[1] As his father grew up financially unstable due to his grandfather being a painter, Sears explored a few careers options before settling on theatre.
He briefly moved to Hjørring before going on to train at the Danish National School of Performing Arts in Copenhagen, graduating in 2014.
[2][3] In 2015, Sears had stage roles in Koks i kulissen, Cabaret, and Ødipus Laboratoriet at the Royal Danish Theatre and Visen om sidsel at Grønnegårds Teatret.
The following year, he received the prestigious Reumert Talent Prize for his role in the 2016 production of Sidst på dagen er vi alle mennesker at the Betty Nansen Teatret with company Mammutteatret.
[6] He made his television debut with a recurring role in DR series Follow the Money (Danish: Bedrag).