Thomas Ely Sage is known for his work on The Monster Outside - Hüte dich vor der Dunkelheit (2016), Castle Siege 2.0 (2017) and Castle Siege (2011).
Pronounces his middle name like the two letters: L-E, not E-lee. United States Navy Veteran. Son of Eleanor ("Ely") and Harrison. The first film that he recalls seeing in a movie theater was "Live And Let Die" (1973). He's been a Bond fan ever since. He is of English, Irish and Cherokee ancestry. He is a Mayflower descendant. He came up with the title "To Survive" while talking to writer/director Stephen Folker , who was still in the writing process. Blue Grass, IA, USA Filmed From Uranus for writer/director Stephen Folker . Thomas Ely Sage plays the role of Terry. [July 2011] Wellman, Iowa, USA: Filmed the web series "Endangered" for director/writer Pat Atkinson , playing the role of "Pete Taylor". [June 2012] Osceola, Iowa, USA Filmed "Trying To Quit" for writer/director Paul Berge . [January 2012] Davenport Iowa, USA Filmed To Survive for writer/director Stephen Folker . [August 2012] North Liberty, Iowa, USA Filmed The Formula for directors Thomas Beecher and Joe Clarke . [July 2012] Davenport and Blue Grass Iowa, USA Filmed Castle Siege for writer/director Stephen Folker . [November 2011] Davenport, Iowa USA - He was a crew member for Stephen Folker 's film "Reverie Lane". [November 2013] Sherrard, IL, USA - Filmed Field Freak for writer/director Stephen Folker . Thomas Ely Sage plays the role of "Jerry". [June 2013] For To Survive, he lost 35 pounds to play a post-apocalyptic thug. It took four hours to shoot the only scene he was in. For two of those hours, he was laying still on the ground to maintain continuity in case he was seen as the camera moved around. September 2015 - Rock Island, IL, USA - Filmed The Investigation for writer/director Justin Marxen . His character's last name in Up On The Wooftop is "Fry" after legendary University of Iowa Hawkeye football coach, Hayden Fry. During the shooting of Castle Siege, Thomas Ely Sage accidentally had a couple of his ribs cracked in the Make Up World scene. Shooting the short film "Honey Do" with director Stephen Folker. Sage is acting in the project and he's also written the screenplay. [December 2015]
The story revolves around a family that moves into an abandoned cabin in Beaver Pelt Falls, Idaho. Charles (Dave Juehring) a former best selling writer, is desperately trying to pen his next book and needs a place free of distractions. Little does he know, his entire family is being watched. Strange bumps in the night escalate into a nerve wrecking encounter with the creature by Charles's wife Linda (Trena Penson). The story takes a wacky turn when they hire a psychotic, pest-control guy (Thomas Ely Sage) and are led to believe Rabid Beavers are to blame. It's not until they visit a road-side Root Beer Distillery and meet a man named Ned Perkins (Glenn Harston), that they learn what the bumps in the night really are. According to Ned, they're all going to die!