Short Biography

Trained theater actor Anson Mount hesitated to audition for his breakthrough film role in the Britney Spears vehicle "Crossroads" (2002), fearing that the project was too cheesy and mainstream. Yet, a little prodding from Spears fan Robert De Niro convinced him otherwise and the 29-year-old Mount was soon America`s newest teen heartthrob. Born Anson Adams Mount II in Prospect Heights, IL, Mount is the only child of former professional golfer Nancy Smith and late Playboy Magazine sports editor Anson Mount II. He grew up in White Bluff, TN, and attended Dickson County High School in nearby Dickson, where he landed his first acting role as a supporting player in a school play. After graduating in 1991, Mount enrolled at Tennessee`s University of the South, joined a fraternity, and dedicated himself to performance art and theater. He went on to earn a master`s degree in fine arts and acting from Columbia University and then joined the New York City theater scene. Mount first made headlines in 1998, when he starred as Joshua, a gay character who represents a modern-day Jesus, in playwright Terrence McNally`s controversial "Corpus Christi". Over 1,000 protesters representing religious groups turned out for the play`s much-hyped opening performance, which then received scathing reviews from right-wing and left-wing newspapers alike. In 1999, Mount made his television debut in a guest spot on Fox`s "Ally McBeal" and then took a memorable turn in an episode of HBO`s "Sex in the City". The part led to a recurring role on the NBC drama "Third Watch" in 2000.

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