Dave Annable

David Rodman Annable (born September 15, 1979) is an American actor. His roles include Justin Walker on the ABC television drama '' Brothers & Sisters'' (2006–11), Henry Martin on the ABC supernatural drama ''666 Park Avenue'' (2012–13), and Pierce Harrison on the NBC medical drama '' Heartbeat'' (2016).

Early life

Annable was born in Suffern, New York, a village in New York, where he played baseball, rugby and hockey. His father is Christian and his mother is of Jewish descent, and he was "raised both".

Annable attended Valley Central High School and graduated in 1997. He attended college at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh). There, he became involved with the student-run TV station, Plattsburgh State Television (PSTV), working both on production behind the scenes and on the air as well. He hosted many shows at PSTV, including ''Late Night with Dave Annable'', ''Cardinal Sports'', and ''The Roommate Game''. Annable credits Plattsburgh State Television for preparing him for his successful career in television. Annable dropped out of college in 2003 to pursue his acting career.

After leaving SUNY Plattsburgh, Annable studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York with Richard Pinter.

Career

In 2002, Annable made his acting debut in an episode of the NBC crime drama ''Third Watch''. Annable has appeared in numerous commercials for brands such as Mountain Dew, Starburst and Abercrombie and Fitch. In 2004, Annable appeared in the films '' Little Black Book'' and ''Spellbound''. In September 2005, Annable began appearing as Aaron Lewis on the Fox drama series ''Reunion'', which centers on six friends who attend their 20th high school reunion, where one of them is murdered and all of them are suspects. In December, Fox cancelled the series due to low ratings shortly after the ninth episode aired. The WB reportedly showed interest in picking up the series on their network, but these plans never materialized.

In 2006, Annable was cast as Justin Walker on the ABC drama series '' Brothers & Sisters'' alongside Calista Flockhart, Rachel Griffiths, and Sally Field, which was picked up for a full season by the network. In 2007, Annable was ranked as #7 on ''People'' magazine's annual list of Sexiest Men Alive. In 2008, Annable won a Prism Award for Best Performance in a Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline for his portrayal on ''Brothers & Sisters''. The series ran for five seasons until 2011.

In January 2012, Annable was confirmed to star as the male protagonist on the ABC supernatural drama series ''666 Park Avenue'' alongside Rachael Taylor, Vanessa Williams and Robert Buckley, which was picked up for a first season of 13 episodes in May. The series debuted in September only to be cancelled by November and removed from the network's schedule in December. ''666 Park Avenue'' returned to ABC in June 2013 to burn off its remaining episodes.

In 2014, Annable starred on the Fox series ''Red Band Society'', where he played the role of pediatric oncologist and surgeon Dr. Adam McAndrew. In 2016, he appeared as Pierce Harris on the NBC medical drama '' Heartbeat'' alongside Melissa George and Don Hany. Both series were also cancelled after one season.

In 2016, he landed recurring role as Teddy Grant on Fox's comedy series '' The Mick'' alongside Kaitlin Olson. On April 5, 2016, it was announced that Annable joined the WWE Studio action film '' Armed Response'' alongside Wesley Snipes and Anne Heche. The movie was released in theaters on August 4, 2017. He also starred as author Joe McGinniss in Jeffrey MacDonald true crime murder movie ''Final Vision'' on Investigation Discovery.

On August 3, 2017, Annable was cast as Lee Dutton, a cowboy, who serves as his father's (Kevin Costner) right-hand man in running the ranch, in the pilot episode of Paramount Network's period drama ''Yellowstone''. He starred as Billy opposite his real life wife Odette Annable in a Freeform holiday movie ''No Sleep 'Til Christmas.'' In 2019, Annable played the role of Dr. Ian Harris in Netflix's social thriller '' What/If .'' In 2020, he guest starred as Kirby in an episode of NBC drama series ''This Is Us''.

Personal life

Annable had a relationship with his ''Brothers & Sisters'' co-star Emily VanCamp beginning in 2007, who later became his half sister on the series. He married Odette Yustman on October 10, 2010, who was also a love interest of Annable's character on the final season of ''Brothers & Sisters''. They have two daughters. In October 2019, the couple announced their separation, but announced their reconciliation in August 2020.

Five years after dropping out of college, Annable earned his diploma from SUNY Plattsburgh on May 15, 2010. In addition to earning his diploma, Annable was awarded the "Off To A Good Start" award and gave a commencement address to his fellow Class of 2010 graduates. Completing college was a promise he made to his mother.

Filmography

References

33. ^ Dave Annable in This Is Us :
https://people.com/tv/dave-annable-makes-this-is-us-cameo-opposite-mandy-moore/

External links

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Dave Annable SUNY Plattsburgh Alumni Spotlight

Dave Annable delivers speech at SUNY Plattsburgh 2009 commencement

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1979 births
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from New York (state)
People from Suffern, New York
State University of New York at Plattsburgh alumni
Jewish American male actors
21st-century American Jews