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{{short description|American farmer and former actor (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Max Sandvoss
| name = Max Sandvoss
| image = Steve Sandvoss November 2008.jpg
| image = Steve Sandvoss November 2008.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| imagesize = 250px
| caption = Sandvoss at [[Fling (film)|Fling]] premiere in Florida in 2008
| caption = Sandvoss in 2008
| birth_name = Stephen James Sandvoss
| birth_name = Stephen James Sandvoss
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|23}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|23}}
| birth_place = [[New York City, New York]]
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
| education = [[Harvard University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| othername = Stephen James Sandvoss
| othername =
| spouse =
| spouse =
}}
}}
'''Stephen "Max" James Sandvoss''' (born '''Stephen James Sandvoss''') (stage name: '''Steve Sandvoss''') is an [[United States|American]] farmer<ref name=Buffalo_Spree/><ref name=Harvard_magazine/> and former [[actor]].<ref name=imdb_steve/>
'''Stephen''' "'''Max'''" '''James Sandvoss''' (born 1980) is an American businessman, farmer, and former actor.<ref name=imdb_steve/>


==Early life and current career==
==Early life and education==
Sandvoss was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Joyce, is American-born, and his father, Rolf Herman George Sandvoss, was Swiss-born.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://first-light-farm.com/our-story/ |title=Our Story |website=First Light Farm |accessdate=2014-02-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226051115/https://first-light-farm.com/our-story/ |archivedate=2014-02-26 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumniconnections.com/olc/filelib/EXR/cpages/71/Library/1952_Remembrances/1952_Sandvoss_Rolf.pdf |title=Remembrances of Rolf Sandvoss (1952)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040617/Obituaries/306179960 |title=Obituary |website=Seacoast Online |date=2004-06-17 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Sandvoss was born in New York City, New York. His mother, Joyce, is American-born, and his father, Rolf Herman George Sandvoss, was Swiss-born.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://first-light-farm.com/our-story/ |title=Our Story |website=First Light Farm |accessdate=2014-02-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226051115/https://first-light-farm.com/our-story/ |archivedate=2014-02-26 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://alumniconnections.com/olc/filelib/EXR/cpages/71/Library/1952_Remembrances/1952_Sandvoss_Rolf.pdf |title=Remembrances of Rolf Sandvoss (1952)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040617/Obituaries/306179960 |title=Obituary |website=Seacoast Online |date=2004-06-17 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


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 in 2002.<ref name=Harvard_magazine/><ref name=imdb_steve>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1302182/bio |author=Dunlap, J. |title=Steve Sandvoss Biography |website=imdb.com |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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.<ref name=Harvard_magazine/><ref name=imdb_steve>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1302182/bio |author=Dunlap, J. |title=Steve Sandvoss Biography |website=imdb.com |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>


== Career ==
After working as a film and television actor from 2003–2010, Sandvoss founded a [[dairy farm|dairy and creamery]] in [[East Bethany, New York]], with his brother Trystan Sandvoss.<ref name=Harvard_magazine>{{cite magazine |url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/09/a-fever-for-chevre |title=A fever for Chèvre |magazine=Harvard Magazine |date=Sep 2013}}</ref><ref name=Buffalo_Spree>{{cite magazine |title=The Sandvoss brothers of First Light Creamery |department=In the Field |url=http://www.buffalospree.com/Buffalo-Spree/November-2011/In-the-Field-The-Sandvoss-brothers-of-First-Light-Creamery/ |magazine=Buffalo Spree |date=Nov 2011 |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/FirstLightFC |title=First Light Farm and Creamery |website=Facebook |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=Harts_Grocers>{{cite web |url=https://hartslocalgrocers.com/meet-the-sandvoss-brothers/ |title=Meet the Sandvoss Brothers |publisher=Hart's Local Grocers |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since January 2018 he holds the position of National Sales & Marketing Director at [[Old Chatham Sheepherding Co.]]. Another brother, Peter, continues to work in [[film production]].<ref name=imdb_steve/><ref name=imdb_peter>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1884589/ |title=Peter Sandvoss |website=imdb.com |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>.

==Acting career==
Sandvoss’ 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.
Sandvoss’ 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…|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]].
===Theater===
*''Tape'' (2004) with West Liang and Elizabeth Kell; Ivar Brick Box Theater, Hollywood.


In June&nbsp;2006, Sandvoss began filming the horror film ''[[Buried Alive (2007 film)|Buried Alive]]'', in the role of Danny. The film was released on DVD in October&nbsp;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 (2008 film)|Kiss the Bride]]'', released in 2008.
===Television===
His other television roles include appearances on ''[[Dr. Vegas]]'', ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'', ''[[The Inside (TV series)|The Inside]]'', ''[[Cold Case]]'', ''[[E-Ring]]'', ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'', and ''[[Miami Medical]]''.


In May&nbsp;2007, Sandvoss took on the role of Mason Michael Finch in the indie film ''[[Fling (film)|Fling]]'' (formerly titled ''Lie to Me''), filmed on location in Kansas City, Missouri. The film had its premiere on 26&nbsp;April 2008, at the [[Newport Beach Film Festival]] during the time that Sandvoss was filming a pilot for the [[Syfy|Sci-Fi channel]], titled "Revolution". It was announced in November&nbsp;2008 that he would appear in the independent film ''[[Exquisite Corpse (film)|Exquisite Corpse]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Who will die so she can live in ''Exquisite Corpse''? |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19050 |website=Bloody Disgusting}}</ref>
;Television appearances
*''[[American Dreams]]'' (2003) (Episode 1.24)
*''[[Dr. Vegas]]'' (2004) (Episode 1.1)
*''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' (2005) (Episode 3.08)
*''[[The Inside (TV series)|The Inside]]'' (2005) (Episodes 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, aired in UK after being cancelled in U.S.A.)
*''[[Cold Case]]'' (2005) (Episode 2.18)
*''[[E-Ring]]'' (2006) (Episode 1.21 aired in UK after being cancelled in the U.S.A.)
*''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2007) (Episode 4.06)
*''Revolution'' ([[Syfy|Sci-Fi channel]] pilot) (2009)
*''[[Miami Medical]]'' (2010) (Episode 1.01)


After working as a film and television actor from 2003 to 2010, Sandvoss founded a [[dairy farm|dairy and creamery]] in [[East Bethany, New York]], with his brother Trystan Sandvoss.<ref name="Harvard_magazine">{{cite magazine |url=http://harvardmagazine.com/2013/09/a-fever-for-chevre |title=A fever for Chèvre |magazine=Harvard Magazine |date=Sep 2013}}</ref><ref name="Buffalo_Spree">{{cite magazine |title=The Sandvoss brothers of First Light Creamery |department=In the Field |url=http://www.buffalospree.com/Buffalo-Spree/November-2011/In-the-Field-The-Sandvoss-brothers-of-First-Light-Creamery/ |magazine=Buffalo Spree |date=Nov 2011 |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/FirstLightFC |title=First Light Farm and Creamery |website=Facebook |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Harts_Grocers">{{cite web |url=https://hartslocalgrocers.com/meet-the-sandvoss-brothers/ |title=Meet the Sandvoss Brothers |publisher=Hart's Local Grocers |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since January 2018, he has held the position of national sales and marketing director at Old Chatham Sheepherding Co.
===Film===
Sandvoss made his feature-film debut in the 2003 independent film ''[[Latter Days]]''. His second feature film was 2005's ''[[Rumor Has It…]]'', starring [[Jennifer Aniston]], [[Kevin Costner]], [[Mark Ruffalo]] and [[Shirley MacLaine]].


== Filmography ==
Sandvoss was cast in the short film ''Waning Moon'', directed by Luca Colombo, which debuted in August 2006 at a Swiss Film Festival in [[Lugano]].


=== Film ===
In June&nbsp;2006, Sandvoss began filming the horror film ''[[Buried Alive (2007 film)|Buried Alive]]'', in the role of Danny. The film was released on DVD in October&nbsp;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 (2008 film)|Kiss the Bride]]'', released in 2008.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2003
|''[[Latter Days]]''
|Elder Aaron Davis
|
|-
|2005
|[[Rumor Has It (film)|''Rumor Has It'']]
|Scott
|
|-
|2006
|''Price to Pay''
|Razor
|
|-
|2007
|[[Kiss the Bride (2007 film)|''Kiss the Bride'']]
|Sean
|
|-
|2007
|[[Buried Alive (2007 film)|''Buried Alive'']]
|Danny
|
|-
|2008
|[[Fling (film)|''Fling'']]
|Mason
|
|-
|2010
|[[Exquisite Corpse (film)|''Exquisite Corpse'']]
|Nicholas
|
|}


=== Television ===
In May&nbsp;2007, Sandvoss took on the role of Mason Michael Finch in the indie film ''[[Fling (film)|Fling]]'' (formerly titled ''Lie to Me''), filmed on location in Kansas City, Missouri. The film had its premiere on 26&nbsp;April 2008, at the [[Newport Beach Film Festival]] during the same time frame that Sandvoss was filming a pilot for the [[Syfy|Sci-Fi channel]], titled "Revolution". It was announced in November&nbsp;2008 that he would appear in the independent film ''[[Exquisite Corpse (film)|Exquisite Corpse]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/19050 |title=Who will die so she can live in ''Exquisite Corpse''? |website=Bloody Disgusting}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Year
;Film credits
!Title
* ''[[Latter Days]]'' ([[2003 in film|2003]])
!Role
* ''[[Rumor Has It…]]'' ([[2005 in film|2005]])
!Notes
* ''Waning Moon (Short)'' ([[2006 in film|2006]])
|-
* ''Price To Pay'' ([[2006 in film|2006]]) Remains unreleased
|2003
* ''[[Buried Alive (2007 film)|Buried Alive]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]])
|''[[American Dreams]]''
* ''[[Kiss the Bride (2007 film)|Kiss The Bride]]'' ([[2007 in film|2007]])
|Dave
* ''[[Fling (film)|Fling]]'' ([[2008 in film|2008]])
|Episode: "High Hopes"
* ''Exquisite Corpse'' ([[2010 in film|2010]])
|-
|2004
|''[[Dr. Vegas]]''
|Brad
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2005
|''[[Cold Case]]''
|Garrett Caine
|Episode: "Ravaged"
|-
|2005
|''[[Nip/Tuck]]''
|Evan Bolton
|Episode: "Tommy Bolton"
|-
|2006
|[[The Inside (TV series)|''The Inside'']]
|Corey Hall
|3 episodes
|-
|2007
|''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''
|Jason
|Episode: "Kung Fu Fighting"
|-
|2007
|''Judy's Got a Gun''
|Patrick
| rowspan="2" |Television film
|-
|2009
|''Revolution''
|Chris Hart
|-
|2010
|''[[Miami Medical]]''
|Marc Tischer
|Episode: "Pilot"
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1302182|Steve Sandvoss |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}
* {{IMDb name|1302182|Steve Sandvoss}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/FirstLightFC |title=First Light Farm and Creamery |website=Facebook |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/FirstLightFC |title=First Light Farm and Creamery |website=Facebook |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.firstlightfarmer.com |title=First Light Farm and Creamery |publisher=Trystan & Max Sandvoss |location=East Bethany, NY |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.firstlightfarmer.com |title=First Light Farm and Creamery |publisher=Trystan & Max Sandvoss |location=East Bethany, NY |access-date=2018-07-12 |df=dmy-all}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/old.chatham.creamery |title=Old Chatham Creamery |website=Instagram }}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/completeunknownfrogs |title= Personal Account in IG |website=Instagram }}

* [https://www.oldchathamcreamery.com/ Old Chatham Creamery]
* [https://www.oldchathamcreamery.com/ Old Chatham Creamery]



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Max Sandvoss
Sandvoss in 2008
Born
Stephen James Sandvoss

(1980-06-23) June 23, 1980 (age 44)
New York City, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB)
OccupationActor

Stephen "Max" James Sandvoss (born 1980) is an American businessman, farmer, and former actor.[1]

Early life and education

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Sandvoss 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

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Sandvoss’ 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

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Film

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Dunlap, J. "Steve Sandvoss Biography". imdb.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Our Story". First Light Farm. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Remembrances of Rolf Sandvoss (1952)" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Obituary". Seacoast Online. 17 June 2004.
  5. ^ a b "A fever for Chèvre". Harvard Magazine. Sep 2013.
  6. ^ "Who will die so she can live in Exquisite Corpse?". Bloody Disgusting.
  7. ^ "The Sandvoss brothers of First Light Creamery". In the Field. Buffalo Spree. November 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. ^ "First Light Farm and Creamery". Facebook. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Meet the Sandvoss Brothers". Hart's Local Grocers. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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