David Denman

David Denman
David Denman in 2007
Born	(1973-07-25) July 25, 1973 Newport Beach, California, U.S.
Education	Orange Coast College Juilliard School (BFA) Fountain Valley High School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Mercedes Masohn (m. 2014)
Children	1

David Denman (born July 25, 1973) is an American film and television actor. He 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 Tim Burton’s Big Fish with Ewan McGregor, Fair Game with Sean Penn, The Nines with Ryan Reynolds and Melissa McCarthy, Shutter, Smart People, Fanboys, Let Go, and the snowboard comedy Out Cold opposite Zach Galifianakis. Other films include After Earth, Jobs, Beneath the Harvest Sky, Men, Women & Children and Joel Edgerton’s directorial debut The Gift with Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall. In 2016, Denman starred as "Boon" in the Michael Bay film 13 Hours about the 2012 Benghazi attack. In 2017, Denman continued with roles in Saban’s Power Rangers and Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, Adam Driver and Daniel Craig. In 2018, Denman starred in the Sundance crowd pleaser Puzzle opposite Kelly MacDonald and Irrfan Khan that came to theaters in the summer of 2018.

On television, Denman starred as "Mike" on the critically acclaimed, but short-lived FOX comedy Traffic Light and in Robert Kirkman’s short lived demonic 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 numerous TV shows including ER, The X-Files, Mad Men and True Detective. He earned a SAG Award for the role of Roy Anderson, the ex-fiancé of Pam Beesly on the US version of The Office.^[1]

Early life

Denman was born in Newport Beach, California. He attended 8 different schools while growing up all over Southern California. His family moved to Sequim, WA when he was 9 to live on a farm, which only lasted 2 years before returning to Orange County, CA. 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, California.^[2] Then he spent 2 years at Orange Coast College performing and directing in over 20 productions. He then went on to attended the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1993-1997, Group 26)^[3] with classmates Sara Ramirez and Alan Tudyk. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.^[4]

Career

He 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 as "Boon" in the Michael Bay film 13 Hours about the 2012 Benghazi attack.^[5]

On television, Denman starred as "Mike" on the critically acclaimed, but short-lived FOX comedy Traffic Light and in Robert Kirkman’s short lived demonic 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 numerous award winning TV shows including ER, The X-Files, Mad Men and True Detective. He earned a SAG Award for the role of Roy Anderson, the ex-fiancé of Pam Beesly on the US version of The Office.^[6]

Personal life

Denman married actress Mercedes Mason in September 2014.^[7] The couple welcomed their first child on January 10, 2018, a son named Caius Kane.

Filmography

References

External links

• David Denman on IMDb