Dashiell Eaves is an American actor. He lives in

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Theater

Eaves began his professional career in 1993, at age nineteen, when he joined the original American cast of the Off-Broadway percussion show '' Stomp''. Three years later he left that show after being cast as the Courier in

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's revival of ''

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''. Since then he has appeared in other Broadway productions, ''

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'' (Rolf), '' James Joyce's The Dead'' (Michael), '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' (Joey), Martin McDonagh's ''

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'', the 2007 production of

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's '' Coram Boy'' at the Imperial Theatre (Thomas Ledbury), ''A Time to Kill'', ''

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'' directed by Matthew Warchus (Bob Cratchit), and '' Sing Street'', a rock musical based on the Irish film by the same name. Eaves has appeared Off-Broadway in

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's '' Fabulation'' at Signature Theater, ''Luck of the Irish'' at LCT3 (Lincoln Center), '' The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' at

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' '' Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme'' at

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, '' James Joyce's The Dead'' and Quincy Long's ''People Be Heard'' at

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, and '' Dead Outlaw''. Regionally, Eaves' credits include ''The Wild Duck'' and ''Judgement Day'' at Bard Summerscape and ''Brendan'' at the Huntington Theater. He has appeared at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in ''

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'' (Lysander),

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's '' Street Scene'', and Ellen Melaver's ''Not Waving''. He was part of Martha Clarke's production of ''

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'' at A.C.T. in San Francisco. He was also in the first developmental production of ''

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'' at Barrington Stage Company, playing the role of Mitch the "Comfort Counselor".

Film and television

Eaves' screen credits include '' Mindhunter'', '' Law & Order: SVU'', '' Gotham'', ''

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'', '' Blue Bloods'' episode "

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", and '' Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' episode " Masquerade" with

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and

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. Other TV and film work includes

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's '' Arthur and the Invisibles'' III,

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's '' Beloved'', the HBO film '' Stomp Out Loud'',https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247908/ The Internet Movie Database Biography and

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eaves, Dashiell 1974 births Living people Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American male stage actors American male television actors Male actors from New Mexico Male actors from New York City Tisch School of the Arts alumni Male actors from Rochester, New York