DAVE DEMIRKAN - NON-UNION

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AWARDS

Best Actor in a Major Role

Full Length Festival 2024

Eastern Ontario Drama League

role: Hercule Poirot

Murder On The Orient Express

FILM (short)

Something Something More

Lead

Adnan Uygur (director)

Done Before

Actor

Boyi Tan (dir) / Mary Crozier

Done Before (cont'd)

JJ Gillanders (Exec Producer)

Algonquin College Film & Media

Linda & Gary Get Fit

Gary (Lead)

Rose Digital Media / Goalcast

Linda & Gary (cont'd)

Paradigm Studios

Timothy Moran (director)

Contiguity

Actor

Amir Zargara (producer)

Breathe

Actor

Virgo Velasquez(dir)/J Edwards

Chosen

Actor

Virgo Velasquez(dir)/J Edwards

Monster Pool 7 Wraparound

Actor

Vincent Valentino (director)

Lunch Lady

Lead

Goalcast Inc./Paradigm Studios

Lunch Lady (cont'd)

https://youtu.be/GMqhBoIL3sY

Anthony Garzouzi (director)

The Highlands S1 Ep1

Lead

Nine Mile Creative / Acie Tran

Highlands S1Ep1 (cont'd)

https://youtu.be/Ub5DwB_jedE

Shawn McElroy / Candy Casey

The Highlands (short film)

Actor

Nine Mile Creative/Candy Casey

The Highlands (cont'd)

https://youtu.be/waniYWtSjw4

Acie Tran (director)

TV

Mud Creek S1

Principal (appears in all 8 episodes)

Adrian Langley (director)

Mud Creek S1 (cont'd)

Doug Phillips (producer)/ Still shooting

Mud Creek Productions

Eaux Turbulentes S3

Actor (UDA Second rôle - dramatique)

Jim Donovan (director)

ET3 (cont'd)

Steve Boisvert (prod. sup.)

CBC/Radio-Canada

James Wan Presents: "Erie Hall"

Principal (1-3 episodes)

J Wan Raw (Saloon) Productions

JWP: Erie Hall (cont'd)

Neil Rawles (director)

Fear Thy Neighbor S9 EP912

Actor

Bad Move 9 Productions

FTN EP912: The Mayor (cont'd)

Patrick Hepburn (director)

See No Evil S9 EP 919

Actor

SNE 9 Productions Inc.

See No Evil S9 EP 919 (cont'd)

Discovery+

Bo Channon (director)

THEATER

Murder On The Orient Express

Hercule Poirot (Lead) (Best Actor award)

Ottawa Little Theatre

Hari-Karaoke

Co-Star/Victim

Big Time Murder Productions

Great Gatsby! It’s Murder

Various

American Variety Entertainment

GGIM (cont'd)

(cont'd from above)

& Paper Picture Productions

Take-Off! Performance Showcase - Musical Theatre Cabaret

Soloist, Ensemble

Lost Baggage Musical Theatre

The Sting

Co-star & Supporting (3 roles)

Great Canadian Theatre Company

Music of the Night, An Andrew Lloyd Webber Cabaret

Soloist, Ensemble

Lost Baggage Musical Theatre

War of Two Worlds

Cast (2 roles)

Great Canadian Theatre Company

The Rule of Three (Agatha Christie))

Cast Member

Great Canadian Theatre Company

The Sound of Music

Supporting, Ensemble

ROD Music Productions

Musicals and Plays

Various

School & University

COMMERCIAL

Foreman

Major fast service restaurant

TV and internet

Smiling man eating steak

Denture Association of Ontario

TV and new media

BACKGROUND

Various background

*Extensive pro set experience

CLASSES & TRAINING

The Actor's Way In

Digi60 Summer Accelerator

Ottawa Acting Studio

Acting for TV & Film

The Screen Acting Academy

Pro Actors Lab

The Actors Think Tank

The Acting Company

Glebe Neighbourhood Activities Grp

Private vocal lessons

Clown Workshop

Take Off performance development program

->Lost Baggage Musical Theatre

Max McGuire (workshop)

Russell Sams (instructor)

Tim Progosh (instructor)

Mike Migliara (instructor)

Karen Cliche (instructor)

Patrick Bugby (instructor)

Chris Ralph (instructor)

Robert Bockstael (instructor)

Marvin Hinz (instructor)

Ilona Smyth (workshop)

Sergio Navarretta (workshop)

Voiceover training

Constant Bernard (instructor)

Murph Hickey (instructor)

Kristina Watt Villegas (wkshp)

Jodie Bentley (group coach)

Worker Health and Safety Awareness Ont.

Extensive professional reading

Scene Study / The Meus Productions

Various acting/audition workshops

ASNY Studios

Practising lawyer / attorney

Bachelor of Laws (LLB aka JD)

Honors Bachelor of Arts

Dave Demirkan is an actor based in Ontario. He is actively training, auditioning, and performing. A lawyer with court and boardroom experience, he renewed his obsession with acting in 2018. He has been voraciously taking classes and voice lessons. Dave has recently performed in dramatic and comedic roles, and musical theater. He loves set life & looks forward to continued growth, storytelling, and collaborations. A former naval officer, he loves nature, music, animals, actor memoirs, and socializing.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 185 lbs

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