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Daniel London Born Daniel London
1973
Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaOccupation Actor Years active 1997 - present Spouse Megan Reilly Daniel London (born 1973) is an American actor, possibly most notably famous for his roles in Patch Adams and Rent.
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Life and career
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, London began writing and acting in plays in high school. While a student at Mt. Lebanon High School, from which he graduated in 1991, he had his play The Martha War performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
London attended Oberlin College,[1] in Oberlin, Ohio, where he continued to act while majoring in English. He soon moved to New York City, after his graduation in 1995, to begin his acting career.
London landed one of his first major roles alongside actor Robin Williams in the 1998 movie, Patch Adams (film).[2] He also appeared on stage in two Beth Henley plays. Steven Spielberg saw him in Impossible Marriage, alongside Holly Hunter, and cast him as Wally, the caretaker of the Pre-Cogs, in Minority Report (film) in 2002. He has also starred with Will Oldham in the 2006 movie, Old Joy.[3]
He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his singer/songwriter wife, Megan Reilly.[4]
Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes 1997 Snake Feed Pet Shop Clerk 1998 A Soldier's Sweetheart Eddie Diamond 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 2010 Its Kind of a Funny Story Solomon Plays
- 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
- ^ "Daniel London at Oberlin College". http://www.oberlin.edu/news-info/98nov/daniel_london.html.
- ^ Maslin, Janet. "New York Times". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/174233/Patch-Adams/overview. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "Old Joy, 2006". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468526/.
- ^ "IMDB Biography". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0518687/bio.
External links
- Daniel London at the Internet Movie Database
- 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.
Categories:- 1973 births
- Actors from New York
- Living people
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