Van Hansis is an American actor. Hansis, who uses the name Van professionally, starred on the long-running CBS soap opera As the World Turns as Luke Snyder, the son of one of the show's signature supercouples, Holden and Lily Snyder, although the character's biological father is Damian Grimaldi. Hansis made his first appearance on December 14, 2005, taking over the role from Jake Weary, and played the character until the end of the show's run, appearing in its final episode, which aired on September 17, 2010. More recently, Hansis has had guest roles on television series and starred in a feature film, Occupant. In addition, he played the male lead role in a short film, Wedding Day, produced by Peter Sterling. In December 2012, Van began playing the role of Thom in a dark comedy webseries, Eastsiders. In addition, he played the role of, Jessie, in the movie, "Devil May Call" which is currently in post-production. 

September 25th, 1981 in North Adams (Age 43)