David Steven Call (born August 14, 1982) is an American actor.

Personal life

Call was born in

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. He is a graduate student of the

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and the Atlantic Theater Company Acting School.

Acting career

Call's first acting role was an uncredited role in the 2005 film ''

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'', followed by roles in the 2006 films '' The Architect'' and ''

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''. In 2007, he appeared in the romantic drama film ''

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''. He guest-starred in the television series ''

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'' as Ricky Moss in the episode ''

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'', and he appeared on ''

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''. In 2009, he appeared in five episodes of the drama series '' Rescue Me'' as the adult Connor Gavin. He also joined the cast of

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's medical drama ''

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''. He got a supporting role in the 2009 film ''

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'' starring

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and

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. He appeared in the 2010 independent films ''

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'' and ''Two Gates of Sleep''. In July 2010, Call joined the cast of

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's young-adult teen drama series ''

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'' as Ben Donovan, who is connected to two other then-new characters—

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) and Colin Forrester (

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). Call portrayed the recurring role of Nick Lane, on the

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series ''

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''. The character made his first appearance in the first season episode " Bad Dreams", which was critically lauded. In 2013, he appeared on the NBC drama series '' Smash'' as Adam, Jimmy Collins's older brother, and on the

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series '' White Collar''.

Filmography

Film

Television

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References

External links

*
April 2007 article
at

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