D.B. Sweeney

D.B. Sweeney

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Born
November 14, null
Awards
33 wins, 45 nominations

D.B. Sweeney is from Shoreham, Long Island. He got his start in the New York theatre with appearances in many productions including a run on Broadway in "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial". He was selected by Francis Ford Coppola to star in the Vietnam era drama Gardens of Stone (1987). This began a…

Biography

D.B. Sweeney is from Shoreham, Long Island. He got his start in the New York theatre with appearances in many productions including a run on Broadway in "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial". He was selected by Francis Ford Coppola to star in the Vietnam era drama Gardens of Stone (1987). This began a string of performances including Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988), Dish Boggett in Lonesome Dove (1989), Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky (1993), and as Doug Dorsey the hockey player turned figure skater in the classic romantic comedy The Cutting Edge (1992). His television work includes Strange Luck (1995), C-16: FBI (1997) and Harsh Realm (1999) with appearances in Jericho (2006), Crash (2008), The Event (2010), and the Emmy-winning Miss Rose White (1992). He also produced, directed and co-wrote the cult film Two Tickets to Paradise (2006) which received more than a dozen awards at major film festivals. His latest creation as writer/director is the comedy short Two Dum Micks co-starring Sean Astin which has won over 50 festival awards.

Actor

Silver Bells at ChristmasSilver Bells at Christmas(2026)as Walter Day
Finding Her EdgeFinding Her Edge(2026)as The Cutting Edge
ProtectorProtector(2025)as Captain Michaels
The Terminal List: Dark WolfThe Terminal List: Dark Wolf(2025)as Chief of Station Olsen
Prisoner of WarPrisoner of War(2025)as C-47 Pilot Voice

Thanks

Fort McCoyFort McCoy(2011)

Self

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's LifeMichael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life(2026)as Self
Story & Craft with Marc PrestonStory & Craft with Marc Preston(2022)as Self - Guest
Mountain MenMountain Men(2012)as Self - Narrator, Narrator
Too OpinionatedToo Opinionated(2019)as Self
Rise and Fall: The World Trade CenterRise and Fall: The World Trade Center(2021)as Self - Narrator

Known for

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D.B. SweeneyD.B. Sweeney in The Cutting Edge (1992)D.B. Sweeney at an event for Hardball (2001)John Cusack, Charlie Sheen, and D.B. Sweeney in Eight Men Out (1988)D.B. Sweeney in Chi-Raq (2015)D.B. Sweeney, Jeananne Goossen, and Claire Hinkley in The Night Shift (2014)

Credit Score: D.B. Sweeney

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Travis Walton
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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Fire in the Sky3.2519936.50031561
2The Cutting Edge3.2519926.90025168
3Two Tickets to Paradise3.0920065.300973
4Megalopolis2.0020244.70042004
5Speak1.5020047.20032345
6Eight Men Out1.5019897.20024058
7Dinosaur1.3020006.40072865
8Memphis Belle1.3019906.90132109
9Taken 21.2020126.200336883
10Extraction1.0420154.10012465