Tom Stevens (actor)

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Tom Stevens
Born
Thomas James Stevens

(1987-06-24) June 24, 1987 (age 35)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater Douglas College (2009)
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, musician
Spouse
Erika Valliere
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(m. 2011)​

Thomas James Stevens (born June 24, 1987) is a Canadian actor, producer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Jason Higgins on Fox TV's Wayward Pines . Stevens regularly performs in theatre in Vancouver and received critical acclaim for his role as "Jerry" in The Zoo Story during Vancouver's 2014 Fringe Festival season. In 2016, he won a Leo Award for Best Actor in a Guest Starring Role for Wayward Pines.

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Early life

Stevens was born on June 24, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The child of a writer, Diane Stevens (née Ried) and a visual artist, David Stevens, Tom was always encouraged to nurture his creativity and began playing music and writing songs at a young age. He first began acting in high school plays and received positive responses, but succumbed to nerves before his audition to theatre school and gave up acting for several years.[ citation needed ] After a period of working jobs in the service sector, including as a janitor, Stevens felt unfulfilled and turned back to acting. He was admitted to the Theatre program at Douglas College in 2007 and graduated in 2009.

Career

Shortly after graduating Tom secured his first paid acting job on Blue Mountain State in 2010. Stevens went on to work on numerous television and film productions across Canada, and in 2013 was cast as Eric Griffith on Hallmark Channel's Cedar Cove opposite Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal. He reprised this role for two seasons. In 2015, Stevens was cast as Jason Higgins on Fox TV's Wayward Pines , a role for which he received his first Leo Award nomination and win. After appearing in the final two episodes of the first season, Stevens reprised the role as a main character in 2016 for the second season of Wayward Pines .

Stevens is also a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He started and performed with Vancouver band AtomAtom from 2011 until 2013.

Personal life

Tom Stevens has been with his wife Erika Valliere since 2011. They met playing together in rock band AtomAtom.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Blue Mountain State Dylan JacobsEpisode: "There's Only One Second Best"
Smallville ClaytonEpisode: "Homecoming"
On Strike for ChristmasRyanTV movie
Psych ChrisEpisode: "We'd Like to Thank the Academy"
2010–2011 Hellcats Noah Campbell2 episodes
2011 Fairly Legal Rick RileyEpisode: "Benched"
Fringe Michael KrickEpisode: "Os"
Endgame BellhopEpisode: "Gorillas in Our Midst"
Flashpoint Ryan BellEpisode: "The War Within"
2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Lenwood HeathFilm
Supernatural WillEpisode: "We Need to Talk About Kevin"
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome Marine BarisTV movie
Arrow Teddy Reston / JackEpisode: "Legacies"
2013 12 Rounds 2: Reloaded Tommy WeaverFilm
Falling Skies Steve PickettEpisode: "The Pickett Line"
Grave Halloween SkylarTV movie
2013–2015 Cedar Cove Eric Griffith17 episodes
2014 Motive Ryan BalfourEpisode: "They Made Me a Criminal"
2015–2016 Wayward Pines Jason HigginsRecurring season 1; main cast season 2
Won – Leo Award for Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series (2016) [1]
Nominated – Leo Award for Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series (2017) [2]
2016The Game of LoveBartonTV movie
2019 Valley of the Boom Phillip3 episodes
Deadly Class Chester "F***face" Wilson5 episodes
2019–2020 The 100 Trey7 episodes
2021–present Moonshine Ryan Finley–CullenSeries Regular
2021 The Last Victim Manny RandowskiFilm
2021 Secrets of a Marine's Wife ChrisTV movie

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References

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  2. ↑ "Leo Awards, Nominees by Name 2017". www.leoawards.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
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