Daniel London

Daniel London
Born 1973 (age 4243)
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Residence Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1997-present
Spouse(s) Megan Reilly

Daniel London (born 1973) is an American actor, best known for his roles in Patch Adams and Rent.

Life and career

Born and raised in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, London began writing and acting in plays in high school. While a student at Mt. Lebanon High School, from which he graduated in 1991, he had his play The Martha War performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

London attended Oberlin College,[1] in Oberlin, Ohio, where he continued to act while majoring in English. He moved to New York City after his graduation in 1995 to begin his acting career.

London landed one of his first major roles, alongside actor Robin Williams, in the 1998 movie, Patch Adams.[2] He also appeared on stage in two Beth Henley plays. London played Wally, the caretaker of the Pre-Cogs, in Minority Report in 2002. He also starred with Will Oldham in the 2006 movie, Old Joy.[3]

He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his singer/songwriter wife, Megan Reilly.[4]

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1997 Snake Feed Pet Shop Clerk
1998 A Soldier's Sweetheart Eddie Diamond
Patch Adams Truman Schiff
2000 Four Dogs Playing Poker Kevin
Lisa Picard is Famous Boyfriend
2001 My Best Friend's Wife Eric Meyer
2002 Big Trouble John/Ivan
Minority Report Wally the Caretaker Feature film
2005 Rent Paul
2006 Old Joy Mark
2007 Arranged Elliot
2008 The Toe Tactic Elevator Man
Synecdoche, New York Tom
2009 The Bridge to Nowhere Chris
2010 Armless John
Its Kind of a Funny Story Solomon
2014 Gotham Stan Potolsky (episode "Viper")
Manhattan J. Robert Oppenheimer
2015 Minority Report Wally the Caretaker TV series

Plays

References

  1. "Daniel London at Oberlin College".
  2. Maslin, Janet. "New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
  3. "Old Joy, 2006".
  4. "IMDB Biography".

External links

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