D. W. Moffett | |
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Born | Donald Warren Moffett October 26, 1954 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
Alma mater | Stanford University |
Years active | 1984–present |
Spouse | Kristal Rogers (m. 1997) |
Donald Warren Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter [1] the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990).
Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003).
Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights , appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth .
Moffett was born in Highland Park, Illinois, and raised in nearby Wilmette. From the years 1969 to 1974, Moffett attended a private secondary school in Germany, and became fluent in German. [2]
After attending Stanford University, where he majored in international relations, Moffett returned to Chicago and began working as an investment banker. [2] [3] Moffett was unhappy with this career, and later reflected: "About halfway through my tenure at the bank, it became hellishly evident that going to a bar near the Board of Trade building to have double gimlets with secretaries was not my idea of life." [4] At the suggestion of a friend, Moffett enrolled in an acting class at the St. Nicholas Theater Company, where he began studying with William H. Macy. [4] Shortly thereafter, he started his own theater company, Remains Theater. [4]
After appearing in numerous stage productions in Chicago, Moffett starred opposite John Malkovich in a New York City stage production of Balm In Gilead . He took the stage name of "D. W." to avoid confusion with British actor Donald Moffat. In 1984, he appeared in a Broadway production of The Real Thing . [5] He then starred opposite Brad Davis in the original stage production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985, playing a gay man dying of AIDS, [6] for which he won critical acclaim. The same year, he played opposite Matt Dillon in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter. [1] He also starred opposite Aidan Quinn and Gena Rowlands in the television film An Early Frost , which also dealt with two male lovers during the HIV/AIDS crisis. [7]
In 1987, Moffett made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow . [8] He subsequently starred in the thriller film Lisa (1990), playing a serial killer whom a teenage girl becomes enamored with, unaware he is a dangerous predator. [9] The same year, he had a supporting part in the psychological horror film Pacific Heights . [10] He also starred in NBC's made-for-television film adaptation of Danielle Steel's novel Fine Things (also 1990), alongside Tracy Pollan.
Moffett subsequently starred opposite Liv Tyler, Jeremy Irons, and Rachel Weisz in Bernardo Bertolucci's Stealing Beauty (1996), [11] and in 1999, had a supporting role in the drama film Molly , starring Elisabeth Shue. [12] Beginning in 1998, Moffett was a main cast member on the NBC (and later, WB) sitcom For Your Love , which aired until 2002.
In 2000, Moffett appeared in an ensemble cast in Steven Soderbergh's crime thriller Traffic (2000), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. [13] He later had a small role in the drama Thirteen (2003), playing the absent father of a troubled teenage girl (played by Evan Rachel Wood), [14] and subsequently co-starred in the thriller Twisted (2004), portraying the attorney of a serial killer. [15]
In 2005, Moffett performed at the Old Vic theater in London, playing opposite Kevin Spacey in The Philadelphia Story . [14]
He played Bob Hardy in the series Hidden Palms for the CW Network and starred in the 2007 CW series Life Is Wild as Dr. Danny Clarke. Between 2008 and 2010, he co-starred in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights . From 2011 to 2012, Moffett starred in the comedy series Happily Divorced as Elliot, an on/off love interest of the main character played by Fran Drescher. He also starred as John Kennish: Bay's and Toby's father and Daphne's biological father, in the ABC Family series Switched at Birth , which ran from 2011 until 2017.
In 2017, Moffett was named chair of the film and television program at the Savannah College of Art and Design. [15] [16]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Black Widow | Michael | |
1987 | The Misfit Brigade | Capt. Von Barring | |
1989 | Lisa | Richard | |
1990 | Pacific Heights | Bill | |
1992 | Miss Beatty's Children | Alan Chandler | |
1993 | Falling Down | Det. Lydecker | |
1995 | Rough Magic | Cliff Wyatt | |
1996 | The Little Death | Paul Hannon | |
1996 | Stealing Beauty | Richard | |
1996 | Joe's Wedding | Joe McCarthy | |
1999 | Molly | Mark Cottrell | |
2000 | Traffic | Jeff Sheridan | |
2001 | Kill Me Later | Mathew Richmond | |
2003 | Thirteen | Travis Freeland | |
2004 | Twisted | Ray Porter | |
2005 | Special Ed | Sonny | |
2005 | Tennis, Anyone...? | Courtney Conte | |
2008 | Visioneers | Jeffers | |
2008 | bgFATLdy | Jack Wagner | |
2009 | The Smell of Success | Agent Chestnut | |
2010 | Skateland | Steakhouse Manager | |
2011 | The Sitter | Dr. Pedulla | |
2011 | Picture Paris | Randy Larson | Short film |
2014 | Dragon Nest: Warriors' Dawn | Velskud | voice |
2018 | The Year Of Spectacular Men | Teacher | |
2023 | May December | Tom Atherton | |
TBA | Alarum | TBA | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | An Early Frost | Peter Hilton | TV movie |
1986 | The Equalizer | Mitchell | Episode: "No Conscience" |
1986 | As the World Turns | Dr. Peter Chapin | TV series |
1986 | Miami Vice | Thomas Waldman | Episode: "Forgive Us Our Debts" |
1987–1988 | The Oldest Rookie | Det. Tony Jonas | 8 episodes |
1988 | Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Closed Set | Cliff Harriston | TV movie |
1989 | Dream Breakers | Mark O'Connor | TV movie |
1989 | American Playhouse | James Rodker | Episode: "Ask Me Again" |
1989 | Midnight Caller | Robin Brigade / The Iceman | Episode: "Evil Is Live Spelled Backward: Parts 1 & 2" |
1990 | Tales from the Crypt | Logan Andrews | Episode: "'Til Death" |
1990 | Fine Things | Bernard Stephen 'Bernie' Fine | TV movie |
1990 | Lifestories | Steve Burdick | Episode: "Steve Burdick" |
1991 | Palace Guard | Tommy Logan | 8 episodes |
1992 | In the Deep Woods | Frank McCarry | TV movie |
1993 | Lies and Lullabies | Gabriel | TV movie |
1994 | The Counterfeit Contessa | Dawson Everett | TV movie |
1994 | A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Smith Story | Smitty | TV movie |
1994 | Star Struck | Colton | TV movie |
1995 | The Outer Limits | James Heatherton | Episode: "Second Soul" |
1995 | The Naked Truth | Dylan Michael Michaels | Episode: "Comet Nails Star and Vice Versa!" |
1996 | The Secret She Carried | Mitch Hayward | TV movie |
1997 | Fired Up | James Collins | Episode: "A Concurrent Affair" |
1997 | Chicago Sons | Mike Kulchak | 13 episodes |
1998 | Union Square | Tom | Episode: "What Are Friends For?" |
1998 | Perfect Prey | Det. Jimmy Cerullo | TV movie |
1998-2002 | For Your Love | Dean Winston | 84 episodes |
1999 | A Song from the Heart | Gregory Pavan | TV movie |
2001–2002 | Crossing Jordan | Det. Eddy Winslow | 4 episodes |
2003 | CSI: Miami | Dr. James Welmont | Episode: "Bunk" |
2003 | An Unexpected Love | Jack Mayer | TV movie |
2003 | Watching Ellie | Billy | Episode: "Date" |
2003 | Cold Case | Todd Whitley | Episode: "Look Again" |
2003 | Without a Trace | Alan Hodges | Episode: "Coming Home" |
2003–2004 | Skin | Skip Ziti | 6 episodes |
2004 | The Deerings | Jack Denny | TV movie |
2004 | Nip/Tuck | Kevin Hotchkiss | 2 episodes |
2005 | Riding the Bus with My Sister | Rick | TV movie |
2005 | Wild Card | Miles Jacobs | Episode: "Multiple Personality Fatality" |
2005 | Commander in Chief | Mike Stanton | Episode: "The Mom Who Came to Dinner" |
2006 | The Book of Daniel | Worth Webster | 4 episodes |
2006 | Close to Home | Joseph Wright | 2 episodes |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Grant Harrington | Episode: "Privilege" |
2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Michael Pellington | Episode: "Valentine's Day Massacre" |
2007 | Numb3rs | Bob Tombrello | Episode: "Pandora's Box" |
2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Dale | Episode: "Delia's First Ghost" |
2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Allan | Episode: "The Other Side of This Life: Part 1" |
2007 | Hidden Palms | Bob Hardy | 8 episodes |
2007–2008 | Life Is Wild | Danny Clark | 13 episodes |
2008–2010 | Friday Night Lights | Joe McCoy | 20 episodes |
2009 | Operating Instructions | Brandon Zisk | TV pilot |
2009 | Lie to Me | Dr. Jeffrey Buchanan | Episode: "The Best Policy" |
2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Paul Olsen | Episode: "Shattered" |
2010–2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Chester | 2 episodes |
2010 | The Closer | Jeffrey Walters | Episode: "Help Wanted" |
2010 | Covert Affairs | Sen. Jarvis | Episode: "Houses of the Holy" |
2011 | In Plain Sight | Julian Conrad | Episode: "Second Crime Around" |
2011–2012 | Happily Divorced | Elliot | 11 episodes |
2011–2017 | Switched at Birth | John Kennish | Main role, 103 episodes |
2013 | Criminal Minds | James Blake | Episode: "#6" |
2015-2019 | Chicago Med | Cornelius Rhodes | 16 episodes |
2017 | How to Get Away with Murder | Jeff Walsh | 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | The Real Thing | Billy | Replacement |
1985 | The Normal Heart | Felix Turner | |
1985 | The Boys of Winter | Bonney | |
1989 | Speed-the-Plow | ||
2001–2002 | Contact | Michael Wiley | Replacement |
2005 | The Philadelphia Story | Mike Connor | |
2009 | Genesis Angels: The Saga of Lew Welch and the Beat Generation |
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