Teddy Dunn

{{short description|American lawyer and former actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}

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| name = Teddy Dunn

| birth_name = Edward Wilkes Dunn

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|6|19}}

| birth_place = Torquay, Victoria, Australia

| occupation = Actor, lawyer

| education = Northwestern University (BS)
Boston College (JD)

| years_active = 2004–2009

| website =

| spouse = {{marriage|Kendall Morrison|2017}}

| children = 1

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Edward Wilkes Dunn (born June 19, 1980) is an American lawyer and former American actor best known for his portrayal of Duncan Kane in the Rob Thomas television series Veronica Mars.

Early life and education

Dunn was born Edward Wilkes Dunn on June 19, 1980, in Torquay, Victoria, Australia. He has a sister, Laura. His family moved to Durham, North Carolina where he spent most of his childhood.[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/teddy_dunn Profile], rottentomatoes.com. Accessed 16 April 2025. He attended Phillips Academy, a preparatory high school in Andover, Massachusetts, graduating in 1999. At Phillips Academy, Dunn became involved in theatre, playing the role of Jerry in Edward Albee's The Zoo Story and the lead character of Alceste in Molière's The Misanthrope, directed by Kevin Heelan.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} Dunn attended Northwestern University, where he studied theatre and political science. He graduated cum laude, earning a Juris Doctor, from Boston College Law School in 2013.{{cite news |last=Gennis |first=Sadie |url= http://www.tvguide.com/news/veronica-mars-what-happened-to-duncan-kane-teddy-dunn-1087740/ |title=Exclusive: Whatever Happened to Duncan Kane? Veronica Mars Star Teddy Dunn Speaks Out |work=TV Guide |date=2014-10-01 |accessdate=2017-01-21}}

Career

= Acting =

Dunn was cast as a series regular for the first season of Veronica Mars as Duncan Kane, but left halfway through season 2 in the episode "Donut Run." He came back for a cameo in the season finale of season 2, "Not Pictured," but did not reprise his role in the third season. He also appeared in the 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate. The same year, he had a guest appearance on Gilmore Girls. He also had a guest appearance on Grey's Anatomy in 2006. He appeared in the 2008 film Jumper as Mark Kobold.

= Law =

Dunn practiced law with Walden Macht & Haran LLP in New York City from 2018 to 2020.{{cite web |title=Edward Dunn - Walden Macht & Haran LLP |url=https://www.wmhlaw.com/person/edward-dunn/ |accessdate=July 11, 2019}}[https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-dunn-15b1585b/ LinkedIn Profile] Prior to that he was a law clerk to federal district judge William J. Martini of New Jersey; served as a litigation associate at Dechert LLP; and was a legal intern for the Office of the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the office of the attorney general of Massachusetts. As of 2020, he is an assistant United States attorney at the District of Columbia United States Attorney's Office.

Personal life

He married Kendall Morrison on June 24, 2017; they have one child.{{cite web |title=KENDALL AND TEDDY WEDDING |url=https://www.theknot.com/us/kendall-morrison-and-teddy-dunn-jun-2017 |accessdate=2017-03-21}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Film
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2004 \|{{sortname\|The\|Manchurian Candidate\|The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)}} \|Wilson \|
2008 \|Jumper \|Mark Kobold \|
2009 \|Kill Theory \|Brent \|
2009 \|{{sortname\|A\|Good Funeral\|nolink=1}} \|Bret \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Film

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2004

|{{sortname|The|Manchurian Candidate|The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)}}

|Wilson

2008

|Jumper

|Mark Kobold

2009

|Kill Theory

|Brent

2009

|{{sortname|A|Good Funeral|nolink=1}}

|Bret

class="wikitable sortable" \|+Television
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2004 \|Gilmore Girls \|Graham Sullivan \|Episode: "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights"
2004–2006 \|Veronica Mars \|Duncan Kane \|Main role (seasons 1–2); 44 episodes
2005 \|Campus Confidential \|Brandon \|Television film
2006 \|Grey's Anatomy \|Heath Mercer \|Episode: "Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole"
2008 \|CSI: NY \|Kevin Hall \|Episode: "Enough"

class="wikitable sortable"

|+Television

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2004

|Gilmore Girls

|Graham Sullivan

|Episode: "Last Week Fights, This Week Tights"

2004–2006

|Veronica Mars