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Grants Pass Daily Courier
July 30, 2002
Local Actor Gets
Recurring TV Role
By Bartie
Lancaster
After a string of winning performances this spring on the ABC hit
television show 'Alias.' Grants Pass (OR) native David Anders has
signed on for another 14 episodes in the fall.
The 21-year-old Anders seems to be on his way to a career in
television.
"I'm a regular. I'm on the main credits and all that jazz," Anders
said. "I hope it means very big things. I couldn't be more happy and
honored and pleased, or be in a better situation on a hit show."
The 'Alias' role this spring was the first big role for Anders, who
plays Mr. Sark, an evil British spy. He joked that he has built up a
fan base in Australia and England, because of his accurate British
accent.
'Alias' is an action-adventure thriller based on the story line of
Sydney Bristow, a college graduate student by day and a secret agent
by night. It was created by J.J. Abrams, who also created the hit
show 'Felicity' on the WB network.
Locally, Anders is known as David Anders Holt, but he changed his
stage name to David Anders because there is already a David Holt in
Hollywood. Anders is a 1999 graduate of Grants Pass High School. Tony
Holt, Anders' fater, said he and his wife, Jeri, are proud their son
has landed such a major role.
"He was able to latch on to this show. I think it's a big break,"
Tony Holt said. "We'll just have to see what he does with it."
When Jeri Holt found out her son was going to be in 14 episodes next
season, she was hopeful that her son's character might evolve into a
good guy. But Anders informed her she would have to get used to him
playing a bad guy, at least for the time being.
Anders said he was bound by this contract not to discuss that plot
next season.
The youngest of four children, Anders has always been a natural
performer, his parents said. "I think he's been a ham since he
started walking," his father said.
However, Anders did not become active in drama until the end of his
high school days. Encouraged by the successes he had in local
theater, the fall after he graduated Anders headed for Hollywood in
pursuit of a career in acting. Though his parents were a bit
skeptical at first, they supported his endeavor, which he said has
made all the difference. Once he got the 'Alias' part, the Holts
became their son's biggest fan.
"We were sort of promoting it (the show) in the area," Tony Holt
said. Anders' brother Jason Holt designed (this) web site for him
that went up in early March so locals could keep up with his career.
The site...has already has some 173,000 hits.
Anders anticipates the fan base for 'Alias' is only going to grow
with the cancellation of 'The X-Files.'
"Hopefully they'll flock on over to us," he said. His first season
on 'Alias' he calls terrific. With each episode, he got more
confident. He declined to discuss his salary for 'Alias,' but he said
the big bucks haven't started rolling in yet.
Anders is looking forward to working with film star Lena Olin, who
will be new to 'Alias' in the coming season. He began filming July 22
for the fall shows.
While not filming 'Alias,' he hopes to keep busy with other projects,
possibly with a part in a Broadway play or a movie role.
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