Dylan Kussman (born January 21, 1971) is an American film and television writer and actor. He played the part of Richard Cameron in the 1989 film ''

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'' in 2000. He has also appeared in such films as ''

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'', '' Leatherheads'', '' X2'', ''

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'', and is the writer, director, and star of the online noir drama
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''. In 2019, he appeared in the

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''. Kussman was born and raised in

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. He attended the

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. In 2008 he moved to

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Partial filmography

*'' Married... with Children'' (1989) episode: "A Three Job, No Income Family" - Butch *''

'' (1989) - Richard Cameron *''Journey of Honor'' (1991) - Smitty *''

'' (1991) - Clifford Henderson *''93 Million Miles from the Sun'' (1996) - Eddie *''

'' (2000) - Dr. Allen Painter *'' X2'' (2003) - Stryker Soldier Wilkins *''

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'' (2005) episode: "Kids" - Mr. Carroll *''Monday'' (2006) - Neighbor *''

Ten 'til Noon ''Ten 'Til Noon'' is a 2006 crime thriller directed by Scott Storm and starring Alfonso Freeman, Rick D. Wasserman, Rayne Guest, Jenya Lano, and Thomas Kopache. It was produced by Michael Creighton Rogers, Michael Mannheim, Gavin Franks, and Bri ...

'' (2006) - Rush *''

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'' (2007) episode: "Offender" - Cliff Burrell (1987) *''

One Day Like Rain ''One Day Like Rain'' is a 2007 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Paul Todisco and starring Samantha Figura, Marina Resa and Jesse Eisenberg. Cast *Samantha Figura as Gina *Marina Resa as Jennifer *Jesse Eisenberg as M ...

'' (2007) - Mick *'' Leatherheads'' (2008) - Soldier Frank *''

Jayne Mansfield's Car ''Jayne Mansfield's Car'' is a 2012 drama film directed by Billy Bob Thornton, marking his first fiction directing job since 2000's '' All the Pretty Horses''. Thornton also stars alongside Robert Duvall, John Hurt, Kevin Bacon, Ray Stevenson, Fran ...

'' (2012) - Milton (uncredited) *''

'' (2012) - Two Beer Barry *''

'' (2012) - Gary *''The Salience Project'' (2014) - Quincy *''

'' (2017) - Writer Tech

References

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* American male film actors University of California, Berkeley alumni 1971 births Living people {{US-screen-actor-1970s-stub