David Sullivan (actor)

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David Sullivan
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Sullivan in 2023
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David Wade Sullivan

OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Known for Flaked
Primer (film)

David Wade Sullivan is an American film and television actor.

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Career

Sullivan starred as Abe in the 2004 independent film Primer , which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. [1] [2] Sullivan was nominated for the Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance at the 2004 Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony. The movie was filmed in Dallas in 2001, but spent two years in editing and post-production. Since the debut of Primer, Sullivan moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actor. Sullivan played Deputy Chief of Staff Jon Titterton in the 2012 film Argo .

He has appeared in several television shows including Joey , Justified , Big Love , Boston Legal and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation . He played Dennis in the Netflix original series Flaked , opposite Will Arnett, which premiered in 2016.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Primer Abe
2006 The Astronaut Farmer Young Man
2008Karma PoliceOscar
2008Copley: An American FairytaleAlex
2009 The Lodger LAPD Officer
2010 Skateland Luther
2010UrgencyRichter
2012 Extracted Peter
2012 Argo Jon Titterton
2012 Ben Banks Glenn Ambers
2014Bigfoot WarsDeputy Walton
2014Nanny CamJason
2016 The Veil Matt
2016 In Dubious Battle Simmons
2017 Deidra & Laney Rob a Train ChetNetflix movie
2017 Girlfriend's Day Sonnyboy
2017 M.F.A. Cavanaugh
2020 Small Town Wisconsin Wayne
2020MonumentsTed Daniels

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Joey GuyEpisode: "Joey and the Spanking"
2006 Big Love Junior AccountantEpisode: "Viagra Blue"
2008 Boston Legal Jason CanfieldEpisode: "The Bad Seed"
2009 Criminal Minds Patrick CavanaughEpisode: "Demonology"
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Hotel ManagerEpisode: "Family Affair"
2009 CSI: NY James ManningEpisode: "Second Chances"
2010 NCIS Special Agent Larry KroneEpisode: "Short Fuse"
2010–11 Gigantic Adrian3 episodes
2011 Justified Jess TimmonsEpisode: "The Life Inside"
2011 Love's Christmas Journey HomesteaderTV movie
2013 The Fosters David FressolaEpisode: "Pilot"
2013 The Glades Red MortonEpisode: "Tin Cup"
2014 NCIS: Los Angeles ATF Agent Kevin ClarkEpisode: "Between the Lines"
2015Preface to Being JadedNicholasEpisode: "Executives"
2015 New Girl DuffyEpisode: "The Right Thing"
2015 Wicked City Detective Arnold BukowskiEpisode: "Pilot"
2016-17 Flaked DennisMain cast, 14 episodes
2016The 5th QuarterGarry ShinehartEpisode: "Fifth of Screams"
2018Lewis and ClarkJoseph FieldTV mini-series
2018 Sharp Objects Chris8 episodes
2020 The Wilds Daniel FaberMain role
2022 Snowfall Grady Williamson2 episodes

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