrusadingLawyer Peyton]]. Dr. Whale had a one night stand with Snow White. |
29 | * AntiHero: he could go this way for a while, helping the heroes and getting a last minute redemption. Unless he becomes the BigBad, of course. |
30 | * AssholeVictim: Adam Monroe, Sark or Blaine were the worst. But surely the fandom will suffer for them if they suffer. |
31 | * AwesomeEgo: his characters tend to have shades of this, mixed with AGodAmI. To be fair, Sark, Dr. Frankenstein, Adam Monroe or Blaine ''really'' have a couple of reasons to boast. |
32 | * AxCrazy. Dear Lord. Also adding TheChessmaster, TheSociopath, ChronicBackstabbingDisorder and WildCard to the mix. |
33 | * FromNobodyToNightmare: it seems most of Anders' career goes along the lines of "Villain of the Week/Season", "Winning the Fandom" and "Becoming the BigBad of the show". See BewareTheNiceOnes / BewareTheSillyOnes. |
34 | * BadassInANiceSuit: the Wardrobe Department knows how to use Mr. Anders looks. If the suit or a dark shirt is impossible for plot reasons, [[MrFanservice a form fitting T-shirt or a shirtless scene will appear instead]]. |
35 | * BeautyIsBad: Most of his characters have sex on screen as an antic to get what they want or to be presented as TheCasanova, and/or have other characters commenting in universe said good looks. |
36 | -->[Italian cell immate in ''Series/{{Alias}}'', while Sark is faking a seizure] "The beautiful man is dying!". |
37 | * BefriendingTheEnemy: comes in the package of HeelFaceRevolvingDoor and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder. |
38 | * EvilFeelsGood: apparently, Julian Sark and Blaine deBeers just simply enjoy being assholes. |
39 | * BeneathTheMask: Dr. Frankenstein or Blaine aren't nearly as confident and composed as they seem to be. |
40 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: 21 year old Sark seemed [[BreakoutVillain "just" a henchmen wannabe]]. The Count seemed [[DealwiththeDevil "just" a Cabaret owner]]. Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensei seemed [[CompleteImmortality "just" Hiro's one off drunkard sidekick]]. John Gilbert seemed [[LukeIamyourfather "just" Elena's absent muggle uncle]]. Dr. Whale seemed [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} "just" a doctor]]. Bart seemed [[VigilanteMan "just" a]] [[ZombieInfectee soldier]]. Blaine seemed [[TheAggressiveDrugDealer ''just'' a random, pathetic addict and drug dealer]]. |
41 | * BuriedAlive: Three times. Adam Monroe was buried alive by the heroes in a coffin [[CompleteImmortality to stop him]]. Bart was killed in combat and resurrected as a zombie in his coffin. Blaine had his throat slit by the local Mafia Boss and resurrected as zombie in his tomb at the woods. |
42 | * CameBackWrong: Bart became an [[ZombieInfectee immortal vigilante that roamed the city]] and Blaine became from drug dealer to mafia boss. |
43 | * ChronicallyKilledActor: see below. The spoiler is when he ''doesn't'' die (or is the BigBad). |
44 | * NoFullNameGiven: the viewers didn't discover Sark and Blaine's full real names until season 2 of their respective shows. They knew he was [[TheUnreveal Dr. Frankenstein]] almost since the beginning, but thanks to this character they discovered on season 2 that characters from non-fairy tales could end in Storybrooke. |
45 | * SexForServices: Sark uses this to get information. Blaine uses this to get zombie clients. |
46 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: see BewareTheNiceOnes / BewareTheSillyOnes above. Upon his introduction, Sark appeared around less than 25 minutes on a 22 episode season, becoming a fan favourite and one of Sydney's main enemies (and the only alive after the DistantFinale). Adam Monroe's immortal blood was used during several seasons of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' to cure or resucitate characters. John Gilbert saved Elena's life and introduced the Gilbert's family drama and role with vampires. Dr. Frankenstein revealed non-fairy tales and characters from non-magical realms could arrive at Storybrooke, along an insight at [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique magical resurrection]]. And Blaine managed in less than 40 seconds of screentime on 1x01 to scratch [[TheProtagonist Liv]] with zombiism and unleash the ZombieApocalypse. Even in his short run as Patient of the Week at ''Series/HouseMD'', his character managed to almost kill [[spoiler: Chase]] and suspend the titular character as a result. |
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