Dar Dash is an American actor. After receiving his degree at Arts Educational Schools, in London, he starred in The Glass Cage at the Northampton Theatre Royal,[1] where he made his stage debut.
Dar Dash | |
|---|---|
| Born | Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice-over artist |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Early life
editDash was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia. His father is of Persian descent, and his mother is Cuban with Spanish ancestry. Dash is the middle of five sons.[citation needed]
Career
editDash has appeared in several stage productions and in the AMC mini-series, The Prisoner; the 2011 Raindance Film Festival nominated independent film, City Slacker; in Ridley Scott's thriller, The Counselor; and BBC's Jonathan Creek.
In 2014, Dash was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a short at the Action On Film International Film Festival for his performance in the internationally acclaimed short film, Warhol,[2] in which he co-starred alongside fellow American actor, Corey Johnson.
In October 2017, Dash played famed Richard Nixon speechwriter and New York Times columnist William Safire in the play In The Event of Moon Disaster at Theatre503 in London. In its review, the Evening Standard described Dash's portrayal as "robust" and "droll" [3] and the overall production also received considerable critical acclaim.
In March 2018, Dash was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy at the NAVGTR Awards for his performance as Hawkeye in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.[4]
Dash is also a prolific voice-over artist for American and English brands.
In 2012, Dash and actor Alexis Peterman conceived Drink Me Eat Me,[5] a “treat boutique” and event space to serve the local community tasty treats, sell locally produced handmade treasures, and host parties, events, classes, pop-up shops and dinners. Drink Me Eat quickly became a bustling hub of West London. To concentrate on their careers, Dash and Peterman sold the company in August 2015.[citation needed]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | City Slacker[6] | Alex | |
| 2012 | Darkness Into Light | Haman | |
| 2013 | The Counselor | Barman | |
| 2014 | Warhol | Frank Lockwood | Best Supporting Actor Nominee in a short film at the 2014 Action On Film International Film Festival |
| 2015 | Florence Foster Jenkins | Antonio | |
| 2018 | Taarof | Omid | Short film - Winner Best Dramedy Short at 2019 London Independent Film Awards |
| 2021 | Admission | Hassan | |
| 2022 | All the Old Knives | Bartender | |
| 2023 | Warhol | Pauly | Winner of Best Ensemble Cast at the 2024 Paris International Film Festival |
| 2023 | Anwhere But the Bed | Sam | Short Film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Free Agents | Pete | |
| 2009 | The Prisoner | 46-5 | Miniseries, episode: "Episode 2: Harmony" |
| 2014 | Jonathan Creek | Kevin | Episode: "The Curse of the Bronze Lamp" |
| 2019 | Absentia | Noah Scott | Episode: "Offenders" |
| 2020 | Das Boot | Joe Minton | Television Series |
| 2020 | Elvis: Are You Lonesome Tonight | Larry Geller | Television film |
| 2022 | Ten Percent | Jay Weinstock | |
| 2024 | Piglets | Director |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Forza Horizon | Zaki Malik | Voice and motion capture |
| 2015 | Guitar Hero Live | Various | |
| 2017 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | Dagas | |
| 2017 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands | Dengoso | |
| 2017 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | Hawkeye, Wonder Man | Nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy at the 2018 NAVGTR Awards |
| 2018 | A Way Out | Various | |
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Various | |
| 2019 | Another Eden | Dunarith | [7] |
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Vazquez | |
| 2020 | Operation FROST | Various | |
| 2022 | LifeAfter Season 4: The 2nd Outbreak | Marion | |
| 2022 | CrossfireX | Various | |
| 2023 | Payday 3 | Cloaker | |
| 2023 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Various | Phantom Liberty Expansion |
Miscellaneous
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Alien 3 | Tully | Audio Drama (Audible) |
References
edit- ^ "The Glass Cage, Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton". The Independent. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "Action on Film Festival - Results". Action On Film MEGAFEST Film Festival. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "In Event of Moone Disaster review: Get lost in space with strong debut". Evening Standard. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "Winners | National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Corporation". navgtr.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "Drink Me Eat Me". londontown.com.
- ^ Stephenson, John-Paul (13 September 2013). "Interview: Fiona Gillies talks about City Slacker". Giggle Beats. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Dar Dash (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 August 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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