Occupation Actor Role Actor Siblings Peter Sandvoss | Name Max Sandvoss Education Harvard University | |
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Full Name Stephen James Sandvoss Born June 23, 1980 (age 44) ( 1980-06-23 ) New York City, New York Movies Latter Days, Rumor Has It, Exquisite Corpse, Kiss the Bride, Buried Alive Similar People Wes Ramsey, C Jay Cox, John Stewart Muller, Robert Kurtzman, Rob Reiner | ||
Life and career
Sandvoss was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Joyce, is American-born, and his father, Rolf Herman George Sandvoss, was Swiss-born. Sandvoss's break as an actor came when he landed the role of a football star competing against Will Estes in the NBC drama series American Dreams. His other television roles include appearances on Dr. Vegas, Nip/Tuck, The Inside, Cold Case, E-Ring, Grey's Anatomy and Miami Medical.
Sandvoss made his feature-film debut in the 2003 independent film Latter Days. His second feature film was 2005's Rumor Has It…, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo and Shirley MacLaine.
Sandvoss was cast in the short film Waning Moon, directed by Luca Colombo, which debuted in August 2006 at a Swiss Film Festival in Lugano.
In June 2006, Sandvoss began filming the horror film Buried Alive, in the role of Danny. The film was released on DVD in October 2007. In late 2006, it was announced that he would reunite with director/writer C. Jay Cox in a supporting role in the film Kiss the Bride, released in 2008.
In May 2007, Sandvoss assumed the role of Mason Michael Finch in the independent film "Fling," originally titled "Lie to Me," which was shot on location in Kansas City, Missouri. The film debuted on April 26, 2008, at the Newport Beach Film Festival. Concurrently, Sandvoss was involved in shooting a pilot titled "Revolution" for the Sci-Fi Channel. In November 2008, it was announced that he would feature in another independent film, "Exquisite Corpse."
As of October 2013, Sandvoss had changed his first name to Max and manages a farm in East Bethany, New York, with his brother, Trystan.