Dan Fogler

Daniel Kevin Fogler (born October 20, 1976) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He had his breakout in theatre, winning the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his role as William Barfée in the Broadway production of ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', which was also his Broadway debut.

In the late 2000s, Fogler transitioned to film, starring in the films '' Good Luck Chuck'' (2007), '' Balls of Fury'' (2007), '' Fanboys'' (2009), '' Taking Woodstock'' (2009), and '' Love Happens'' (2009). In the early-to-mid 2010s, Fogler starred in the films '' Take Me Home Tonight'' (2011) and '' Europa Report'' (2013), and had main roles as Kenny Hayden on the ABC sitcom '' Man Up!'' (2011) and Dave Lindsey on the first season of the ABC anthology series '' Secrets and Lies'' (2015). He had a starring voice role in the animated film '' Mars Needs Moms'' (2011).

In the late 2010s to early 2020s, Fogler had a starring role as Jacob Kowalski in the ''Harry Potter'' spin-off film series ''Fantastic Beasts'' (2016–2022). In the 2020s, he also starred in the films '' Spinning Gold'' (2023) and '' Juliet & Romeo'' (2025), and portrayed Albert Grossman in the biographical film '' A Complete Unknown'' (2024), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. He portrayed Francis Ford Coppola in the Paramount+ miniseries '' The Offer'' (2022).

Fogler made his directorial debut with the horror comedy film '' Hysterical Psycho'' (2009), which he also wrote. He also directed, wrote, and starred in the film '' Don Peyote'' (2014).

Early life and education

Fogler was born on October 20, 1976, in Brooklyn. His father, Richard Fogler, was a surgeon, and his mother Shari was an English teacher. Fogler is Jewish. He attended elementary school at the Windmill Montessori School in Brooklyn. He graduated from Poly Prep Country Day School in 1994, before attending the School of Theatre at Boston University.

Career

Fogler's first television appearance was in 2002 on Fox's '' 30 Seconds to Fame'', as a contestant impersonating Al Pacino. Other television credits include recurring roles on ABC's ''The Goldbergs'', NBC's ''Hannibal'', CBS's '' The Good Wife'' and voice work for Fox's ''American Dad!''. Fogler also has had starring roles in ABC's '' Man Up!'' and ''Secrets & Lies'', and starred in a music video for Type O Negative's song " I Don't Wanna Be Me", in which he played a man recording himself on video dressed as celebrities including Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, Britney Spears, and finally the band's singer, Peter Steele.

Fogler made his Broadway debut in 2005 with ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee''. The role of William Barfée won him the Theatre World Award for the original off-Broadway production and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for the original Broadway production.

On film, Fogler starred in 2007's '' Balls of Fury'' as Randy Daytona and in '' Good Luck Chuck'' opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Alba. He also had roles in '' Fanboys, Take Me Home Tonight, Scenic Route, Europa Report'' and the J. K. Rowling adaptation '' Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'', released worldwide in November 2016.

Fogler has done a variety of voiceover roles in films such as '' Horton Hears A Who!'' with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey, Disney's '' Mars Needs Moms'', 2008's '' Kung Fu Panda'' with Jack Black and Jackie Chan, and the 2013 comedy ''Free Birds''.

Fogler wrote and directed the play ''Elephant in the Room'' in 2007, a work inspired by Ionesco's ''Rhinoceros'' and produced by the New York International Fringe Festival. He also wrote and directed the film '' Hysterical Psycho'', which premiered at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and featured actors from Stage 13, a film and theater production company of which Fogler is a founding member. Fogler wrote, directed, and starred in '' Don Peyote'' (2014), with supporting performances from Josh Duhamel, Anne Hathaway, and Topher Grace.

In 2010, Archaia Entertainment published Fogler's first graphic novel, the horror anthology ''Moon Lake''. The collection of stories chronicles the past, present, and future of the most haunted town on Earth. His next graphic novel, ''Brooklyn Gladiator'', was published in 2018 by Chapterhouse. Heavy Metal published Fogler's graphic novel ''Fishkill'' in 2020.

Personal life

In 2009, Fogler married Jodie Capes, co-founder of Capes Coaching, a career coaching company for actors and artists. They have two daughters, Edie and Franny. In 2020, Fogler revealed on Instagram his successful two-year effort to lose for his health and his family, as he feared obesity-related diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

Streaming

Awards and nominations

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1976 births
Living people
20th-century American male actors
21st-century American male actors
20th-century American comedians
21st-century American comedians
Male actors from Brooklyn
American male comedians
American male film actors
American male television actors
American male musical theatre actors
American male stage actors
American male video game actors
American male voice actors
American sketch comedians
Drama Desk Award winners
Jewish American comedians
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Jewish American male actors
Theatre World Award winners
Tony Award winners
Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni
Poly Prep alumni
21st-century American Jews
Comedians from Brooklyn