Dar Dash Explained

Dar Dash
Birth Place:Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation:Actor, voice-over artist
Nationality:American
Years Active:2007–present

Dar Dash is an American actor. After receiving his degree at Arts Educational Schools, in London, he starred in The Glass Cage at the Northampton Theatre Royal,[1] where he made his stage debut.

Early life

Dash was born and raised in Fairfax, Virginia. His father is of Persian descent, and his mother is Cuban with Spanish ancestry. Dash is the middle of five sons.

Career

Dash has appeared in several stage productiond and in the AMC mini-series, The Prisoner; the 2011 Raindance Film Festival nominated independent film, City Slacker; in Ridley Scott's thriller, The Counselor; and BBC's Jonathan Creek.

In 2014, Dash was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in a short at the Action On Film International Film Festival for his performance in the internationally acclaimed short film, Warhol,[2] in which he co-starred alongside fellow American actor, Corey Johnson.

In October 2017, Dash played famed Richard Nixon speechwriter and New York Times columnist William Safire in the play In The Event of Moon Disaster at Theatre503 in London. In its teview, theEvening Standard described Dash's portrayal as "robust" and "droll" [3] and the overall production also received considerable critical acclaim.

In March 2018, Dash was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy at the NAVGTR Awards for his performance as Hawkeye in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2.[4]

Dash is also a prolific voice-over artist for American and English brands.

In 2012, Dash and actor Alexis Peterman conceived Drink Me Eat Me,[5] a “treat boutique” and event space to serve the local community tasty treats, sell locally produced handmade treasures, and host parties, events, classes, pop-up shops and dinners. Drink Me Eat quickly became a bustling hub of West London.To concentrate on their careers, Dash and Peterman sold the company in August 2015.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012City Slacker[6] Alex
2012Darkness Into LightHaman
2013The CounselorBarman
2014WarholFrank LockwoodBest Supporting Actor Nominee in a short film at the 2014 Action On Film International Film Festival
2015Florence Foster JenkinsAntonio
2018TaarofOmidShort film - Winner Best Dramedy Short at 2019 London Independent Film Awards
2021AdmissionHassan
2022All the Old KnivesBartender
2023WarholPaulyWinner of Best Ensemble Cast at the 2024 Paris International Film Festival
2023Anwhere But the BedSamShort Film

Television

Year TitleRoleNotes
2009Free AgentsPete
2009The Prisoner46-5 Miniseries, episode: "Episode 2: Harmony"
2014Jonathan CreekKevinEpisode: "The Curse of the Bronze Lamp"
2019AbsentiaNoah ScottEpisode: "Offenders"
2020Das BootJoe MintonTelevision film
2020Elvis: Are You Lonesome TonightLarry GellerTelevision film
2022Ten PercentJay Weinstock
2024PigletsDirector

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Forza HorizonZaki MalikVoice and motion capture
2015Guitar Hero LiveVarious
2017Xenoblade Chronicles 2Dagas
2017Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon WildlandsDengoso
2017Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2Hawkeye, Wonder ManNominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy at the 2018 NAVGTR Awards
2018A Way OutVarious
2019Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon BreakpointVarious
2019Another EdenDunarith[7]
2020Cyberpunk 2077Vazquez
2020Operation FROSTVarious
2022LifeAfter Season 4: The 2nd OutbreakMarion
2022CrossfireXVarious
2023Payday 3Cloaker
2023Cyberpunk 2077VariousPhantom Liberty Expansion

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Glass Cage, Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton. 2007-11-07. The Independent. en. 2019-04-19.
  2. Web site: Action on Film Festival - Results. Action On Film MEGAFEST Film Festival. en. 2019-04-19.
  3. Web site: In Event of Moone Disaster review: Get lost in space with strong debut. 2017-10-10. Evening Standard. en. 2019-04-19.
  4. Web site: Winners National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Corporation. navgtr.org. 2019-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626105443/http://navgtr.org/winners. 2015-06-26. dead.
  5. Web site: Drink Me Eat Me . londontown.com .
  6. Web site: Stephenson . John-Paul . 13 September 2013 . Interview: Fiona Gillies talks about City Slacker . 13 September 2013 . Giggle Beats . 25 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325093554/http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/09/interview-fiona-gillies-talks-about-city-slacker/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Dar Dash (visual voices guide) . 28 August 2021 . Behind The Voice Actors . . A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information..