Dan DeLuca explained

Dan DeLuca
Birth Date:11 November 1970
Alma Mater:Herbert Berghof Studio
Southeast Missouri State University
Occupation:Actor/Filmmaker

Dan DeLuca (born November 11, 1970) is an American actor and filmmaker, best known for his role as Dr. David Parenti in the HBO television series The Wire.[1]

Education and career

DeLuca studied acting at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York.[2] He has a master's degree in business from Southeast Missouri State University.[3]

DeLuca co-directed and produced the feature film Eco-Teens Save the World, with Academy Award Winner Shirley Jones and Emmy Nominee Corbin Bernsen. He is also the director of the feature film Two-Minute Heist. He was the writer, producer, and second unit director of the feature film Crazy Eights. " Dan has worked extensively with Actor and Filmmaker, Ken Arnold. Together they have written, and produced three feature films, The Night Watchmen, A Comedy of Horrors Volume 1 and A Town Called Purgatory.

He is best known for his role in season 4 of HBO's The Wire, in which he portrays the real-life inspired character of Dr. David Parenti. The role partnered him with veteran actor Robert Wisdom as "Bunny Colvin."

DeLuca has also had roles in HBO's Veep and House of Cards.

In 2009 he won Best Actor and Best Director at The NYIIFF Festival.[4] In 2014 he won Best Performance at the 2014 ZED Film Festival. Other awards include the 2015 Best Feature/Audience Award at the Alexandria International Film Festival, Best Feature at the Boston International Kids Family Festival, and Best Feature at the Louisville International Film Festival, for On the Wing.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Servitto co-wrote and starred in the horror Western film A Town Called Purgatory, which screened at film festivals in 2024.[5] [6] [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024A Town Called PurgatoryCody Parnum
2023The Bermuda Triangle ProjectDetective Delany
2023The JesterOfficer Uno
2023RustinMarch JournalistNetflix
2021A Comedy of Horrors Vol. 1Deputy Dimples
2020Wonder Woman 1984Convoy
2018Eco-Teens Save the WorldDirk Diaper[8]
2017The Night WatchmenLuca[9]
2014VeepPhotographer
2013ForbiddenMatt Cox
2013House of CardsGalloway Friend #4
2010Jack of SpadesTyler Langston
2009Two-Minute HeistDino Rado
2007Rocket ScienceStephen Douglas
2006The WireDr. David Parenti[10]
2006Crazy EightsWayne Morrison
2004A Bad Thing Gone WorseMarcus West
2002America's Most WantedTony A.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Wire - Cast and Crew. 2015-10-02. 2014-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20140525195450/http://www.hbo.com/the-wire/cast-and-crew. dead.
  2. Web site: Dan DeLuca Biografie . 2024-01-17 . ČSFD.cz . cs-CZ.
  3. Web site: Dan DeLuca Biografie . 2024-01-17 . ČSFD.cz . cs-CZ.
  4. Web site: Dan De Luca - Awards . 2024-01-17 . IMDb . en-US.
  5. Web site: Exclusive Clip: A Trail of Blood on the Way to "A Town Called Purgatory". Gingold. Michael. Michael Gingold. April 10, 2024. Rue Morgue. June 1, 2024.
  6. Web site: A Town Called Purgatory Is Coming To Monsterpalooza. Melanson. Angel. May 16, 2024. Fangoria. June 1, 2024.
  7. Web site: Exclusive Photos from "A Town Called Purgatory" Reveal the Skinwalker and Its Carnage. Gingold. Michael. Michael Gingold. May 29, 2024. Rue Morgue. June 1, 2024.
  8. Web site: Dan DeLuca - Filmography . Rotten Tomatoes.
  9. Web site: Dan DeLuca Movies . Times of India.
  10. Web site: Dan DeLuca - Filmography . HBO.