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Daniel Joshua Kash (born April 25, 1959) is a
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actor and film director.


Life and career

Kash was born in
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, Quebec, the son of Canadian opera singer
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and
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-born violinist and conductor Eugene Kash (May 1, 1912March 6, 2004). He is the brother of actress
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. His father's family was
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, while his mother converted to Judaism. He studied acting at the Drama Centre in London, UK, and has appeared in both film and television. His first film role was Private Spunkmeyer in ''
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'' (1986). He has also directed three short films: ''Germgirl'', ''Flip Phone'' and ''For Lease'' (released in 2007).


Credits

Kash has appeared in the films '' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'', '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' (as Axel Turner), '' The Hunt for the BTK Killer'', ''Crown Heights'', '' True Confections'', ''
Gross Misconduct ''Gross Misconduct'' is the second album from crossover thrash metal band, M.O.D. It was released in 1989 on Megaforce Records and Noise International and follows 1988's extended play '' Surfin' M.O.D.'' It was three years until the band releas ...
'', ''Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story'', ''
The Path to 9/11 ''The Path to 9/11'' is a two-part miniseries that aired in the United States on ABC television on September 10–11, 2006 and in other countries. The film dramatizes the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City and the events lead ...
'', ''
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'', ''
The Last Days of Patton ''The Last Days of Patton'' is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical drama film and sequel to the 1970 film ''Patton'', which portrays the last few months of the general's life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S ...
'', ''
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'' and ''
Easy Land ''Easy Land'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Sanja Zivkovic. The film stars Mirjana Joković and Nina Kiri as Jasna and Nina, a mother (a trained Architect) and daughter from Serbia who are struggling to adapt to their new ...
''. He has appeared in the TV series ''
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'', ''
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Due South ''Due South'' is a Canadian crime comedy-drama television series created by Paul Haggis, and produced by Alliance Communications from its premiere on April 26, 1994, to its conclusion after four seasons on March 14, 1999. The series starred Pau ...
'', ''
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'', '' RoboCop: The Series'', '' Street Legal'', '' The Hitchhiker'', ''
Forever Knight ''Forever Knight'' is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Toronto, Ontario. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a ho ...
'', ''Lifetime's MISSING,'' ''
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''. He also had recurring roles on the FX TV series ''
The Strain ''The Strain'' is a 2009 vampire horror novel by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan. It is the first installment in ''The Strain Trilogy'', and was followed by '' The Fall'' (2010) and ''The Night Eternal'' (2011). Plot synopsis A Boeing 77 ...
'' (as Everett Barnes), on the Syfy series ''
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'' as the villain Dresden, and '' Bitten'' as the Alpha Werewolf for the Russian pack, and a main role in '' Bad Blood'' as Enzo Cosoleto. Kash was also featured in
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'' as main antagonist Damien Brenks. He also voiced Orion in the 2014 Video game "Thief" as Orion, the main villain.


Personal life

Kash resides in
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, Ontario and Los Angeles, California with his wife and their two sons (Kenzie Kash, Tyson Kash)


Filmography

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Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...
'' (1986) .... Private Spunkmeyer *''
The Last Days of Patton ''The Last Days of Patton'' is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical drama film and sequel to the 1970 film ''Patton'', which portrays the last few months of the general's life. George C. Scott reprises the role of General George S ...
'' (1986, TV Movie) .... Melvin *''
Nightbreed ''Nightbreed'' is a 1990 American dark fantasy horror film written and directed by Clive Barker, based on his 1988 novella ''Cabal''. It stars Craig Sheffer, Anne Bobby, David Cronenberg, Charles Haid, Hugh Quarshie, and Doug Bradley. The film f ...
'' (1990) .... Labowitz *'' True Confections'' (1991, TV Movie) .... Laurence Albert Simon *''Hurt Penguins'' (1992) .... Nick Piccione *''Farther West'' (1992) *''
Gross Misconduct ''Gross Misconduct'' is the second album from crossover thrash metal band, M.O.D. It was released in 1989 on Megaforce Records and Noise International and follows 1988's extended play '' Surfin' M.O.D.'' It was three years until the band releas ...
'' (1993, TV Movie) .... Brian 'Spinner' Spencer *''
The Michelle Apartments ''The Michelle Apartments'' is a 1995 Canadian black comedy film directed by John Pozer and written by Ross Weber. The film stars Henry Czerny as Alex Hartwell, a government auditor sent to the small town of Walton to review the books of a chemica ...
'' (1995) .... Dean *''
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'' (1996) .... Ripley *'' Wounded'' (1997) .... David Boyd *''
Ernest in the Army ''Ernest in the Army'' is a 1998 American direct-to-video comedy film directed by John Cherry and starring Jim Varney. It is the tenth and final film to feature the character of Ernest P. Worrell before Varney's death in February 2000. In this ...
'' (1998) .... Danny - Crew Guy *''
The Sleep Room ''The Sleep Room'' is a 1998 Canadian television movie about experiments on Canadian mental patients that were carried out in the 1950s and 1960s by Donald Ewen Cameron and funded by the CIA's MKUltra program. It originally aired as a miniseries a ...
'' (1998) .... Aaron Rothenberg *''
Goosebumps ''Goosebumps'' is a series of children's horror fiction novels by American author R. L. Stine, published by Scholastic Publishing. The protagonists in these stories are tweens or young teens who find themselves in scary circumstances usually i ...
'' (1998, TV series) ... Karl Knave *''
Bone Daddy ''Bone Daddy'' (also known as ''Palmer's Bones'' and ''L'affaire Palmer'') is a 1998 Canadian-American crime thriller film directed by Mario Azzopardi and starring Rutger Hauer and Barbara Williams. The film has become a cult classic due to the g ...
'' (1998) .... Rocky *''
American Whiskey Bar ''American Whiskey Bar'' is a Canadian television film, which was broadcast by Citytv in 1998. The film was directed by Bruce McDonald as an adaptation of the novel by Michael Turner. The novel is an experimental metafiction which mixes the s ...
'' (1998) *''Hidden Agenda'' (1999) .... Volker Flenske *'' Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story'' (1999, TV Movie) .... Hooke *''
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'' (1999) .... Sergei Kulekin *''
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'' (2000) .... Hogan *'' Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' (2001, TV Mini-Series) .... Arthur Freed *''
Exit Wounds ''Exit Wounds'' is a 2001 American action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak, and starring Steven Seagal and DMX. The film is based on the book of the same name by John Westermann. The book takes place on Long Island, while the film is set in D ...
'' (2001) .... Rory *''
Don't Say a Word ''Don't Say a Word'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film starring Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy and Sean Bean based on the novel ''Don't Say a Word'' by Andrew Klavan. It was directed by Gary Fleder and written by Anthony Peckh ...
'' (2001) .... Detective Garcia *''Going Back'' (2001) .... Eric *''
The Shipping News ''The Shipping News'' is a novel by American author E. Annie Proulx and published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1993. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the U.S. National Book Award, as well as other awards. It was adapted as a film of the ...
'' (2001) .... Detective Danzig *''
Interstate 60 ''Interstate 60'' (also known as ''Interstate 60: Episodes of The Road'') is a 2002 American independent road film written and directed by Bob Gale, in his directorial debut, and starring James Marsden, Gary Oldman, Amy Smart, Christopher Lloyd, ...
'' (2002) .... Elmer the Bettor *''
The Tuxedo ''The Tuxedo'' is a 2002 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy parody that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities. It als ...
'' (2002) .... Rogers *''
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'' (2003) ....
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Cold Creek Manor ''Cold Creek Manor'' is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart and Christopher Plummer. The screenplay by Richard Jefferies (screenwriter), R ...
'' (2003) .... Local *''Direct Action'' (2004) .... LoPresti *'' The Good Shepherd'' (2004) .... Jeffrey Altman *''
Cinderella Man ''Cinderella Man'' is a 2005 American biographical sports drama film directed by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname of world heavyweight boxing champion James J. Braddock and inspired by his life story. The film was produced by Howard, Penn ...
'' (2005) .... Reporter #3 *'' The Hunt for the BTK Killer'' (2005, TV Movie) .... Hurst Laviana *''
Lucky Number Slevin ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (also known as ''The Wrong Man'' in Australia, ''The 7 Affair'' in Spain, ''Hitman for Hire'' in Mexico and ''Check-Mate'' in Brazil) is a 2006 neo-noir action crime thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan and written by ...
'' (2006) .... Bodyguard #1 *''
The Path to 9/11 ''The Path to 9/11'' is a two-part miniseries that aired in the United States on ABC television on September 10–11, 2006 and in other countries. The film dramatizes the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City and the events lead ...
'' (2006, TV Mini-Series) .... Dave Williams *''
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'' (2006) .... Bert Zikinsky *''
Fugitive Pieces ''Fugitive Pieces'' is a novel by Canadian poet and novelist Anne Michaels. The story is divided into two sections. The first centers around Jakob Beer, a Polish Holocaust survivor while the second involves a man named Ben, the son of two Holoc ...
'' (2007) .... Maurice *''
Diary of the Dead ''Diary of the Dead'' (promoted as ''George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead'') is a 2007 American found footage horror film written and directed by George A. Romero. Although independently produced, it was distributed theatrically by The Weinst ...
'' (2007) .... Police Officer *'' Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer'' (2007) .... Counselor Silverstein *''
Magic Flute Diaries ''Magic Flute Diaries'' is a film loosely inspired by Mozart's classic opera, ''The Magic Flute''. The film was released in 2008 by Sullivan Entertainment. ''Magic Flute Diaries'' won the award for Best Family Film in the 2008 Staten Island Film ...
'' (2008) .... Monostatos *''Puck Hogs'' (2009) .... Sergei Ulonov *''
Repo Men ''Repo Men'' is a 2010 science fiction action film directed by Miguel Sapochnik, starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga and Carice van Houten. An American-Canadian production, it is based on the novel ''The Reposses ...
'' (2010) .... Chipped Tooth *'' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' (2010, TV Movie) .... Axel *''
Casino Jack ''Casino Jack'' (known in certain territories as ''Bagman'') is a 2010 comedy-drama thriller film directed by George Hickenlooper and starring Kevin Spacey. The film focuses on the career of Washington, D.C. lobbyist and businessman Jack Abramof ...
'' (2010) .... Gus Boulis *'' Citizen Gangster'' (2011) .... Al *''
On the Road ''On the Road'' is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagonis ...
'' (2012) .... Henry Glass *'' A Dark Truth'' (2012) .... Caller *''
Mama Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to: Roles *Mother, a female parent * Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority *Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels Places *Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement ...
'' (2013) .... Dr. Dreyfuss *''
Solo Solo or SOLO may refer to: Arts and entertainment Comics * ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series * Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics Characters * Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character * Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
'' (2013) .... Ray *''Breakout'' (2013) .... Chuck *''
RoboCop ''RoboCop'' is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith, and Miguel Ferre ...
'' (2014) .... John Lake *'' Corner Gas: The Movie'' (2014) .... Jerome's Lawyer *''
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'' (2015) .... Retirement Home Director *'' Born to Be Blue'' (2015) .... Prothodontist (voice) *''Manhattan Undying'' (2016) .... Det. Roberts *'' Joseph & Mary'' (2016) .... High Priest *'' XXX: Return of Xander Cage'' (2017) .... Russian Spymaster *''
Ordinary Days ''Ordinary Days'' is a sung-through musical with music and lyrics by American composer Adam Gwon. Set in New York City, the musical follows four characters, Claire, Jason, Warren, and Deb, exploring how their ordinary lives connect in the most ama ...
'' (2017) .... Abe Barnard *''Crown Heights'' (2017) *'' Bad Blood'' Season 2 (2018) .... Lorenzo "Enzo" Cosoleto *'' The Kindness of Strangers'' (2019) .... Jeff's Landlord *''
Easy Land ''Easy Land'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, written and directed by Sanja Zivkovic. The film stars Mirjana Joković and Nina Kiri as Jasna and Nina, a mother (a trained Architect) and daughter from Serbia who are struggling to adapt to their new ...
'' (2019) *''
Tiny Pretty Things ''Tiny Pretty Things'' is an American drama streaming television series based on the novel of the same name by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, created by Michael MacLennan. It premiered on Netflix on December 14, 2020, and has aired for ...
'' (2020) .... Sgt. Dan Lavery *'' The Man from Toronto'' (2022) .... Detective Elkins


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