Dan Amboyer

{{Infobox person

| name = Dan Amboyer

| image = Dan Amboyer Public Domain Photo.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|12|28}}

| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 2007–present

| education = Carnegie Mellon University (BFA)

| spouse = {{marriage|Eric P. Berger|2017|}}

| children =2

| website = {{URL|https://www.danamboyer.com/}}

}}

Dan Amboyer (born December 28, 1985) is an American actor, best known for his starring roles on the Darren Star series Younger and the NBC spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption, and for starring as Prince William of Wales in the television film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance. He also plays Luke on the Netflix comedy series Uncoupled opposite Neil Patrick Harris.

Life and career

Amboyer was born in Detroit to Claudia and Dr. Donald Amboyer.{{Cite web|url = https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/dan-amboyer/bio/327498|title = Dan Amboyer Biography|website = TV Guide}} He attended The Roeper School{{Cite web|url = http://www.titusvilleherald.com/articles/2011/08/25/news/doc4e55c7e1938df441107497.txt|archive-url = https://archive.today/20130204131007/http://www.titusvilleherald.com/articles/2011/08/25/news/doc4e55c7e1938df441107497.txt|url-status = dead|archive-date = February 4, 2013|title = Actor with local ties starring in royal love story|date = August 24, 2011|website = Titusville Herald|last = Hill|first = Mary}} and arts high school Interlochen Arts Academy.{{Cite web|url=http://thedailynewsonline.com/blogs/the_arts_beat/article_2f15c7f5-e095-5c2b-964a-c2fc97cc3d27.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203213148/http://thedailynewsonline.com/blogs/the_arts_beat/article_2f15c7f5-e095-5c2b-964a-c2fc97cc3d27.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |title=Son of Perry native lands princely role in Hallmark Channel movie |date=September 10, 2011 |website=The Daily News Online |last=Beagle |first=Ben }} Amboyer subsequently continued his studies at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama,{{Cite web|url = http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/yankee-ingenuity-cmu-grad-dan-amboyer-plays-the-prince-in-william-catherine-a-royal-romance-311772/|title = Yankee ingenuity: CMU grad Dan Amboyer plays the prince in 'William & Catherine: A Royal Romance'|date = August 25, 2011|website = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|last = Owen|first = Rob}} where he was offered early admittance following his junior year of high school. After graduation, he relocated to New York City.http://www.ology.com/post/34155/dan-amboyer-to-play-prince-william-in-hallmark-s-william-kate- {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130130172941/http://www.ology.com/post/34155/dan-amboyer-to-play-prince-william-in-hallmark-s-william-kate- |date=January 30, 2013 }}, Ology.com.

Amboyer has appeared in numerous television shows and films and worked extensively in theatre.{{Cite web|url = http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2012/aug/26/tp-triple-duty/|title = TRIPLE DUTY: Meticulous preparation helps actor Dan Amboyer as he juggles three roles at the Old Globe's Shakespeare Festival|date = August 26, 2012|website = The San Diego Union-Tribune|last = Haffey|first = Sean M.|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094012/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2012/aug/26/tp-triple-duty/|archive-date = September 24, 2015|url-status = dead}} Amboyer is a founding member of the theatre company Exit, Pursued by a Bear.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theoldglobe.org/tickets/production.aspx?PID=9553 |title=Production Information - As You Like It |website=The Old Globe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825224952/https://www.theoldglobe.org/tickets/production.aspx?PID=9553 |archive-date=August 25, 2012 }} In 2019, he made his directorial debut helming the world premiere of Whirlwind Off-Broadway, which Elisabeth Vincentelli of The New Yorker called a "delightful 80 minutes."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/theatre/whirlwind |title=Whirlwind |magazine=The New Yorker |access-date=June 17, 2022}}

He starred on the Darren Star hit series Younger and the NBC spin-off series The Blacklist: Redemption. He also starred as Prince William of Wales in the TV movie William & Catherine: A Royal Romance.

He can be seen as Luke on the hit Netflix comedy series Uncoupled opposite Neil Patrick Harris.

In 2024, he was cast in the lead role of The Writer in Jason Forbach's short thriller film The Delicate Medium.{{Cite web |last=Higgins |first=Molly |date=September 26, 2024 |title=Jason Forbach Will Make Film Directorial Debut With The Delicate Medium |url=https://playbill.com/article/jason-forbach-will-make-film-directorial-debut-with-the-delicate-medium |access-date=October 3, 2024 |website=Playbill}}

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.{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/tv/dan-amboyer-gay-wedding-husband-eric-berger-exclusive-interview/|title=Younger's Dan Amboyer Comes Out as Gay (and Gets Married!)|date=October 7, 2017|work=People|access-date=October 8, 2017|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|date=October 8, 2017|title=Eric Berger, Dan Amboyer|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/fashion/weddings/eric-berger-dan-amboyer.html|access-date=September 15, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|date=January 1, 2016|title=Get to Know Younger's Dan Amboyer Like You Never Have Before|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/dan-amboyer-younger-season-two|access-date=September 15, 2021|website=Glamour|language=en-US}} Amboyer's coming out sparked national attention with televised coverage on Access Hollywood, E! News and Entertainment Tonight.{{cite web |url=https://www.etonline.com/younger-star-dan-amboyer-comes-out-gay-marries-eric-berger-88837. |title= 'Younger' Star Dan Amboyer Comes Out as Gay, Marries Eric Berger | Entertainment Tonight|website=etonline.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411183528/https://www.etonline.com/younger-star-dan-amboyer-comes-out-gay-marries-eric-berger-88837 |archive-date=April 11, 2020}}

Amboyer and Berger have two children: a son and a daughter.{{Cite news|url=https://people.com/youngers-dan-amboyer-welcomes-baby-no-2-with-husband-eric-berger-7570776|title='Younger' Star Dan Amboyer Welcomes Baby No. 2 with Husband Eric Berger: 'Very Proud'|date=August 8, 2023|work=People|access-date=August 9, 2023|language=en-US}}

Filmography

=Films=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" !scope="col"\|Year !scope="col"\|Title !scope="col"\|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable" \| Notes
scope="row"\| 2014 \| Lily in the Grinder \| Bean \| Short film
scope="row"\| 2015 \| Love the Coopers \| Handsome young man at diner \|
scope="row"\| 2016 \| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice \| Drone pilot \|
scope="row"\| 2017 \| Brawl in Cell Block 99 \| Longman \|
scope="row"\| 2018 \| {{sortname\|The\|Wrong Son\|nolink=1}} \| Ian \|
scope="row"\| 2020 \| Killer Daddy Issues \| Luke \|
scope="row"\| TBA \| The Delicate Medium \| The Writer \| Short film; Pre-production

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"

!scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Title

!scope="col"|Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="row"| 2014

| Lily in the Grinder

| Bean

| Short film

scope="row"| 2015

| Love the Coopers

| Handsome young man at diner

scope="row"| 2016

| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

| Drone pilot

scope="row"| 2017

| Brawl in Cell Block 99

| Longman

scope="row"| 2018

| {{sortname|The|Wrong Son|nolink=1}}

| Ian

scope="row"| 2020

| Killer Daddy Issues

| Luke

scope="row"| TBA

| The Delicate Medium

| The Writer

| Short film; Pre-production

=Television=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
scope="col"\|Year !scope="col"\|Title !scope="col"\|Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"\| Notes
scope="row"\| 2007 \| Law & Order \| {{sortname\|Tood\|Barton\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Good Faith"
scope="row"\| 2008 \| All My Children \| French Fantasy Man \| Episode: "9.862" (Uncredited)
scope="row"\| 2011 \| William & Catherine: A Royal Romance \| Prince William, Duke of Cambridge \| Television film
scope="row"\| 2011 \| Body of Proof \|{{sortname\|George\|White\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Dead Man Walking"
scope="row"\| 2013 \| Inside Amy Schumer \| Ron \| Episode: "The Horror"
scope="row"\| 2013 \| Graceland \| 1920's Gangster \| Episode: "Goodbye High" (Uncredited)
scope="row"\| 2013 \| Person of Interest \| {{sortname\|Don\|Juan}} \| Episode: "Liberty"
scope="row"\| 2014 \| Unforgettable \| {{sortname\|Eric\|Oliver\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "The Haircut"
scope="row"\| 2014 \| Wall Street \| Douglas \| Television film
scope="row"\| 2015–2016 \| Younger \| Thad Weber / Chad Weber \| 15 episodes
scope="row"\| 2015 \| After Ever After \| Phillip \| Episode: "Aurora and Phillip"
scope="row"\| 2015 \| Benders \| Christian \| Episode: "Prodigal Son"
scope="row"\| 2015 \| AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On \| Himself \| Episode: "Dan Amboyer Interview"
scope="row"\| 2017 \| {{sortname\|The\|Blacklist: Redemption}} \| Dan Pool / Trevor \| 6 episodes
scope="row"\| 2017 \| Modern Aliens: A Documentary Periodical \| {{sortname\|Henly\|Fisk\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Aliens and the Election Part 1"
scope="row"\| 2017 \| {{sortname\|A\|Very Merry Toy Store\|nolink=1}} \|{{sortname\|Randy\|Forrester\|nolink=1}} \| Television film
scope="row"\| 2018 \| Faith Under Fire \| {{sortname\|Russ\|Holder\|nolink=1}} \| Television film
scope="row"\| 2018 \| Tell Me a Story \| Blake \| 3 episodes
scope="row"\| 2018 \| Blue Bloods \|{{sortname\|Nicholas\|Papadopoulos\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Handcuffs"
scope="row"\| 2018 \| Country Christmas Album \| Trevor \| Television film
scope="row"\| 2019 \| Hawaii Five-0 \| {{sortname\|Preston\|Parks\|nolink=1}} \| Episode: "Ka Ia'au kumu 'ole o Kahilikolo"
scope="row"\| 2020 \| Vicious Mannies \| Kenny \| 7 episodes
scope="row"\| 2022 \| Uncoupled \| Luke \| Episode: "Chapter 6"
scope="row"\| 2022 \| Dynasty \| Graham \| 2 episodes

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"

scope="col"|Year

!scope="col"|Title

!scope="col"|Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes

scope="row"| 2007

| Law & Order

| {{sortname|Tood|Barton|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Good Faith"

scope="row"| 2008

| All My Children

| French Fantasy Man

| Episode: "9.862" (Uncredited)

scope="row"| 2011

| William & Catherine: A Royal Romance

| Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

| Television film

scope="row"| 2011

| Body of Proof

|{{sortname|George|White|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Dead Man Walking"

scope="row"| 2013

| Inside Amy Schumer

| Ron

| Episode: "The Horror"

scope="row"| 2013

| Graceland

| 1920's Gangster

| Episode: "Goodbye High" (Uncredited)

scope="row"| 2013

| Person of Interest

| {{sortname|Don|Juan}}

| Episode: "Liberty"

scope="row"| 2014

| Unforgettable

| {{sortname|Eric|Oliver|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "The Haircut"

scope="row"| 2014

| Wall Street

| Douglas

| Television film

scope="row"| 2015–2016

| Younger

| Thad Weber / Chad Weber

| 15 episodes

scope="row"| 2015

| After Ever After

| Phillip

| Episode: "Aurora and Phillip"

scope="row"| 2015

| Benders

| Christian

| Episode: "Prodigal Son"

scope="row"| 2015

| AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On

| Himself

| Episode: "Dan Amboyer Interview"

scope="row"| 2017

| {{sortname|The|Blacklist: Redemption}}

| Dan Pool / Trevor

| 6 episodes

scope="row"| 2017

| Modern Aliens: A Documentary Periodical

| {{sortname|Henly|Fisk|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Aliens and the Election Part 1"

scope="row"| 2017

| {{sortname|A|Very Merry Toy Store|nolink=1}}

|{{sortname|Randy|Forrester|nolink=1}}

| Television film

scope="row"| 2018

| Faith Under Fire

| {{sortname|Russ|Holder|nolink=1}}

| Television film

scope="row"| 2018

| Tell Me a Story

| Blake

| 3 episodes

scope="row"| 2018

| Blue Bloods

|{{sortname|Nicholas|Papadopoulos|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Handcuffs"

scope="row"| 2018

| Country Christmas Album

| Trevor

| Television film

scope="row"| 2019

| Hawaii Five-0

| {{sortname|Preston|Parks|nolink=1}}

| Episode: "Ka Ia'au kumu 'ole o Kahilikolo"

scope="row"| 2020

| Vicious Mannies

| Kenny

| 7 episodes

scope="row"| 2022

| Uncoupled

| Luke

| Episode: "Chapter 6"

scope="row"| 2022

| Dynasty

| Graham

| 2 episodes

=Video games=

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scope="col"\| Year !scope="col"\| Title !scope="col"\| Role !scope="col" class="unsortable"\| Notes
scope="row"\| 2013 \| Grand Theft Auto V \| The Local Population \| Voice role
scope="row"\| 2018 \| Red Dead Redemption II \| Various \| Voice role

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"

scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Title

!scope="col"| Role

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes

scope="row"| 2013

| Grand Theft Auto V

| The Local Population

| Voice role

scope="row"| 2018

| Red Dead Redemption II

| Various

| Voice role

Off-Broadway

Orange Lemon Egg Canary by Rinne Groff — 2006 (PS 122)
As You Like It — 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 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517034505/http://epbb.org/ |date=May 17, 2014 }})
The Great Unknown by William Hauptman and Jim Wann — 2010 (The American Place Theatre)
Restoration Comedy by Amy Freed — 2010 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517034505/http://epbb.org/ |date=May 17, 2014 }})
These Seven Sicknesses — 2011 (Exit, Pursued by a Bear {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517034505/http://epbb.org/ |date=May 17, 2014 }})
Friends and Relations — 2011 (Abingdon Theatre)
Remembrance of Things Past by Harold Pinter and Di Trevis, US premiere with Richard Armitage — 2014 (92nd Street Y)
Squash by AR Gurney, world premiere — (The Flea Theater) — 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 (Shakespeare Theatre Company)
As You Like It, directed by Adrian Noble — Orlando (Old Globe Theatre)
Richard III, directed by Lindsay Posner — Henry VII (Old Globe Theatre)
Inherit the Wind, directed by Adrian Noble — Bertram Cates (Old Globe Theatre)
Le Grand Meaulnes, directed by Di Trevis — Augustin Meaulnes (Quantum Theatre)
The Eclectic Society — Tom Rockwell (Walnut Street Theatre)
Grease — Kenickie (The Muny)
Crazy for You — Lank Hawkins (North Shore Music Theatre)
Doctor Faustus — (Utah Shakespearean Festival)
Henry IV — (Utah Shakespearean Festival)
Romeo and Juliet — (Utah Shakespearean Festival)
Speak to Me, Annie — (Utah Shakespearean Festival)
My Fair Lady — (Utah Shakespearean Festival)
Camelot — Utah Shakespearean Festival
Godspell — Jesus (Meadow Brook Theatre)
A Christmas Carol — (Meadow Brook Theatre)
Swan Lake — (American Ballet Theatre)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond — National Tour
Urinetown, directed by John Carrafa — Officer Lockstock (Carnegie Mellon University)
As You Like It, directed by Di Trevis — Jaques (Carnegie Mellon University)
Compleat Female Stage Beauty — Ned Kynaston (Carnegie Mellon University)

References

External links

{{officialwebsite|https://www.danamboyer.com/}}
{{IMDb name|2544577}}
{{URL|https://www.instagram.com/danamboyer/|Instagram Page}}
{{Iobdb name|36529}}
[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hallmarks-william-catherine-stars-talk-216218/ Dan Amboyer at The Hollywood Reporter]
[http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/aug/26/tp-triple-duty/ Dan Amboyer Shakespeare Feature at San Diego U—T]
[http://www.utsandiego.com/photos/galleries/2012/aug/26/dan-amboyer-old-globes-shakespeare-festival/#/0/ Dan Amboyer Photo Gallery at San Diego U-T]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110415102135/http://www.deadline.com/tag/william-and-kate-a-royal-love-story/ Dan Amboyer at Deadline.com]
[http://www.accesshollywood.com/william-kate/ Dan Amboyer at Access Hollywood]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130414003453/http://hallmarkchannel.com/williamandcatherine/cast/Dan_Amboyer Dan Amboyer on The Hallmark Channel]
[http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/tv-radio/yankee-ingenuity-cmu-grad-dan-amboyer-plays-the-prince-in-william-catherine-a-royal-romance-311772/ Dan Amboyer at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

Category:1985 births

Category:21st-century American male actors

Category:American gay actors

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male stage actors

Category:American male television actors

Category:Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni

Category:Interlochen Center for the Arts alumni

Category:LGBTQ people from Michigan

Category:Living people

Category:Male actors from Detroit