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David Dean Bottrell

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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David Dean Bottrell
Recent work from character actor David Dean Bottrell including clips from BLACKLIST, FBI: MOST WANTED, MODERN FAMILY,
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David Dean Bottrell - Demo Reel 2021
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Known for his quirky characterizations, Bottrell is probably best known for playing the creepy "Lincoln Meyer" on season three of "Boston Legal." Other memorable work includes recurring and guest star work on such shows as "Modern Family," "FBI: Most Wanted," "Law and Order (2022)," "The Blacklist," "Rectify," "Law and Order: SVU," "Longmire," "Mad Men," "Justified," "True Blood," "NCIS," "Criminal Minds," "Castle," "iCarly," and "Days of Our Lives." A former off-Broadway actor & playwright, his critically-acclaimed one-man show, "David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show" consistently plays to sold out audiences on both coasts. Bottrell co-wrote the stage play, "Dearly Departed" as well as the film adaptation entitled "Kingdom Come" starring Whoopi Goldberg, L.L. Cool J., Anthony Anderson and Jada Pinkett-Smith. He's been a columnist for Backstage, Huffington Post and Metrosource, and is also the author of the critically acclaimed how-to book, "Working Actor: Breaking In, Making a Living and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business" published by Random House (Ten Speed Press) in February 2019. Bottrell divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.
BornApril 6
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BornApril 6
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations

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Steve Agee, David Dean Bottrell, and Heather Goldenhersh in Modern Family (2009)
Steve Agee, David Dean Bottrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Heather Goldenhersh, and Eric Stonestreet in Modern Family (2009)
BOSTON LEGAL event at the Television Academy
"Alvin" on JUSTIFIED
CASTLE
FBI: Most Wanted
David Dean Bottrell and Heather Goldenhersh in Modern Family (2009)
Ted Danson, David Dean Bottrell, George Eads, and Ryan Devlin in Let's Make a Deal (2014)
David Dean Bottrell
LONGMIRE
TRUE BLOOD
"Reverend Darcy" on "HARRY'S LAW" with Kathy Bates

Known for

Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Legal (2004)
Boston Legal
8.5
TV Series
  • Lincoln Meyer
Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
Modern Family
8.5
TV Series
  • Mr. Wilkerson
Aden Young in Rectify (2013)
Rectify
8.3
TV Series
  • Daniel's Therapist
Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
True Blood
7.9
TV Series
  • Professor Kannell

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Actor

  • City at Night
    • Mr. Watkins (rumored)
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
  • Mitchell Anderson and Kevin Spirtas in After Forever (2018)
    After Forever
    • Paul #2
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2022
  • Ice-T, Sam Waterston, Mariska Hargitay, Camryn Manheim, Christopher Meloni, Jeffrey Donovan, Mehcad Brooks, Kelli Giddish, and Danielle Moné Truitt in Law & Order (1990)
    Law & Order
    • Dr. Patrick Grady
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Christmas Eve Eve Or: the Things I Can't Remember (2021)
    Christmas Eve Eve Or: the Things I Can't Remember
    • Phil
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Tawkin' with the Roses (2021)
    Tawkin' with the Roses
    • Guest
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Dylan McDermott, Edwin Hodge, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Alexa Davalos, and Roxy Sternberg in FBI: Most Wanted (2020)
    FBI: Most Wanted
    • Terry
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • The Blacklist (2013)
    The Blacklist
    • Conductor
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • The Lady Killers (2017)
    The Lady Killers
    • Paul's Client
    • 2017
  • Aden Young in Rectify (2013)
    Rectify
    • Daniel's Therapist
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan in Mistresses (2013)
    Mistresses
    • Father O'Brian
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Cloris Leachman, Alfre Woodard, and Talitha Eliana Bateman in So B. It (2016)
    So B. It
    • Dietz
    • 2016
  • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    • Mr. Wilkerson
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Mariska Hargitay in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
    • Stan
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Lou Diamond Phillips, Katee Sackhoff, Robert Taylor, Cassidy Freeman, and Adam Bartley in Longmire (2012)
    Longmire
    • Jerry Napek
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Mandie and Earring (2015)
    Mandie and Earring
    • Party Dad
    • TV Series
    • 2015
  • Dig (2015)
    Dig
    • John Donaldson
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015

Writer

  • How to Cook Your Daughter
    • screenplay
    • Pre-production
  • Everybody's Gay
    • co-writer
    • Short
    • 2011
  • Available Men (2006)
    Available Men
    • written by
    • Short
    • 2006
  • Kingdom Come (2001)
    Kingdom Come
    • play "Dearly Departed"
    • screenplay (as David Dean Bottrell)
    • 2001

Director

  • Available Men (2006)
    Available Men
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2006
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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David Dean Bottrell - Demo Reel 2021
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David Dean Bottrell - Demo Reel 2021

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  • Alternative names
    • David Botrell
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • April 6
    • Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
  • Other works
    (1990-1991 season) Jessie Jones and his play, "Dearly Departed," was performed in a workshop at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. Gloria Muzio was director. Hugh Landwehr was unit set designer.
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    • 1 Article

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    Originally from Louisa, Kentucky.
  • Quotes
    There's only one thing that will get you hired as an artist: the quality of your imagination and your ability to access it.

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