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north adams , massachusetts , us van hansis 250px van hansis
 evan vanfossen hansis film , television actor
van hansis

van hansis -lrb- born evan vanfossen hansis on september 25 , 1981 in north adams , massachusetts -rrb- is an american actor .
hansis , who uses the name van professionally , starred on the cbs soap opera `` as the world turns '' as luke snyder , the son of one of the show 's signature supercouples , holden and lily snyder -lrb- played by jon hensley and martha byrne , later noelle beck -rrb- , although the character 's biological father is damian grimaldi .
hansis made his first appearance on december 14 , 2005 , taking over the role from jake weary , and played the character until the end of the show 's run , appearing in its final episode , which aired on september 17 , 2010 .
more recently , hansis has had guest roles on television series and starred in a feature film , `` occupant '' .
in addition , he played the male lead role in a short film , `` wedding day '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , produced by peter sterling .
in december 2012 , van began playing the role of thom in a dark comedy webseries , `` eastsiders '' .
in addition , he played the role of , jessie , in the movie , `` devil may call '' which will be released on dvd on march 10 , 2015 .
in january 2015 , van began filming the independent , kickstarter funded lgbt mystery film , kiss me kill me which is directed by `` casper andreas '' .
