Dan Amboyer (born December 28, 1985) is an American actor, best known for his starring roles on the

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series '' Younger'' and the

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spin-off series '' The Blacklist: Redemption'', and for starring as

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in the television film '' William & Catherine: A Royal Romance''. He also plays Luke on the

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comedy series ''

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'' opposite

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Life and career

Amboyer was born in Detroit to Claudia and Dr. Donald Amboyer. He attended The Roeper School and arts high school

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. Amboyer subsequently continued his studies at the

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, where he was offered early admittance following his junior year of high school. After graduation, he relocated to New York City. Amboyer has appeared in numerous television shows and films and worked extensively in theatre. Amboyer is a founding member of the theatre company ''Exit, Pursued by a Bear''. In 2019, he made his directorial debut helming the world premiere of ''Whirlwind'' Off-Broadway, which Elisabeth Vincentelli of

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called a "delightful 80 minutes." He starred on the

hit series '' Younger'' and the

spin-off series '' The Blacklist: Redemption''. He also starred as

in the TV movie '' William & Catherine: A Royal Romance''. He can be seen as Luke on the hit

comedy series ''

'' opposite

. In 2024, he was cast in the lead role of The Writer in Jason Forbach's short thriller film ''The Delicate Medium''.

Personal life

On October 7, 2017, Amboyer publicly came out as gay and announced that he had married his long-term partner, Eric P. Berger. Amboyer's coming out sparked national attention with televised coverage on ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Amboyer and Berger have two children: a son and a daughter.

Filmography

Films

Television

Video games

Off-Broadway

* ''Orange Lemon Egg Canary'' by

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— 2006 (

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) * ''

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'' — 2007 ( HERE Arts Center) * ''The Play About the Naked Guy'' — 2008 (Baruch Center for the Performing Arts) * ''Bash'd'' — 2008 (The Zipper Factory) * ''For the Love of Christ'' — 2009 ( Cherry Lane Theatre) * '' Dido, Queen of Carthage'' — 2010 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear ) * ''The Great Unknown'' by

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and Jim Wann — 2010 (

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) * ''Restoration Comedy'' by

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— 2010 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear ) * ''These Seven Sicknesses'' — 2011 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear ) * ''Friends and Relations'' — 2011 (Abingdon Theatre) * ''Remembrance of Things Past'' by

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and Di Trevis, US premiere with Richard Armitage — 2014 (

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) * ''Squash'' by AR Gurney, world premiere — (

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) — 2016 * Directed the premiere of ''Whirlwind'' by Jordan Jaffe – 2019 (The Wild Project)

Regional theatre

* ''Cabaret'', directed by Alan Paul - Clifford Bradshaw ( Barrington Stage Company) * ''The Importance of Being Earnest'', directed by Matt Lenz — Jack 'Earnest' Worthing (The Cape Playhouse) * ''The Metromaniacs'', world premiere by David Ives directed by Michael Kahn — Dorante (

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) * ''As You Like It'', directed by Adrian Noble — Orlando (

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) * ''Richard III'', directed by Lindsay Posner — Henry VII (

) * '' Inherit the Wind'', directed by Adrian Noble — Bertram Cates (

) * ''

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'', directed by Di Trevis — Augustin Meaulnes ( Quantum Theatre) * ''The Eclectic Society'' — Tom Rockwell (

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) * '' Grease'' — Kenickie (

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) * '' Crazy for You'' — Lank Hawkins ( North Shore Music Theatre) * '' Doctor Faustus'' — ( Utah Shakespearean Festival) * '' Henry IV'' — ( Utah Shakespearean Festival) * ''

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'' — ( Utah Shakespearean Festival) * ''Speak to Me, Annie'' — ( Utah Shakespearean Festival) * ''

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'' — ( Utah Shakespearean Festival) * ''

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'' — Utah Shakespearean Festival * ''

Godspell ''Godspell'' is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set t ...

'' — Jesus (Meadow Brook Theatre) * ''

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'' — (Meadow Brook Theatre) * ''

Swan Lake ''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...

'' — (

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) * ''

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice ...

'' starring

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— National Tour * ''

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'', directed by

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— Officer Lockstock (

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) * ''As You Like It'', directed by Di Trevis — Jaques (

) * ''Compleat Female Stage Beauty'' — Ned Kynaston (

)

References

External links

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Dan Amboyer at The Hollywood Reporter

Dan Amboyer Shakespeare Feature at San Diego U—T

Dan Amboyer Photo Gallery at San Diego U-T

Dan Amboyer at Deadline.com

Dan Amboyer at Access Hollywood

Dan Amboyer on The Hallmark Channel

Dan Amboyer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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