Recently, “Ikatan Cinta ” is one of the most famous favorite Indonesian television series. The engaging storylines and well-acting performances from the actors and actresses are why this series is always anticipated by its loyal viewers. Many famous actors and actresses starred in this series. One of those names is Evan Sanders, who plays the character of Elnino Prasetya or Nino.
Evan Sanders is one of the talented Indonesian actors from Papua who has been in Indonesia’s entertainment industry for a long time. He started his career as VJ, and now he is already known as a talented actor who has starred in more than twenty movies and television series. He recently became a host for an infotainment show broadcasted on a national television channel.
Want to get to know more about him? Here are some informations about Evan Sanders
Born and Grew Up in Papua
As we might know, not many Indonesian actors originally came from Papua. But, this doesn’t mean that Papua doesn’t have any talented actors who can make their way into Indonesia’s entertainment industry. Evan Sanders is one of those actors who can even survive for a long time.
Evan Sanders, whose original name is Stevanus Alexanders Tenda, was born on November 8, 1981, in Biak, Papua. His father’s name is Frans Tenda. Not much information about his mother or other family members can be known, considering Evan does not show his personal life.
Not only born, but Evan also spent his childhood in Biak. He was born and grew up in Papua might be surprising. But, It is a normal thought considering his physical appearance is different from other Papuans, who are mostly identical with their big body and black skin. But, in fact, Evan still inherited his Papua blood from his father.
Like other kids, Evan also dreamed of being a journalist and pilot. Unfortunately, he didn’t get support, so he moved to Jakarta to chase his career path. Even though Evan didn’t neglect his education, he already earned a bachelor’s degree in International Relations major in Papua and a master’s degree in Social Politics major in Germany.
He started His Career As VJ
Evan decided to move to Jakarta to chase his career path due to the lack of support. The success he dreamed of from the start was not as easy as it looks. His first years were very challenging, which made him have to work as a waitress to earn money and survive in Jakarta. At the same time, he also tried to make his path in journalism and the presenter world.
In 2004, The path started to open for him when he joined in VJ MTV Hunt Indonesia competition and managed to win as the first champion. After this competition, he started his career in the entertainment industry as VJ MTV. In 2005, he got a chance to explore his acting career by starring in the “Dealova” movie.
His impressive acting in this movie caught many producers’ attention to offer him other roles in movies and television series. Since then, he actively grew his acting career by starring in many movies and television series, Most of them are horror and drama genres that help him raise his popularity. His best quality acting also got him some acting nominations in some movie events.
Not only in the presenter and acting world, but Evan also tried to make his path in his singing career. He started by doing a collaboration with Melly Goeslaw on the single “Tentang Dia ”; he also released two albums, “Sebelah Mata” in 2008 and “Dua Mata” in 2011, as well as released some other singles. Evan is also known as a singer through his music works with some of his singles also used for his movies and television series.
Get More Attention After Starring “Ikatan Cinta”
After playing various roles in many movies and television series, Evan got an offer to play Elnino Prasetya or Nino for the “Ikatan Cinta” series. The character “Nino” itself is described as Andien’s ex-boyfriend, who is the main character of the series. Unexpectedly, this series got a huge success that also raised the popularity of its actors and actresses, including Evan.
Since then, Evan has gotten more attention, especially from this series’s lovers, that are mostly moms. People even know him more for his role than his real name. But, thanks to his excellent acting for this character, he also got some nominations in some movies and series. One of them was nomination as “Aktor Terpuji Serial Televisi ” at the Bandung Film Festival 2021.
That’s all some information about Evan Sanders. Some information might be surprising, especially about him being born and raised in Papua. But, this information should be an eye-opening revelation that Papuans are very diverse and very welcome to everyone. Not only that, but Evans’s profile shows that Papua indeed has many talented actors that deserve more appreciation and a chance to grow their career paths.
