Daniel DeWeldon
| Daniel Felix de Weldon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Felix de Weldon Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
| Other names | Daniel De Weldon, Daniel deWeldon |
| Alma mater | DeMatha Catholic High School Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University Santa Monica College HB Studio |
| Occupation | Actor, Screenwriter, Producer, Director |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
| Organization | Actors Studio Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (15 years volunteer) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Felix de Weldon (1907-2003) Mary Theresa Hooe (1944-2011) |
| Awards | Top Critics' Choice |
Daniel Felix de Weldon is an American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. de Weldon is a native of Washington, D.C. and Newport, Rhode Island. He is the son of the world-renowned sculptor Sir Felix de Weldon, known for the Marine Corps War Memorial statue of the flag raising at Iwo Jima, Official United States Presidential busts of John F. Kennedy and President Harry S. Truman.
After completing a six-year masters program in Theatrical Arts under Uta Hagen and Howard Fine, de Weldon presented himself to the legendary Actors Studio and garnered the prestigious title of Lifetime Member under Al Pacino, Lou Antonio, Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Mark Rydell, Ellen Burstyn, and Harvey Keitel.
A perfectionist in his craft, de Weldon has been honored with over 30 top Critics' Choice and featured on NPR for outstanding acting performance.[1] Notable published reviews have likened his performances to Marlon Brando, James Dean, and Daniel Craig.[2]
Theatre
de Weldon's theatrical debut was in the 1999 Los Angeles production of David Rabe's Streamers, receiving the Los Angeles Times Critics' Choice. de Weldon went on to produce, direct and star in the 2003 LA production of Edward Albees’ The Zoo Story garnering the Los Angeles Times "Best LA Theater" by audience recognition.
In 2006, he starred opposite Charles Dierkop in The Actors Studio presentation of Death of a Salesman. In 2007 de Weldon then produced and starred in the Los Angeles play, Danny and The Deep Blue Sea with Deborah Dir. This revival of the classic John Patrick Shanley play ran for eight months and received 15 acclaimed Critics' Choice. At the 29th Annual LA Weekly Theater Awards Danny and The Deep Blue Sea was nominated for Best Two-Person Show and Best Production Design.[3]
In 2009, de Weldon starred opposite three time Emmy Award winning actress Barbara Bain in The Laramie Project:Ten Years Later at Grand Performances in Los Angeles, hosted by Glenn Close presented world-wide in 150 cities by satellite.
de Weldon starred as the lead man opposite Frances Fisher [Titanic, Unforgiven] in the 2013 production of A Muse of Fire.
Film
On the screen, de Weldon's feature film credits include: Select Fit (2004) and The Bill (dir. Daniel Roemer); Project Greenlight Official Selection, On The Lot finalist (actor) producer- Steven Spielberg, LA Shorts Fest Official Selection, top five finalist for best film ($1 million prize).
HeadHunting, Inc. (2005) (dir. Pat Ortman); The Night Before The Morning After (2006) and Friendly Fire (2008); From The Ashes (2009); Black Angel (2011); Fortune's 500 (2012); (dir. Max Maksimovic); Kansas City Film Fest Official Selection. Amsterdam (2015) (dir. Ron Fernandez).
Currently, de Weldon is starring in the 2015 feature film The Custodian. Directed by Michael Arabian. Produced by David Hillary (Deviant films).
Daniel de Weldon has taken on the role of film producer through his company Volition Entertainment Productions. The first film, The Elephant Ride stars de Weldon and is based on a true story. Currently attached to the project are producer David Hillary (Deviant films), Michael Arabian, Oscar award winner Martin Landau, Grammy award winner SEAL, Emmy award winner Armand Assante, and Wolfgang Hatz, aka Audi's "Mr. Engine".
Also in development is the biopic based on the life of Daniel's father Felix de Weldon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEiSGdXra6o), titled Monumental. The film encapsulates his life and career as an artist. Daniel de Weldon is collaborating on the script with Allen Nalasco, and is slated to play the role of his father during the height of his career.
Critical Acclaim
Los Angeles Times Critic's Choice: "de Weldon, effectively contained, finds an arresting stillness, gorgeously performed. Deeply inhabited on a moment to moment basis, turbulently affecting and robust performance, real stakes, gorgeously conjure the sudden weightless astonishment, grace and guts" — Charlotte Stoudt (LA Times, NY Times, and Village Voice Top Critic)[4]
Los Angeles Times Critic's Choice: "To its considerable credit, this production was deeply inhabited on a moment-to-moment basis... High-octane talent, de Weldon brought gritty authenticity...had me admiring the performances." — Charles McNulty (Chief LA Times Critic)[5]
LA Weekly Critic's Choice: "de Weldon sat staring into space playing out Shanley’s Apache dance with scrupulous honesty and attention to the details, unfolding in the ebbs and flows of real time... live-wire performance... was the art and craft of being... it matters because it's so rare when they get it so right, the authenticity of it in a world of fakery - a fleeting, sacred moment." — Steven Leigh Morris (Head Critic LA Weekly)[6]
Broadway World Review Critic's Choice: "Kudos go to Daniel de Weldon whose Father Braulio is the mark of a brilliant performance that enlists such an emotional response to a character... Some of the most dramatic and sensational moments I have witnessed on stage." — Shari Barrett[7]
NPR KCRW 89.9FM National Radio Broadcast Critic's Choice: "de Weldon makes Shanley's pungent, staccato dialogue believable... Wild." — James Taylor[8]
Back Stage West Critic's Choice: "de Weldon's performance is wonderfully layered. When he gives us a glimpse inside, the bear becomes a teddy bear." — Dave DePino
Showmag.com Critic's Choice: "'de Weldon is a reminder of Marlon Brando's Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, convincing and memorable performance, with a deep wide void aching to be filled with humanity. " — Mary E. Montoro
LAStageScene.com Critic's Choice: "de Weldon with a James Dean look and intensity creates and accomplishes the miraculous, he makes "Danny" heroic. de Weldon is member of the legendary Actors Studio and it shows. In a city where most plays run 6 weeks or less, The Elephant Theater’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s unexpected love story of two very lost and damaged souls, (8 months running) has become a real L.A. theater phenomenon. Recipient of the very hard-to-get L.A. Times “Critics Choice,” last night I found out why. " — Steven Stanley
ReviewPlays.com Critic's Choice: "Initially and damn effectively, de Weldon is a blunt force instrument, to borrow the phrase with which M labeled Daniel Craig’s newly minted 007 Bond. de Weldon's transformation was magnificent in his tentative attempts of intimacy and tenderness." — James Scarborough
Los Angeles Downtown News Critic's Choice: "de Weldon miraculously transformed and embodied Aaron McKinney in The Laramie Project:10 Years Later." — D. Johnson
Frontiers Magazine Critic's Choice: "de Weldon hit every level imaginable in David Rabe's Streamers."
Stagehappenings.com Critic's Choice: "Father Braulio of the Inquisition, effectively and menacingly portrayed by Daniel de Weldon. It was a tour de force performance with bouts of religious ecstasy and erotic fantasy." — Ellyse Cooke
KCLA RADIO Critic's Choice: "de Weldon's acting is wonderfully evocative of the time and place, the characters come alive, convincing portrait and brilliant acting."— Laurie Senit
LASplash.com Critic's Choice: "de Weldon's well portrayed, demanding performance that draws approving laughs from the empathetic audience." — M. Rutherford
The Ticket Stub Critic's Choice: "The power of Daniel de Weldon, to tap into the desparado that lives deep within many of us, looking for love and connection." — R. Goldberg
Examiner.com Critic's Choice: "de Weldon is excellent in his role as the darkly and deeply evil Father Braulio." — R. Irwin
LA City Beat Critic's Choice: "de Weldon takes over..." — Don Shirley
Industry Reviews
Lillian Muller, Playboy Magazine: "de Weldon as Father Braulio is pure power, sex appeal, and charisma. Masterfully and beautifully crafted work."
Ryan Cutrona, actor in 24, Mad Men, In the Line of Fire: "Daniel de Weldon shows us how horrific it is to be human, the terror of being alive and immeasurable wound and scar of life, and it's concomitant tolerance, constitution, will and perseverance, creation, monstrous, delicate and divine. Genesis, here only God can watch and learn."
Frances Fisher, actress in Unforgiven: "de Weldon proves true to be an extremely gifted actor", in A Muse of Fire.
Michael Arabian, director: "de Weldon's performance in the feature film Fortune's 500 is reminiscent of a young Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift."
Lyle Kessler, playwright of "Orphans": "Daniel de Weldon's magnificent performance far surpass any other interpretations of this terrific play, forceful and poetic. "Danny and The Deep Blue Sea[9]
Uta Hagen, actress in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?: "Daniel de Weldon is a gigantic talent, real star power in Lovers and Other Strangers."[10]
Mark Rydell, director of The Rose, On Golden Pond, and James Dean: "Daniel de Weldon's Monumental is the best screenplay I have ever read."[11]
Barbara Bain, actress in Mission: Impossible: "Daniel de Weldon's Monumental is the best script she has read in the last 20 years."
Armand Assante, actor in Gotti: "Daniel de Weldon's Monumental is the perfect hero's journey in mythological storytelling and it's potential cinematically is scale in proportion to Felix de Weldon's legacy."
Martin Landau, actor in Ed Wood: " de Weldon's Monumental is an epic story that deeply moved me."
Lionsgate Films grade de Weldon's performance as lead antagonist P. Terrence Pecker in Fortune's 500 with A+ across the boards.[12]
Howard Fine director, "I am a huge, huge fan of Daniel de Weldon as an actor."[13]
Robert Litz writer on The Biography Channel George Washingon: "Daniel de Weldon's acting performance is superb theatrical craftsmanship."[14]
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