David Hunt is an English actor, producer, and director who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His best known U.S. film role is

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, in the 1988 action film ''

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'', the fifth installment in the ''

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'' series. He has also had guest roles on the television sitcom ''

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'' as Ray's nemesis neighbor, Bill Parker. He also appeared in the recurring role of Darren McCarthy during

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of '' 24''. Back in the UK, Hunt was in the 1991 award-winning period drama, ''

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'', as well as being a regular cast member of the series ''

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'' for the

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. In 2005, Hunt directed the documentary ''

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'', which won a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival. Other film appearances include ''The Deal'' with

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and

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and ''Moms' Night Out''. 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

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and starring

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; and the television comedy ''Versailles'', which he directed.

Biography

Hunt graduated from

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. He worked as a schoolteacher and American football coach before moving to New York City. Hunt graduated from the

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in New York. In 2001, he founded a production company, FourBoys Entertainment, with his wife, American actress

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. They have four sons and they divide their time between Los Angeles and

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. In 2019,

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, a writer on Hunt's wife's television show ''

Carol's Second Act ''Carol's Second Act'' is an American television sitcom created by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, which premiered on September 26, 2019 on CBS. It stars Patricia Heaton along with Ito Aghayere, Lucas Neff, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Sabrina Jalees, Ash ...

'', 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

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Filmography as actor

Film

* 1988 ''Closing Ranks'' as Platoon Commander Albert Thom * 1988 ''

'' as Harlan Rook * 1989 ''

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'' as Dale Lofton * 1991 ''

'' as Laurence Gallmington * 1992 ''

Just Like a Woman "Just Like a Woman" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan first released on his seventh studio album, ''Blonde on Blonde'' on June 20, 1966. It was written by Dylan and produced by Bob Johnston. A shorter edit was released as a singl ...

'' as Police Officer #1 * 1993 ''Trip nach Tunis'' as Howard Ingham * 1995 ''

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'' as Detective Pat Callendar * 2001 ''

Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...

'' as Bob Arbuthnot * 2004 '' Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius'' as Dr. Begg (uncredited) * 2006 ''

Amazing Grace "Amazing Grace" is a Christian hymn published in 1779 with words written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). It is an immensely popular hymn, particularly in the United States, where it is used for both ...

'' as Lord Camden * 2008 '' The Deal'' as Grier Clark * 2008 '' Justice League: The New Frontier'' as Harry (voice) * 2012 '' Liz & Dick'' as Ifor Jenkins * 2014 ''

Moms' Night Out ''Moms' Night Out'' is a 2014 American faith-based comedy film directed by the Erwin Brothers, and written by Jon Erwin and Andrea Gyertson Nasfell. The film stars Sarah Drew, Sean Astin, Patricia Heaton, and Trace Adkins. The film was released on ...

'' as Cabbie * 2017 ''

Kepler's Dream ''Somnium'' (Latin for "The Dream") — full title: ''Somnium, seu opus posthumum De astronomia lunari'' — is a novel written in Latin in 1608 by Johannes Kepler, and first published in 1634 by Kepler's son, Ludwig Kepler. In the narrative, an ...

'' as Abercrombie

Television

* 1988 ''

Sonny Spoon ''Sonny Spoon'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on NBC television network from February 12 to December 16, 1988. The series was created by Michael Daly, Dinah Prince, Stephen J. Cannell, and Randall Wallace and produced by ...

'' (1 episode) as Atlas * 1995 ''

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'' (1 episode) as Tom Halstead * 1998–2002 ''

'' (3 episodes) as Bill Parker * 2005 ''

Numb3rs ''Numbers'' (stylized as ''NUMB3RS'') is an American crime drama television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 23, 2005, to March 12, 2010, for six seasons and 118 episodes. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton ...

'' (1 episode) as Elliot Cole * 2005 ''

Monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

'' (1 episode) as Michael Norfleet * 2007 '' 24'' (4 episodes) as Darren McCarthy * 2011 ''

Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

'' (1 episode) as Falco * 2012 ''

Mad Men ''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...

'' (episode: "

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") as Edwin Baker * 2015 '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' as Chop Shop (voice)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, David Living people English male film actors English Presbyterians English male television actors Year of birth missing (living people)