DAVE DEMIRKAN
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AWARDS | ||
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Best Actor in a Major Role |
Full Length Play Festival 2024 |
Eastern Ontario Drama League |
role: Hercule Poirot (Lead) |
Murder On The Orient Express* |
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*Best Production (Nominee-EODL) |
*Best Play (Nominee-BWW) |
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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 Chiviendacz |
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) |
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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 |
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) |
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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 |
Actor |
Shadow Pine Studios |
How Not … Hitman 105 (cont’d) |
Leanne Brennan (showrunner/prod) |
Alessandro Lanzillotta (dir) |
Plow Boys S2 aka Hedge Boys |
Guest Star |
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 |
Mr. Generational Wealth |
Deena Alsaweer (dir) |
“Sweet Relief” |
Harsh Father |
Nugget Pictures_Shawn McElroy |
COMMERCIAL | ||
Major fast service restaurant |
Actor (Foreman) |
TV and internet |
Psychotherapy Clinic |
Actor (Psychotherapist) |
All media |
Denturists Association of Ontario |
Actor (smiling man eats steak) |
TV and new media |
ROLE PLAY | ||
Deployment Training (for military) |
Live Role Play (“Angry Protestor”) |
Private Defence Contractor |
BACKGROUND | ||
Various background |
*Extensive pro set experience |
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CLASSES & TRAINING | ||
The Actor's Way In (2 day Intensive) |
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 |
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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) |
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Lawyer / Attorney |
Bachelor of Laws (LLB aka JD) |
Honors Bachelor of Arts |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'8" |
Weight: 195 lbs |
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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, Impressionist, Improvisation, Licensed Driver, Singer, Teleprompter, Ukulele, Vocal Range: Bari-Tenor, 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, Hungarian Accent, Irish Accent, Italian Accent, Jamaican Accent, New Zealand Accent, Norwegian Accent, Quebecois Accent, Russian Accent, Scandinavian Accent, Scottish Accent, Spanish Accent, Swedish Accent, Fluent French, Fluent French Canadian
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.