Thomas James Stevens (born June 24, 1987) is a

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actor, producer, and musician. He is best known for his role as Jason Higgins on

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's ''

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''. Stevens regularly performs in theatre in Vancouver and received critical acclaim for his role as "Jerry" in ''

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'' during Vancouver's 2014

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season. In 2016, he won a

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for Best Actor in a Guest Starring Role for ''Wayward Pines''.

Early life

Stevens was born on June 24, 1987, in

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. 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. 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

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in 2007 and graduated in 2009.

Career

Shortly after graduating Tom secured his first paid acting job on ''

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'' in 2010. Stevens went on to work on numerous television and film productions across Canada, and in 2013 was cast as Eric Griffith on

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's '' Cedar Cove'' opposite

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and

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. He reprised this role for two seasons. In 2015, Stevens was cast as Jason Higgins on

's ''

'', a role for which he received his first

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 ''

''. He co-starred in CBC's comedy Moonshine for two seasons as Ryan, the son in the very dysfunctional family. https://gem.cbc.ca/moonshine 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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stevens, Tom 1987 births Living people 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Vancouver