Todd Lasance

Todd Lasance
Todd Lasance in 2012
Born	Todd James Lasance (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 (age 32) Newcastle, New South Wales Australia
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present

Todd James Lasance (born 18 February 1985) is an Australian actor recognised for his roles in several Australian television productions including Home and Away, Cloudstreet, Underbelly and The Great Mint Swindle. He has also appeared in several American television productions including The Vampire Diaries as Julian, Gaius Julius Caesar in Spartacus and as Edward Clariss/Rival in The Flash.

In 2006, Lasance made his acting debut starring on the teen drama television series Blue Water High. In 2007 Lasance was cast in the Seven Network soap opera television series Home and Away as Aden Jefferies, which is generally recognised as Lasance's breakout role. In October 2007 Seven announced Lasance would become a series regular once the series returned for its 2008 season. In May 2009 Lasance won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor. In December 2009 Lasance announced he would be leaving the series with a view to pursuing his acting career in America. Lasance filmed his final scenes on 11 December 2009.

In 2008, Lasance made his film debut with a small role in the film Fool's Gold. In 2010, Lasance was cast in one of the planned movie spin-offs to the Australian crime drama television series Underbelly. The film Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here concerns the murder of two Victorian police officers and the subsequent hunt for their killers. Lasance portrayed police detective Dean Thomas who was part of the investigation team. The film premiered on 7 February 2011.

In March 2010, the Sydney Morning Herald reported Lasance had signed on to co-star in the drama mini-series Cloudstreet, based on the Tim Winton novel of the same name, in which he played the role of Quick Lamb. The story follows the lives of two working-class Australian families who live together on One Cloud Street and was filmed in Perth, Western Australia. The series premiered on the subscription channel Showcase on 22 May 2011 to positive reviews from critics.