DAVE DEMIRKAN
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AWARDS | ||
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Best Actor in a Major Role |
Full Length Festival 2024 |
Eastern Ontario Drama League |
role: Hercule Poirot |
Murder On The Orient Express |
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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) |
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Fear Thy Neighbor S9 EP912 |
Actor |
Bad Move 9 Productions |
FTN EP912: The Mayor (cont'd) |
Patrick Hepburn (director) |
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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 |
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CLASSES & TRAINING | ||
The Actor's Way In |
Digi60 Summer Accelerator |
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Ottawa Acting Studio |
Acting for TV & Film |
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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 |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'8" |
Weight: 185 lbs |
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German (reads well), Italian (reading ok), Spanish (reads well), Turkish (reads well), English -mother tongue, American - Chicago, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiards/Pool Player, Boating - engine, Bowling, Canoeing, Combat - Actual Service, Combat - Stage, Cycling, Fishing, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Ice Skating, Karate - Shotokan, Martial Arts, Martial Arts - Taekwondo, Military Serv Exp (Airforce), Military Serv Exp (Army), Military Serv Exp (Navy), Military Serv Exp(Coast Guard), Ping Pong, Racquetball, Shooting - Revolver/Automatic, Shooting - Rifle, Shooting - Skeet/Trap, Snorkeling, Snowmobile, Soccer, Softball, Swimming - ability - general, Swimming - backstroke, Swimming - breast stroke, Swimming - freestyle, Tennis, Trampoline, Volleyball, Yoga, Audio Prompter, Dance Ballroom, Dance Cha Cha, Dance Salsa, Firearms, Guitar, Harmonica, Host, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Singer, Ukulele, Vocal Range: Baritone, Vocal Range: Tenor, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, Whistler, American - Boston Accent, American - Minnesota Accent, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, American - Texan Accent, Australian Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, Canadian Accent, Danish Accent, Eastern European Accent, Finnish Accent, French Accent, German Accent, Irish Accent, Italian Accent, Jamaican Accent, New Zealand Accent, Norwegian Accent, Quebecois Accent, Russian Accent, Scottish Accent, Spanish Accent, Swedish Accent, Fluent French, Fluent French Canadian
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.