David Reale
{{short description|Canadian actor (born 1984)}}
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| years_active = 1997–present
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David Reale is a Canadian actor. Reale gained fame at the age of 16 for voicing Kai Hiwatari from the original Beyblade anime series, which ran from 2001-2005. From 2010-2013, Reale provided the voice of another Beyblade character, Tsubasa Otori, in Beyblade: Metal Fusion/Masters/Fury. He had a recurring role as IT tech Benjamin on Suits between 2011 and 2019.
Early life
Career
Reale's first notable appearance was as Glen Coco, a minor role in Mean Girls.{{cite web|author=Jessica Misener |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/where-is-glen-coco-now |title=Where Is Glen Coco Now? A Very Important Investigation |publisher=BuzzFeed|date=May 16, 2013|accessdate=October 30, 2013}} His most notable television role is Benjamin on Suits.{{cite web |title='Suits' Season 6: David Reale talks Donna and ... the robot uprising?|url=https://mic.com/articles/167962/suits-season-6-episode-13-star-david-reale-talks-donna-and-the-robot-uprising#.wMALGWQJp|website=Mic|accessdate=February 21, 2017}}{{cite web|title=Is Donna in love with the IT guy? 'Suits' star David Reale explains their special relationship|url=http://screenertv.com/television/is-donna-in-love-with-the-it-guy-suits-star-david-reale-explains-their-special-relationship/|website=Screener|accessdate=February 21, 2017|date=February 9, 2017}}
Reale rose to fame as a child voice actor by voicing Kai Hiwatari on the English version of Beyblade, and also the voice actor of Tsubasa Otori from the spin-off series Beyblade: Metal Fusion. For a brief amount of time, he also voiced Ace Grit and Ren Krawler from the anime series Bakugan: New Vestroia and Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders respectively. Reale replaced Alex House as Ace's voice actor towards the end of New Vestroia, and he voiced Ren during the early parts of Gundalian Invaders, before being replaced by Peter Cugno for the remainder of the season.
In 2016 he starred as the titular character in a Canadian stage adaptation of My Name Is Asher Lev.[https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/art-and-faith-fight-it-out-on-the-canvas-in-my-name-is-asher-lev Art and faith fight it out on the canvas in My Name is Asher Lev] Montreal Gazette. September 22, 2016[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/my-name-is-asher-lev-review-1.3806863 My Name Is Asher Lev a vibrant exploration of art and tradition] CBC. October 15, 2016
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| Goya: Awakened in a Dream | Mariano Goya | Television film |
| If You Believe
| Bobby – 9 years old | Television film |
| rowspan=2| 2000
| Baron McKay | Television film |
| Ernest
| Ernest | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| Schoolyard boy | Television film |
| Beyblade: Fierce Battle
| Kai Hiwatari (voice) | |
| 2004
| Glen Coco | Uncredited |
| 2006
| I Am an Apartment Building | Teenager | Television short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Communication Breakdown | Waiter | Short film |
| One Week
| Pete | |
| rowspan="3" | 2009
| Hard Boiled Eggs | {{n/a}} | Short film |
| Chloe
| Student 1 | |
| Man v. Minivan
| Graeme | Short film |
| 2010
| Jake Sullivan | Television film |
| 2011
| Co-worker #2 | |
| 2012
| How to Keep Your Day Job | Male co-worker | Short film |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| David | |
| Big News from Grand Rock
| Kyle | |
| 2017
| Poker Player | |
| 2019
| Weatherford | |
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| data-sort-value="Desperate Hour, The" | The Desperate Hour | CJ | |
| Angel Falls Christmas
| Josh | |
| V/H/S/94
| Tim | Segment "The Empty Wake" |
| 2023
| Paul | |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2000
| Real Kids, Real Adventures | Peter | Episode: "Sucked Underground: The John Collmer Story" |
| 2002–2005
| Beyblade | Kai Hiwatari (voice) | Main cast |
| 2002, 2005
| Strange Days at Blake Holsey High | Young Victor Pearson | 2 episodes |
| 2005
| Hustler | 2 episodes |
| 2006
| House Party | Eric | Unsold pilot |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures | Student in bar | Episode: "The Missing Years" |
| Bakugan: New Vestroia
| Ace Grit (voice) | 5 episodes |
| Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders
| Ren Krawler (voice) | 9 episodes |
| 2010–2013
| Tsubasa Otori (voice) | Main cast |
| 2010
| {{sortname|The|Dating Guy|nolink=1}} | Derek (voice) | Episode: "Too Fast Too Dexler" |
| 2011
| Skins | Dave | 3 episodes |
| 2013–2014
| Tsubasa Otori (voice) | Main cast |
| 2017
| Scotty Svenson | Episode: "Backfire" |
| 2011–2019
| Suits | Benjamin | Recurring cast |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Robber | Episode: "Love Letters" |
| Murdoch Mysteries
| Mr. Clements | Episodes: "Manual for Murder", "One Minute to Murder" and "Annabella Cinderella" |
| 2019–present
| data-sort-value="Boys, The" | The Boys | 5 episodes |
| 2021
| Dr. Fapp | 5 episodes |
| 2022
| Patrick | Episode: "Hard Pill to Swallow" |
| 2023
| Ash | 7 episodes |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Video games ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2013
| Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist | Charlie Cole | Voice and performance capture |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0998489|David Reale}}
- {{anime News Network|people|15727|David Reale|noparen}}
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