David Aron Damane
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David Aron Damane is an American actor, and writer. He made his television debut on Cosby,[1] followed by roles on Law & Order,[2][3] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,[4][5] Chicago P.D.,[6][7] Jett,[8][9] and Dynasty.[10] In 2020, he was nominated for the Drama Desk Award[11][12] for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of "J.J. Brown" in Transport Group's Off-Broadway production of The Unsinkable Molly Brown.[13][14]
David Aron Damane | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Eddie McKay in Jett Maurice Owens in Chicago P.D. Leo Abbott in Dynasty |
| Awards | Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding Actor in a Musical AUDELCO Award nomination, Featured Actor in a Musical Ovation Award winner, Best Supporting Actor in a Touring Musical |
| Website | DavidAronDamane.com |
Career
Damane made his television debut in 1996 as "Skip" on Cosby. In 1997, he made his Broadway debut in The Life.[15] He portrayed "Chingachgook" in the Goodspeed Opera House musical Glimmerglass[16] in 1999. In 2000, he joined the cast of Broadway's Riverdance as Principal Soloist,[17] and in 2001 played "Isaiah" in the Off-Broadway play Living in the Wind.[18][19] Later that year, Mr. Damane played "James Wilson" on Law and Order.
In 2002, Mr. Damane portrayed "Jake" in New York City Opera's Porgy and Bess,[20] which was also televised on PBS's Live From Lincoln Center.[21] In 2003, he returned to Broadway in the revival of the musical Big River,[22][23] produced by Roundabout Theatre Company and Deaf West Theatre. The following year, he played "DuShawn McGovern" on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. In 2005, he joined the national tour of Big River, playing "Jim' for the remainder of its run,[24] and won the 2005 Ovation Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Touring Musical.[25] He joined the 1st national tour of the musical The Color Purple in 2009.[26][27] in 2011 he played "Joe" in Goodspeed Opera House's Show Boat.[28][29] He returned to Broadway in 2012 as "George" in the play Don't Dress for Dinner,[30][31] and as "The General" in The Book of Mormon.[32] Later that year, he originated the role of "The General" in the Chicago company of the show,[33][34] until leaving the company in 2016. In 2013, He began playing "Maurice Owens" on Chicago P.D.
He returned to the New York stage in 2018 as "Husky Miller" in Classic Stage Company's Carmen Jones,[35][36] and received an AUDELCO Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Musical.[37][38] In 2019 he was seen as "Eddie McKay" on the Cinemax series Jett. He earned a 2020 Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of "J.J. Brown" in Transport Group's The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
In 2021, David played Leo Abbott on The CW's Dynasty. He returned to the New York stage in the fall of 2021 with the new musical, A Turtle on a Fence Post.[39][40][41]
Film and Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cosby | Skip | Episode, "Tempus Lucas" |
| 2001 | Law and Order | James Wilson | Episode, "3 Dawg Night" |
| 2002 | Live From Lincoln Center | Jake | Porgy and Bess |
| 2004 | Law and Order: Special Victims Unit | DuShawn McGovern | Episode, "Lowdown" |
| 2009 | America[42] | Bobby Crisp | |
| 2014 | Chicago P.D. | Maurice Owens | Recurring |
| 2018 | Instinct[43] | Conductor Johnson | Episode, "I Heart New York" |
| 2019 | Jett | Eddie McKay | Recurring |
| 2021 | Dynasty | Leo Abbott | Recurring |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Tommy[44] | Specialist | North Shore Music Theatre |
| 1997 | Big River | Jim u/s | Paper Mill Playhouse[45] |
| 1997 - 1998 | The Life | Memphis, Memphis u/s, Silky u/s | Broadway, The Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
| 1998 | Where's Charley?[46] | Simon | Kennedy Center |
| 1999 | Glimmerglass | Chingachgook | Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre |
| 2000 | Riverdance | Principal Soloist | National Tour, Lagan company |
| 2000 - 2001 | Riverdance | Principal Soloist | Broadway, Gershwin Theatre |
| 2001 | Living in the Wind | Isaiah | Off-Broadway, American Place Theatre |
| 2001 | To Kill A Mockingbird | Tom Robinson | Ford's Theatre[47][48] |
| 2002 | Porgy and Bess | Jake | New York City Opera |
| 2003 | Big River | Jim u's | Broadway, American Airlines Theatre |
| 2005 | Big River | Jim | National Tour Ovation Award winner, Best Supporting Actor in a Touring Musical. |
| 2009-2010 | The Color Purple | Pa, Mister u/s, Ol' Mister u/s | National Tour |
| 2011 | Reunion[49] | Hannibal Drumwright | Meadow Brook Theatre |
| 2011 | Big River[50] | Jim | PlayMakers Repertory Company |
| 2011 | Show Boat[51] | Joe | Goodspeed Opera House |
| 2011 | The Parchman Hour[52] | Pee Wee | PlayMakers Repertory Company |
| 2012 | Don't Dress for Dinner | George | Broadway, American Airlines Theatre |
| 2012 | The Book of Mormon | The General | Broadway, Eugene O'Neill Theatre |
| 2012 - 2016 | The Book of Mormon | The General | Chicago company - 2nd National Tour |
| 2018 | Carmen Jones | Husky Miller | Off-Broadway, Classic Stage Company AUDELCO Award nomination, Featured Actor in a Musical. |
| 2019 | Big River[53] | Jim | Rubicon Theatre Company |
| 2020 | The Unsinkable Molly Brown | J.J. Brown | Off-Broadway, Transport Group Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding Actor in a Musical. |
| 2021 | A Turtle on a Fence Post | Z | Off-Broadway |
| 2022 | Kinky Boots[54][55] | Don | Pittsburgh CLO |
Voice
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Watch Dogs[42] | Citizens | Video Game |
| 2018 | World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth[56] | Zandalari Exile | Video Game |
References
- ^ "Cosby - Season 1 Episode 13" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "LAW & ORDER {LAW AND ORDER}: 3 DAWG NIGHT (TV)". www.paleycenter.org.
- ^ "Law & Order : 3 Dawg Night (2001) - Stephen Wertimer | Cast and Crew | AllMovie".
- ^ "LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT {LAW AND ORDER: SVU}: LOWDOWN (TV)". www.paleycenter.org.
- ^ "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Season 5, Episode 20". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ "One Chicago crossovers: Guest stars for the week of March 13". March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Maurice Owens - Chicago P.D. | TVmaze".
- ^ Kindlick, Paige (June 15, 2019). "'Jett' Premiere Party — Photos".
- ^ "Cinemax Drama Series JETT Debuts June 14 | by WarnerMedia Entertainment | WarnerMedia Entertainment | Medium". 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Dynasty: A Public Forum for Her Lies | TVmaze".
- ^ McPhee, Ryan (April 21, 2020). "2020 Drama Desk Nominations: Soft Power, The Wrong Man Lead the Pack in Condensed Season". Playbill.
- ^ "2020 Drama Desk Awards: Complete List of Nominees". Forbes.
- ^ Wild, Stephi. "Transport Group Announces Casting For THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN, Starring Beth Malone". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ Oren, Hannah (February 20, 2020). "The Unsinkable Molly Brown".
- ^ "The Life – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "Sun Sets on Musical Tryout of Glimmerglass Dec. 5 in CT". Playbill. December 3, 1999.
- ^ "Riverdance - On Broadway – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "David Damane and Sally Stewart-Coleman Now Living in the Wind in Open-Ended Run". Playbill. January 9, 2001.
- ^ "Living in the Wind Dies Feb. 25 at OB's American Place".
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (March 5, 2002). "OPERA REVIEW; Soaring Passions for Beleaguered Denizens of Catfish Row". The New York Times.
- ^ ""Live from Lincoln Center" New York City Opera - the Gershwins' "Porgy and Bess" (TV Episode 2002)". IMDb.
- ^ "Person List". Playbill.
- ^ "Talkin' Broadway on Broadway Review: "Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" 7/24/03".
- ^ "Welcome". www.tribliveoffers.com.
- ^ "Ovation Award winners, 2001-11". 30 December 2007.
- ^ Nargi, Jan. "'The Color Purple:' Tears When I'm Happy". BroadwayWorld.com.
- ^ "'Color Purple' offers joyous noise and heartfelt emotion | Theater reviews | stltoday.com".
- ^ Jones, Kenneth (June 7, 2011). "David Aron Damane Will Ponder 'Old Man River' in Goodspeed's Show Boat". Playbill.
- ^ Gold, Sylviane (20 August 2011). "Staging a Classic, Retooled and Slimmed Down". The New York Times.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (April 27, 2012). "If You Can't Tell Your Cook From Your Mistress, What Do You Nibble?". The New York Times.
- ^ "Don't Dress for Dinner".
- ^ "The Book of Mormon – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ Hetrick, Adam (December 11, 2012). "Chicago Production of Book of Mormon, With Nic Rouleau, Ben Platt and Stephanie Umoh, Begins Dec. 11". Playbill.
- ^ "'Book of Mormon' announces Chicago cast, including James Vincent Meredith - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "Carmen Jones review: a sultry, seductive Anika Noni Rose". dctheatrescene.com.
- ^ "Photos: First Look at Classic Stage Company's CARMEN JONES Starring Anika Noni Rose".
- ^ "2018 Nominees | Audience Development Committee, Inc". 24 October 2018.
- ^ "Carmen Jones".
- ^ "A TURTLE ON A FENCE POST Announces Complete Cast & Creative Team".
- ^ "In the News: Showstoppers! Costume Exhibit Extends in Times Square, A Turtle on a Fence Post Casting, More".
- ^ "Cuomo, the Musical!". The New Yorker. 2 October 2021.
- ^ a b Locker, D. V. D. "DVD Locker". www.dvdlocker.com.
- ^ Saclao, Christian (April 8, 2018). "'Instinct': 'The Wire' Alum John Doman To Guest Star On CBS Series". International Business Times.
- ^ "The Who's Tommy at North Shore Music Theatre 1997". www.abouttheartists.com.
- ^ "Last Chance: Paper Mill's Big River Stops Rolling Along, Oct. 26".
- ^ "Where's Charley? (Kennedy Center Concert Production, 1998)". Ovrtur.
- ^ "'To Kill a Mockingbird' opens Ford's season".
- ^ "Cast & Artistic Team".
- ^ Calamia, Don (February 17, 2011). "A musical of epic proportions at Meadow Brook".
- ^ "CVNC - PlayMakers Repertory's Big River - Now That's a Musical!". cvnc.org.
- ^ Leisure, Tom Holehan
Special to (August 24, 2011). "'Show Boat' sets sail at Goodspeed". New Haven Register. - ^ ""The Parchman Hour" Is an Episodic But Eloquent 50th-Anniversary Tribute to the 1961 Freedom Riders | Triangle Arts and Entertainment". November 5, 2011.
- ^ "Review: The Huck Finn musical 'Big River' still has something to say and sing". Los Angeles Times. November 1, 2019.
- ^ "OnStage PittsburghConnecting Theater Goers and Theater Makers in the Greater Pittsburgh Area'Kinky Boots' cast set to kick up their heels for Pittsburgh CLO". 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Review: Pittsburgh CLO's KINKY BOOTS Makes Everybody Say 'Yeah!' at Benedum Center".
- ^ "Battle for Azeroth - Credits Text Added to the Beta Client". Wowhead.
External links
- David Aron Damane at IMDb