# David Denman

David Denman (born July 25, 1973) is an American actor. He made his film debut in The Replacements (2000) before his breakout role as Roy Anderson on the NBC sitcom The Office (2005–2008; 2011–2012), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award.
In the 2010s and 2020s, Denman had main television roles as Mike Reilly on the Fox sitcom Traffic Light (2011), Mark Holter on the Cinemax horror series Outcast (2016–2017), and Frank Sheehan on the HBO Max miniseries Mare of Easttown (2021). He had starring roles in the films Puzzle (2018), Brightburn (2019), Greenland (2020), The Equalizer 3 (2023), and Rebel Ridge (2024).

## Early life and education

Denman was born in Newport Beach, California. He attended eight schools while growing up all over Southern California. His family moved to Sequim, Washington, when he was nine years old, living on a farm, which lasted two years before they returned to Orange County, California. He graduated from Fountain Valley High School, where classmates included actor Omar Metwally and writer-director Craig Brewer. He later attended the summer training congress at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
He spent two years at Orange Coast College, where he performed in and directed over twenty productions. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Juilliard School's Drama Division (1993–1997, Group 26), where his classmates included Sara Ramirez and Alan Tudyk.

## Career

Denman made his film debut with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman as the deaf tight-end in the Warner Bros. football comedy The Replacements. His other feature credits include Fair Game, Fanboys, The Nines, Shutter, Smart People, Let Go, Out Cold, and Big Fish. His 2013 films include After Earth, Jobs, and Blue Potato. In 2016, Denman starred in the Michael Bay film 13 Hours about the 2012 Benghazi attack.
In addition to The Office, Denman's other television roles include Frank Sheehan in the HBO limited series drama Mare of Easttown. Mike Reilly on the critically acclaimed and short-lived Fox comedy Traffic Light and in Robert Kirkman's short lived horror series Outcast. He has recurred as Ed Brooks on Parenthood, as Tony on Drop Dead Diva and as Skip the Demon on Angel. He has appeared on such TV shows as ER, The X-Files, Mad Men and True Detective.

## Personal life

In September 2014, Denman married actress and former model Mercedes Mason. The couple had their first child, Caius, in January 2018 and their second child, Sagan, in May 2021.
Denman is also an avid triathlete.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2000 | The Replacements | Brian Murphy |
| 2001 | Out Cold | Lance |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Soldier with Betty Dark |
| 2003 | Big Fish | Don Price (age 18–22) |
| 2006 | When a Stranger Calls | Officer Burroughs |
| 2007 | The Nines | Agitated Man/Parole Officer |
| 2007 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Baker |
| 2007 | Take | Marty Nichols |
| 2008 | Shutter | Bruno |
| 2008 | Smart People | William |
| 2009 | Fanboys | Chaz |
| 2010 | Fair Game | Nervous Dave |
| 2011 | Let Go | Walter Dishman |
| 2013 | After Earth | Private McQuarrie |
| 2013 | Jobs | Al Alcorn |
| 2013 | Beneath the Harvest Sky | George |
| 2014 | Men, Women & Children | Jim Vance |
| 2015 | The Gift | Greg |
| 2016 | 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi | Dave "Boon" Benton |
| 2016 | Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? | Byron |
| 2017 | Power Rangers | Sam Scott |
| 2017 | Logan Lucky | Moody Chapman |
| 2018 | Puzzle | Louie |
| 2019 | Brightburn | Kyle Breyer |
| 2020 | Greenland | Ralph Vento |
| 2022 | Emancipation | General William Dwight |
| 2023 | Joy Ride | Joe Sullivan |
| 2023 | The Equalizer 3 | Frank Conroy |
| 2024 | Rebel Ridge | Officer Evan Marston |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1997 | ER | Angel/Jeremy Willis | Episode: "When the Bough Breaks" |
| 1997 | Chicago Hope | Ethan | Episode: "All in the Family" |
| 1998 | The Pretender | Daniel | Episode: "Crash" |
| 1999 | Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction | Husband/David | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | The X-Files | Wallace Schiff | Episode: "Field Trip" |
| 1999 | A Vow to Cherish | Kyle Brighton | Television movie |
| 2000 | Arli$ | Woody | Episode: "The Sum of the Parts" |
| 2001–2003 | Angel | Skip | 4 episodes |
| 2002 | CSI: Miami | Tyler Hamilton | Episode: "Just One Kiss" |
| 2002 | Crossing Jordan | Cole Tanner | Episode: "Don't Look Back" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Mike Clemmens | Episode: "Shadows" |
| 2004 | The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story | Tommy Vignatti | Television movie |
| 2004 | Second Time Around | Kent | 2 episodes |
| 2005 | Night Stalker | Henry Gale | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2005–2008; 2011–2012 | The Office | Roy Anderson | Recurring (season 1) Main cast (seasons 2–3) Guest (seasons 5–9), 32 episodes |
| 2006 | Bones | Phil Garfield | Episode: "The Woman in the Tunnel" |
| 2006 | Strong Medicine | David | Episode: "My Sister, My Doctor, Myself" |
| 2006 | The Office: The Accountants | Roy Anderson | Episode: "Someone in the Warehouse" |
| 2007 | Grey's Anatomy | Rick Jacobs | Episode: "Kung Fu Fighting" |
| 2007 | K-Ville | Luke Sherman | Episode: "Melissa" |
| 2007 | Close to Home | Tim O'Neil | Episode: "Making Amends" |
| 2008 | Gary Unmarried | Ronnie Mitchell | Episode: "Gary Meets the Gang" |
| 2009 | In Plain Sight | Ed Fogerty/Ed Flint | Episode: "Miles to Go" |
| 2009–2010 | Drop Dead Diva | Tony Nicastro | 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Brad Lewinsky | Episode: "The Pasadena Primary" |
| 2011 | Traffic Light | Mike Reilly | Main cast, 13 episodes |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Graham Wyler | Episode: "The High Road" |
| 2012 | Vegas | Clay Stinson | Episode: "Masquerade" |
| 2013–2014 | Parenthood | Ed | Recurring role, 11 episodes |
| 2014 | How to Get Away with Murder | Kevin Murphy | Episode: "Smile, or Go to Jail" |
| 2015 | Mad Men | Jerry Fanning | Episode: "The Milk and Honey Route" |
| 2015 | True Detective | Malkin | Episode: "Down Will Come" |
| 2015 | Two and a Half Men | Jack | Episode: "For Whom the Booty Calls" |
| 2016 | Angel from Hell | Evan | 3 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Outcast | Mark Holter | Main cast, 11 episodes |
| 2019 | Heartstrings | Deke Fletcher | Episode: "J.J. Sneed" |
| 2021 | Mare of Easttown | Frank Sheehan | Miniseries; 6 episodes |
| 2022 | The Serpent Queen | Pierre Marques | Episodes: "The New Era", "The First Regency" |
| 2022 | The Recruit | Kevin Mills | 3 episodes |
| 2022–2023 | Bosch: Legacy | Kurt Dockweiler | 5 episodes |
| 2024 | Chad | Mr. Dubin | Episode: "Señor Doobs" |
| 2024 | Eric | Cripp | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| 2024 | Laid | Detective Brenowitz | 3 episodes |
| 2025 | Peacemaker | TBA | Post-production Season 2 main cast |