Height 6' (1.83 m) Mini Bio (1) Xander's father was a painter and his mother a school teacher who sewed, providing him with costumes (his preference over toys). School plays and Community Theater were next. An experimental theater troupe in the area (which was an offshoot from Joseph Chaikin's Open Theater in New York) took Xander under their wing when he was 16. He credits this group for shaping him as both a person and an actor, committed to taking risks and remaining open to the unknown. Xander went to Hampshire College, the progressive brainchild of Smith, Mt. Holyoke, Amherst, and the University of Massachusetts. He would continue in the theater at Hampshire, studying and doing plays at each of the other schools, all of which were there in the area. Is an accomplished painter, sculptor, and make-up artist. In fact, he designed his own makeup on 24 (2001) when his character was suffering from the deteriorating effects of radiation sickness. Daughter Olwyn Harper was born on September 23, 2006. Daughter Rowan was born in 2010. He is of Scottish and English descent. Personal Quotes (6) I want to direct films, because I am a painter and a sculptor and I've done a lot of writing. I don't look too far ahead. I can't help but have my sights set on Scorsese, Cohen Brothers and Spike Jones. Directing is the ultimate way to bring together all the art forms I've been involved with over the years. I'd better make hay while the sun shines. It's exciting that you've got an entire season to experience 24 hours of highly dramatically charged human experience. It allows for the close inspection of minutiae in behavior.
演艺经历
1981年，在电影《亲爱的妈咪》饰演配角已成年的克里斯托弗·克劳福德1986年，在由加里·奥德曼主演的电影《席德与南茜》饰演鲍厄里·斯纳克斯。1991年，在由阿诺德·施瓦辛格主演的电影《终结者2》饰演托德·沃特。1995年，在电影《盗火线》饰演小角色拉尔夫。1997年，在由摩根·弗里曼主演的电影《断锁怒潮》饰演配角哈蒙德。2006年，在由皮尔斯·布鲁斯南主演的电影《追凶双雄》饰演配角铁路乘务员福尔曼。2008年，在由连姆·尼森主演的动作电影《飓风营救》饰演配角斯图尔特。2010年，在由道恩·强森主演的电影《极速复仇》饰演马洛里警官。2015年，在由安东尼·霍普金斯主演的电影《通灵神探》饰演配角埃利斯先生。2016年，在电影《分歧者3：忠诚世界》饰演菲利普。
