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David Ury

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David Ury
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David Ury is an actor/comedian and writer/director best known for his recurring role in Breaking Bad (2008), where he was crushed by an ATM. He also recurs on Powers (2015) as coroner Dr. Death. A chameleon character actor, he plays a wide range of oddball characters in shows like Justified (2010), Community (2009), and Rob Zombie's film 31 (2016). He is the writer/director/producer of numerous viral videos including "What Kind of Asian are You?" which has gotten over 10 million views.

He is the author of Everybody Dies: A Children's Book for Grown Ups published by HarperCollins.

Raised in Sonoma, California and having began his acting career on Japanese television as the "zany Japanese-speaking foreigner," David learned to speak Japanese fluently while at college in Tokyo, and has translated over 150 books into English.
BornAugust 29, 1973
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BornAugust 29, 1973
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations

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Dale Dickey, David Ury, and Charles Baker in Breaking Bad (2008)
Eric Szmanda and David Ury in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
David Ury in The Mentalist (2008)
Adam Arkin and David Ury in Life (2007)
David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel, and David Ury in Bones (2005)
David Ury

Known for:

Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
Better Call Saul
9.0
TV Series
  • Spooge
Lodge 49 (2018)
Lodge 49
7.6
TV Series
  • Champ
Richard Brake, Sheri Moon Zombie, and Bill Moseley in 3 from Hell (2019)
3 from Hell
5.4
  • Travis O'Rourke
  • 2019
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad (2008)
Breaking Bad
9.5
TV Series
  • Spooge

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Actor

  • The Longest Sleep
    • Diabetes Man
    • Post-production
  • Sandpaper
    • Michael
    • Post-production
    • Video
  • Do Not Watch
    • Post-production
  • Niecy Nash in The Rookie: Feds (2022)
    The Rookie: Feds
    • Frank Patterson
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Margot Robbie in Babylon (2022)
    Babylon
    • Fan (Autograph)
    • 2022
  • Tony Hale, Seth Carr, Emmy DeOliveira, Marta Kessler, and Mystic Inscho in The Mysterious Benedict Society (2021)
    The Mysterious Benedict Society
    • Mechanic
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Gerrison Machado, Mylen Bradford, Dallas Dupree Young, and Ali Richey in 1-800-Hot-Nite (2022)
    1-800-Hot-Nite
    • Bill
    • 2022
  • Batman Unburied (2022)
    Batman Unburied
    • The Phrenologist
    • Samuel
    • Walkie Talkie Voice
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Bob Odenkirk in Better Call Saul (2015)
    Better Call Saul
    • Spooge
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks in Magnum P.I. (2018)
    Magnum P.I.
    • Sam
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Jimmy Kimmel in Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    • Sketch Performer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2020
  • Lamorne Morris, Blake Anderson, Sasheer Zamata, and T. Murph in Woke (2020)
    Woke
    • Al Durian (aka Trench Coat)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Tacoma FD (2019)
    Tacoma FD
    • Buffalo Phil
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Madelyn Cline, Carlacia Grant, J.D., Madison Bailey, Chase Stokes, and Rudy Pankow in Outer Banks (2020)
    Outer Banks
    • Scooter Grubbs
    • Scooter Grubbs (Dead)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Paradise Lost (2020)
    Paradise Lost
    • Raynard Crenshaw
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Richard Jenkins, Evan Rachel Wood, and Gina Rodriguez in Kajillionaire (2020)
    Kajillionaire
    • Minimart Cashier
    • 2020
  • Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Margot Robbie, and Ella Jay Basco in Birds of Prey (2020)
    Birds of Prey
    • Sleazy Breeder
    • 2020
  • Jason Alexander, Margaret Cho, David Koechner, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Danielle Nicolet, Lance Reddick, Richard Riehle, Danny Woodburn, Luke Barnett, Carly Craig, Christoph Sanders, Lisa Schwartz, and Tanner Thomason in Faith Based (2020)
    Faith Based
    • Gerry
    • 2020

Additional Crew

  • L.A. Noire (2011)
    L.A. Noire
    • motion capture performer: Other characters
    • Video Game
    • 2011
  • Genshiken (2004)
    Genshiken
    • translator: comic
    • TV Series
    • 2004
  • Zatch Bell! (2003)
    Zatch Bell!
    • translator: comic
    • TV Series
    • 2003
  • Wolf's Rain (2003)
    Wolf's Rain
    • translator: comic
    • TV Series
    • 2003

Director

  • Augustine
    • co-director
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Pizza Chase
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2003

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David Ury Drama Reel
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A Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits
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A Cinderella Story: If The Shoe Fits
Parasomnia (Dreams of the Sleepwalker)
Trailer 2:27
Parasomnia (Dreams of the Sleepwalker)

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • August 29, 1973
    • Sonoma, California, USA
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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