De naam William Sanderson zal niet bekend klinken bij veel mensen, want hij is zo'n acteur die iedereen kent van gezicht. Zo speelt hij in onder anderen de roi van Sheriff Bud Dearborne in True Blood, en dook hij op in Lost. Dus voor de website Topless Robot tijd om hem eens in de spotlights te zetten met tien van zijn nerdiest rollen. Mijn favoriet is gelijk de nummer 1 van de lijst, want Blade Runner is een tijdloze klassieker die je als bezoeker van Eigenwereld.nl gezien moet hebben.

1) J.F. Sebastian, Blade Runner

It's safe to say that William Sanderson will forever be synonymous to nerds with Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, in which he played ailing genetic designer J.F. Sebastian. He's a tragic character in a lot of ways -- his "Methuselah Syndrome" restricts him from moving to the Off-World Colonies; he has to make his own "friends"; and he's easily seduced and manipulated by Roy and Pris to gain access to Dr. Tyrell. In an interview with Blade Zone, Sanderson explained that the role almost went to Joe Pantoliano (Cypher from The Matrix), but it's impossible to imagine anyone else as the gentle Sebastian. His death at the hands of Roy, although it happens offscreen, has got to be one of the most heartbreaking in science fiction. Bravo, Mr. Sanderson.