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

Early 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.

Career

Call's first acting role was an uncredited role in the 2005 film '' The Notorious Bettie Page'', 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 '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' 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 '' Did You Hear About the Morgans?'' starring

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and

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. He appeared in the 2010 independent films '' Tiny Furniture'' 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 ( Samuel Page). Call portrayed the recurring role of Nick Lane, on the

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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

References

External links

*
April 2007 article
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Call, David 1982 births 21st-century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Living people Male actors from Washington (state) People from Issaquah, Washington Tisch School of the Arts alumni