Sebastian Arcelus

What I admire about Sebastian Arcelus is his quiet reliability. Trained on the stage and educated at Williams College, he brings real texture to roles that orbit the leads rather than steal the spotlight, Lucas Goodwin in House of Cards and Jay Whitman in Madam Secretary among them. These are the parts that make prestige television actually work, and they demand discipline more than ego. I find his career a reminder that great drama is built by craftsmen who let the story breathe. He is the kind of actor I notice precisely because he never asks to be noticed, and I quietly respect that restraint.

Name (English)

Sebastian Arcelus

Name (Japanese)

セバスチャン・アーセラス

Reading

せばすちゃん・あーせらす

Born

November 5, 1976 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor

University

Williams College

• Official sitehttp://www.sebastianarcelus.com
• Xhttps://x.com/SebArcelus
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian%20Arcelus
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7442359

Tags

• New York
• stage actor
• film actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

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