Dar Dash

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| birth_place = Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.

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| occupation = Actor, voice-over artist

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| years_active = 2007–present

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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,{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/the-glass-cage-royal-derngate-theatre-northampton-744884.html|title=The Glass Cage, Royal & Derngate Theatre, Northampton|date=2007-11-07|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-04-19}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Career

Dash has appeared in several stage productions 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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.actiononfilmfest.com/results|title=Action on Film Festival - Results|website=Action On Film MEGAFEST Film Festival|language=en|access-date=2019-04-19}} in which he co-starred alongside 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 review, the Evening Standard described Dash's portrayal as "robust" and "droll" {{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/theatre/in-event-of-moone-disaster-theatre-review-get-lost-in-space-with-highly-original-passionate-debut-a3683306.html|title=In Event of Moone Disaster review: Get lost in space with strong debut|date=2017-10-10|website=Evening Standard|language=en|access-date=2019-04-19}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://navgtr.org/winners|title=Winners {{!}} National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers Corporation|website=navgtr.org|access-date=2019-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626105443/http://navgtr.org/winners|archive-date=2015-06-26|url-status=dead}}

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

In 2012, Dash and Alexis Peterman opened Drink Me Eat Me,{{cite web |url=http://www.londontown.com/LondonInformation/Dining/Drink-Me-Eat-Me/3c2c4/ |title=Drink Me Eat Me |website=londontown.com }} a "treat boutique" and event space. Dash and Peterman sold the company in August 2015.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Filmography

= Film =

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!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2012

|City Slacker

|Alex

|{{cite web |last=Stephenson |first=John-Paul |date=13 September 2013 |title=Interview: Fiona Gillies talks about City Slacker |url=http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/09/interview-fiona-gillies-talks-about-city-slacker/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325093554/http://www.gigglebeats.co.uk/2013/09/interview-fiona-gillies-talks-about-city-slacker/ |archive-date=25 March 2016 |accessdate=13 September 2013 |work=Giggle Beats}}

2012

|Darkness Into Light

|Haman

rowspan="1" |2013

|The Counselor

|Barman

2014

|Warhol

|Frank Lockwood

|Best Supporting Actor Nominee in a short film at the 2014 Action On Film International Film Festival

2015

|Florence Foster Jenkins

|Antonio

2018

|Taarof

|Omid

|Short film - Winner Best Dramedy Short at 2019 London Independent Film Awards

2021

|Admission

|Hassan

2022

|All the Old Knives

|Bartender

2023

|Warhol

|Pauly

|Winner of Best Ensemble Cast at the 2024 Paris International Film Festival

2023

|Anwhere But the Bed

|Sam

|Short Film

= Television =

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2009

| Free Agents

| Pete

2009

| The Prisoner

| 46-5

| Miniseries, episode: "Episode 2: Harmony"

2014

|Jonathan Creek

|Kevin

|Episode: "The Curse of the Bronze Lamp"

2019

|Absentia

|Noah Scott

|Episode: "Offenders"

2020

|Das Boot

|Joe Minton

2020

|Elvis: Are You Lonesome Tonight

|Larry Geller

|Television film

2022

|Ten Percent

|Jay Weinstock

2024

|Piglets

|Director

2025

|FBI: International

|Rafael Ferrer

= Video games =

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Title

!Role

!Notes

2012

|Forza Horizon

|Zaki Malik

|Voice and motion capture

2015

|Guitar Hero Live

|Various

2017

|Xenoblade Chronicles 2

|Dagas

2017

|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

|Dengoso

2017

|Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2

|Hawkeye, Wonder Man

|Nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy at the 2018 NAVGTR Awards

2018

|A Way Out

|Various

2019

|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint

|Various

2019

|Another Eden

|Dunarith

|{{cite web |title=Dar Dash (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Dar-Dash/ |access-date=28 August 2021 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |type= 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 credits or other reliable sources of information}}

2020

|Cyberpunk 2077

|Vazquez

2020

|Operation FROST

|Various

2022

|LifeAfter Season 4: The 2nd Outbreak

|Marion

2022

|CrossfireX

|Various