D.B. Sweeney

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Biography

B. Sweeney specialized in roles that combined emotion with physical prowess, such as his ill-fated "Shoeless" Joe Jackson in John Sayles' "Eight Men Out" (1988) or the ex-hockey player who turns to figure skating in "The Cutting Edge" (1992). He also found a niche in fantasy and science fiction projects like "Fire in the Sky" (1993) and the television series "Strange Luck" (Fox, 1995-1996), "Harsh Realm" (Fox, 1999-2000), and "Jericho" (CBS, …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer

Born

November 14, 1961

Career Milestones

2012

Cast opposite Liam Neeson in action sequel "Taken 2"

2009

Guest starred as a U.S. Marshal on "Criminal Minds" (CBS)

2008

Directed by Spike Lee in "Miracle at St. Anna"

2006

Appeared on CBS mystery drama "Jericho"

2003

Voiced character of Sitka in Disney animated film "Brother Bear"

2000

Landed recurring role on family drama "Once and Again" (ABC)

1999

Co-starred on Fox sci-fi drama "Harsh Realm"

1999

Appeared opposite Halle Berry in HBO biopic "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"

1997

Returned to series TV, co-starring on ABC drama "C16: FBI"

1995

Starred in the short-lived Fox series "Strange Luck"

1993

Portrayed Travis Walton, a man claiming to have been abducted by extraterrestrials in "Fire in the Sky"

1992

Played a has-been ice hockey player opposite Moira Kelly in "The Cutting Edge"

1990

Cast in "Memphis Belle," about the 25th and last mission of an American B17 bomber based in England during WWII

1989

Played Dish Boggett in the CBS miniseries "Lonesome Dove"

1988

Portrayed the tragic Shoeless Joe Jackson in "Eight Men Out"

1987

Played an idealistic, gung-ho Vietnam enlistee in Francis Ford Coppola's "Gardens of Stone"

1986

Made feature acting debut with a one-line role in Sidney Lumet's "Power"

1985

Guest starred on ABC's "Spenser: For Hire"

1985

Made TV acting debut in CBS movie "Out of the Darkness"

1981

First professional stage appearance and Broadway debut, "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial"

Grew up in Shoreham, NY