Dan DeLuca
Born (1970-11-11) November 11, 1970
Alma materHerbert Berghof Studio
Southeast Missouri State University
OccupationActor/Filmmaker

Dan DeLuca (born November 11, 1970) is an American actor, who is best known for appearing in 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. He wrote and produced the feature film 'The Night Watchmen."

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.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2024 A Town Called Purgatory Cody Parnum
2023 The Bermuda Triangle Project Detective Delany
2023 The Jester Officer Uno
2023 Rustin March Journalist Netflix
2021 A Comedy of Horrors Vol. 1 Deputy Dimples
2020 Wonder Woman 1984 Convoy
2018 Eco-Teens Save the World Dirk Diaper[5]
2017 The Night Watchmen Luca[6]
2014 Veep Photographer
2013 Forbidden Matt Cox
2013 House of Cards Galloway Friend #4
2010 Jack of Spades Tyler Langston
2009 Two-Minute Heist Dino Rado[5]
2007 Rocket Science Stephen Douglas[5]
2006 The Wire Dr. David Parenti[7]
2006 Crazy Eights Wayne Morrison
2004 A Bad Thing Gone Worse Marcus West
2002 America's Most Wanted Tony A.

References

  1. "The Wire - Cast and Crew". Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2015-10-02.
  2. "Dan DeLuca | Biografie". ČSFD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  3. "Dan DeLuca | Biografie". ČSFD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. "Dan De Luca - Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. 1 2 3 "Dan DeLuca - Filmography". Rotten Tomatoes.
  6. "Dan DeLuca Movies". Times of India.
  7. "Dan DeLuca - Filmography". HBO.
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