David Anders - wikipedia David Anders David Anders David Anders at Phoenix Comicon 2017 David Anders Holt ( 1981 - 03 - 11 ) March 11, 1981 ( age 36 ) Grants Pass, Oregon, United States Occupation Actor Years active 2001 -- present David Anders Holt ( born March 11, 1981 ), known professionally as David Anders, is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on Alias, as Adam Monroe on Heroes, as John Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries, as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Whale on ABC 's Once Upon a Time, and as Blaine `` DeBeers '' McDonough on iZombie. Although Anders is American, a few of his roles have required him to use a British Home counties accent. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Stage 3 Charity work 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 References 6 External links Early life Anders was born in Grants Pass, Oregon, to Dr. Tony and Jeri Holt. Anders has three older siblings : a biological brother ( Arik ), an adopted brother ( Jason ), and an adopted sister ( Maili ). Anders began acting in school plays at a young age but spent most of high school playing sports such as basketball and tennis. When he was a senior in high school, at 15, he played Philip the Apostle in a regional theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar. When he was 18 Anders won the part of George in his high school 's production of Our Town, then went on to portray Freddy Eynsford - Hill in a production of My Fair Lady. He graduated from Grants Pass High School. Career After moving to Los Angeles, he took the stage name of David Anders due to another actor using the name David Holt. In 2001, he played a high school senior in the Olsen twins ' series So Little Time. Later in 2001, he landed the role of Julian Sark in Alias ; originally a guest star, Anders was made a regular and lasted until 2006. Before his acting debut in Alias, Anders worked at The Gap and taught tennis. Between 2001 and 2006, while working on Alias, Anders made guest appearances on television shows such as Charmed, CSI and Grey 's Anatomy. Anders also worked in independent film, and was involved in several plays. In 2002, he played in the independent film, The Surge. In December 2001, he appeared in The Source magazine in an ad for the rapper Canibus, in which Anders doubled as Eminem. In 2005, Anders joined the cast of Beautiful, an Off - Broadway rock musical, as the lead. Beautiful was shown during the New York International Fringe Festival. In the same year, he participated in the film Circadian Rhythm. In 2006, Anders worked on the horror film Left in Darkness alongside actress Monica Keena. In 2007, Anders played the role of ELI in the film of the same name, ELI. He was then cast in a regular role in the second season of NBC 's hit Heroes as Adam Monroe / Takezo Kensei, a character with the ability to regenerate. Anders, as he was playing a Brit, was once again called upon to use his British accent from Alias, despite being American actor. He also worked on two other movies : Into the Blue 2 : The Reef and The Revenant. He also guest - starred in the eighth season of 24. He guest starred as John Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries in 2010 and 2011. As of late 2011, Anders had a recurring role as Victor Frankenstein ( as well as his Storybrook version Dr. Whale ) on ABC 's Once Upon a Time. Anders starred as Troy Cutler in USA 's Necessary Roughness and continued his role in Once Upon a Time in Season 3. Since 2015, he has portrayed Blaine DeBeers in the US series IZombie. He also returned to Once Upon a Time for a quick walk - on scene in 2015, and again in 2016. In 2017 he returned for a nonspeaking cameo in the series finale of The Vampire Diaries. In June 2017, Anders revealed that `` for kicks '' he was in the process of recording his first album. The album, as revealed by Anders on Twitter, is being produced by musician / producer David Poe. Stage On stage Anders has played the lead role in the world premiere of Rockne : The Musical. He also appeared in The Diary of Anne Frank, in 2001, which received an award for Best Ensemble performance at the Back Stage West Garland Awards. Charity work In 2006, Anders became a part of Alias and Heroes co-star Greg Grunberg 's band, Band From TV. He sang main vocals alongside Bonnie Somerville. Hugh Laurie ( House ) on keyboards and James Denton ( Desperate Housewives ) on guitar were also part of the project. The band 's main goal was to raise money for major charities ; according to Grunberg, they `` charge an incredible amount of money to play corporate events, but if it 's all going to charity, then it 's worth every dime ''. In 2015 Anders appeared in a video promoting Stop - Attack, an app that aims to raise awareness and end domestic abuse. Anders was one of over 125 celebrities who supported the app, along with its equity owner Christina Milian. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 Source, The The Source Booji 2005 Circadian Rhythm Garrison 2006 Left in Darkness Donovan Straight - to - DVD 2007 ELI ELI Short film 2009 Into the Blue 2 : The Reef Carlton Straight - to - DVD 2009 Revenant, The The Revenant Bart Gregory 2011 Maiden and the Princess, The The Maiden and the Princess Hammond Short film 2011 Archetype RL7 ( voice ) Short film 2012 Neighbors Timothy Longshanks Short film Television Year Title Role Notes So Little Time Senior High School Student Episode : `` Rules of Engagement '' 2002 -- 06 Alias Julian Sark Recurring role Alias Mr. Sark ( voice ) Video game CSI : Crime Scene Investigation Travis Watson Episode : `` Crow 's Feet '' 2005 Charmed Count Roget Episode : `` Show Ghouls '' 2005 CSI : Miami Brian Miller Episode : `` Felony Flight '' 2006 Deadwood Infantryman Episode : `` The Catbird Seat '' 2007 Grey 's Anatomy Jim Episodes : `` The Other Side of This Life : Parts 1 & 2 '' 2007 -- 10 Heroes Adam Monroe ( Takezo Kensei ) Recurring role 2009 Lie to Me Staff Sgt. Russell Scott Episode : `` Moral Waiver '' 2009 Children of the Corn Burton Stanton TV film ( SyFy ) 24 Josef Bazhaev Recurring role, 6 episodes Warehouse 13 Jonah Raitt Episode : `` Where and When '' Undercovers Matthew Hunt Episode : `` Assassin '' 2010 -- 14, 2017 Vampire Diaries, The The Vampire Diaries John Gilbert Recurring role, 13 episodes 2011 -- 16 Once Upon a Time Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Whale Recurring role, 15 episodes 2012 House Bill Koppelman Episode : `` Nobody 's Fault '' 2013 Arrow Cyrus Vanch Episode : `` Betrayal '' 2013 Necessary Roughness Troy Cutler Recurring role, 8 episodes 2013 Criminal Minds Anton Harris Episode : `` To Bear Witness '' 2015 Stalker Darren Tyler Episode : `` Love Hurts '' 2015 -- present iZombie Blaine `` DeBeers '' McDonough Main role 2016 Comedy Bang ! Bang ! Loki Episode : `` Kaley Cuoco Wears a Black Blazer and Slip on Sneakers '' References ^ Jump up to : Baker, Jeff ( April 30, 2014 ). `` 17 actors you ( maybe ) did n't know were from Oregon ''. The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 16. Jump up ^ `` Meet the new Heroes characters ''. BBC. April 24, 2008. Retrieved 2009 - 04 - 16. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( February 23, 2010 ). `` Vampire Diaries exclusive : David Anders cries uncle ! ''. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010. Jump up ^ Richenthal, Matt ( July 28, 2011 ). `` David Anders to Appear on Once Upon a Time ''. TV Fanatic. Retrieved November 15, 2011. Jump up ^ Gebhardt, Ashley ( July 22, 2013 ) An Interview with ' Necessary Roughness ' and ' Once Upon a Time ' Star David Anders Daily Quirk. Retrieved July 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` New iZombie Artwork Is PURE Brain Food ! ''. Dread Central. Jump up ^ Schultz, Cody ( June 6, 2017 ). `` Interview : ' iZombie 's ' David Anders on the resurgence of old Blaine, season 4 hopes & more ''. Hidden Remote. Retrieved June 7, 2017. Jump up ^ Anders, David ( June 10, 2017 ). `` David is the best and only music PoeDucer I 've ever worked with and the best god damned cigarette smoker this side of @ RahulKohli13 ''. twitter.com/questionanders. Retrieved June 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Dienstag, Jesse ( February 8, 2001 ). `` The Diary of Anne Frank ''. BackStage. Retrieved 2008 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ `` David Anders Star of Once Upon A Time Supports STOP - ATTACK ''. Retrieved August 27, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Stop - Attack ' App : Christina Milian is Brand Ambassador & Equity Owner ''. May 2015. External links David Anders on IMDb Website - David Anders PopGurls 20 Questions with David Anders VIAF : 47047890 LCCN : n2011081546 ISNI : 0000 0000 1208 2323 BNF : cb15048087h ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Anders&oldid=803436393 '' Categories : 1981 births American male television actors Living people Male actors from Oregon People from Grants Pass, Oregon Back Stage West Garland Award recipients 21st - century American male actors American male stage actors Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from October 2011 Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu Azərbaycanca Български Català Čeština Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Română Русский Suomi Svenska Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 2 October 2017, at 14 : 42. 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Question: who played dr frankenstein in once upon a time
Answer: David Anders