Douglas Spain (born April 15, 1974) is an American film and television actor, director and producer. In 1998 Spain was nominated for an

Independent Spirit Award The Independent Spirit Awards (abbreviated Spirit Awards and originally known as the FINDIE or Friends of Independents Awards), founded in 1984, are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glas ...

in the category of Best Debut Performance for his role in the film ''Star Maps''. In 1999 he won the Rising Star Award at the Marco Island Film Festival for '' The Last Best Sunday'' and in 2006 he won the Camie award at the Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards for his part in '' The Reading Room''. He has since appeared in various features, including ''

Permanent Midnight ''Permanent Midnight'' is a 1998 independent drama film written and directed by David Veloz. It stars Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Elizabeth Hurley, Owen Wilson, Cheryl Ladd and Janeane Garofalo. Based on Jerry Stahl's autobiographical book of the s ...

'', '' But I'm a Cheerleader'', ''

A Time for Dancing ''A Time for Dancing'' is a 2002 American drama film directed by Peter Gilbert and starring Larisa Oleynik, Shiri Appleby and Peter Coyote. It is an adaptation based on the novel of the same name by Davida Wills Hurwin. The film had its United S ...

'', '' What's Cooking?'', ''

Cherry Falls ''Cherry Falls'' is a 2000 American slasher film directed by Geoffrey Wright, and starring Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, and Michael Biehn. The plot focuses on a small Virginia town where a serial killer is targeting teenaged virgins. After being s ...

'', ''

Delivering Milo ''Delivering Milo'' is a 2001 film written by David Hubbard (writer), David Hubbard and directed by Nick Castle. Anton Yelchin stars as Milo, while Bridget Fonda and Campbell Scott play his parents. Albert Finney stars as Elmore Dahl, a Guardian a ...

'' and ''

Still Green ''Still Green'' is an American drama film directed by Jon Artigo, written by Georgia Menides, produced by Menides, Doug Lloyd, and Andrea Ajemian, and starring Sarah Jones, Ryan Kelley, Douglas Spain, Noah Segan, Paul Costa, Brandon Meyer, As ...

''. On television, Spain appeared in '' Band of Brothers'', and has made guest appearances on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', '' Pacific Blue'', ''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The seri ...

'', ''

Brooklyn South ''Brooklyn South'' is an American ensemble police drama television series that aired on CBS for one season from September 22, 1997, to April 27, 1998. It was aired during the 1997–98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochc ...

'', ''

Becker Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the ...

'', ''

The Practice ''The Practice'' is an American legal drama television series created by David E. Kelley centering on partners and associates at a Boston law firm. The show ran for eight seasons on ABC, from March 4, 1997, to May 16, 2004. It won an Emmy in 1 ...

'', '' JAG'', ''

Family Law Family law (also called matrimonial law or the law of domestic relations) is an area of the law that deals with family matters and domestic relations. Overview Subjects that commonly fall under a nation's body of family law include: * Marriage, ...

'', ''

CSI: Miami ''CSI: Miami'' (''Crime Scene Investigation: Miami'') is an American police procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2002 until April 8, 2012 on CBS. Featuring David Caruso as Lieutenant Horatio Caine, Emily Procter as Dete ...

'', ''

The Mentalist ''The Mentalist'' is an American drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS. Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show fol ...

'', ''

NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'', and ''

House M.D. ''House'' (also called ''House, M.D.'') is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network for eight seasons, from November 16, 2004, to May 21, 2012. The series' main character is G ...

'' He has directed the films ''

Charity Charity may refer to: Giving * Charitable organization or charity, a non-profit organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being of persons * Charity (practice), the practice of being benevolent, giving and sharing * Ch ...

'', ''

Online In computer technology and telecommunications, online indicates a state of connectivity and offline indicates a disconnected state. In modern terminology, this usually refers to an Internet connection, but (especially when expressed "on line" or ...

'', ''

Crazy Insanity, madness, lunacy, and craziness are behaviors performed by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity can be manifest as violations of societal norms, including a person or persons becoming a danger to themselves or t ...

'', '' Crazy Too'' and '' The Monster''.

Personal life

Spain came out as

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

via

Facebook Facebook is an online social media and social networking service owned by American company Meta Platforms. Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with fellow Harvard College students and roommates Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin M ...

on January 26, 2012, and in an interview with The Advocate on January 27, 2012.

Filmography

* 1995: '' Star Trek: Voyager'' as young Chakotay in Season 2 Episode 9 * 1997: ''

Riot A riot is a form of civil disorder commonly characterized by a group lashing out in a violent public disturbance against authority, property, or people. Riots typically involve destruction of property, public or private. The property targete ...

'' as Manuel * 1997: ''

12 Angry Men ''Twelve Angry Men'' is an American courtroom drama written by Reginald Rose concerning the jury of a homicide trial. It was broadcast initially as a television play in 1954. The following year it was adapted for the stage. It was adapted for a ...

'' as The Accused * 1998: '' Star Maps'' as Carlos Amado * 1998: '' Ricochet River'' as Jesse Howl * 1998: ''

'' as Miguel * 1998: ''

Becker (TV series) ''Becker'' is an American sitcom television series that originally aired on CBS from November 2, 1998, to January 28, 2004, broadcasting 129 episodes. Set in the New York City borough of the Bronx, the show starred Ted Danson as John Becker, a c ...

'' as Javier Cruz in Season 1 Episode 15 * 1999: '' But I'm a Cheerleader'' as Andre * 2000: ''

'' as Mike * 2000: '' What's Cooking?'' as Tony Avila * 2000: ''

'' as Mark * 2000: ''

Rave A rave (from the verb: '' to rave'') is a dance party at a warehouse, club, or other public or private venue, typically featuring performances by DJs playing electronic dance music. The style is most associated with the early 1990s dance mus ...

'' as Daffy * 2001: ''

'' as Mr. Gordon * 2001: '' Band of Brothers'' (TV miniseries) as Pvt. Antonio Garcia * 2005: ''

Next Exit ''Next Exit'' is an American manga-influenced comic series created by the comic artist Christy Lijewski. It is her first running series starring the two characters Millicent Retrab (the girl with the map) and Markesh (travelling companion and m ...

'' as Charles * 2005: '' The Reading Room'' (TV movie) as Javier * 2006: ''

Walkout (film) ''Walkout'' is a 2006 HBO film based on a true story of the 1968 East L.A. walkouts, also referred to as the Chicano blowouts. It premiered March 18, 2006 on HBO. Starring Alexa Vega, Efren Ramirez and Michael Peña, the film was directed by Edw ...

'' (HBO) as Dave Sanchez * 2007: ''

'' as Milo * 2007: ''

Carts A cart or dray (Australia and New Zealand) is a vehicle designed for transport, using two wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people. It is different from the flatbed tr ...

'' as Roberto * 2007: ''

The Memory Thief ''The Memory Thief'' is an American independent DV drama film from 2007. It was directed by Gil Kofman, and features Mark Webber and Rachel Miner in the leading roles. The film chronicles the experiences of a young man who becomes involved in d ...

'' as Dominic * 2008: ''

Hotel California "Hotel California" is the title track from the Eagles' album of the same name and was released as a single in February 1977. Writing credits for the song are shared by Don Felder (music), Don Henley, and Glenn Frey (lyrics). Joe Walsh came up ...

'' as Manny Ramos * 2008: ''

'' as Hector Romerez * 2009: ''

American Cowslip ''American Cowslip'' is a 2009 independent American comedy feature film directed by Mark David. It revolves around heroin addict, Ethan Inglebrink, whose life is centered on his garden and his group of eccentric friends. ''American Cowslip'' is Dav ...

'' as Jorge * 2017: ''

Badsville ''Badsville'' is a 2017 American-Canadian action drama film directed by April Mullen and starring Robert Knepper and Emilio Rivera. Cast Production According to the ''Niagara Falls Review'', Mullen expressed interest in directing the film after ...

'' as Charlie (also producer) * 2019: ''

The Assent ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

'' as Brother Michael

References

External links

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Official site
1974 births Living people Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors American gay actors LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people Guatemalan LGBT people Hispanic and Latino American male actors 21st-century LGBT people {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub