David Anders

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.

When he was a senior in high school, at 15, he played Philip the Apostle in a regional theater production of Jesus Christ Superstar.

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.

Between 2001 and 2006, while working on Alias, Anders made guest appearances on television shows such as Charmed, CSI and Grey's Anatomy.

[citation needed] In 2005, Anders joined the cast of Beautiful, an Off-Broadway rock musical, as the lead.

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.

[3] 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.

Hugh Laurie (House) on keyboards and James Denton (Desperate Housewives) on guitar were also part of the project.

[citation needed] In 2015 Anders appeared in a video promoting Stop-Attack, an app that aims to raise awareness and end domestic abuse.