David Hunt is an English actor, producer, and director who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States.[1] His best known U.S. film role is Harlan Rook, in the 1988 action film The Dead Pool, the fifth installment in the Dirty Harry series.[2] He has also had guest roles on the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond as Ray's nemesis neighbor, Bill Parker. He also appeared in the recurring role of Darren McCarthy during season 6 of 24. Back in the UK, Hunt was in the 1991 award-winning period drama, The Black Velvet Gown, as well as being a regular cast member of the series Beck for the BBC.[3][4]
David Hunt | |
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 Hunt (back centre) with his family in 2008 | |
| Born | Covent Garden, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, producer, director |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4 |
In 2005, Hunt directed the documentary The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania, which won a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival. Other film appearances include The Deal with William H. Macy, Meg Ryan and Jason Ritter and Moms' Night Out.[5][6]
Amongst Hunt's productions are the romantic comedy The Engagement Ring, a two-hour movie for TNT in which he also starred; Amazing Grace, a motion picture directed by Michael Apted and starring Albert Finney; and the television comedy Versailles, which he directed.[7]
Biography
editHunt graduated from Loughborough University, Leicestershire. He worked as a schoolteacher and American football coach before moving to New York City.[citation needed] Hunt graduated from the Juilliard School in New York.[8] In 2001, he founded a production company, Four Boys Entertainment, with his wife, American actress Patricia Heaton.[9][10] They have four sons and they divide their time between Los Angeles and Cambridge.[11][12][13] In 2019, Broti Gupta, a writer on Hunt's wife's television show Carol's Second Act, complained that David Hunt had inappropriate contact with her, a claim which Hunt and his lawyer denied. Gupta and another writer subsequently left the show and Hunt underwent work harassment sensitivity training.[14][15]
Filmography as actor
editFilm
edit- 1988 Closing Ranks as Platoon Commander Albert Thom
- 1988 The Dead Pool as Harlan Rook
- 1989 Nasty Boys as Dale Lofton
- 1991 The Black Velvet Gown as Laurence Gallmington
- 1992 Just Like a Woman as Police Officer #1
- 1993 Trip nach Tunis as Howard Ingham
- 1995 Jade as Detective Pat Callendar
- 2001 Murder on the Orient Express as Bob Arbuthnot
- 2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius as Dr. Begg (uncredited)
- 2006 Amazing Grace as Lord Camden
- 2008 The Deal as Grier Clark
- 2008 Justice League: The New Frontier as Harry (voice)
- 2012 Liz & Dick as Ifor Jenkins
- 2014 Moms' Night Out as Cabbie
- 2017 Kepler's Dream as Abercrombie
- TBA Merv as TBA
Television
edit- 1988 Sonny Spoon (1 episode) as Atlas
- 1995 The Client (1 episode) as Tom Halstead
- 1998–2002 Everybody Loves Raymond (3 episodes) as Bill Parker
- 2005 Numb3rs (1 episode) as Elliot Cole
- 2005 Monk (1 episode) as Michael Norfleet
- 2007 24 (4 episodes) as Darren McCarthy
- 2011 Castle (1 episode) as Falco
- 2012 Mad Men (episode: "Signal 30") as Edwin Baker
- 2015 Transformers: Robots in Disguise as Chop Shop (voice)
References
edit- ^ David Hunt (actor)
- ^ The New York Times: Reviews/Film; Dirty Harry Fights for Life and Privacy
- ^ Movie Review: The Black Velvet Gown
- ^ Variety: Masterpiece Theatre the Black Velvet Gown Parts I & II
- ^ 14th Annual Heartland Film Festival 2005
- ^ Movie documents Bituminous Coal Queens
- ^ TCM: David Hunt
- ^ Abrams, Rachel; Koblin, John (16 November 2019). "Two Female Writers Quit Patricia Heaton's CBS Show After Making Complaints". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Deadline: Patricia Heaton & David Hunt's Company Inks Pod Deal With CBS TV Studios, Will Seek New TV Starring Vehicle For Heaton
- ^ Deadline: Patricia Heaton & David Hunt's Company Inks Pod Deal With Warner Bros. TV
- ^ Hallman, Deborah (16 October 2002). "Keeping it real in Hollywood". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ People: Patricia Heaton's Laid-Back Lifestyle
- ^ Closer: Patricia Heaton, 61, Says She Started Acting 'Relatively Late' and Is Still Chasing Her 'Dreams'
- ^ "'Carol's Second Act' EP David Hunt Investigated For Improper Conduct". Deadline. 8 November 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Ryan (16 November 2019). "Carol's Second Act: Two Writers Quit After Allegations Were Leveled Against Patricia Heaton's EP Husband". tvline.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
External links
edit
- David Hunt at IMDb
- "David Hunt, Director/Producer/Writer/Actor — Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania". Archived from the original on 3 April 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2008.