Hutch Dano
Hutchings Royal "Hutch" Dano is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Zeke Falcone in Zeke and Luther, and Sam in Zombeavers.
Personal life
Dano was born in Santa Monica, California. He comes from a family of actors, including his father Rick Dano and grandfather Royal Dano. His great-grandmother Virginia Bruce was an actress in the 1930s and 1940s and his great-grandfather J. Walter Ruben was a writer and director.Professional life
Dano was cast in his first commercial at the age of five, when his mother and father, also actors, took him along to their commercial audition. Loving the stage. Dano began doing summer theater for four years before being discovered by casting director Orly Sitowitz at the age of 15. He started taking acting classes with Gary Marks and also with Jorge Luis Pallo at the Scott Sedita Studios.Within nine months, Dano was booked for the lead role of Zeke in the pilot episode of Zeke and Luther for Disney's XD Channel, which was quickly picked up as a series. After wrapping his first season, Hutch booked the role of Henry, starring opposite Selena Gomez in the 20th Century Fox feature Ramona and Beezus, playing Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby's friend Henry Huggins. Dano also guest-starred on Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck.
Dano guest starred on in 2010, for which he received a nomination in the 32nd Young Artist Awards in the Guest Starring Young Actor 18-21 category for a performance in a TV series. He also appeared in an episode of White Collar in 2011. In 2014, Dano played the role of "Sam," the cheating boyfriend who gets his just reward in the horror comedy release, Zombeavers. In 2017, he featured in the horror movie Behind the Walls, and in Sunflower, which Hutch co-wrote and co-produced. He starred in two films in 2019, Hoax and Disappearance.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009–11 | The Suite Life on Deck | Moose | "Mulch Ado About Nothing" "Twister: Part 2" |
| 2009–12 | Zeke and Luther | Zeke Falcone | Lead role |
| 2010 | Luke Jarrow | "Playa Vista" | |
| 2011 | White Collar | Scott Rivers | "Scott Free" |
| 2011 | Peter Punk | Zeke Falcone | Guest Star |
| 2016 | The Encounter | JD | Guest Star |
| 2017 | Training Day | Butler | Guest Star |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2013 | Breaking Fat | Matt | Lead role; web series |