Dylan Kussman

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Dylan Kussman
Born (1971-01-21) January 21, 1971 (age 54)
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Occupations
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
Years active1987–present

Dylan Kussman (born January 21, 1971) [1] is an American film and television writer and actor. He played the part of Richard Cameron in the 1989 film Dead Poets Society (1989), as well as Dr. Allen Painter in The Way of the Gun (2000). He has also appeared in such films as Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken (1991), X2 (2003), Leatherheads (2008), Flight (2012) and Jack Reacher (2012), and is the writer, director, and star of the online noir drama The Steps . He also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2017 Tom Cruise film, The Mummy . In 2019, he appeared in the Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell .

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Early life

Kussman was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He attended the University of California, Berkeley.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Dead Poets Society Richard Cameron
1991Shogun WarriorSmitty
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Clifford Henderson
199693 Million Miles from the SunEddie
2000 The Way of the Gun Dr. Allen Painter
2003 X2 Stryker Soldier Wilkins
2004 Wild Things 2 Irvin Brillman
2006MondayNeighbor
Ten 'til Noon Rush
2007 One Day Like Rain Mick
2008 Leatherheads Soldier Frank
2012 Jayne Mansfield's Car MiltonUncredited
Flight Two Beer Barry
Jack Reacher Gary
2014The Salience ProjectQuincy
2017 The Mummy Writer Tech
2018 The Mule Sheriff
2019 Richard Jewell FBI Special Agent Bruce Hughes

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987 Silver Spoons ElliottEpisode: "Rumors Are Flying"
1988 Day by Day BillyEpisode: "That Saturday Feeling"
Punky Brewster HaroldEpisode: "Going to Camp"
Days of Our Lives Christopher Brachman1 episode
1989 Married... with Children ButchEpisode: "A Three Job, No Income Family"
1990 Life Goes On MarkEpisode: "The Bicycle Thief"
1996 Nash Bridges MarvinEpisode: "Hit Parade"
2000 The X-Files Med StudentEpisode: "Theef"
The Fugitive Garrett 'Gary' Davis2 episodes
2001 Roswell BrianEpisode: "Control"
2002My Sister's KeeperLeonTV movie
2005 Monk Deputy Paul CobyEpisode: "Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever"
House Mr. CarrollEpisode: "Kids"
2007 Cold Case Cliff Burrell (1987)Episode: "Offender"
2008 Without a Trace PatrickEpisode: "Last Call"
2010 Memphis Beat TJ WilliamsEpisode: "It's Alright, Mama"
Drop Dead Diva FrankEpisode: "Begin Again"
One Tree Hill Attorney3 episodes
2020 Dwight in Shining Armor Angus PewletEpisode: "Just Desserts"

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References

  1. Dylan J. Kussman at californiabirthindex.org