David Marshall Grant Biography (1955-)
Born June 21, 1955, in New Haven, CT (one source says Westport, CT); son of two physicians. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer, playwright
- Birth Details
- June 21, 1955
- New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- Sganarelle, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1977-78
- (Off-Broadway debut) Valere, "The Flying Doctor," Alcidas, "The Forced Marriage," and "A Dumb Show," Sganarelle: An Evening of Moliere Farces (triple-bill), New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, New YorkCity, 1978
- Table Settings, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1979
- (Broadway debut) Rudy, Bent, New Apollo Theatre, New York City, 1979-80
- The Further Adventures of Sally and The Wind-Up Toys, Center Stage Theatre, Baltimore, MD, 1980-81
- Jacek, The Survivor, Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1981
- Ferdinand, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1981
- Lakeboat, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, 1981-82
- Roche, Rat in the Skull, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1985-86
- Jeff, Making Movies, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1990
- Also appeared in The Marriage of Bette and Boo, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles; True West; The Ghost Sonata, Julius Caesar, and Tom Jones, all Yale Repertory Theatre; Angels in America and The Three Sisters, both Broadway productions; and TheTempest, Central Park, New York City.
- Stage Work
- Producer, Another American: Asking and Telling, St. Clement'sTheatre, New York City, 1999-2000
- Directed productions of Streamers, Fig Tree Theatre, Hollywood, CA, and Bent, Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles.
- Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Alex, French Postcards, Paramount, 1979
- The Awakening, Orion, 1980
- Randy Hastings, Happy Birthday, Gemini, United Artists, 1980
- Robert Lebrun, The End of August (also known as The Awakening of Eve and The Awakening), Quartet, 1982
- (As David Grant) David Sommers, American Flyers, Warner Bros., 1985
- Sonny Binkley, The Big Town, Columbia, 1987
- Ross Carver, Bat 21, TriStar, 1988
- Rob Diehl, Air America, TriStar, 1990
- David, Strictly Business, Warner Bros., 1991
- Lieutenant Colonel Wilcox USAF, Forever Young, 1992
- Phil, Three Wishes, 1995
- Governor McAllister, The Chamber, MCA/Universal, 1996
- (Uncredited) The Rock, Buena Vista, 1996
- Michael, Remembering Sex (also known as Getting Off), 1998
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Tom, Kent State, 1981
- Sid Lewis, Legs, ABC, 1983
- Josh, Sessions, NBC, 1983
- Billy Harding, Jessie, ABC, 1984
- (As David Grant) Willard "Digger" Barnes, Dallas: The Early Years,CBS, 1986
- Colonel Osterman, Breaking Point, TNT, 1989
- Jake, The Window, 1989
- Brad, What She Doesn't Know (also known as Shades of Gray), 1992
- Robert F. Kennedy, Citizen Cohn, 1992
- Max Campbell, Through the Eyes of a Killer (also known as The Master Builder), 1992
- Dennis Seeley, And the Band Played On, 1993
- Mickey Wister, Labor of Love, Lifetime, 1998
- Drug dealer, Noriega: God's Favorite, Showtime, 2000
- Miniseries
- Jerry Bradley, A Season in Purgatory, 1996
- Father Tom McCoy, Night Sins, 1997
- Specials
- Voice of Mike Doonesbury, A Doonesbury Special (animated), c. 1977
- Bob, The Shady Hill Kidnapping, 1982
- Yuppie man, To the Moon, Alice, Showtime, 1990
- Host, The Legend of Billy the Kid, 1994
- Episodic
- "Window," The Hitchhiker, 1989
- Russell Weller, "Trust Me," thirtysomething, ABC, 1989
- Russell Weller, "Success," thirtysomething, ABC, 1989
- Russell Weller, "Strangers," thirtysomething, ABC, 1989
- Russell Weller, "Happy New Year," thirtysomething, ABC, 1990
- Russell Weller, "Melissa and Men," thirtysomething, ABC, 1991
- Stephen Tomilson, "Internal Affairs," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1995
- "Harvest," Law & Order, NBC, 1997
- Assistant District Attorney Charlie Harmon, "Shadow," Law & Order, NBC, 1997
- Father Briggs, "Signs and Words," Nothing Sacred, ABC, 1998
- WRITINGS
- Stage Plays
- Snakebit, Manhattan Theatre Club-Stage 2, New York City, 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Advocate, March 2, 1999, p. 59-60.
- New York Times, January 4, 1980.