David Hunt is an English actor, producer, and director who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His best known U.S. film role is Harlan Rook, in the 1988 action film ''

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'', the fifth installment in the ''

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'' series. He has also had guest roles on the television sitcom ''

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'' as Ray's nemesis neighbor, Bill Parker. He also appeared in the recurring role of Darren McCarthy during

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of '' 24''. Back in the UK, Hunt was in the 1991 award-winning period drama, '' The Black Velvet Gown'', as well as being a regular cast member of the series ''

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'' for the

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. In 2005, Hunt directed the documentary '' The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania'', which won a Crystal Heart Award at the Heartland Film Festival. Other film appearances include ''The Deal'' with

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and

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and ''Moms' Night Out''. Amongst Hunt's productions are the romantic comedy ''The Engagement Ring'', a two-hour movie for TNT in which he also starred; ''Amazing Grace'', a motion picture directed by

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and starring

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; and the television comedy ''Versailles'', which he directed.

Biography

Hunt graduated from

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. He worked as a schoolteacher and American football coach before moving to New York City. Hunt graduated from the

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in New York. In 2001, he founded a production company, Four Boys Entertainment, with his wife, American actress

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. They have four sons and they divide their time between Los Angeles and

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. In 2019, Broti Gupta, a writer on Hunt's wife's television show ''

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'', complained that David Hunt had inappropriate contact with her, a claim which Hunt and his lawyer denied. Gupta and another writer subsequently left the show and Hunt underwent work harassment

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Filmography as actor

Film

* 1988 ''Closing Ranks'' as Platoon Commander Albert Thom * 1988 ''

'' as Harlan Rook * 1989 ''

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'' as Dale Lofton * 1991 '' The Black Velvet Gown'' as Laurence Gallmington * 1992 '' Just Like a Woman'' as Police Officer #1 * 1993 ''Trip nach Tunis'' as Howard Ingham * 1995 ''

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'' as Detective Pat Callendar * 2001 ''

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'' as Bob Arbuthnot * 2004 '' Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius'' as Dr. Begg (uncredited) * 2006 ''

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'' as Lord Camden * 2008 '' The Deal'' as Grier Clark * 2008 '' Justice League: The New Frontier'' as Harry (voice) * 2012 '' Liz & Dick'' as Ifor Jenkins * 2014 ''

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'' as Cabbie * 2017 '' Kepler's Dream'' as Abercrombie * TBA ''

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'' as TBA

Television

* 1988 ''

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'' (1 episode) as Atlas * 1995 '' The Client'' (1 episode) as Tom Halstead * 1998–2002 ''

'' (3 episodes) as Bill Parker * 2005 ''

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'' (1 episode) as Elliot Cole * 2005 ''

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'' (1 episode) as Michael Norfleet * 2007 '' 24'' (4 episodes) as Darren McCarthy * 2011 ''

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'' (1 episode) as Falco * 2012 ''

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'' (episode: "

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") as Edwin Baker * 2015 '' Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' as Chop Shop (voice)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hunt, David Living people English male film actors English Presbyterians English male television actors Year of birth missing (living people)