Joshua Sasse

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Joshua Seymour Sasse (/sæs/ SASS) (born December 9, 1987) is a British actor. He is known for playing Sir Gary Galavant in ABC's Galavant (2015-2016). Other credits include The Big I Am (2010), Frankenstein's Army (2012), Rogue (2013–2014), The Neighbors (2014), No Tomorrow (2016–2017), Monarch (2022), Love Is in the Air (2023), and Outrageous (2024).

Born (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 38)
Westminster, London
OccupationActor
Yearsactive2010–2017; 2021–present
Spouse
Louisa Ainsworth
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(m. 2018; sep. 2025)​
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Joshua Sasse
Sasse in 2013
Born (1987-12-09) 9 December 1987 (age 38)
Westminster, London
OccupationActor
Years active2010–2017; 2021–present
Spouse
Louisa Ainsworth
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(m. 2018; sep. 2025)​
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Children3
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Early life

Sasse was born December 9, 1987 in Westminster, London.[2] He is the son of Dominic Sasse, who is also a poet, and Mary Rosalind Macauley.[2] He has an older sister, Lydia Sasse.[2] He was raised Roman Catholic, and has Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Indian and Jewish ancestry.[3]

Career

Sasse studied performing arts at Hurtwood House College,[2] and later at Cygnet Training Theatre in Exeter.[2] His first major role was on the British gangster film The Big I Am in 2010.[2]

In the mid-2010, Joshua took over the role of Sky in the West End production of Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.[2]

In March 2012, he was cast in a big budget horror film titled Frankenstein's Army.[4] In April 2013, he was cast in the TV series Rogue.[2] He had a recurring role on the show which lasted for two series and 13 episodes.[5]

In December 2013, he was cast in Dan Fogelman's fairy tale-themed musical comedy pilot Galavant.[6] The pilot was shot in London due to the UK's new tax credit for high-end television shows.[7] He was also cast in a recurring role on Fogelman's award-winning comedy The Neighbors as DJ Jazzy Jeff.[8]

In May 2014, Galavant was picked to series and premiered on 4 January 2015.[9] The second season premiered on 3 January 2016.[10]

In 2016, he was selected to co-star in The CW's series No Tomorrow.[11]

In 2021, he was cast in Her Pen Pal alongside former Galavant co-star Mallory Jansen.

Personal life

Sasse was engaged to Australian singer Kylie Minogue between February 2016 and 2017.[12][13]

Sasse married Louisa Ainsworth in 2018.[14] They have two children, Dominic and Delilah.[15] He also has a child from a previous relationship.[16][17]

Filmography

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Big I Am Rixie
2012 Frankenstein's Army Sergei
2021 Her Pen Pal Jacques Hallmark Movie
2023 Love Is in the Air William Mitchell Netflix
One Perfect Match Finn Grayson Great American Family
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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2013–2014 Rogue Alec Laszlo 13 episodes
2014 The Neighbors DJ Jazzy Jeff 3 episodes
2015–2016 Galavant Galavant Main role
2016–2017 No Tomorrow Xavier Main role
2022 Monarch Luke Roman Main role
2024 Outrageous Sir Oswald Mosley
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