Nate Torrence
{{short description|American actor (born 1977)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Nate Torrence
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| birth_name = Nathan Torrence
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|12|1|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Canton, Ohio, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| spouse = Christie Mullet{{cite web |title=Nate Torrence shares about road to success with young Wayne actors |url=https://www.the-daily-record.com/story/lifestyle/2016/02/06/nate-torrence-shares-about-road/19441095007/ |website=www.the-daily-record.com}}
| website =
| othername =
| yearsactive = 2003–present
}}
Nathan Torrence{{cite web|url=http://www.veromi.net/Summary.asp?fn=Nathan&mn=&ln=Torrence&dobmm=12&dobdd=01&doby=1977&city=&state=&age=&vw=&Search=&Input=&x=0&y=0|title=People Search: TORRENCE, NATHAN born 12/01/1977|publisher=veromi.net|accessdate=2011-02-24}} (born December 1, 1977{{Cite web |last=Mike Rose |first=cleveland com |date=2023-12-01 |title=Famous birthdays list for December 1, 2023 includes celebrities Bette Midler, Sarah Silverman |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/12/famous-birthdays-list-for-december-1-2023-includes-celebrities-bette-midler-sarah-silverman.html |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=cleveland |language=en}}) is an American actor. He is known for several TV and film roles, most notably including Devon from She's Out of My League, Wade from HBO‘s Hello Ladies, Sully on the CW series Supernatural and for voicing the character of Clawhauser in Disney’s animated film Zootopia.
Early life
Torrence was born in Canton, Ohio, where he began his education.{{cite news|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=26&ID=249921&Reporter=DAN%25KANE|publisher=Cantonrep.com|title=Capital One Screamer Hails from Canton|date=October 30, 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427024128/http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=26&ID=249921&Reporter=DAN%25KANE|archivedate=April 27, 2006}}{{cite news|url=http://civyclub.blogspot.com/2005/10/ladies-and-gentlemen-sir-nate-torrence.html|publisher=The Civy Club Times|title=Ladies and Gentlemen: Sir Nate Torrence, Renknowned Thespian|date=October 18, 2005}} Torrence attended Hiland High School in Berlin, Ohio, and went on to attend Kent State University: Stark Campus. His family used to own and operate a bed and breakfast in Berlin. After studying with Second City's Players Workshop in Chicago, Illinois, Torrence began touring in a comedy troupe called Corn, Beef and Cabbage, where he wrote, improvised and performed with his older brother, Jay and friend Josh Ruth. Torrence additionally studied improv at Second City in Cleveland and in Los Angeles, and The Groundlings and Comedy Sportz in Los Angeles.{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}
Career
Torrence has appeared on television programs including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Malcolm in the Middle, How I Met Your Mother, Las Vegas, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, House M.D., and Ghost Whisperer. He had a recurring role as Dylan Killington on the NBC drama Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and played Roman Cohen in the ABC network short-lived comedy Mr. Sunshine, a midseason replacement for the 2010-11 television season.{{cite web |url=http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/abc-2010-fall-schedule.html |title=ABC's new fall schedule |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=May 18, 2010 |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=May 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520014127/http://livefeed.hollywoodreporter.com/2010/05/abc-2010-fall-schedule.html |archivedate=May 20, 2010 }}{{cite web| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i3602f61793f3cd8856ce093985a11040 |title=Matthew Perry project a go at ABC |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 12, 2010 |accessdate=April 25, 2010}}
He is perhaps best known for his role as a credit card customer service representative with David Spade, in the Capital One "What's In Your Wallet" advertising campaign. He has also appeared in several other commercials, including for Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Volkswagen, Golden Grahams, H-E-B, and NFL.com.{{cite news|url=http://www.cantonrep.com/index.phpCategory=26&ID=249921&Reporter=DAN%25KANE|publisher=Cantonrep.com|title=Capital One Screamer Hails from Canton|date=October 30, 2005}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In December 2006, Torrence appeared in a season two episode of Top Chef on Bravo TV. The contestants were showcasing holiday food; Nate Torrence was one of the tasters, although he is not credited.
He played Lloyd, a lab assistant, in the film Get Smart and reprised the role to star in the direct-to-DVD spinoff Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control. Torrence has also played a crazy shirtless boxer on Reno 911!, and Devon in the 2010 comedy She's Out of My League.
He voices Chuck on the animated show Motorcity and played Wade Bailey in the HBO series Hello Ladies. In the 2013-14 TV season, he was the recurring character "James" on the ABC comedy Super Fun Night, and he guest-starred on a 2014 Brooklyn Nine-Nine episode as a costumed vigilante named "Super Dan". Torrence appeared as Eric Lewandowski on the Fox sitcom Weird Loners and voices Ferguson on the animated show Star vs. the Forces of Evil. In 2015, he appeared on the episode of Supernatural entitled "Just My Imagination" as Sully, Sam's imaginary friend. In 2016, he had a voice role in the animated hit Zootopia, as Officer Benjamin Clawhauser.
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |
| rowspan="2" |2003
|CSI: Crime Scene Investigation |Daniel O'Hannissey |Episode: "All for Our Country" |
| The Mullets
|Tud |Episode: "Smoke on the Water" |
| rowspan="3" |2004
|Private Turner |Episode: "Reese Joins the Army" |
| Quintuplets
|Pizza Guy |Episode: "Boobs on the Run" |
| House
|Young Man |Episode: "Maternity" |
| rowspan="4" |2005
|Movie Goer |Episode: "P.D.A - D.O.A" |
| Las Vegas
|Keith |Episode: "Fake the Money and Run" |
| Ghost Whisperer
|Waiter |2 episodes |
| One on One
|Water Guy |Episode: "House Dad" |
| rowspan="2" |2006
|Ralph |Episode: "Ghost, Interrupted" |
| How I Met Your Mother
|Clark Butterfield |Episode: "Milk"; credited as "Butterfield" |
| 2006–07
|Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip |Dylan Killington |19 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2008
|Crazy Shirtless Boxing Man |Episode: "Baghdad 911" |
| The End of Steve
|Nathan |Television film |
| 2011
|Roman Cohen |13 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2012
|Slacker Buddy |Episode: "The Shrink, the Dare, Her Date and Her Brother" |
| Are You There, Chelsea?
|Captain Steve |Episode: "The Gynecologist" |
| 2012–13
|Chuck (voice) |
| rowspan="2" |2013–14
|James |5 episodes |
| Hello Ladies
|Wade |9 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|Super Dan |Episode: "Full Boyle" |
| The Millers
|Devin |Episode: "Sex Ed Dolan" |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Eric Landowski |6 episodes |
| Royal Pains
|Josh Dunlap |Episode: "False Start" |
| 2015–19
|Ferguson (voice) |
| rowspan="2" |2015
|Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street |Iggy |Episode: "Ranger and the Very Real Imaginary Friend" |
| Supernatural
|Sully |Episode: "Just My Imagination" |
| 2016
|Kyle |3 episodes |
| 2017
|Kurt Piedmont |Episode: "Brockman Turner Overdrive" |
| 2018–19
|Vice Principal Chipler |3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|Doug Bradshaw |Episode: "The Vast, Immovable Object" |
| Fast Layne
|VIN (voice) |8 episodes |
| rowspan="2" |2022
|The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers |Gabe Nordlinger |Episode: "Spirit of the Ducks" |
| Zootopia+
|Officer Benjamin Clawhauser (voice) |Episode: "So You Think You Can Prance?"{{Cite web |last=Navarro |first=Alexander |date=November 9, 2022 |title=Zootopia+ Review: A Wonderful Step Back into Disney's Animal Metropolis |url=https://movieweb.com/zootopia-plus-review-disney/ |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}} |
| rowspan="3" |2023
|Tim Boyd |Episode: "The Winds of Change Are Starting to Blow" |
| Strange Planet
|Group Roll Machine Operator (voice) |Episode: "The Flying Machine" |
| Pupstruction
|Chameleo (voice) |Episode: "A Colorful Job" |
| 2025
|Danny |Episode: "People Just Say Stuff Online" |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1535594}}
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Category:American male film actors