Loren Dean

Loren Dean (born July 31, 1969) is an American actor. He has appeared on stage and in feature films.

Early life

Loren Dean Jovicic was born July 31, 1969, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His parents divorced when he was a small child. His mother won custody of Loren, and the family moved to Los Angeles, California. When visiting his father, the two often went to the movies—which Dean says led to his love of film. His childhood was a difficult one, and he ran away from home when he was 16 years old. He graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, in 1986.

Dean moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. After two years, a friend introduced him to an agent, and he began appearing in stage plays in New York. He won a Theatre World Award in 1989 for his Off Broadway debut in the play '' Amulets Against the Dragon Forces'' at the Circle Repertory Company. He is a playwright and one of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Patrick Shanley's favorite actors, having appeared in many of the author's plays, notably ''4 Dogs and a Bone'' and ''Beggars in the House of Plenty''.Loren Dean actor profile. Variety.com. No date.
Accessed January 6, 2008.

During his time in New York, Dean became an animal lover.

Film career

Dean's first film was 1988's ''Plain Clothes''. He made his big break a year later, cast as a bad ex-boyfriend in '' Say Anything...'' starring John Cusack. His third film, the 1991 crime drama ''Billy Bathgate,'' cast him opposite Nicole Kidman, Dustin Hoffman and Bruce Willis.

Dean was also lauded for his role as a cocaine-addicted, has-been movie star who is accidentally re-launched on the road to fame and fortune by a fan in '' Starstruck''. ''Variety'' noted that Dean "nails his role with precision". He was also lauded for his performance as a mysterious small-town psychologist in '' Mumford'' (1999).

Much of his acting career, however, has been in supporting roles. His films include ''Apollo 13'' (1995), ''How to Make an American Quilt'' (1995), ''Gattaca'' (1997), ''Enemy of the State'' (1998) and ''Space Cowboys'' (2000). Dean has appeared in a number of independent films (such as ''The War Bride'' and ''The Poker Club'') and several well-received television miniseries (such as '' The Bronx Is Burning'').Lyford, Kathy. "'Poker' Players Ante Up." ''Variety.'' June 10, 2007. He has also played Russ, the brother of Temperance "Bones" Brennan on the TV series '' Bones''.Coker, Matt. "Loren Dean, Actor Known as Heavy or for Support Roles, Gets Unwelcome Impersonation." ''Orange County Weekly.'' December 6, 2012.
Accessed 2013-12-30. He also had a recurring role on the 2010 crime drama ''Terriers''. In 2011, Dean starred in the made-for-television movie ''Who Is Simon Miller?'' The film, which aired on NBC, was financed by Procter & Gamble and Walmart as one of their quarterly "Family Movie Night" films. Each film is designed to present wholesome values with almost no violence, sex, or drug use.

Dean has supported filmmakers behind the scenes as well. In 1999, he was a juror for the third annual Shorts International Film Festival.

Impersonator

Loren Dean has been repeatedly impersonated by suspected con artist Loren Dean Breckenridge III. The Sheriff's Department in Orange County, California, has accused Breckenridge of impersonating Dean and defrauding drug rehabilitation centers across the United States, as well as committing the theft of $75,000 in Marin County, California. Breckenridge was later arrested for impersonating White Zombie drummer Phil Buerstatte.

Partial filmography

* 1988 '' Plain Clothes'' as Matt Dunbar
* 1989 '' Say Anything...'' as Joe
* 1991 ''Billy Bathgate'' as Billy "Bathgate" Behan
* 1992 '' 1492: Conquest of Paradise'' as Older Ferdinand Columbus
* 1993 '' JFK: Reckless Youth'' (TV miniseries) as Joe Kennedy Jr.
* 1993 ''The American Clock'' as Jude
* 1995 '' The Passion of Darkly Noon'' as Jude
* 1995 ''Apollo 13'' as John Aaron - EECOM Arthur
* 1995 ''How to Make an American Quilt'' as Preston
* 1996 '' Mrs. Winterbourne'' as Steve DeCunzo
* 1997 ''Rosewood'' as James Taylor
* 1997 '' The End of Violence'' as Dean "Doc" Brock
* 1997 ''Gattaca'' as Anton Freeman
* 1998 '' Starstruck'' as Kyle Carey
* 1998 ''Enemy of the State'' as NSA Agent Loren Hicks
* 1999 '' Mumford'' as Mumford
* 2000 ''Space Cowboys'' as Ethan Glance
* 2001 ''The War Bride'' as Joe
* 2005 '' Numbers'' (TV Series) as Paul Stevens
* 2006-2008 '' Bones'' (TV Series) as Russ Brennan
* 2007 '' The Bronx Is Burning'' (TV miniseries) as Fran Healy
* 2008 ''The Poker Club'' as Curtis Wilcox
* 2008 ''Reservations'' as Marc
* 2009 ''Middletown'' (Short) as Adam Tanner
* 2010 ''Conviction'' as Rick
* 2011 ''Who is Simon Miller?'' (TV movie) as Simon Miller
* 2018 '' The Mule'' as Agent Brown
* 2019 '' Ad Astra'' as Donald Stanford

References

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Theatre World Award winners

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American male film actors
American male stage actors
American male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Los Angeles
People from Greater Los Angeles
1969 births