David Aron Damane

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David Aron Damane
David Aron Damane on the Atlanta set of Dynasty.jpg
Occupation(s)Actor, writer
Years active1994–present
Known forEddie McKay in Jett
Maurice Owens in Chicago P.D.
Leo Abbott in Dynasty
AwardsDrama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding Actor in a Musical
AUDELCO Award nomination, Featured Actor in a Musical
Ovation Award winner, Best Supporting Actor in a Touring Musical
Website DavidAronDamane.com

David Aron Damane is an American actor and writer. He made his television debut on Cosby , [1] followed by roles on Law & Order , [2] [3] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , [4] [5] Chicago P.D. , [6] [7] Jett , [8] [9] and Dynasty . [10] In 2020, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award [11] [12] for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of J.J. Brown in Transport Group's Off-Broadway production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown . [13] [14]

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Career

Damane made his television debut in 1996 as Skip on Cosby . In 1997, he made his Broadway debut in The Life . [15] He portrayed Chingachgook in the Goodspeed Opera House musical Glimmerglass in 1999. [16] In 2000, he joined the cast of Broadway's Riverdance as Principal Soloist, [17] and in 2001 played Isaiah in the Off-Broadway play Living in the Wind. [18] [19] Later that year, Damane played James Wilson on Law & Order .

In 2002, Mr. Damane portrayed Jake in New York City Opera's Porgy and Bess , [20] which was also televised on PBS's Live from Lincoln Center . [21] In 2003, he returned to Broadway in the revival of the musical Big River , [22] [23] produced by Roundabout Theatre Company and Deaf West Theatre. The following year, he played DuShawn McGovern on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . In 2005, he joined the national tour of Big River, playing Jim for the remainder of its run, [24] and won the 2005 Ovation Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Touring Musical. [25] He joined the first national tour of the musical The Color Purple in 2009. [26] [27] in 2011 he played Joe in Goodspeed Opera House's Show Boat . [28] [29] He returned to Broadway in 2012 as George in the play Don't Dress for Dinner , [30] [31] and as the General in The Book of Mormon . [32] Later that year, he originated the role of the General in the Chicago company of the show, [33] [34] until leaving the company in 2016. In 2013, He began playing Maurice Owens on Chicago P.D.

He returned to the New York stage in 2018 as Husky Miller in Classic Stage Company's Carmen Jones , [35] [36] and received an AUDELCO Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Musical. [37] [38] In 2019 he was seen as Eddie McKay on the Cinemax series Jett . He earned a 2020 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of J.J. Brown in Transport Group's The Unsinkable Molly Brown .

In 2021, David played Leo Abbott on The CW's Dynasty . He returned to the New York stage in the fall of 2021 with the new musical, A Turtle on a Fence Post. [39] [40] [41]

Film and television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Cosby SkipEpisode: "Tempus Lucas"
2001 Law and Order James WilsonEpisode: "3 Dawg Night"
2002 Live From Lincoln Center Jake Porgy and Bess
2004 Law and Order: Special Victims Unit DuShawn McGovernEpisode: "Lowdown"
2009 America [42] Bobby Crisp
2014 Chicago P.D. Maurice OwensRecurring
2018 Instinct [43] Conductor JohnsonEpisode: "I Heart New York"
2019 Jett Eddie McKayRecurring
2021 Dynasty Leo Abbott Recurring

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Tommy [44] Specialist North Shore Music Theatre
1997Big RiverJim u/s Paper Mill Playhouse [45]
1997 - 1998 The Life Memphis, Memphis u/s, Silky u/sBroadway, The Ethel Barrymore Theatre
1998 Where's Charley? [46] Simon Kennedy Center
1999GlimmerglassChingachgook Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre
2000 Riverdance Principal SoloistNational Tour, Lagan company
2000 - 2001 Riverdance Principal SoloistBroadway, Gershwin Theatre
2001Living in the WindIsaiahOff-Broadway, American Place Theatre
2001 To Kill A Mockingbird Tom RobinsonFord's Theatre [47] [48]
2002 Porgy and Bess Jake New York City Opera
2003 Big River Jim u'sBroadway, American Airlines Theatre
2005 Big River JimNational Tour
Ovation Award winner, Best Supporting Actor in a Touring Musical.
2009-2010 The Color Purple Pa, Mister u/s, Ol' Mister u/sNational Tour
2011Reunion [49] Hannibal DrumwrightMeadow Brook Theatre
2011 Big River [50] Jim PlayMakers Repertory Company
2011 Show Boat [51] Joe Goodspeed Opera House
2011 The Parchman Hour [52] Pee Wee PlayMakers Repertory Company
2012 Don't Dress for Dinner GeorgeBroadway, American Airlines Theatre
2012 The Book of Mormon The GeneralBroadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre
2012 - 2016 The Book of Mormon The GeneralChicago company - 2nd National Tour
2018 Carmen Jones Husky MillerOff-Broadway, Classic Stage Company
AUDELCO Award nomination, Featured Actor in a Musical.
2019 Big River [53] Jim Rubicon Theatre Company
2020 The Unsinkable Molly Brown J.J. BrownOff-Broadway, Transport Group
Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding Actor in a Musical.
2021 A Turtle on a Fence Post ZOff-Broadway
2022 Kinky Boots [54] [55] Don Pittsburgh CLO

Voice

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Watch Dogs [42] CitizensVideo Game
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth [56] Zandalari ExileVideo Game

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