# David Alan Basche

David Alan Basche (born August 25, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Todd Beamer in the film United 93. He has been a series regular on many TV comedies and dramas, and has also appeared in films directed by Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Paul Greengrass, Shawn Levy, Robert Zemeckis, and Michael Patrick King.

## Life and career

Basche was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His first acting role was in a school production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer when he was in the sixth grade at West Hartford's Norfeldt Elementary School. Basche, who describes his demeanor then as an "angry, smart-ass kid," tried out for and landed the lead role after a school counselor suggested he take up acting to channel some of his anger and emotion. Basche appeared in several plays presented by the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center while he was a student at King Philip Middle School, and he had roles in 10 school plays during his four years at William H. Hall High School in West Hartford. Basche then went on to Emerson College, starting out as a communications major before switching to performing arts.
His first major exposure was starring in Oh Grow Up, a short-lived sitcom created by Alan Ball. He later played the role of Steven Keats for two seasons in the NBC sitcom Three Sisters. He appeared in the 2005 film War of the Worlds in the role of Tim, the stepfather of Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin's characters. In 2006, he played Todd Beamer in United 93. David landed the lead role in 2007's I'll Believe You, a family-friendly sci-fi comedy. In 2008 he portrayed Mike Harness in Lipstick Jungle on NBC for two seasons, while simultaneously playing the role of Kenny Kagan on The Starter Wife on USA Network. In 2010 he guest starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, White Collar, Law & Order: Criminal Intent and The Mentalist. Basche also appeared in the film Sex and the City 2 as a wedding guest, and had a small role in the 2017 mystery film The Vanishing of Sidney Hall.
Basche starred for four seasons in the TV Land original series The Exes, which premiered on November 30, 2011. The series ended on September 16, 2015.

## Personal life

Basche is married to the actress Alysia Reiner; they met during a summer stock production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. The couple has a daughter, Livia Charles Basche, born December 5, 2008.
Basche has a tattoo on his left wrist that says "There Is No Perfect."

## Professional credits
### New York Theater

| Title | Role | Location |
| Snakebit | Jonathan | Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Nominated Play |
| Love in the Age of Narcissism | Join | The Directors Company |
| Visiting Mr. Green | Ross Gardiner | Union Square Theater (with Eli Wallach) |
| WASPs In Bed | Allan | Beckett Theatre |
| Don't Let Destiny Push You Around | Jack | John Montgomery Theater |
| Macbeth | MacDuff | The Promenade Theatre |
| Measure for Measure | Angelo | New Generations NY |

### Regional theater

| Title | Role | Location |
| Dating Games | Daniel/Spence | The Lillian Theatre, Los Angeles |
| September Forever | Henry | Williamstown Theatre Festival |
| The Golden Age | Tom | Theatreworks Hartford (with Elizabeth Franz) |
| Romeo and Juliet | Gregory | Hartford Stage Company |
| A Dybbuk | Reb Mal/Yeshiva | Hartford Stage Company |
| Death of a Salesman | Biff Loman | New Jersey Shakespeare Festival |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Full Frontal | Nicholas' Agent | |
| 2005 | Crazylove | Paul | |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Tim | |
| 2006 | United 93 | Todd Beamer | |
| 2006 | The Wedding Weekend | Steven | |
| 2006 | I'll Believe You | Dale Sweeney | |
| 2007 | Schooled | Cool High School Drama Teacher | |
| 2008 | Quality Time | Ray | Short film |
| 2008 | The Other Way Round | Deposition Lawyer | Short film |
| 2008 | The Peppermint Tree | Brian | |
| 2009 | Salamander | Katie's Dad | Short film |
| 2009 | Speed Grieving | David | Short film |
| Sex and the City 2 | David | | |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Thompson's Aide | |
| 2011 | Real Steel | ESPN Commentator | |
| 2012 | Backwards | Cox | |
| 2016 | Equity | Ian | |
| 2017 | The Vanishing of Sidney Hall | Senator Dale | |
| 2018 | Egg | Don | |
| 2018 | Almost Home | BMW John (Kevin) | |
| 2021 | Know Fear | Donald | |
| 2022 | Glimpse | Phil | |
| 2024 | A Complete Unknown | John Henry Hammond | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | As the World Turns | Officer Tate | 1 episode |
| 1998, 2006, 2009 | Law & Order | Jack McKinney (1998) Attorney Tepper (2006) Kevin Franklin (2009) | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Oh Grow Up | Norris Michelsky | 13 episodes |
| 2001 | The Division | Mr. Glenmark | Episode: "Obsessions" |
| 2001 | Ed | Bud Frankel | Episode: "Prom Night" |
| 2001–2002 | Three Sisters | Steven Keats | 19 episodes |
| 2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gordon Daimler Adam van der Welk | Episode: "Cross Jurisdictions" |
| 2003 | Frasier | Woody Wiswell | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Brian | 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Carry Me Home | Bernard | TV movie |
| 2004 | Mister Ed | Wilbur Pope | TV movie |
| 2005 | Rescue Me | Steve Bowden | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Play Dates | Jake | TV movie |
| 2006, 2011 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | David Kellen (2006) Jay Kendall (2011) | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | 30 Rock | Alan | Episode: "Hard Ball" |
| 2008 | Lipstick Jungle | Mike Harness | 6 episodes |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife | Kenny Kagan | 10 episodes |
| 2009 | Royal Pains | Rob Miller | Episode: "No Man is An Island" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Michael Gallagher | Episode: "Savior" |
| 2010 | White Collar | Gary Jennings | Episode: "Need to Know" |
| 2010 | The Mentalist | Dr. Jack Wilder | Episode: "Jolly Red Elf" |
| 2011–2015 | The Exes | Stuart Gardner | 64 episodes |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Wayne Kruger | Episode: "Nothing to Hide" |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Jim Sheltie | Episode: "Never Forget I Love You" |
| 2016 | Elementary | Warren Clift | Episode: "A Burden of Blood" |
| 2016 | Blindspot | Patrick Lyman | Episode: "Mans Telepathic Loyal Lookouts" |
| 2016 | Blue Bloods | Joe Pelligrino | Episode: "The Price of Justice" |
| 2016 | Better Things | Greg | Episode: "Alarms" |
| 2017 | NCIS: New Orleans | Devon Mitchell | Episode: "End of the Line" |
| 2017 | The Blacklist: Redemption | Jack Thornton | Episode: "Operation Davenport" |
| 2019 | Bull | David Newton | Episode: "Pillar of Salt" |
| 2019 | Instinct | Steve Gerich | Episode: "Big Splash" |
| 2019 | Bluff City Law | Dr. Lee Pyle | Episode: "American Epidemic" |
| 2023 | Lioness | Dr. Brumley | Episode: "Bruise Like a Fist" |
| 2024 | The Diplomat | Brad Chapman | Episode: "The Ides of March" |