Ed Sanders (actor)

Edward William Sanders (born 4 February 1993) is an English actor, singer, record producer, and art entrepreneur. He first gained recognition for his role as Tobias Ragg in the 2007 film Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, for which he also contributed to the film’s soundtrack. Sanders went on to appear in the 2011 historical adventure film Hugo as part of the ensemble cast. In addition to his work in film and music, Sanders is the co-founder of D'Stassi Art, a contemporary art gallery established in Shoreditch, London in 2017, specialising in street art and emerging international artists.

Ed Sanders
Born	Edward William Sanders (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 32) East Sussex, England
Other names	Edward Sanders, Eddy Atlantis
Occupation(s)	Actor, Record Producer, Art Entrepreneur
Years active	2007–present
Height	6ft (approx. 182 cm)
Awards	Sierra Award for Youth in Film, PFCS Award for Best Performance by a Youth,
Musical career
Labels	Imagem Uk, Concord Music Publishing
Website	eddyatlantis.com

Early life

Education

Sanders was educated at Copthorne Preparatory School and sat his GCSE Exams at Ardingly College in West Sussex.^[1] He then moved up to London and continued his education part-time at Kensington and Chelsea College, whilst working as an apprentice in recording studios across London.

Art career

In 2017, Sanders co-founded the contemporary art gallery D'Stassi Art in Shoreditch, London. The gallery specialises in showcasing artists associated with the Lower East Side street art movement and emerging contemporary talent. According to Artnet News, the gallery has developed a reputation for presenting street-influenced artists within a fine art context and has hosted international exhibitions featuring artists such as Lady Pink, Angel Ortiz (LA II), and Trevor Andrew (GucciGhost).^[2]

In 2025, the gallery presented the first UK solo exhibition by pioneering graffiti artist Lady Pink, which was noted by The Guardian as a significant moment for New York street art in the London contemporary art scene.^[3]

Music career

Eddy Atlantis in Bergen, Norway

After starting his career in the film industry, Sanders, under the name Eddy Atlantis, spent his teenage years learning and working in London's east end recording studios with a range of artists.

On 31 March 2015 he signed a global publishing deal with Imagem Music UK.^[4]

Lokjaw Studios

At the beginning of 2019, Eddy opened his own studio space, Lokjaw Studios. Based in Primrose Hill, North West London, it houses various outboard and has a large control room, separate live room and vocal booth.

Production discography

Year	Title	Artist	Album/EP	Co-writer	Producer	Co-Production
2016	Possession of a Weapon	Caitlyn Scarlett	Single	Y	Y
2017	Paranoid	Cal	Single	Y	Y
	Shangri-La	Caitlyn Scarlett	Single	Y	Y
	Charlie	Cal	UNDO Pt.1	Y	Y
	Neck Contour	Girli	Hot Mess EP	Y	Y
	98	Santino Le Saint	Single	Y	Y
2018	B.I.G.	Caitlyn Scarlett	Single	Y	Y
	Validation	Afro B	Afrowave 2	Y		Y
2019	Skin	Dolapo	Single	Y	Y
	Skin Remix feat. Alicai Harley & Br3nya	Dolapo	Single	Y	Y
	F*ckboy	Cat Burns	Single	Y	Y
	Woozy	Kwassa	fka kyko EP	Y	Y
2020	B-list	aboutagirl	Single	Y
	Maybe	Hannie	Single	Y	Y
	Practice Corvette	TylerxCordy	Single	Y	Y
2021	Slipped	ADMT	Single	Y		Y
	Ruthless	Girli	Single	Y	Y
2022	Late Night Calls	Imogen Mahdavi	Single	Y	Y
	What's Yours (Isn't Mine)	Sonia Stein	Lessons From Earth, Pt. 1	Y
	Echo	Imogen Mahdavi	Single	Y	Y
2024	Head Down	Cher Lloyd	Single	Y		Y

Sync discography

Year	Title	Artist	Campaign	Co-writer	Producer/Arranger
2016	Harpoon on a Balloon	Lotus League	Rimmel London	Y	Y
2017	V8 Unicorn	Lotus League	Ford	Y	Y
	Tender (Rearrangement)	Blur	Co-op		Y
2018	Ride	Lotus League	Ford	Y	Y

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2006	Jupiter	Billy	Luke Menges	Short Film
2007	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Tobias "Toby" Ragg	Tim Burton
2011	Hugo	Young Tabbard	Martin Scorsese
2017	Kill or be Killed	Liam Hutcherson	Aaron Ellis	Short film

Awards and nominations

• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) (nominated)^[5]
• Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2007 - Sierra Award for Youth in Film - Male for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) (won)^[6]
• Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2007- PFCS Award for Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Male for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) (won)^[7]
• Young Artist Award 2008 - Best Performance of a Supporting Young Actor in a feature film - Comedy or Musical for his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008) (nominated)^[8]