Ross Thomas (actor)
Ross Schuler Thomas (born August 21, 1981 in Stockton , California ) is an American film and television actor .
Life
Ross Thomas studied acting at Arizona State University in Tempe and the University of Southern California in Los Angeles , where he graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater and acting.
Thomas made his feature film debut in 2005 in the multiple award-winning independent film What's Bugging Seth in the role of the deaf Seth Singer , who tries to overcome all existing difficulties to set up his own company for pest control . In the same year he also took part in the also excellent short film Sissy French Fry .
Became famous for Thomas in particular by the US - television series Beyond the Break four young women on their way to professional surfers, who in the US from 2006 to 2009 on the specialty channel for children and teenagers , The N was broadcast. In it he was seen in the leading role of Bailey Reese from the start of the series . At the side of Christy Carlson Romano , he played the figure skater Alex Harrison in the 2006 film sequel Love and Ice 2 and performed many of the skating elements and stunts himself. That same year, Thomas starred as Ryan Grimm in the fifth part of the American Pie franchise , American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile . In 2007 he played the best friend of the male protagonist, the carefree and happy surfer Gabe, in the coming-out drama Shelter .
Thomas had episode roles in various US television series , including CSI: On the Trail of the Criminals , Cold Case - No Victim Is Ever Forgotten , CSI: NY and Lie to Me . In 2011 he appeared in four episodes of the soap opera General Hospital . In the same year he also appeared in the sports drama Soul Surfer as the brother of surfer Bethany Hamilton . As a voice actor , Thomas worked on the cartoon series Avatar - The Last Airbender and the cartoon Who Shrunk Daniel Funk . He was also the campaign face for nationwide advertisements from Mastercard , the restaurant chain Applebee's and the global paints supplier Sherwin-Williams .
Thomas campaigns for the rights of indigenous peoples and for the protection of the tropical rainforest . Together with Jamie Milne Roberts he produced the short film Extraction: The Plundering of the Amarakaeri Reservee in 2010 as director , screenwriter and cameraman .
Filmography (selection)
- 2000: CSI: On the trail of the perpetrators
- 2003: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten
- 2004: CSI: NY
- 2005: What's Bugging Seth
- 2006: American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
- 2006: Love and Ice 2 ( The Cutting Edge 2: Going for the Gold )
- 2007: Shelter
- 2008: Molly Hartley - The Haunting of Molly Hartley
- 2009: Dance Flick - The very last dance film
- 2009: Alice & the White Hair (short film)
- 2010: Burning Palms
- 2011: Soul Surfer
- 2011: Underground - Deadly Beasts (horror film)
Web links
- Ross Thomas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vita Ross Thomas ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Most Beautiful Men. The World's # 1 Male Celebrity Site
- ↑ What's Bugging Seth ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Homepage of the film
- ↑ Beyond the Break www.serienjunkies.de
- ↑ Shelter ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Homepage of the film
- ↑ Shelter review Cineclub, archive 2009
- ↑ TheCelebrityCafe.com ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Interview with Ross Thomas from March 14, 2011
- ↑ Intercontinental Cry: Extraction: The Plundering of the Amarakaeri Reserve
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomas, Ross |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomas, Ross Schuler (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockton , California |