Cedric Sanders(I)
- Actor
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Actor Cedric Sanders can be seen in the incredible recurring role in Season 18 of the award-winning medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" playing Simon Clark. The series focuses on a group of young doctors at Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital who began their careers at the facility as interns. Simon is a patient struggling in a long-term battle with a serious illness and uses humor to distract himself from how serious his condition really is. He is a kind and devoted husband and father-to-be. Sanders' episodes aired in May of 2022.Episodes now available on Netflix and Hulu.
Sanders can also now be seen in a strong supporting role in Micheal Bay's highly anticipated film, Ambulance on Amazon Prime and Peacock. Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran (Jake Gyllenhaal) teams up with his adoptive brother (Vahya Abdul-Mateen II) to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive. Sanders plays Officer Mark Ranshaw, a patrol officer for the LAPD, who's partner is the injured cop in the ambulance that gets kidnapped by Gyllenhaal and Abdul-Mateen II. Throughout the film he is determined to save his partner, single handedly if he must, even if it means risking his life without backup. Ambulance premiered in theaters April 8th.
The talented young Sanders got his first break in the Sundance Film Festival hit The Ten starring Jessica Alba and Paul Rudd. His next roles came quickly afterwards when he landed a supporting role in American Gangster opposite Academy Award Winner Denzel Washington. A flurry of films rapidly ensued; including a lead role in the independent faith-based feature The Least Among You which also stared Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. Sanders received the Best Actor Award at the San Diego Film Festival for that performance. A supporting role in David Fincher's critically acclaimed Oscar nominated film The Social Network as well as the Indie car racer dramedy Rocksteady and All Things Fall Apart starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. On the small screen Sanders has lent his talent to multiple hit television shows like "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU" with Emmy nominated actor Andre Braugher, "Life Support" with Queen Latifah, "NCIS," "Bones," "9-1-1" and a series regular role on the ABC drama "Mind Games" opposite Steve Zahn and Christian Slater.
No stranger to the stage, Sanders also won the NAACP Theater Award for Best Actor for his performance in the Play production Matter Of Honor. Other Theatre credits include the west- coast premiere of the Tony-Nominated musical The Scottsboro Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre, and Oo Bla Dee at the Two River Theatre, directed by Ruben Santiago Hudson. Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Cedric Sanders graduated from Howard University with a BFA in Acting. He now resides in Texas with his wife and child. For more information contact Shannon Barr at Strategic Public Relations at sbarr@pr-strategic.com
Sanders can also now be seen in a strong supporting role in Micheal Bay's highly anticipated film, Ambulance on Amazon Prime and Peacock. Needing money to cover his wife's medical bills, a decorated veteran (Jake Gyllenhaal) teams up with his adoptive brother (Vahya Abdul-Mateen II) to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves hijack an ambulance that's carrying a severely wounded cop and an EMT worker. Caught in a high-speed chase, the two siblings must figure out a way to outrun the law while keeping their hostages alive. Sanders plays Officer Mark Ranshaw, a patrol officer for the LAPD, who's partner is the injured cop in the ambulance that gets kidnapped by Gyllenhaal and Abdul-Mateen II. Throughout the film he is determined to save his partner, single handedly if he must, even if it means risking his life without backup. Ambulance premiered in theaters April 8th.
The talented young Sanders got his first break in the Sundance Film Festival hit The Ten starring Jessica Alba and Paul Rudd. His next roles came quickly afterwards when he landed a supporting role in American Gangster opposite Academy Award Winner Denzel Washington. A flurry of films rapidly ensued; including a lead role in the independent faith-based feature The Least Among You which also stared Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. Sanders received the Best Actor Award at the San Diego Film Festival for that performance. A supporting role in David Fincher's critically acclaimed Oscar nominated film The Social Network as well as the Indie car racer dramedy Rocksteady and All Things Fall Apart starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. On the small screen Sanders has lent his talent to multiple hit television shows like "Law & Order," "Law & Order: SVU" with Emmy nominated actor Andre Braugher, "Life Support" with Queen Latifah, "NCIS," "Bones," "9-1-1" and a series regular role on the ABC drama "Mind Games" opposite Steve Zahn and Christian Slater.
No stranger to the stage, Sanders also won the NAACP Theater Award for Best Actor for his performance in the Play production Matter Of Honor. Other Theatre credits include the west- coast premiere of the Tony-Nominated musical The Scottsboro Boys at the Ahmanson Theatre, and Oo Bla Dee at the Two River Theatre, directed by Ruben Santiago Hudson. Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Cedric Sanders graduated from Howard University with a BFA in Acting. He now resides in Texas with his wife and child. For more information contact Shannon Barr at Strategic Public Relations at sbarr@pr-strategic.com
