David Hunt | |
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Born | Covent Garden, London, England |
Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, director |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 4 |
David Hunt is an English actor, producer, and director who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States. [1] His best known U.S. film role is Harlan Rook, in the 1988 action film The Dead Pool , the fifth installment in the Dirty Harry series. [2] He has also had guest roles on the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond as Ray's nemesis neighbor, Bill Parker. He also appeared in the recurring role of Darren McCarthy during season 6 of 24 . Back in the UK, Hunt was in the 1991 award-winning period drama, The Black Velvet Gown , as well as being a regular cast member of the series Beck for the BBC. [3] [4]
In 2005, Hunt directed the documentary The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania , which won a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival. Other film appearances include The Deal with William H. Macy, Meg Ryan and Jason Ritter and Moms' Night Out. [5] [6]
Amongst Hunt's productions are the romantic comedy The Engagement Ring, a two-hour movie for TNT in which he also starred; Amazing Grace, a motion picture directed by Michael Apted and starring Albert Finney; and the television comedy Versailles, which he directed. [7]
Hunt graduated from Loughborough University, Leicestershire. He worked as a schoolteacher and American football coach before moving to New York City.[ citation needed ] Hunt graduated from the Juilliard School in New York. [8] In 2001, he founded a production company, Four Boys Entertainment, with his wife, American actress Patricia Heaton. [9] [10] They have four sons and they divide their time between Los Angeles and Cambridge. [11] [12] [13] In 2019, Broti Gupta, a writer on Hunt's wife's television show Carol's Second Act , complained that David Hunt had inappropriate contact with her, a claim which Hunt and his lawyer denied. Gupta and another writer subsequently left the show and Hunt underwent work harassment sensitivity training. [14] [15]
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