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b'After studying with the legendary New York acting teacher, William Esper, David began his career on stage performing everything from Shakespeare, to\\xa0off-beat new comedies to edgy experimental work.\\nHis early east coast theatre credits include productions at The Second Stage, The Public Theatre, The Manhattan Punch Line, La Mama, The Long Wharf Theatre and The Actors Theatre of Louisville\\u2019s Humana Festival. \\xa0\\xa0\\nHis first TV job was a small part in HBO\\u2019s historic drama \\u201cAnd the Band Played On.\\u201d \\xa0Known for his quirky characterizations, he\\u2019s since played many major guest star and recurring roles on such shows as "Modern Family," "The Blacklist," "Rectify," \\u201cMad Men,\\u201d \\u201cJustified,\\u201d \\u201cTrue Blood,\\u201d \\u201cCSI,\\u201d \\u201cNCIS,\\u201d \\u201cCastle,\\u201d \\u201cBones,\\u201d \\u201cUgly Betty\\u201d \\u201cCriminal Minds,\\u201d \\u201ciCarly,\\u201d \\u201cLongmire,\\u201d and \\u201cDays of Our Lives.\\u201d \\xa0But he is probably best known for playing the creepy \\u201cLincoln Meyer\\u201d on season three of \\u201cBoston Legal\\u201d (a character created for him by TV icon, David E. Kelley). \\xa0\\n\\u200bDavid is also a produced screenwriter (Fox Searchlight\\u2019s hit comedy \\u201cKingdom Come\\u201d), a columnist, a popular spoken-word performer and an award-winning director (\\u201cAvailable Men\\u201d). \\xa0His critically acclaimed one-man storytelling shows consistently play to sold out houses. \\xa0Since 2008, he\\u2019s taught seminars and private classes for professional actors and when time allows, he serves as a part-time adjunct faculty member with the Professional Acting Program at UCLA and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (both the New York and L.A. campuses)\\nOver the course of his career, David has had the pleasure of working with many acclaimed writers, directors and actors, including Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Candice Bergen, Craig Bierko, Julie Bowen, Delta Burke, Thomas Gibson, Whoopi Goldberg, Angie Harmon, Mark Harmon, Stephen McKinley Henderson, John Heard, L.L.Cool J., Jon Jory, David E. Kelley, Howard Korder, Ian McKellen, Matthew Modine, Timothy Olyphant, Dolly Parton, Richard Schiff, James Spader, William Shatner, Matthew Weiner and Julie White.\\nIn 2014, he created and co-produced Sci-Fest LA: The Los Angeles Science Fiction One-Act Play Festival, an annual event consisting of two rotating evenings of short original sci-fi plays featuring actors known for their work in iconic franchises like \\u201cStar Trek,\\u201d \\u201cThe Walking Dead,\\u201d \\u201cSupernatural,\\u201d \\u201cLost\\u201d and \\u201cThe X-Files.\\u201d \\xa0\\xa0\\n\\u200bHis first book, "WORKING ACTOR: Breaking in, Making a Living and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business" is being published by Random House (Ten Speed Press) in February, 2019.\\nOriginally from Louisa, Kentucky, David currently divides his time between New York and Los Angeles. \\xa0To watch a little of his work, click on the DEMO tab in the menu above.\\xa0\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/confessionsofanactress/message'