DAVE DEMIRKAN - NON-UNION

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AWARDS

Best Actor in a Major Role

Full Length Festival 2024

Eastern Ontario Drama League

(cont’d)

role: Hercule Poirot

Murder On The Orient Express

Best Auditioner (1st place)

Just Auditions! w/ Caitlin Delaney

Screen Acting AcademyProSeries

FILM

Something Something More

Lead

Adnan Uygur (director)

The Esoteric Itch

Lead

Oscar Chiciendacz

Contiguity

Actor

Amir Zargara/Sammy Mohammed

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)

Breathe

Actor

Virgo Velasquez(dir)/J Edwards

Chosen

Actor

Virgo Velasquez(dir)/J Edwards

Monster Pool 7 Wraparound

Actor

Vincent Valentino (director)

The Highlands S1 Ep1 (2nd in series)

Lead (Egil)

Nine Mile Creative / Acie Tran

Highlands S1Ep1 (cont'd)

https://youtu.be/Ub5DwB_jedE

Shawn McElroy / Candy Casey

Evil Stepdaughter

Lead

ReidFramed / Adam Reid

Evil Stepdaughter (cont’d)

Elio Costello (dir)

Lunch Lady

Lead (Principal Jones)

Goalcast Inc./Paradigm Studios

Lunch Lady (cont'd)

https://youtu.be/GMqhBoIL3sY

Anthony Garzouzi (director)

The Highlands (1st in series)

Actor

Nine Mile Creative/Candy Casey

The Highlands (cont'd)

https://youtu.be/waniYWtSjw4

Acie Tran (director)

TV

Mud Creek S1

Lead or Series Regular (all 8 episodes)

Adrian Langley (director)

Mud Creek S1 (cont'd)

Doug Phillips/Steve Boisvert (producers)

Blue Fox Entertainment

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)

Discovery ID, Crave, CTV Drama

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)

How Not To Hire A Hitman Ep105

Supporting

Shadow Pine Studios

How Not … Hitman 105 (cont’d)

Leanne Brennan (showrunner/prod)

Alessandro Lanzillotta (dir)

Plow Boys S2 aka Hedge Boys

Supporting

Liam McLoughlin /Austin LePage

THEATER

Murder On The Orient Express

Hercule Poirot (Lead) (Best Actor 2024)

Ottawa Little Theatre

Murder Mysteries

Psychic/Waiter/Businessman/Killer/Victim

Slixer Productions

Hari-Karaoke

Davey Nantucket

Big Time Murder Productions

Great Gatsby! It’s Murder

Frank Fists / Al Capone

American Variety Entertainment

GGIM (cont'd)

(at NAC, Arts Court, Rideau Raceway)

& Paper Picture Productions

Take-Off! Performance Showcase - Musical Theatre Cabaret

Soloist, Ensemble

Lost Baggage Musical Theatre

The Sting

Lt Snyder / Jameson / Combs

Great Canadian Theatre Company

(cont’d)

Kate Smith (director)

*GCTC Lawyer Play

Music of the Night, An Andrew Lloyd Webber Cabaret

Soloist, Ensemble

Lost Baggage Musical Theatre

War of Two Worlds

Engineer / Farmer Wilmuth / Pitch Pipe

Great Canadian Theatre Company

(cont’d)

Kate Smith (director)

*GCTC Lawyer Play

The Rule of Three (Agatha Christie))

Arthur Somers

Great Canadian Theatre Company

(cont’d)

Eric Coates & Pamela Feghali (co-dirs)

*GCTC Lawyer Play

The Sound of Music

Baron Elberfeld

ROD Music Productions

Jesus Christ Superstar

High Priest / Leper

Theatre St Thomas (university)

South Pacific

Commander Wm Harbison

St Malachy’s/St Vincent’s (hs)

The Devil Made Me Do It

Chip Corwin (Lead)

St Malachy’s/St Vincent’s (hs)

Oklahoma!

Cord Elam

St Malachy’s/St Vincent’s (hs)

Happy Days

Ritchie Cunningham (& co-writer)

School Play

MUSIC VIDEOS

"Ghost" by Xenai

Actor (Mr. Generational Wealth)

Deena Alsaweer (dir)

COMMERCIAL

Major fast service restaurant

Actor (Foreman)

TV and internet

Denturists Association of Ontario

Actor (smiling man eats steak)

TV and new media

OTHER

Security Training (for military)

Live Role Play (Protestor)

Private Defence Contractor

BACKGROUND

Various background

*Extensive pro set experience

CLASSES & TRAINING

The Actor's Way In (2 day wkshp)

Digi60 Summer Accelerator (2 days)

Digi60 Actor (Director class)

Ottawa Acting Studio

Acting for TV & Film Lev 1 & 2

Actors Way In (Zoom class)

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

Method with Mike

Breaking Through-Ann Pirvu / Digi60

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 (acting career coach)

Worker Health and Safety Awareness Ont.

Extensive professional reading

Scene Study / The Meus Productions

Various acting/audition workshops

ASNY Studios

Caitlin Delaney (SAA workshop)

Wendy Alane Wright (webinars)

Tom Todoroff Studio(workshops)

Monologue workshops

Attended many industry Q&As

Voice for Performance (class)

Improv exercises (Zoom & classroom)

Online training (many)

Practising lawyer / attorney

Bachelor of Laws (LLB aka JD)

Honors Bachelor of Arts

Dave Demirkan is an award-winning actor who 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 enjoys nature, music, animals, actor memoirs, & socializing.

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 185 lbs

American - Chicago, English -mother tongue, German (reads well), German (rusty), Italian (reading ok), Spanish (reads well), Spanish (rusty), Turkish (beginner), Turkish (reads well), 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