After moving to Los Angeles , he took the stage name of David Anders due to another actor using the name David Holt . In 2001 , he played a high school senior in the Olsen twins ' series '' So Little Time '' . Later in 2001 , he landed the role of Julian Sark in '' Alias '' ; originally a guest star , Anders was made a regular and lasted until 2006 . Before his acting debut in '' Alias '' , Anders worked at The Gap and taught tennis . Between 2001 and 2006 , while working on '' Alias '' , Anders made guest appearances on television shows such as '' Charmed '' , '' CSI '' and '' Grey 's Anatomy '' . Anders also worked in independent film , and was involved in several plays . In 2002 , he played in the independent film , '' The Surge '' . In December 2001 , he appeared in '' The Source '' magazine in an ad for the rapper Canibus , in which Anders doubled as Eminem . In 2005 , Anders joined the cast of '' Beautiful '' , an Off-Broadway rock musical , as the lead . '' Beautiful '' was shown during the New York International Fringe Festival . In the same year , he participated in the film '' Circadian Rhythm '' . In 2006 , Anders worked on the horror film '' Left in Darkness '' alongside actress Monica Keena . In 2007 , Anders played the role of ELI in the film of the same name , '' ELI '' . He was then cast in a regular role in the second season of NBC 's hit '' Heroes '' as Adam Monroe/Takezo Kensei , a character with the ability to regenerate . Anders , playing a British character , was once again called upon to use his British accent from '' Alias '' . He also worked on two other movies : '' Into the Blue 2 : The Reef '' and '' The Revenant '' . He also guest-starred in the eighth season of '' 24 '' . He guest starred as John Gilbert in the TV series '' The Vampire Diaries '' in 2010 and 2011
New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
David Anders