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Daniel Bernard Sweeney 
D.B. Sweeney in Iraq in 2008Born [[1]] Daniel Bernard Sweeney
November 14, 1961
Shoreham, New York, U.S.Occupation Actor Height 6ft Daniel Bernard "D. B." Sweeney (born November 14, 1961) is an American actor.
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Biography
Early life
Sweeney was born on Long Island, New York and raised in Shoreham by an educator father and a municipal government employee mother.[1] He attended Shoreham-Wading River High School and both Tulane and New York University. Before completing his BFA at NYU in 1984, he was cast in the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial.
Career
Sweeney guest starred on television series The Edge of Night and Spenser: For Hire before entering films, where he portrayed a gung-ho Vietnam enlistee in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987). Sweeney is perhaps best remembered for his portrayal of Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988), The Cutting Edge or Dish Boggett in Lonesome Dove (1989).
Sweeney also starred in Memphis Belle (1990), Blue Desert (1991), Fire in the Sky (1993), and Hardball (2001). In addition to his film roles, he continues to work on television. In 1996, he starred in the Fox series Strange Luck in which he played an amnesiac freelance photographer with strange powers that resulted from being the sole survivor of an airplane disaster. He later co-starred in another short-lived series, the science fiction offering Harsh Realm. He also starred in Life as We Know It as Michael Whitman (2004–2005) and C-16 FBI produced by Michael Robin.
Sweeney has guest-starred on various TV series, including House as Crandall, an ex-bandmate of Dr. Gregory House (2006); Jericho as John Goetz (2006–2008); Castle as an LA detective (2011), and more. He also had recurring roles as US Marshal Sam Kassmeyer, assigned to protect Haley and Jack Hotchner on Criminal Minds (2009); as Peter Emory in season 1 of Crash (2008);[2] and as Carter in The Event (2010).
He's currently the voice-over artist for the Oprah Winfrey Network OWN and his large body of voiceover work includes three seasons of Fox Sports Net's Beyond the Glory and National Geographic Television's Ice Pilots. Past ad campaigns include Bud Light, Lincoln cars, Conocco-Phillips, John Deere, Major League Baseball and Coca Cola.
Sweeney plays Captain John Trent in the horror web series, Universal Dead.[3] In late June 2010, it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film.[4]
A proud supporter of the US military, Sweeney founded a website Lettersfromhollywood.army.mil to get messages of support to active duty and retired military. He has made multiple visits to the Middle East and Europe to visit Service Men and Women. On May 4, 2008, Sweeney flew with the helicopter squadron HMM-364, "The World Famous Purple Foxes", in a CH-46E while in Iraq visiting with service members and promoting his new film, Two Tickets to Paradise.[citation needed]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1985 Out of the Darkness Mike TV movie Spenser: For Hire Rick Episode: "Resurrection" 1986 Power College Student Fire with Fire Thomas Baxter 1987 Gardens of Stone Jackie Willow No Man's Land Benjy Taylor 1988 Eight Men Out Joseph "Shoeless Joe" Jackson 1989 Lonesome Dove Dish Boggett TV mini-series Sons Ritchie 1990 Memphis Belle Lt. Phil Lowenthal 1991 Blue Desert Steve Smith Heaven Is a Playground Zack Telander 1992 The Cutting Edge Doug Dorsey Miss Rose White Dan McKay TV movie Leather Jackets Mickey En Dag i oktober Niels Jensen 1993 Fire in the Sky Travis Walton Hear No Evil Ben Kendall 1994 Tales From the Crypt Clyde Episode: "Staired in Horror" 1995 Roommates Michael Holzcek Three Wishes Jeffery Holman (uncredited) 1995–1996 Strange Luck Chance Harper / Alex Sanders 17 episodes 1996 Frame by Frame 1997 Spawn Terry Fitzgerald 1997–1998 C-16: FBI Scott Stoddard 11 episodes 1999 The Book of Stars Prisoner NYPD Blue Joey Dwyer Episode: "Big Bang Theory" Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Jack Denison TV movie The Weekend Tony Goosed Steve Steven 1999–2000 Harsh Realm Mike Pinocchio (TV mini-series); 9 episodes 2000 After Sex Tony Dinosaur Aladar voice The Outer Limits (1995 TV series) Scott Bowman Episode: "The Grid" Warriors of Might and Magic (Video Game); voice 2000–2001 Once and Again Graham Rympalski 2001 Hard Ball Matt Hyland 2002 Superfire James Merrick Greenmail Jeremy O'Brien 2003 CSI: Miami Simon Bishop Episode: "Body Count" Brother Bear Sitka (voice) 2004 Speak Jack Sordino CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kyle Good Episode: "Early Rollout" Going to the Mat Coach Rice (TV movie) Karen Sisco Harry Boyle Episode: "No One's Girl" 2004–2005 Life as We Know It Michael Whitman 13 episodes 2006 The Darwin Awards Detective Maguire Two Tickets to Paradise Billy McGriff Also wrote and directed House Dylan Crandall Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" Yellow Christian Kile 2006–2008 Jericho John Goetz 5 episodes 2007 Entry Level Clay Vegas: An Opulent Illusion Narrator (video short) 2008 Stiletto Danny direct-to-video Heatstroke Captain Steve O'Bannon TV movie Miracle at St. Anna Colonel Driscoll Crash Peter Emory 4 episodes Leverage Father Paul Episode: "The Miracle Job" 2009 Criminal Minds U.S. Marshal Sam Kassmeyer 3 episodes 2010 CSI: NY A.D.A. Craig Hansen Episode: "Criminal Justice " 24 Mark Bledsoe 2 episodes The Imploders Episode: "Widow Makers and Firestorms" Three Rivers Det. Ted Sandefur Episode: "Status 1A" Universal Dead Captain John Trent 3 episodes The Event Carter 6 episodes Fencewalker Detective post-production 2011 Javelina Dr. Carey Hawaii Five-0 Richard Davis Episode: "Ne Me'e Laua Na Paio" Castle Det. Kyle Seeger Episode: "To Love and Die in L.A." Swamp Shark Charlie (TV movie) post-production Deep in the Heart Michael post-production False Creek Stories Bill (short film); completed Ice Pilots Narrator 6 episodes References
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Categories:- 1961 births
- Actors from New York
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- American people of Irish descent
- Circle in the Square Theatre School alumni
- Living people
- People from Long Island
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