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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Sweeney guest starred on the television series like ''[[The Edge of Night]]'' and ''[[Spenser: For Hire]]''. On films, he played a gung-ho Vietnam enlistee in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s ''[[Gardens of Stone]]'' (1987) and Travis Walton in ''[[Fire in the Sky]]'' (1993). He also played Doug Dorsey in ''[[The Cutting Edge]]'' (1992), [[Shoeless Joe Jackson]] in ''[[Eight Men Out]]'' (1988) and Dish Boggett in ''[[Lonesome Dove]]'' (1989).{{citation needed|date=August 2015}} |
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He was a big dumbo mumbo jumbo. Like patrick star |
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After voicing [[Iguanodon]] Aladar in the Disney [[computer generated imagery|CGI]] animated film ''[[Dinosaur (film)|Dinosaur]]'', Sweeney starred in ''[[Life as We Know It (TV series)|Life as We Know It]]'' as Michael Whitman (2004–2005) and ''C-16: FBI'' produced by Michael Robin. |
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Sweeney guest-starred on various television series, including ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' (2006) as Crandall, an ex-bandmate of Dr. [[Gregory House]]; ''[[Jericho (2006 TV series)|Jericho]]'' as John Goetz (2006–2008); ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]'' as a Los Angeles detective (2011), and more. He also had recurring roles as U.S. Marshal Sam Kassmeyer, assigned to protect Haley and Jack Hotchner on ''[[Criminal Minds]]'' (2009); as Peter Emory in season 1 of ''[[Crash (2008 TV series)|Crash]]'' (2008);<ref>[http://www.starz.com/originals/CRASH Original Series]. STARZ. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.</ref> and as Carter in ''[[The Event#Recurring cast|The Event]]'' (2010). |
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He is currently the [[voice-over]] artist for the [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|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 Channel|National Geographic Television]]'s ''[[Ice Pilots]]''. Past ad campaigns include Bud Light, Lincoln cars, Conoco-Phillips, John Deere, Major League Baseball and Coca Cola. |
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Sweeney plays Captain John Trent in the horror web series, ''Universal Dead''.<ref>[http://www.universaldead.com/ Universal Dead]. Universal Dead. Retrieved on 2011-11-27.</ref> In late June 2010, it was announced that ''Universal Dead'' will be made into a feature film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indieintertube.tv/static/universal-dead-full-length-feature|title=''Universal Dead'' full length feature?}}</ref> |
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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 (film)|Two Tickets to Paradise]]''.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} |
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In 2012, Sweeney voiced the adult [[Aang|Avatar Aang]] in ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', the sequel series of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. He also narrates the reality television series ''[[Mountain Men (2012 TV series)|Mountain Men]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/actordbsweeney/status/210835981451014145 |title=Twitter / actordbsweeney: Check out #mountainmen on |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2013-11-22}}</ref> |
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He played the role of Bernie in the movie ''[[Taken 2]]'' in 2012. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
Revision as of 23:37, 28 November 2016
D. B. Sweeney | |
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Born | Daniel Bernard Sweeney November 14, 1961 Shoreham, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1985–present |
Spouse | Ashley Vachon (2000–present) |
Children | 2 |
Daniel Bernard "D. B." Sweeney (born November 14, 1961) is an American actor.
Early life
Sweeney was born and raised in Shoreham, New York, by a teacher father and a municipal government employee mother.[1] He attended Shoreham-Wading River High School and both Tulane and New York University. Before completing his B.F.A. at NYU in 1984, he starred in the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.
Career
Sweeney guest starred on the television series like The Edge of Night and Spenser: For Hire. On films, he played a gung-ho Vietnam enlistee in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987) and Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky (1993). He also played Doug Dorsey in The Cutting Edge (1992), Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988) and Dish Boggett in Lonesome Dove (1989).[citation needed]
After voicing Iguanodon Aladar in the Disney CGI animated film Dinosaur, Sweeney starred in Life as We Know It as Michael Whitman (2004–2005) and C-16: FBI produced by Michael Robin.
Sweeney guest-starred on various television series, including House (2006) as Crandall, an ex-bandmate of Dr. Gregory House; Jericho as John Goetz (2006–2008); Castle as a Los Angeles detective (2011), and more. He also had recurring roles as U.S. 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 is 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 Avatar Aang in The Legend of Korra, the sequel series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. He also narrates the reality television series Mountain Men.[5] He played the role of Bernie in the movie Taken 2 in 2012.
Personal life
In April 2000, Sweeney married Ashley Vachon, they have a son, Cade (born August 26, 2001) and a daughter, Cody (born April 16, 2004).[6]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | Out of the Darkness | Mike | Television film |
1985 | Spenser: For Hire | Rick | Episode: "Resurrection" |
1986 | Power | College Student | |
1986 | Fire with Fire | Thomas Baxter | |
1987 | Gardens of Stone | Jackie Willow | |
1987 | No Man's Land | Benjy Taylor | |
1988 | Eight Men Out | Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson | |
1989 | Lonesome Dove | Dish Boggett | Miniseries |
1990 | Memphis Belle | Lt. Phil Lowenthal | |
1991 | Blue Desert | Steve Smith | |
1991 | Heaven Is a Playground | Zack Telander | |
1992 | The Cutting Edge | Doug Dorsey | |
1992 | Miss Rose White | Dan McKay | Television film |
1992 | Leather Jackets | Mickey | |
1992 | A Day in October | Director Kenneth Madsen | |
1993 | Fire in the Sky | Travis Walton | |
1993 | Hear No Evil | Ben Kendall | |
1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Clyde | Episode: "Staired in Horror" |
1995 | Roommates | Michael Holzcek | |
1995 | Three Wishes | Jeffery Holman | Uncredited |
1995–1996 | Strange Luck | Chance Harper / Alex Sanders | 17 episodes |
1997 | Spawn | Terry Fitzgerald | |
1999 | The Book of Stars | Prisoner | |
1999 | NYPD Blue | Joey Dwyer | Episode: "Big Bang Theory" |
1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | Jack Denison | Television film |
1999–2000 | Harsh Realm | Mike Pinocchio | 9 episodes |
2000 | After Sex | Tony | |
2000 | Dinosaur | Aladar (voice) | |
2000 | The Outer Limits | Scott Bowman | Episode: "The Grid" |
2000–01 | Once and Again | Graham Rympalski | 4 episodes |
2001 | Hardball | Matt Hyland | |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Simon Bishop | Episode: "Body Count" |
2003 | Brother Bear | Sitka (voice) | |
2004 | Speak | Jack Sordino | |
2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kyle Good | Episode: "Early Rollout" |
2004 | Going to the Mat | Coach Rice | Television film |
2004 | Karen Sisco | Harry Boyle | Episode: "No One's Girl" |
2004–05 | Life as We Know It | Michael Whitman | 13 episodes |
2006 | The Darwin Awards | Detective Maguire | |
2006 | Two Tickets to Paradise | Billy McGriff | Also director, writer and producer |
2006 | House | Dylan Crandall | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" |
2006 | Yellow | Christian Kile | |
2006; 2008 | Jericho | John Goetz | 5 episodes |
2008 | Stiletto | Danny | |
2008 | Heatstroke | Captain Steve O'Bannon | Television film |
2008 | Miracle at St. Anna | Colonel Driscoll | |
2008 | Crash | Peter Emory | 4 episodes |
2008 | Leverage | Father Paul | Episode: "The Miracle Job" |
2009 | Criminal Minds | 3 episodes | |
2010 | CSI: NY | A.D.A. Craig Hansen | Episode: "Criminal Justice " |
2010 | 24 | Mark Bledsoe | 2 episodes |
2010 | Three Rivers | Detective Ted Sandefur | Episode: "Status 1A" |
2010 | The Event | Carter | 6 episodes |
2010 | Fencewalker | Detective | |
2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Richard Davis | Episode: "Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio" |
2011 | Castle | Detective Kyle Seeger | Episode: "To Love and Die in L.A." |
2011 | Swamp Shark | Charlie | Television film |
2011 | Elwood | Mayor Harrington | Short film |
2012 | The Legend of Korra | Aang (voice) | 4 episodes |
2012 | Ice Pilots | Narrator | 6 episodes |
2012 | Mountain Men | Narrator | 8 episodes |
2012 | Taken 2 | Bernie | |
2012 | Atlas Shrugged: Part II | John Galt | |
2012–13 | Major Crimes | FBI Special Agent Morris | 2 episodes |
2013 | Betrayal | Joseph Tanner | 2 episodes |
2013 | Touch | Howard Goss | 4 episodes |
2013 | Underdogs | Vince DeAntonio | |
2013–14 | Two and a Half Men | Larry | 10 episodes |
2014 | The Boxcar Children | Baker (voice) | |
2015 | The Night Shift | Dick | Episode: "Eyes Look at Your Last" |
2015 | Heist | Bernie | |
2015 | Chi-Raq | Mayor McCloud | |
2015 | Extraction | Ken Robertson |
References
- ^ 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". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ^ Sweeney, Daniel. "D.B. Sweeney's Personal Life". D.B. Sweeney Married Life. TV Guide. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
External links
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- Living people
- Male actors from New York
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- Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
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- 20th-century American male actors
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- People from Shoreham, New York