- Pronounces his middle name like the two letters: L-E, not E-lee.
- United States military veteran.
- Son of Eleanor ("Ely") and Harrison.
- The first film that he recalls seeing in a movie theater was Live and Let Die (1973). He's been a Bond fan ever since.
- He came up with the title "To Survive" while talking to writer/director Stephen Folker, who was still in the writing process.
- July 2011 - Blue Grass, IA, USA - Filmed From Uranus (2012) for writer/director Stephen Folker. Sage plays the role of Terry.
- June 2012 - Wellman, Iowa, USA - Filmed the web series Endangered (2013) for director/writer Pat Atkinson, playing the role of "Pete Taylor".
- January 2012 - Osceola, Iowa, USA - Acted in Trying to Quit (2012) for writer/director Paul Berge.
- August 2012 - Davenport Iowa, USA - Filmed To Survive (2014) for writer/director Stephen Folker. Sage played "Thug 1" and was also a set production assistant.
- July 2012 - North Liberty, Iowa, USA - Acted in The Formula (2014) for directors Thomas Beecher and Joe Clarke.
- November 2011 - Davenport and Blue Grass Iowa, USA - Filmed Castle Siege (2011) for writer/director Stephen Folker. Besides acting in the project, Sage was also a set production assistant.
- June 2013 - Sherrard, IL, USA - Filmed Field Freak (2016) for writer/director Stephen Folker. Sage plays the role of "Jerry" the pest control guy. He was also on the crew as a set production assistant.
- For To Survive (2014), he lost 35 pounds to play a post-apocalyptic thug. It took four hours to shoot the only scene he was in. For two of those hours, he was laying still on the ground to maintain continuity in case he was seen as the camera moved around.
- September 2015 - Rock Island, IL, USA - Acted in The Investigation (2016) for writer/director Justin Marxen.
- His character's last name in Up on the Wooftop (2015) is "Fry" after legendary University of Iowa Hawkeye football coach, Hayden Fry.
- During the shooting of Castle Siege (2011), Thomas Ely Sage accidentally had a couple of his ribs cracked in the Make Up World scene.
- December 2015 - Davenport, Iowa - Shot the short film Honey Do (2017) with director Stephen Folker. Sage acts in the project and he's also written the screenplay.
- August 2017 - Independence, Iowa - Shot the short film Someone Else's Hero (2018). Sage plays the role of Micky. Beth Hinde wrote and produced. Stephen Folker directed. Sage is also a set production assistant on the film.
- October 2017 - Davenport, Iowa - Sage was a set production assistant on Strange Clowns (2018), directed by Michael Paul.
- November 2017 - Bettendorf, Iowa - Sage was a background artist (as "T.E. Sage") in Undertow (2018) directed by Jack Meggers. Bruce James Bales is the producer, writer and cinematographer. Sage was one of the funeral attendees.
- December 2017 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Shooting his role for the Matthew Tribble film Dead Air (2018). Sage plays one of the station consultants.
- At the 2018 Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival (CRIFF), Thomas Ely Sage had a part in three of the films showing. He had roles in Someone Else's Hero (2018), and Dead Air (2018), and he was also an extra in Amelia 2.0 (2017).
- July 2018 - Center Point, Iowa - Shooting his role as Principal Andrew Bender in "Skip Day" directed by Matthew Tribble. Even though his character's name is not mentioned, or in the credits, Sage named the role after two of the characters in The Breakfast Club (1985).
- August 2018 - Tipton, Iowa and Davenport, Iowa - Shooting Don't Get Mad, Get Steven (2020) for director Stephen Folker. The film is written by Beth Hinde. Sage plays the roles of "Fly Guy" and "Hairy Stoner". He is also a set production assistant.
- May through September 2018 - Davenport, Iowa and surrounding area - Shooting FU*AB (2023) for writer/director Stephen Folker. Sage plays the role of Robert Higgins and is also a set production assistant and co-producer.
- January 25th and 26th 2020 - Honey Do (2017) was one of the short films that aired as part of the Iowa PBS show "The Film Lounge".
- The film Don't Get Mad, Get Steven (2020) has been accepted into the 2020 Interrobang Film Festival and the 2020 Snake Alley Festival of Film. Sage was a set production assistant, assistant editor, and he played two roles in the film.
- August 2020 - Shooting On the Lam (2021) in Davenport, Iowa and at Wildcat Den State Park for director Stephen Folker. Folker and Sage are producing. Sage wrote the screenplay and is acting in it.
- July 2021 - Voiced the role of Dr. Shepard in the first episode of the audio drama "C.I.C.", which was written and produced by Nathan Romesser.
- February 2021 - Shot Waiting for Time to Elapse (2023) with director Stephen Folker in The Village of East Davenport, Iowa. Folker is also the DP and editor. Sage is the writer and actor.
- August 2021 - Filmed Remote for director Matthew Tribble in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
- October 2021 - Filmed Little Johnny Jewel (2022) for writer/director Jude Rawlins in Marshalltown, Iowa. Sage plays the role of "Leyland". Additional filming in May 2022. Even though his character's last name isn't mentioned, Sage says that it is "Hill", named after Professor Harold Hill from the musical "The Music Man", which was set in Iowa.
- November 2022 - Filmed Into the Valley (2023) for director Stephen Folker. Sage was an assistant director and background artist.
- March 2023 - Filmed Spiderweb (2023) for director Stephen Folker. Sage was the assistant director and plays the role of Shira's Father.
- August 2023 - Shooting House on Rockingham (2024) in Davenport, Iowa for writer/director Stephen Folker. Sage is the assistant director, and he plays the role of Scott Davis.
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