Evan Roderick

Evan Roderick
Born
Evan Roderick Anderson

(1995-06-29) 29 June 1995 (age 29)
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Lowell
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Evan Roderick Anderson (born 29 June 1995) is a Canadian actor and former ice hockey player.

Life and career

Roderick was born and raised in North Vancouver, British Columbia.[1][2][3] He has an older brother, Stuart. Evan first became interested in performing arts when he saw a Rolling Stones concert at the age of 10, and he decided to pursue it as a teenager.[4]

Roderick attended Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton.[5] He began ice hockey in the Pacific Coast Bantam Hockey League, BC Hockey Major Midget League, and Canadian Sport School Hockey League. He went on to play in the British Columbia Hockey League: one season with the Westside Warriors, one with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, and three with the Langley Rivermen. He also played a season each in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League with the Penticton Lakers and in the Pacific Junior Hockey League with the North Delta Devils.[1][6] He acquired a division 1 scholarship to play for the University of Massachusetts Lowell River Hawks in the NCAA. He quit the sport at 19 after a series of injuries.[4][7]

Roderick began working in commercials and short films from 2015. He made his television debut with a guest role in a 2015 episode of the docudrama series Untold Stories of the E.R., followed by Project Mc2 and When We Rise in 2017, Garage Sale Mystery in 2018, and BH90210 in 2019. He landed his first major role as Officer Nick Anastas in the DC Comics series Arrow, a recurring role he played for the last three seasons of the show from 2017 to 2019.[8][9][10] In December 2018, it was announced Roderick would star as Justin Davis opposite Kaya Scodelario in the 2020 Netflix series Spinning Out.[11][12][13]

Personal life

As of August 2022, Roderick has been in a relationship with actress Dion Karas.[14]

Filmography

Filmmaking credits

  • Young/Old/Man (2017) - produced

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Alien Shy Prince Charming Short film
2016 The Clam Man Andy Short film
2017 Young/Old/Man Sam Short film
2017 Tributum Viktor Short film
Iron to Rust Tucker Jake Upcoming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Untold Stories of the E.R. Mason Episode: "Oh, Deer!"
2017 Project Mc2 Prince Wendell Episode: "A Royal Pain"
2017 When We Rise Kurt Miniseries; Parts II and III
2017–2019 Arrow Officer Nick Anastas Recurring role (seasons 6–8); 12 episodes
2018 Garage Sale Mystery Travis Episode: "Picture a Murder"
2019 BH90210 Chaz Bryant 2 episodes
2020 Spinning Out Justin Davis Main role
2021 Hidden Jewel John TV movie; Main role
2022 Autumn in the City Austin Edwards TV movie; Main role
2022 A Tale of Two Christmases Max TV movie; Main role
2023 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New Arthur TV movie
2023 Sealed with a List Wyatt Redmond TV movie
2024 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Lesson in Murder Arthur TV movie
2024 Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Diner Arthur TV movie
2024 Leah's Perfect Gift Graham TV movie

References

  1. ^ a b "Evan Anderson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Up Close With Evan Roderick". Photo Book. 21 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Interview with Netflix's "Spinning Out" actor Evan Roderick". Naluda Magazine. 28 December 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b Sullivan, Corinne (16 February 2020). "10 Fun Facts You Should Know About Spinning Out's Bad-Boy, Evan Roderick". PopSugar. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Alumni". Okanagan Hockey Academy. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ Crookes, Adam (16 January 2020). "Evan Roderick on Netflix's 'Spinning Out', Virtual Reality & Ice Hockey". Crookes Magazine. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  7. ^ Ellwood-Hughes, Pip (13 January 2020). "Interview: Evan Roderick discusses his new Netflix series Spinning Out". Entertainment Focus. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ^ Gunn, Callum (24 December 2018). "Arrow: A moment with Evan Roderick about Officer Nick Anastas". Fansided. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Feature: Evan Roderick aka Nick Anastas is Officer-turned-vigilante in Season 7 CW's "Arrow"". Occhi Magazine. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  10. ^ Ingraham, Alexandria (19 December 2019). "Evan Roderick talks going from Arrow to Spinning Out". Netflix Life. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (19 December 2018). "'Arrow's Evan Roderick Joins Netflix Drama Series 'Spinning Out'". Deadline.
  12. ^ Corey, Sarah Halle (1 January 2020). "Who Plays Justin In 'Spinning Out'? Evan Roderick Heats Up The Ice". Elite Daily. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  13. ^ Kevin (1 January 2020). "Exclusive Interview: Pop-Culturalist Chats with Spinning Out's Evan Roderick". Pop-Culturalist. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  14. ^ Evan Roderick [@evanroderick] (August 13, 2023). "One year" – via Instagram.