Torrance Coombs
Torrance Coombs (born June 14, 1983) is a Canadian-American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Thomas Culpepper in "The Tudors" (2007–2010) and as Sebastian "Bash" de Poitiers, the illegitimate son of King Henry II of France and his chief mistress Diane de Poitiers in "Reign" (2013–2017) and Declan in "The Originals" Early life and education. Coombs was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He joined the school choir to better express himself and was soon cast in the role of Rum Tum Tugger in the musical play "Cats". He rented a  video of Elvis Presley in concert to help prepare for the role. Coombs holds a dual citizenship to both Canada and the United States. He continued to do theatre roles throughout high school at University Hill Secondary School and eventually enrolled in the acting program at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Career. Theatre. Coombs has appeared in productions at Bard on the Beach, an annual professional Shakespeare festival held in Vancouver; he has also appeared in the musical "A Little Night Music". Television. His first starring role on television was as John Doe in the 2008 CBC comedy  series "jPod", based on the novel of the same name by Douglas Coupland. Coombs also appeared as Lance Corporal C. Sellers in a 2009 episode of the television series "Battlestar Galactica". In 2010, Coombs appeared in a recurring role as Thomas Culpeper in the television series "The Tudors", and in CBC's "Heartland" as Chase Powers. In 2011, he co-starred as Sam Besht as in the Hulu drama series "Endgame". On March 11, 2013, it was announced that Coombs had been cast in a lead role as Sebastian in the CW period drama series "Reign". He was nominated for  Outstanding Actor in a Drama TV Series at the 2014 Monte-Carlo Television Festival for his role in "Reign". In early 2016, Coombs chose to depart from "Reign" as a series regular at the end of the third season, with the possibility to return as a guest star in future episodes. In March 2016, it was announced that Coombs would star as a series regular for Shonda Rimes' new series "Still Star-Crossed" on ABC. In August 2017, it was announced that Coombs would star in a recurring role in the final season of "The Originals". Film. In 2009 he  starred as Sam Matheson in the short film "The Familiar", and appeared as PJ in the short film "Good Image Media". In 2012, he starred in the psychological thriller "Liars All". Personal life. Coombs began dating Miss USA 2011 Alyssa Campanella in 2010. On June 12, 2015 it was announced that they were engaged. On 2 April 2016, the couple got married in Santa Ynez, California. In April 2019, the couple announced their separation and got divorced that same year.