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David Conrad (born August 17, 1967) is an American actor. From 2005 to 2010, he starred in the television series ''
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'' alongside
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.


Early life

Conrad is the youngest of three sons born to James Watson Conrad, an engineer, and Margaret Clement Conrad, a librarian. He is a great-grandson of electrical engineer Frank Conrad, a grand-nephew of Martin Withington Clement, who was president of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1935-1948, and a grand-nephew of Maj. General Charles M. Clement, commander of the 28th Division. Conrad is a native of Swissvale, Pennsylvania, and grew up on the border of Edgewood, both suburbs of
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. In the early 1980s, he transferred as a
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from Swissvale High School to
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, an all-boys preparatory school in
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, on a scholarship. Conrad graduated from The Kiski School in 1985. He studied
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at
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, and began acting while he was there. He left Brown in 1990 and worked as a carpenter, a barista, a housepainter, and interviewed former steelworkers for a historical society in Pittsburgh. He then went on to study theatre at New York’s prestigious
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as a member of the Drama Division's ''Group 25'' (1992–1996). While at Juilliard, Conrad appeared in a stage adaptation of John Irving's novel '' The Cider House Rules'', written by Peter Parnell and co-directed by actor Tom Hulce. In 1995 he left Juilliard prior to completing his final year, in order to accept a role in the film '' Snow White in the Black Forest'' starring Sigourney Weaver (released in 1997 on
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as '' Snow White: A Tale of Terror'').


Career

Conrad made his feature film debut with a small role in the 1994 film ''Under Heat''. In 1996, he won a role as Leo Roth on the television series '' Relativity''; however, he was already committed to a Pittsburgh production of the
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play ''
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''. Because the producers felt Conrad was right for the part, production on the series was later scheduled to accommodate his work on the play. Conrad went on to appear in the 1998 film '' Return to Paradise'' with
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. Continuing with his stage career, Conrad made his Broadway debut as Blythe Danner's much younger lover in a revival of Terence Rattigan's '' The Deep Blue Sea'' in 1998. He went on to appear in off-Broadway productions of ''Troilus'' and ''Cressida'', ''Richard II'' and Tom Stoppard's ''Indian Ink''. Most recently, in June 2009, he performed as Pale in the play ''Burn This'' at the New Hazlett Theater in Pittsburgh. In 1999, Conrad appeared in the TV drama ''The Weekend'' with
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. That same year he appeared in the
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'', opposite
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. He portrayed a naval lieutenant alongside
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in ''
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'' (2000) and also appeared in recurring roles on the WB series '' Roswell'' (1999–2002) and Fox’s dramatic series '' Boston Public'' (2000–2005). In 2003, Conrad appeared in a small role in the
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comedy ''
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'' and was cast as Detective Ed Exley in the network adaptation of "L.A. Confidential"; though the pilot was not picked up to series, Conrad soon found work on NBC’s '' Miss Match'', in which he tries to win the heart of professional matchmaker Kate Fox (
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). The series was pulled after airing 11 of 18 episodes. In 2005, Conrad appeared in the comedy '' Wedding Crashers'' with
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, as well as landing a regular role on the CBS series ''
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'', in which he portrayed
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’s paramedic husband, Jim Clancy until the series was canceled in 2010. He appeared on an episode of ''
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'' in 2010. In 2013 he began playing the recurring role of Ian Quinn in the
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season of '' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''. In 2019, Conrad returned to Pittsburgh to appear on stage in ''The Legend of Georgia McBride'' where he was also interviewed and discussed his ups and downs in the industry.


Filmography


Film


Television


References


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Conrad, David 1967 births Male actors from Pittsburgh American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Juilliard School alumni Living people Brown University alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors