Daniel London (born 1973) is an American actor, best known for his roles in Patch Adams (1998), Rent (2005), and Old Joy (2006).
Daniel London | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 (age 50–51) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Spouse | Megan Reilly |
Life and career
editBorn and raised in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, London began writing and acting in plays in high school. While he was a student at Mt. Lebanon High School, from which he graduated in 1991, his play The Martha War was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
London attended Oberlin College,[1] where he continued to act while majoring in English. He moved to New York City after his graduation in 1995 to begin his acting career.
London landed one of his first major roles, alongside Robin Williams, in the 1998 film Patch Adams.[2] He also appeared on stage in two Beth Henley plays. London played Wally, the caretaker of the Pre-Cogs, in Minority Report in 2002. He also starred with Will Oldham in the 2006 film Old Joy.[3]
London lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his singer/songwriter wife, Megan Reilly.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Patch Adams | Truman Schiff | |
| 2000 | Four Dogs Playing Poker | Kevin | |
| Lisa Picard is Famous | Boyfriend | ||
| 2001 | My Best Friend's Wife | Eric Meyer | |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | John/Ivan | |
| Minority Report | Wally the Caretaker | ||
| 2005 | Rent | Paul | |
| 2006 | Old Joy | Mark | |
| 2007 | Arranged | Elliot | |
| 2008 | The Toe Tactic | Elevator Man | |
| Synecdoche, New York | Tom | ||
| 2009 | The Bridge to Nowhere | Chris | |
| 2010 | Armless | John | |
| Its Kind of a Funny Story | Solomon | ||
| 2012 | On the Inside | Nathan Parks | |
| The Exhibitionists | Gordo | ||
| 2013 | Concussion | Evan | |
| Clutter | Miles Bickford | ||
| 2014 | Listen Up Philip | Seth | |
| Saint Janet | Billy | ||
| 2018 | Vox Lux | Father Cliff | |
| 2019 | The Report | CIA Officer Fox | |
| 2024 | Friendship | Stan | Upcoming |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Garden of Redemption | Pepe | TV movie |
| 1998 | A Soldier's Sweetheart | Eddie Diamond | TV movie |
| The First Seven Years | Max | TV movie | |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Epstein | Episode: "Impulse" |
| 2002 | The Sopranos | Eddie | 2 episodes |
| 2002, 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Mark Bayley / Dr. Joel Silverstern | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Law & Order | Bradley Cameron | Episode: "Bogeyman" |
| 2009 | Fringe | Agent Feiken | Episode: "Midnight" |
| Nurse Jackie | Mr. Batali | 2 episodes | |
| The Good Wife | Isaac Loeb | Episode: "Unorthodox" | |
| 2011 | The Confession | Jimmy | Episode: "Chapter 1" |
| Mildred Pierce | Mo Levinson | Episode: "Part Five" | |
| Weekends at Bellevue | Steven | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Tyler Green | Episode: "Front Page News" |
| 2014 | The Americans | Roy Oatway | Episode: "Comrades" |
| Black Box | Dean Norwood | Episode: "I Shall Be Released" | |
| Gotham | Stan Potolsky | Episode: "Viper" | |
| 2014–2015 | Manhattan | J. Robert Oppenheimer | 8 episodes |
| 2015 | Minority Report | Wally the Caretaker | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | The Blacklist | Drexel | Episode: "Drexel (No. 113)" |
| Elementary | Mateo Pena | Episode: "All In" | |
| Blindspot | Emile | Episode: "We Fight Deaths on Thick Lone Waters" | |
| 2018 | Bull | Mark Zimmer | Episode: "Grey Areas" |
| Instinct | Dan | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Deception | Miller Mackenzie | Episode: "Divination" | |
| God Friended Me | Aleksander Leff | Episode: "King's Gambit" | |
| 2019 | Prodigal Son | Roger | Episode: "Designer Complicity" |
| 2020 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ash Gordon | Episode: "Solving for the Unknowns" |
| Hollywood | George Cukor | 2 episodes | |
| 2023 | FBI | James Leavins | Episode: "The Lies We Tell" |
| The Crowded Room | Greg | 2 episodes | |
| 2024 | Lady in the Lake | Dr. Kornblatt | 2 episodes |
Plays
edit- Impossible Marriage, by Beth Henley (Roundabout Theatre Company, 1998)
- More Lies About Jerzy, by Davey Holmes (Vineyard Theater, 2001)
- Ridiculous Fraud, by Beth Henley (McCarter Theater, 2006)
- Offices, by Ethan Coen (Atlantic Theater Company, 2009)
References
edit- ^ "Daniel London at Oberlin College". Archived from the original on September 6, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2007.
- ^ Maslin, Janet (2008). "New York Times". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on March 11, 2008. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
- ^ "Old Joy, 2006".
- ^ "IMDB Biography".
External links
edit- Daniel London at IMDb
- "Mt. Lebanon High School marks 75 years of theater", Mary Niederberger, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, South Section, November 17, 2005.
- Gabrielli, Betty. Daniel London Races to Stage and Screen. Oberlin Online.edu. 10 November 1998.
- "Daniel London Filmography." New York Times.
- Irby, Myryah. Interview with Daniel London. New York Times.