David H. Lawrence XVII
{{short description|American actor}}
{{about|the actor|the early 20th century novelist|D. H. Lawrence}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = David H. Lawrence XVII
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| birth_name = David Harvard Lawrence
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|broadcaster|author|new media consultant|podcaster|demo producer|teacher|author}}
| website = https://www.davidhlawrencexvii.com/
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David Harvard Lawrence, commonly known as David H. Lawrence XVII is an American actor, best known for his role as The Puppetmaster on NBC's sci-fi series Heroes.{{cite news|first=Sarah |last=Kuhn |title=Who's the Boss |date=October 2, 2008 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |url=http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869663 |work=Backstage |access-date=October 18, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204091417/http://www.backstage.com/bso/news_reviews/features/feature_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003869663 |archive-date=December 4, 2008 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.nabeurope.org/2007bios/DLawrence.asp |title=David Lawrence Bio NAB Europe 2008 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |date=October 26, 2008 |publisher=National Association of Broadcasting |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080623030053/http://www.nabeurope.org/2007bios/DLawrence.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 23, 2008 |df=mdy-all }} He was also the host of the daily The David Lawrence Show and weekend Online Tonight, both nationally syndicated radio talk shows that revolved around pop culture and the high-tech lifestyle.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0492712/ |title=IMDB David Lawrence XVII |access-date=May 17, 2008 |publisher=Internet Movie Database |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505071656/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1790510/ |archive-date=May 5, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
The "XVII" in his name was a way for Lawrence to distinguish himself from previous David Lawrences already registered with SAG. At the time, he was the 17th David Lawrence listed on IMDb, and appended the number to his name upon his own registry.{{cite web |url=http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/telefile/2008/10/david-at-17-a-heroes-villain-s.php |title=Television Without Pity Interview |access-date=January 30, 2010 |date=October 22, 2008 |publisher=Television Without Pity |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090616162908/http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/telefile/2008/10/david-at-17-a-heroes-villain-s.php |archive-date=June 16, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}
Acting
Lawrence's appearances on network television include playing a Serbian doctor opposite Dennis Haysbert in the CBS series The Unit, created by David Mamet; a car wash manager on another CBS series, CSI; a rock and roll wannabe on TBS's Frank TV with Frank Caliendo;{{cite web|url=http://www.thedavidlawrenceshow.com.nyud.net:8090/audio/podcasts/david_lawrence_20080508.mp3 |title=Personal Netcast Podcast |access-date=May 17, 2008 |date=May 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5XsE08MFT?url=http://www.thedavidlawrenceshow.com.nyud.net:8090/audio/podcasts/david_lawrence_20080508.mp3 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} and as one of the eponymous "villains" on NBC's Heroes. The Heroes role, that of puppetmaster Eric Doyle (one of the 12 escaped villains), was introduced in Volume 3, "Heroes: Villains" in Episode 2, "The Butterfly Effect". The character began a multi episode arc in Episode 5, "Angels and Monsters".{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/gallery/2008/l080917_heroes/flash.htm?gid=703&aid=3374 |title=Heroes vs. the villains |work=USA Today |access-date=September 23, 2008 |date=September 17, 2008}} Lawrence has also played the role as the station manager in Goodnight Burbank,{{cite web|url=http://www.goodnightburbank.com/|title=Goodnight Burbank - The first ever half-hour sitcom created for the web!|website=www.goodnightburbank.com}} Charles Bukowski in the musical Bukowsical!, El Gallo in The Fantasticks, as well as parts in The Children's Hour, The Good Doctor, Born Yesterday, The Fall of the House of Usher and the role of Barry Champlain in Talk Radio. He has performed on stage at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. With director Bob Pondillo PhD, Lawrence played Wallace in the short film My Name Is Wallace{{cite web|url=http://www.mynameiswallace.com/|title=My Name is Wallace|website=www.mynameiswallace.com|access-date=May 6, 2007|archive-date=May 21, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521204618/http://www.mynameiswallace.com/|url-status=dead}} Lawrence also was executive producer of My Name Is Wallace.{{cite web|url=http://news-from-mtsu.blogspot.com/2007/04/356-cannes-film-festival-accepts-movie.html |title=356 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ACCEPTS MOVIE MADE BY MTSU PERSONNEL |access-date=May 17, 2008 |date=April 20, 2007 |publisher=Office of News and Public Affairs at Middle Tennessee State Univ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708054810/http://news-from-mtsu.blogspot.com/2007/04/356-cannes-film-festival-accepts-movie.html |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} In early 2009, he appeared in an episode of the BBC reality program Beat the Boss, in which his team designed a cheesecake. In 2010, Lawrence portrayed a taxi cab driver in the sixth season of Lost, and in 2011, he guest starred in the NBC comedy action series Chuck. He is also in the Fox series The Finder and TNT series Perception.
Radio broadcast history
Lawrence was heard on the radio for nearly 35 years on stations: WMAL, WMZQ and WRQX/Washington DC, WGAR, WGCL, WDMT/Cleveland, KC101/New Haven, WTAE/Pittsburgh and WNCI and WLVQ/Columbus. He is a founding member and former executive producer of the radio comedy ensemble, The American Comedy Network.{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/15/business/advertising-a-humorous-touch-wins-radio-ad-drive.html |title=ADVERTISING; A Humorous Touch Wins Radio Ad Drive |access-date=May 17, 2008 |last=DOUGHERTY |first=PHILIP H. |date=April 15, 1987 |work=New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215065332/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DD143FF936A25757C0A961948260 |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} He wrote the best-selling Learn HTML on The Macintosh, the first web design book created exclusively for Macintosh users.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} He was the anchor and executive producer of the music show, The Net Music Countdown where one of his net unknown artists was Megaphone.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/23/technology/circuits/23diar.html |title=An 'American Idol' Hopeful's Blog |access-date=May 17, 2008 |last=NAPOLI |first=LISA |date=September 23, 2004 |work=The New York Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515084326/http://www.nytimes.com/css/article.ns.css |archive-date=May 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}{{cite web |url=http://netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Megaphone |title=Megaphone Top Net Unknown Week of January 5, 2007 |access-date=January 18, 2007 |last=Lawrence |first=David |date=January 5, 2007 |work=Net Music Countdown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212194120/http://www.netmusiccountdown.com/inc/artist.php?artist=Megaphone |archive-date=February 12, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
Podcasting
Lawrence has been involved in podcasting since the inception. He holds the title of 'first podcaster' since he has been sending audio to subscribers via the internet since 1994 when he started the 'Personal Netcast'.{{Citation needed|date=September 2009}} David does voiceover work and speaks at events, including the NAB and the Portable Media Expo.{{cite news|title=New Media Expo 2007 Session Descriptions |date=August 14, 2007 |publisher=Portable New Media Expo |url=http://www.newmediaexpo.com/sunday2007.htm |access-date=May 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128041556/http://www.newmediaexpo.com/sunday2007.htm |archive-date=November 28, 2007 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} David developed ShowTaxi,{{cite web |url=http://www.showtaxi.com/ |title=ShowTaxi :: Easy Podcast Subscription Management |website=www.showtaxi.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420055140/http://www.showtaxi.com/ |archive-date=2007-04-20}} a subscription management for premium podcasters. He is also the host of a premium podcast called "Patrick Tucker's Secrets of Screen Acting: The Podcast."{{cite web|url=http://www.secretsofscreenacting.com/|title=Secrets of Screen Acting - The book. The podcast. Revolutionize your acting career.|website=www.secretsofscreenacting.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.nabnewyork.com/Conferences/participantbio.asp?id=10552 |title=David Lawrence Bio NAB 2006 |access-date=May 17, 2008 |date=October 23, 2006 |publisher=National Association of Broadcasting |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081025143243/http://www.nabnewyork.com/Conferences/participantbio.asp?id=10552 |archive-date=October 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
Voice work
Lawrence is the voice of America Online's customer service lines, and the voice of more than 1500 other interactive voice response telephone systems. Lawrence also wrote and produced the radio programs for the video game Saints Row.{{cite web|url=http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/saints-row/review/ |title=Saints Row Review |access-date=May 17, 2008 |last=Klinger |first=Steve |date=July 9, 2007 |work=Xbox 360 Achievements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612174527/http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/saints-row/review/ |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} In 2007, he started his Demos2GoGo, his own voiceover demo reel business. Starting on November 18, 2010, he did guest announcing for The Price Is Right, as he is a personal friend of host Drew Carey.
Commentator
Lawrence makes regular appearances as an industry commentator on TechTV, CNN, FOX, CBS, MSNBC and Tribune broadcasting outlets as well as the CBC and the BBC, where he is on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Up All Night.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua30fl4F_Qs |title=David Lawrence on MSNBC on internet scams and hackers |access-date=May 17, 2008 |work=MSNBC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231042850/http://www.youtube.com//watch?v=ua30fl4F_Qs |archive-date=December 31, 2010 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| + Television roles
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| rowspan="3"|2008
|Doctor |Episode: "Sex Trade" |
| Frank TV
|Camp Rock Camper |Episode: "Frank of America" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
|Car Wash Manager |Episode: "19 Down" |
| rowspan="1"|2008-2010
|Recurring |
| rowspan="3"|2009
|Leaving Bliss |Jerry Dell |2 episodes |
| Heroes: Nowhere Man
|Jason Tyminski / Eric Doyle |Main |
| Raising the Bar
|Kessler's Clerk |Episode: "I'll Be Down to Get You in a Taxi, Honey" |
| rowspan="2"|2010
|Lost |Cab driver |3 episodes |
| How I Met Your Mother
|Newscast Announcer |Episode: "Unfinished" (uncredited) |
| rowspan="3"|2011
|Marvin |Episode: "Chuck Versus the Muuurder" |
| Good Luck Charlie
|Fred |Episode: "Bye Bye Video Diary" |
| A Gifted Man
|WCBS News Anchor (voice) |Episode: "Pilot" (uncredited) |
| rowspan="4"|2012
|Sports Play-by-Play Announcer |Episode: "Tailgate" (uncredited) |
| The Finder
|Miss-terious |Episode: "The Last Meal" |
| A.N.T. Farm
|Leonard Battaro |Episode: "ConfinemANT" |
| Perception
|Stan Baumgartner |Episode: "Nemesis" |
| rowspan="4"|2013
|Morgue Worker |Episode: "Two of a Kind" |
| Henchmen
|Hugo Valentino |Miniseries |
| The Mentalist
|Titus Stone |Episode: "Black-Winged Redbird" |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
|Mole Man (voice) |Episode: "Of Moles and Men" |
| 2014
|The 4 to 9ers: The Day Crew |Sergeant Doyle |4 episodes |
| 2015
|Janitor |Episode: "Newbie QB, Part 1" |
| 2016
|NY TV Director |Episode: "The Run of His Life" |
| 2023
|Dr. Shulkind |Episode: "Isabel" |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| + Film roles
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| rowspan="3"|2004
|The Sound of Football |Principal Thomas Reasin |Short |
| Instinct vs. Reason
|The Knife |Short |
| Cheer Up, Sleepy Jean
|Jeannie's Father |Short |
| rowspan="2"|2005
|Gods of Los Angeles |Eric Benton | |
| The French Double
|Alain Bente |Short |
| rowspan="5"|2006
|A Cut Above |Randy |Short |
| Everything Looks Perfect
|Auto Salesman |Short |
| A Bullet Beyond Redemption
|Candy Man |Short |
| My Name Is Wallace
|Wallace |Short |
| Goodnight Burbank
|Frank Warfield |Short |
| rowspan="2"|2007
|A New Tomorrow |Fat Mover | |
| Pool Party
|Richard | |
| rowspan="2"|2008
|The Isolationist |Randy |Short |
| Wait...
| |Short |
| rowspan="6"|2009
|Gemini Max & the Glowing Goddess |Gemini Max / Maximilian / The Goddess' Mom |Short |
| The NoHo Show
|Albert |Short |
| Hole in One
|Taylor Massive | |
| The New, True, Charlie Wu
|Mr. Nugatorius |Short |
| Enlightened!
|Eugene |Short |
| Blood Money
|Marv |Short |
| rowspan="2"|2010
|Olga Kay's Circus |Ringmaster |Short |
| Exquisite Corpse
|Officer Kirwin | |
| 2011
|Detective Moser | |
| rowspan="3"|2012
|The Miracles on Honey Bee Hill |God |Short |
| Guitar Face
|Mikey |Short |
| Alice and the Monster
|Mike | |
| 2013
|Mr. Koffsky | |
| 2014
|Turn Around Jake |Murray | |
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| + Video game roles
! Year ! Title ! Role |
| 2006
|Jack Armstrong, Stefan, Grounds For Divorce Barista and Priest, Conservative Talk Host |
| 2011
|Ray the Bookmaker |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070118235642/http://www.thedavidlawrenceshow.com/ The David Lawrence Show]
- [http://www.sottovocefilmworks.com/ sotto voce film works] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080329000121/http://www.sottovocefilmworks.com/ |date=March 29, 2008 }}
- [http://www.mynameiswallace.com/ My Name is Wallace] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521204618/http://www.mynameiswallace.com/ |date=May 21, 2007 }}
- [http://www.demos2gogo.com/ Demos2GoGo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518012730/http://www.demos2gogo.com/ |date=May 18, 2019 }}
- [http://www.secretsofscreenacting.com/ Secrets of Screen Acting]
- [http://www.mobygames.com/game/xbox360/saints-row/credits Saint's Row Credits]
- {{IMDb name|0492712|David H. Lawrence}}
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