David Denman | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
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David Denman (born July 25, 1973 [1] ) is an American actor. He made his film debut in The Replacements . His other feature credits include Big Fish , Fair Game , The Nines , When a Stranger Calls , Shutter , Smart People , Fanboys , Let Go , Out Cold , After Earth , Jobs , Beneath the Harvest Sky , Men, Women & Children , The Gift , 13 Hours , Power Rangers , Logan Lucky , Puzzle , Brightburn , and The Equalizer 3 .
On television, Denman is most widely known for the role of Roy Anderson, the ex-fiancé of Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office , for which he earned a SAG award as a member of the ensemble cast. [2] He also starred as Frank Sheehan in the HBO limited series drama Mare of Easttown .
Denman was born in Newport Beach, California. [3] He attended eight schools while growing up all over Southern California. His family moved to Sequim, Washington, when he was nine years old, living on a farm, which lasted two years before they returned to Orange County, California. He graduated from Fountain Valley High School, where classmates included actor Omar Metwally and writer-director Craig Brewer. He later attended the summer training congress at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. [4]
He spent two years at Orange Coast College, where he performed in and directed over twenty productions. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1993–1997, Group 26), [5] where his classmates included Sara Ramirez and Alan Tudyk. [6]
Denman made his film debut with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman as the deaf tight-end in the Warner Bros. football comedy The Replacements . His other feature credits include Fair Game , Fanboys , The Nines , Shutter , Smart People , Let Go , Out Cold , and Big Fish . His 2013 films include After Earth , Jobs , and Blue Potato. In 2016, Denman starred in the Michael Bay film 13 Hours about the 2012 Benghazi attack. [7]
In addition to The Office, Denman's other television roles include Frank Sheehan in the HBO limited series drama Mare of Easttown . Mike Reilly on the critically acclaimed and short-lived Fox comedy Traffic Light and in Robert Kirkman's short lived horror series Outcast . He has recurred as Ed Brooks on Parenthood , as Tony on Drop Dead Diva and as Skip the Demon on Angel . He has appeared on such TV shows as ER , The X-Files , Mad Men and True Detective .
In September 2014, Denman married actress and former model Mercedes Mason. The couple had their first child, Caius, in January 2018 and their second child, Sagan, in May 2021.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | The Replacements | Brian Murphy | |
2001 | Out Cold | Lance | |
2003 | The Singing Detective | Soldier with Betty Dark | |
Big Fish | Don Price (age 18–22) | ||
2006 | When a Stranger Calls | Officer Burroughs | |
2007 | The Nines | Agitated Man/Parole Officer | |
If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Baker | ||
Take | Marty Nichols | ||
2008 | Shutter | Bruno | |
Smart People | William | ||
2009 | Fanboys | Chaz | |
2010 | Fair Game | Nervous Dave | |
2011 | Let Go | Walter Dishman | |
2013 | After Earth | Private McQuarrie | |
Jobs | Al Alcorn | ||
Beneath the Harvest Sky | George | ||
2014 | Men, Women & Children | Jim Vance | |
2015 | The Gift | Greg | |
2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Dave "Boon" Benton | |
Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? | Byron | ||
2017 | Power Rangers | Sam Scott | |
Logan Lucky | Moody Chapman | ||
2018 | Puzzle | Louie | |
2019 | Brightburn | Kyle Breyer | |
2020 | Greenland | Ralph Vento | |
2022 | Emancipation | General William Dwight | |
2023 | Joy Ride | Joe Sullivan | |
The Equalizer 3 | Frank Conroy | ||
2024 | Rebel Ridge | Officer Evan Marston |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | ER | Angel/Jeremy Willis | Episode: "When the Bough Breaks" |
Chicago Hope | Ethan | Episode: "All in the Family" | |
1998 | The Pretender | Daniel | Episode: "Crash" |
1999 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Husband/David | 2 episodes |
The X-Files | Wallace Schiff | Episode: "Field Trip" | |
A Vow to Cherish | Kyle Brighton | Television movie | |
2000 | Arli$ | Woody | Episode: "The Sum of the Parts" |
2001–2003 | Angel | Skip | 4 episodes |
2002 | CSI: Miami | Tyler Hamilton | Episode: "Just One Kiss" |
Crossing Jordan | Cole Tanner | Episode: "Don't Look Back" | |
2004 | Without a Trace | Mike Clemmens | Episode: "Shadows" |
The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | Tommy Vignatti | Television movie | |
Second Time Around | Kent | 2 episodes | |
2005 | Night Stalker | Henry Gale | Episode: "Pilot" |
2005–2012 | The Office | Roy Anderson | Recurring (season 1) Main cast (seasons 2–3) Guest (seasons 5–9), 32 episodes |
2006 | Bones | Phil Garfield | Episode: "The Woman in the Tunnel" |
Strong Medicine | David | Episode: "My Sister, My Doctor, Myself" | |
The Office: The Accountants | Roy Anderson | Episode: "Someone in the Warehouse" | |
2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Rick Jacobs | Episode: "Kung Fu Fighting" |
K-Ville | Luke Sherman | Episode: "Melissa" | |
Close to Home | Tim O'Neil | Episode: "Making Amends" | |
2008 | Gary Unmarried | Ronnie Mitchell | Episode: "Gary Meets the Gang" |
2009 | In Plain Sight | Ed Fogerty/Ed Flint | Episode: "Miles to Go" |
2009–2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Tony Nicastro | 8 episodes |
2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Brad Lewinsky | Episode: "The Pasadena Primary" |
2011 | Traffic Light | Mike Reilly | Main cast, 13 episodes |
2012 | Person of Interest | Graham Wyler | Episode: "The High Road" |
Vegas | Clay Stinson | Episode: "Masquerade" | |
2013–2014 | Parenthood | Ed | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Kevin Murphy | Episode: "Smile, or Go to Jail" |
2015 | Mad Men | Jerry Fanning | Episode: "The Milk and Honey Route" |
True Detective | Malkin | Episode: "Down Will Come" | |
Two and a Half Men | Jack | Episode: "For Whom the Booty Calls" | |
2016 | Angel from Hell | Evan | 3 episodes |
2016–2017 | Outcast | Mark Holter | Main cast, 11 episodes |
2019 | Heartstrings | Deke Fletcher | Episode: "J.J. Sneed" [10] |
2021 | Mare of Easttown | Frank Sheehan | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
2022 | The Serpent Queen | Pierre Marques | Episodes: "The New Era", "The First Regency" |
The Recruit | Kevin Mills | 3 episodes | |
2022–2023 | Bosch: Legacy | Kurt Dockweiler | 5 episodes [11] |
2024 | Chad | Mr. Dubin | Episode: "Señor Doobs" |
Eric | Cripp | Miniseries; 3 episodes | |
Laid | Detective Brenowitz | 3 episodes | |
TBA | Peacemaker | TBA | In production [12] [13] Season 2 main cast |
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