D. B. Sweeney
| D. B. Sweeney | |
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.jpg) Sweeney in Iraq in 2008 |
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| Born | Daniel Bernard Sweeney November 14, 1961 Shoreham, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Height | 6ft |
| Spouse(s) | Ashley Vachon (2000-present; 2 children) |
Daniel Bernard "D. B." Sweeney (born November 14, 1961) is an American actor.
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Early life [edit]
Sweeney was born and raised in Shoreham, NY, by an educator father and a municipal government employee mother.[1] He attended Shoreham-Wading River High School where he was a member of Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity and both Tulane and New York University. Before completing his BFA at NYU in 1984, he was cast in the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.
Career [edit]
Sweeney guest starred on television series The Edge of Night and Spenser: For Hire before entering films. He portrayed a gung-ho Vietnam enlistee in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987) and Travis Walton in the 1993 film Fire in the Sky. Sweeney is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of Doug Dorsey in The Cutting Edge (1992), Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988), or Dish Boggett in Lonesome Dove (1989).
In 2000, Sweeney voiced Aladar the Iguanodon in Disney's CGI film Dinosaur.
He also starred in Life as We Know It as Michael Whitman (2004–2005) and C-16: FBI produced by Michael Robin.
Sweeney has guest-starred on various TV series, including House (2006) as Crandall, an ex-bandmate of Dr. Gregory House; Jericho as John Goetz (2006–2008); Castle as an LA detective (2011), and more. He also had recurring roles as US Marshal Sam Kassmeyer, assigned to protect Haley and Jack Hotchner on Criminal Minds (2009); as Peter Emory in season 1 of Crash (2008);[2] and as Carter in The Event (2010).
He's currently the voice-over artist for the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and his large body of voiceover work includes three seasons of Fox Sports Net's Beyond the Glory and National Geographic Television's Ice Pilots. Past ad campaigns include Bud Light, Lincoln cars, Conoco-Phillips, John Deere, Major League Baseball and Coca Cola.
Sweeney plays Captain John Trent in the horror web series, Universal Dead.[3] In late June 2010, it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.[4]
A supporter of the U.S. military, Sweeney founded a website Lettersfromhollywood.army.mil to get messages of support to active duty and retired military. He has made multiple visits to the Middle East and Europe to visit with service members. On May 4, 2008, Sweeney flew with the helicopter squadron HMM-364, "The World Famous Purple Foxes", in a CH-46E while in Iraq visiting with service members and promoting his new film, Two Tickets to Paradise.[citation needed]
In 2012, Sweeney voiced the adult version of Avatar Aang in The Legend of Korra, the sequel series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. He also narrates the reality television show Mountain Men.[5]
Personal life [edit]
Sweeney is married to Ashley Vachon (April 2000 - present) and they have two children.[6]
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Out of the Darkness | Mike | TV movie |
| Spenser: For Hire | Rick | Episode: "Resurrection" | |
| 1986 | Power | College Student | |
| Fire with Fire | Thomas Baxter | ||
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | Jackie Willow | |
| No Man's Land | Benjy Taylor | ||
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson | |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | Dish Boggett | TV mini-series |
| Sons | Ritchie | ||
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Lt. Phil Lowenthal | |
| 1991 | Blue Desert | Steve Smith | |
| Heaven Is a Playground | Zack Telander | ||
| 1992 | The Cutting Edge | Doug Dorsey | |
| Miss Rose White | Dan McKay | TV movie | |
| Leather Jackets | Mickey | ||
| En Dag i oktober | Niels Jensen | ||
| 1993 | Fire in the Sky | Travis Walton | |
| Hear No Evil | Ben Kendall | ||
| 1994 | Tales From the Crypt | Clyde | Episode: "Staired in Horror" |
| 1995 | Roommates | Michael Holzcek | |
| Three Wishes | Jeffery Holman (uncredited) | ||
| 1995–1996 | Strange Luck | Chance Harper / Alex Sanders | 17 episodes |
| 1996 | Frame by Frame | ||
| 1997 | Spawn | Terry Fitzgerald | |
| 1997–1998 | C-16: FBI | Scott Stoddard | 11 episodes |
| 1999 | The Book of Stars | Prisoner | |
| NYPD Blue | Joey Dwyer | Episode: "Big Bang Theory" | |
| Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Jack Denison | TV movie | |
| The Weekend | Tony | ||
| Goosed | Steve Steven | ||
| 1999–2000 | Harsh Realm | Mike Pinocchio | (TV mini-series); 9 episodes |
| 2000 | After Sex | Tony | |
| Dinosaur | Aladar | voice | |
| The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) | Scott Bowman | Episode: "The Grid" | |
| Warriors of Might and Magic | (Video Game); voice | ||
| 2000–2001 | Once and Again | Graham Rympalski | |
| 2001 | Hardball | Matt Hyland | |
| 2002 | Superfire | James Merrick | |
| Equilibrium | |||
| Greenmail | Jeremy O'Brien | ||
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Simon Bishop | Episode: "Body Count" |
| Brother Bear | Sitka | (voice) | |
| 2004 | Speak | Jack Sordino | |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kyle Good | Episode: "Early Rollout" | |
| Going to the Mat | Coach Rice | (TV movie) | |
| Karen Sisco | Harry Boyle | Episode: "No One's Girl" | |
| 2004–2005 | Life as We Know It | Michael Whitman | 13 episodes |
| 2006 | The Darwin Awards | Detective Maguire | |
| Two Tickets to Paradise | Billy McGriff | Also wrote and directed | |
| House | Dylan Crandall | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" | |
| Yellow | Christian Kile | ||
| 2006–2008 | Jericho | John Goetz | 5 episodes |
| 2007 | Entry Level | Clay | |
| Vegas: An Opulent Illusion | Narrator | (video short) | |
| 2008 | Stiletto | Danny | direct-to-video |
| Heatstroke | Captain Steve O'Bannon | TV movie | |
| Miracle at St. Anna | Colonel Driscoll | ||
| Crash | Peter Emory | 4 episodes | |
| Leverage | Father Paul | Episode: "The Miracle Job" | |
| 2009 | Criminal Minds | U.S. Marshal Sam Kassmeyer | 3 episodes |
| 2010 | CSI: NY | A.D.A. Craig Hansen | Episode: "Criminal Justice " |
| 24 | Mark Bledsoe | 2 episodes | |
| The Imploders | Episode: "Widow Makers and Firestorms" | ||
| Three Rivers | Det. Ted Sandefur | Episode: "Status 1A" | |
| Universal Dead | Captain John Trent | 3 episodes | |
| The Event | Carter | 6 episodes | |
| Fencewalker | Detective | post-production | |
| 2011 | Javelina | Dr. Carey | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | Richard Davis | Episode: "Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio" | |
| Castle | Det. Kyle Seeger | Episode: "To Love and Die in L.A." | |
| Swamp Shark | Charlie | (TV movie) post-production | |
| Deep in the Heart | Michael | post-production | |
| False Creek Stories | Bill | (short film); completed | |
| 2012 | The Legend of Korra | Aang (voice) | 2 episodes |
| Ice Pilots | Narrator | 6 episodes | |
| Mountain Men | Narrator | 8 episodes | |
| Taken 2 | Bernie | ||
| Atlas Shrugged: Part II | John Galt |
References [edit]
- ^ D. B. Sweeney Biography (1961–). Filmreference.com (1961-11-14). Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
- ^ Original Series. STARZ. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
- ^ Universal Dead. Universal Dead. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
- ^ "Universal Dead full length feature?".
- ^ Twitter / actordbsweeney: Check out #mountainmen on
- ^ Sweeney, Daniel. "D.B. Sweeney's Personal Life". D.B. Sweeney Married Life. TV Guide. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
External links [edit]
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- D. B. Sweeney at the Internet Movie Database
- D. B. Sweeney at AllRovi
- PopGurls 20 Questions with D.B. Sweeney
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