Early life
Sasse was born 9 December 1987 in Westminster, London to poet Dominic Sasse and Mary Rosalind Macauley. He was raised Roman Catholic and has Irish, Welsh, Scottish, Indian and Jewish ancestry.
When he was four, Sasse lost his father. After his mother remarried, he and his older sister grew up in Ludlow, Shropshire and then Aymestrey, Herefordshire. Sasse attended Shrewsbury School and then Hurtwood House boarding school in Surrey for sixth form. After leaving Hurtwood, he studied at Cygnet Training Theatre in Exeter.
Career
His first major role was on the British gangster film The Big I Am in 2010. That same year, Sasse took over the role of Sky in the West End production of Mamma Mia! at the Prince of Wales Theatre.
In March 2012, Sasse was cast in the horror film Frankenstein's Army. In April 2013, he was cast in the Movie Network police series Rogue. He had a recurring role on the show which lasted for two series and 13 episodes.
In December 2013, he was cast in Dan Fogelman's fairy tale-themed musical comedy pilot Galavant. The pilot was shot in London due to the UK's new tax credit for high-end television shows. He was also cast in a recurring role on Fogelman's award-winning comedy The Neighbors as DJ Jazzy Jeff.
In May 2014, Galavant was picked to series and premiered on 4 January 2015. The second season premiered on 3 January 2016.
In 2016, he was selected to co-star in The CW's series No Tomorrow.
In 2021, he was cast in Her Pen Pal alongside former Galavant co-star Mallory Jansen.
In 2025, Sasse founded The Darling Theatre Company in Byron, Australia offering a range of training opportunities for actors, including camera workshops, audition surgeries and one on one coaching.
Sasse also wrote and directed the original stage play Thrust Issues, in which he is set to portray the character Valerian. The play premieres in August 2026 and centres on a book club whose members become captivated by a steamy fantasy novel, exploring themes of friendship, marriage, loneliness and hidden desires.
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