David Hunt (actor)

David Hunt is an English actor, producer, and director who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States.[1][2] His best known U.S. film role is Harlan Rook, in the 1988 action film The Dead Pool, the fifth installment in the Dirty Harry series.[3] He has also had guest roles on the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond as Ray's nemesis neighbor, Bill Parker. He also appeared in the recurring role of Darren McCarthy during season 6 of 24. Back in the UK, Hunt was in the 1991 award-winning period drama, The Black Velvet Gown, as well as being a regular cast member of the series Beck for the BBC.[4][5]

For other people named David Hunt, see David Hunt (disambiguation).

David Hunt
Hunt (back centre) with his family in 2008
Born
Covent Garden, London, England
Occupation(s)Actor, producer, director
Years active1988-present
Spouse
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(m. 1990)​
Children4

In 2005, Hunt directed the documentary The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania, which won a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival. Other film appearances include The Deal with William H. Macy, Meg Ryan and Jason Ritter and Moms' Night Out.[6][7]

Amongst Hunt's productions are the romantic comedy The Engagement Ring, a two-hour movie for TNT in which he also starred; Amazing Grace, a motion picture directed by Michael Apted and starring Albert Finney; and the television comedy Versailles, which he directed.[8]

Biography

Hunt graduated from Loughborough University, Leicestershire. He worked as a schoolteacher and American football coach before moving to New York City. Hunt graduated from the Juilliard School in New York.[9] In 2001, he founded a production company, FourBoys Entertainment, with his wife, American actress Patricia Heaton.[10][11] They have four sons and they divide their time between Los Angeles and Cambridge.[12][13][14] In 2019, Broti Gupta, a writer on Hunt's wife's television show Carol's Second Act, complained that David Hunt had inappropriate contact with her, a claim which Hunt and his lawyer denied. Gupta and another writer subsequently left the show and Hunt underwent work harassment sensitivity training.[15][16]

Filmography as actor

Film

Television

References
  1. David Hunt Filmography on IMDb
  2. David Hunt (actor)
  3. The New York Times: Reviews/Film; Dirty Harry Fights for Life and Privacy
  4. Movie Review: The Black Velvet Gown
  5. Variety: Masterpiece Theatre the Black Velvet Gown Parts I & II
  6. 14th Annual Heartland Film Festival 2005
  7. Movie documents Bituminous Coal Queens
  8. TCM: David Hunt
  9. Abrams, Rachel; Koblin, John (16 November 2019). "Two Female Writers Quit Patricia Heaton's CBS Show After Making Complaints". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  10. Deadline: Patricia Heaton & David Hunt's Company Inks Pod Deal With CBS TV Studios, Will Seek New TV Starring Vehicle For Heaton
  11. Deadline: Patricia Heaton & David Hunt's Company Inks Pod Deal With Warner Bros. TV
  12. Hallman, Deborah (16 October 2002). "Keeping it real in Hollywood". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  13. People: Patricia Heaton's Laid-Back Lifestyle
  14. Closer: Patricia Heaton, 61, Says She Started Acting 'Relatively Late' and Is Still Chasing Her 'Dreams'
  15. "'Carol's Second Act' EP David Hunt Investigated For Improper Conduct". Deadline. 8 November 2019.
  16. Schwartz, Ryan (16 November 2019). "Carol's Second Act: Two Writers Quit After Allegations Were Leveled Against Patricia Heaton's EP Husband". tvline.com. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
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