David Denman


David Denman is an American actor. He made his film debut in The Replacements. His other feature credits include Big Fish, Fair Game, The Nines, Shutter, Smart People, Fanboys, Let Go, Out Cold, After Earth, Jobs, Beneath the Harvest Sky, Men, Women & Children, The Gift, , Power Rangers, Logan Lucky, Puzzle and Brightburn.
On television, Denman is most widely known for the role of Roy Anderson, the ex-fiancé of Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom The Office, for which he earned a SAG award as a member of the ensemble cast. He starred as Mike Reilly on the critically acclaimed, but short-lived FOX comedy Traffic Light and in Robert Kirkman’s short lived demonic series Outcast. He has recurred as "Ed Brooks" on Parenthood, as "Tony" on Drop Dead Diva and as Skip the Demon on Angel. He has appeared on numerous TV shows including ER, The X-Files, Mad Men and True Detective.

Early life

Denman was born in Newport Beach, California. He attended eight different schools while growing up all over Southern California. His family moved to Sequim, Washington, when he was 9 to live on a farm, which only lasted two years before returning to Orange County, California. He graduated from Fountain Valley High School where classmates included actor Omar Metwally and writer, director Craig Brewer. He later attended the summer training congress at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California. Then he spent two years at Orange Coast College performing and directing in over 20 productions. He went on to attend the Juilliard School's Drama Division with classmates Sara Ramirez and Alan Tudyk. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.

Career

He made his film debut with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman as the deaf tight-end in the Warner Bros. football comedy The Replacements. His other feature credits include Fair Game, Fanboys, The Nines, Shutter, Smart People, Let Go, Out Cold, and Big Fish. His 2013 films include After Earth, Jobs, and Blue Potato. In 2016, Denman starred as "Boon" in the Michael Bay film about the 2012 Benghazi attack.
On television, Denman starred as Mike Reilly on the critically acclaimed, but short-lived FOX comedy Traffic Light and in Robert Kirkman’s short lived demonic series Outcast. He has recurred as Ed Brooks on Parenthood, as "Tony" on Drop Dead Diva and as Skip the Demon on Angel. He has appeared on numerous award-winning TV shows including ER, The X-Files, Mad Men and True Detective. He earned a SAG Award for the role of Roy Anderson, the ex-fiancé of Pam Beesly on the US version of The Office.

Personal life

Denman married actress Mercedes Mason in September 2014. The couple welcomed their first child, Caius, in January 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television