Joshua Sasse | |
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Born |
Joshua Seymour Sasse 9 December 1987 Westminster, London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2010–present |
Partner(s) | Kylie Minogue (2015–2017) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives |
William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose (great-grandfather) Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose (great-uncle) Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell (great-uncle) |
Joshua Seymour Sasse (/sæs/ SASS) (born 9 December 1987) is a British actor. He is known for playing Galavant in ABC's Galavant.
Sasse was born in Westminster, England, the son of Mary Rosalind (Macauley) and poet Dominic Sasse, and has a sister, Lydia Sasse. He was raised Catholic, and has Irish, Welsh, Scottish, and Jewish ancestry.
His maternal great-grandfather was William Berry, 1st Viscount Camrose, and his maternal great-uncles were Seymour Berry, 2nd Viscount Camrose and Michael Berry, Baron Hartwell. His father died when Joshua was aged 5 on PIA Flight 268, whilst he was travelling to Kathmandu; his mother subsequently remarried, and Joshua was hence sent to Shrewsbury School, where he discovered his love for acting.
Sasse studied performing arts at Hurtwood House College and later at Cygnet Training Theatre in Exeter. His first major role was on the British gangster film, The Big I Am in 2010.
In the mid-2010, Joshua took over the role of Sky in the West End production of Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.