D.W. Moffett
Biography
Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990). Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003). Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.
Known For
Jeffers
Visioneers
Capt. Von Barring
The Misfit Brigade
Richard
Stealing Beauty
Rick
Riding the Bus with My Sister
Mark Cottrell
Molly
Cliff Wyatt
Rough Magic
Michael
Black Widow
Peter Hilton
An Early Frost
Dr. Pedulla
The Sitter
Richard
Lisa
Frank McCarry
In the Deep Woods
Jack Mayer
An Unexpected Love
Randy Larson
Picture Paris
Bernie Fine
Fine Things
Tom Atherton
May December
Detective Jimmy Cerullo
Perfect Prey
Paul Hannon
The Little Death
Detective Lydecker
Falling Down
Ray Porter
Twisted
Douglas
Against the Clock
Sonny
Special Ed
Dawson Everett
The Counterfeit Contessa
Jack Wagner
Black Crescent Moon
Smitty
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story
Joe McCarthy
Joe's Wedding
There There
Ronald Burbridge
Alarum
Gregory Pavan
A Song from the Heart
Gabriel
Sad Inheritance
Travis
Thirteen
Teacher
The Year of Spectacular Men
Steve Burdick
LifeStories: Steve Burdick
Colton
Star Struck
Bill
Pacific Heights
Alan Chandler
Miss Beatty's Children
Mathew Richmond
Kill Me Later
Mitch Hayward
The Secret She Carried
Stan
The Glorias
Brandon Zisk
Operating Instructions
Jeff Sheridan
Traffic
Mark O'Connor
Dream Breakers
Congressman Billings
Crime Story
Agent Chestnut
The Smell of Success
Bill Desmond
One Battle After Another
Courtney Conte
Tennis Anyone?
Steve Magarahan
Take Two
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
46
Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-10-26
Place of Birth
Highland Park, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
D. W. Moffett