Stephen "Max" James Sandvoss (born 1980) is an American businessman, farmer, and former actor.[1]
Max Sandvoss | |
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 Sandvoss in 2008 | |
| Born | Stephen James Sandvoss June 23, 1980 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (AB) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Early life and education
editSandvoss was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Joyce, is American-born, and his father, Rolf Herman George Sandvoss, was Swiss-born.[2][3][4]
After attending school in the suburbs of New York City, and in Connecticut, Sandvoss studied Chinese, thinking about going into international business, but changed his studies to poetry and prose writing, graduating cum laude from Harvard University in 2002.[5][1]
Career
editSandvoss’ break as an actor came in 2003 when he landed the role of a football star competing against Will Estes in the NBC drama series American Dreams and as the main character in the independent film Latter Days in the same year.
His second feature film was 2005's Rumor Has It, starring Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Mark Ruffalo and Shirley MacLaine. Sandvoss was also 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 took on the role of Mason Michael Finch in the indie film Fling (formerly titled Lie to Me), filmed on location in Kansas City, Missouri. The film had its premiere on 26 April 2008, at the Newport Beach Film Festival during the time that Sandvoss was filming a pilot for the Sci-Fi channel, titled "Revolution". It was announced in November 2008 that he would appear in the independent film Exquisite Corpse.[6]
After working as a film and television actor from 2003 to 2010, Sandvoss founded a dairy and creamery in East Bethany, New York, with his brother Trystan Sandvoss.[5][7][8][9] Since January 2018, he has held the position of national sales and marketing director at Old Chatham Sheepherding Co.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Latter Days | Elder Aaron Davis | |
| 2005 | Rumor Has It | Scott | |
| 2006 | Price to Pay | Razor | |
| 2007 | Kiss the Bride | Sean | |
| 2007 | Buried Alive | Danny | |
| 2008 | Fling | Mason | |
| 2010 | Exquisite Corpse | Nicholas |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | American Dreams | Dave | Episode: "High Hopes" |
| 2004 | Dr. Vegas | Brad | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005 | Cold Case | Garrett Caine | Episode: "Ravaged" |
| 2005 | Nip/Tuck | Evan Bolton | Episode: "Tommy Bolton" |
| 2006 | The Inside | Corey Hall | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Jason | Episode: "Kung Fu Fighting" |
| 2007 | Judy's Got a Gun | Patrick | Television film |
| 2009 | Revolution | Chris Hart | |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Marc Tischer | Episode: "Pilot" |
References
edit- ^ a b Dunlap, J. "Steve Sandvoss Biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Our Story". First Light Farm. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "Remembrances of Rolf Sandvoss (1952)" (PDF).
- ^ "Obituary". Seacoast Online. 17 June 2004.
- ^ a b "A fever for Chèvre". Harvard Magazine. Sep 2013.
- ^ "Who will die so she can live in Exquisite Corpse?". Bloody Disgusting.
- ^ "The Sandvoss brothers of First Light Creamery". In the Field. Buffalo Spree. November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "First Light Farm and Creamery". Facebook. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Sandvoss Brothers". Hart's Local Grocers. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
External links
edit- Steve Sandvoss at IMDb
- "First Light Farm and Creamery". Facebook. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "First Light Farm and Creamery". East Bethany, NY: Trystan & Max Sandvoss. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Personal Account in IG". Instagram.
- Old Chatham Creamery