Danny Comden

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Danny Comden
Born
Danny Hill Comden

(1969-04-10) April 10, 1969 (age 55)
Beverly Hills, California, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter
Years active1994–present

Danny Hill Comden is an American actor, director, film producer and writer. He is best known for playing Stevie Hanson in the ABC sitcom I'm with Her , Blake in Urban Legend and Roger Nicholl in Pretty Persuasion . He wrote and directed Sol Goode , in which he also starred. He also appeared in Father of Invention , Dunston Checks In , Breakin' All the Rules and Dirt . [1]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Baywatch AlTV series (episode: Baja Run)
1996 Dunston Checks In Norm
1996An Occasional HellCraig Fox
1997 Volcano Ascending Cop
1998 Urban Legend Blake
2001Fast SofaBrad
2002The Johnny ChroniclesJohnny MonroeTV film
2002 Highway Shanks
2003–
2004
I'm with Her Stevie HansonTV series (22 episodes)
2003 Sol Goode CooperAlso director and writer
2004 Breakin' All the Rules Sam
2005 Unscripted HimselfTV series (episode #1.2)
2005 Pretty Persuasion Roger Nicholl
2005 Punk'd HimselfTV series (episode #5.5)
2006The Danny Comden ProjectDannyTV film; also producer and writer
2006JumpDannyTV film; also producer and writer
2007The CallNickTV film; also producer
2007Live!Buck
2008 Dirt Ted RothmanTV series (3 episodes)
2008 Pushing Daisies Rob WrightTV series (episode: Robbing Hood)
2010 Father of Invention Matt James
2015 Your Family or Mine JasonSeries regular

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