Dash Mihok
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Dashiell Raymond Mihok (Template:IPAc-en;<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> born May 24, 1974)<ref name=FamilySearch-USPR-DRM-2008>Template:Cite web</ref> is an American actor and director known as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in Showtime's Ray Donovan.<ref name=LarryKingNow-RayDonovan-S2-2014>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=TheWrap-RayDonovan-S4-2015>Template:Cite news</ref>
Early life
Mihok was born in New York City,<ref name=Gotham-DowntownNYC-2014>Template:Cite news</ref> the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).<ref name=AP-RayDonovan-2015>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref name=FilmRef-RaymondThorne-Bio>Template:Cite web</ref> He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher.<ref name=GwenMihok-About>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=LoHud-2011-EduPay-2011>Template:Cite web</ref> He is of Czech and British descent.<ref name=MohrStories-RayDonovan-2013>Template:Cite news</ref>
Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street.<ref name=Gotham-DowntownNYC-2014 /><ref name=MohrStories-RayDonovan-2013 /><ref name=FamilySearch-USPR-2009>Template:Cite web</ref> Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School.<ref name=MohrStories-RayDonovan-2013 /> He attended the Center School (MS 243) for middle school. While attending Bronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in the short-lived TV show, CityKids, which featured local New York child actors and Jim Henson's The Muppets. Mihok also attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan with best friend, actor Donald Faison.<ref name=PCS-Alumni-2013>Template:Cite web</ref>
Career
Acting
Mihok got his start doing guest spots in local New York City productions of Law & Order, NYPD Blue, and New York Undercover. In 1994, Mihok debuted in the independent film, Black is White. In 1995, Mihok appeared in the CBS movie of the week, Murderous Intent.
In 1996, Mihok appeared in director Barry Levinson's film Sleepers, which was notable for its depiction of sexual abuse. The same year, Mihok also appeared in the Angelina Jolie film, Foxfire.<ref name=HuffPo-RayDonovan-S4-2016>Template:Cite news</ref> His breakout role was in the Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes-starring Romeo + Juliet. To prepare for his audition, Mihok studied Shakespeare and had five extensive audition sessions with director Baz Luhrmann before landing the role of Benvolio.<ref name=MohrStories-RayDonovan-2013/>
In 1998, for Terrence Malick's Thin Red Line, Mihok said he spent an intensive six months working on the film,<ref name=NYTimes-ThinRedLine-Feature-1997>Template:Cite news</ref> with the amount of footage constituting a starring role, but during editing was reduced to an ensemble part as Private First Class Doll.<ref name=MohrStories-RayDonovan-2013/><ref name=NYTimes-ThinRedLine-Review-1998>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 1996, Mihok was a featured regular in the role of Joey in the Rhea Perlman CBS sitcom Pearl.<ref name=HuffPo-RayDonovan-S4-2016/> In 1999, he appeared on The WB series Felicity, where he portrayed Lynn, a competitive swimmer, in multiple episodes. He has been featured in roles in films such as The Day After Tomorrow, The Perfect Storm, I Am Legend, and Silver Linings Playbook.<ref name=SAGAFRTRA-SilverLiningsPlaybook-2012>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref> He has had starring roles in independent features such as Telling You and Loveless in Los Angeles.
In 2006, Mihok appeared in the film Hollywoodland and in 2007 in the film, Firehouse Dog. In 2008, he played Detective Martin Soap in the film Punisher: War Zone. In 2011, Mihok directed a short film called Abby. The film stars his sister, Gwen.<ref name="GwenMihok-Abby-2011">Template:Cite web</ref> He also directed the 2006 short film called That Guy.<ref name=LeoKozakoff-ThatGuy-2006>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
As part of the 2011 straight-to-video film, Lifted, Mihok and the actor who plays his son in the film, Uriah Shelton, recorded a song called "I Miss You." The film features many musical and dance performances by Mihok.<ref name=Lifted-IMissYou-2009>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref> In 2013, Mihok portrayed the character "Gage" in Payday 2 web series.
Since 2013, Mihok has co-starred as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.<ref name=ABC-RayDonovan-2014>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Variety-RayDonovan-S3-2014>Template:Cite news</ref> Bunchy had been sexually abused by a priest as a child and is an alcoholic and has sexual anorexia.<ref name=TheWrap-RayDonovan-S2-2014>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=PopSugar-RayDonovan-S1-2013>Template:Cite news</ref> For the show the cast works out at the Santa Monica, California boxing gym Wild Card West with boxer Rob Garcia.<ref name=Complex-RayDonovan-2014>Template:Cite news</ref> Mihok was slated to direct an episode in 2017,<ref name=Backstage-RayDonovan-S4-BTS-2016>Template:Cite news</ref> as he said he has been directing pilots to prepare.<ref name=Collider-RayDonovan-S3-2015>Template:Cite news</ref> He directed the season 7 episode "An Irish Lullaby" which aired December 15, 2019.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2014, he portrayed Whelan, in the horror-thriller film, Before I Wake, co-starring in the Mike Flanagan-directed film Annabeth Gish, Thomas Jane and Kate Bosworth.<ref name=HuffPo-RayDonovan-S4-2016 /><ref name=BloodyDisgusting-BeforeIWake-2015>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=Variety-BeforeIWake-2016>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2016, Mihok appeared in the film, So B. It, which stars Alfre Woodard, Cloris Leachman, Jacinda Barrett, and John Heard.<ref name=Deadline-SoBeIt-Distribution-2016>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, Mihok appeared in the independent film, The Girl Who Invented Kissing, as Victor, a man who becomes mentally disabled after being in a car accident. He stars opposite Suki Waterhouse and Vincent Piazza, who plays his younger brother.<ref name=Variety-GirlInventedKissing-2015>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=WhySoBlu-GirlInventedKissing-BHFF-2017>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2017, Mihok played a car salesman in the film Car Dogs, which features Patrick J. Adams, Octavia Spencer, Josh Hopkins, among others.<ref name=ESPN-CarDogs-2017>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2022, he played Derek, an intellectually disabled man, in Wildflower.<ref name=":0" />
Music
When he was 12 years old, Mihok started a band with his friends called S.D.C. (Sam, Dash, Chris aka Strictly Devastating Crew).<ref name=HollywoodTodayLive-RayDonovan-2016>Template:Cite news</ref>
In 2004, Mihok appeared on Sicilian-Puerto Rican New York-based rapper Sabac Red's record Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come, on the track "I Have A Dream." The lyrics refer to tics that people exhibit as symptoms of Tourette syndrome.<ref name=Discogs-Sabac-Dream-2004>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=AllMusic-Sabacolypse-2004>Template:Cite web</ref> For the 2005 movie Green Street Hooligans, Mihok wrote the title track "Test of a Man." During this time he also collaborated with Daniel Freedman, a jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer on various music projects.<ref name=DizAndTheFam-Bio>Template:Cite web</ref>
Since 2015, Mihok has been in the band Diz and the Fam.<ref name=SwaysUniverse-RayDonovan-2015>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite newsTemplate:Cbignore</ref><ref name=AXS-DizAndTheFam-2015>Template:Cite news</ref> Members of Diz and the Fam are Mike Choi, Kenny Echizen, Justin Frazier, Sharlotte Gibson, Morris Hayes, Joel Hellman, Brett Nolan, and Elliot Yamin.<ref name=HuffPo-RayDonovan-S4-2016 /> The band has released three singles.<ref name=DizAndTheFam-Bio/> The 2015 video for Love (feat. Jeff Taylor) features many actors from Ray Donovan.<ref name=DizAndTheFam-Love-Video-2015>Archived at GhostarchiveTemplate:Cbignore and the Wayback MachineTemplate:Cbignore: Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Other work
Mihok studied dance. He can be seen dancing opposite then-girlfriend Alanis Morissette in her music video "So Pure".<ref name=MSOPR-SoPure-1999>Template:Cite web</ref> Mihok is also a photographer. His photography of Morissette is used on the back cover of her "Thank U" single<ref name=Discogs-ThankU-1998>Template:Cite web</ref> and is credited for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie.<ref name=Discogs-SFIJ-1998>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=AllMusic-SFIJ-1998>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Mihok was named after writer Dashiell Hammett, the author of The Thin Man, The Glass Key and The Maltese Falcon. His Czech surname is pronounced "my"-Hawk.<ref name=MohrStories-RayDonovan-2013/>
Mihok was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at age six,<ref name=CNN-GuptaProfile-2013>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=CNN-Tourettes-2013>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=People-Tourettes-2015>Template:Cite news</ref> and is a spokesperson and is on the board for the nonprofit Jaylen's Challenge,<ref name=JaylensChallenge-Board>Template:Cite web</ref> founded by the then 9-year-old Jaylen Arnold.<ref name=JaylensChallenge-PSA-2009>Template:Cite news</ref> He is an active supporter of the Tourette Syndrome Association.<ref name=TSA-Inside-2008/><ref name=TheLedger-Lifted-2011>Template:Cite web</ref> Mihok's two older sisters both have Tourette's; it is often genetic.<ref name=CNN-GuptaProfile-2013/>
Mihok once stated that an early reason he became an actor was because he had so much experience in hiding his Tourette's.<ref name=CNN-Tourettes-2013 /> He said the focus required of acting allows him to mask many of his tics.<ref name=CNN-Tourettes-2013 /> Mihok says the biggest misconception about Tourette Syndrome is about vocal tics, called coprolalia. Not everyone with Tourette's does that: "Tics tend to wax and wane, not everybody's screaming obscenities all the time."<ref name=LarryKingNow-RayDonovan-S2-2014/> Mihok said he took medication during high school to treat Tourette's.<ref name=MohrStories-RayDonovan-2013/>
In 1997, Mihok met Alanis Morissette through mutual friend Leonardo DiCaprio during a trip to Cuba.<ref name="CanadianEncyc-Morisette-1999">Template:Cite web</ref> The lyrics to the songs "So Pure" from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and "That Particular Time" from Under Rug Swept are about him.<ref name="HuffPo-RayDonovan-S4-2016" />
In 2009, Mihok married singer Valeria Mason. They have two children and live in Los Angeles.<ref name=Gotham-DowntownNYC-2014/> Mihok has said that he is a Roman Catholic.<ref name=HuffPo-RayDonovan-S4-2016/>
Awards
- 1999: Satellite Awards, Special Achievement Award, Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble for The Thin Red Line
- 2014: Tourette Association of America, Shining Star Award<ref name=TSA-ShingStarAward-2015>Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
- 2017: Beverly Hills Film Festival, Best Actor for The Girl Who Invented Kissing<ref name=WhySoBlu-GirlInventedKissing-BHFF-2017 />
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Foxfire | Dana Taylor | |
| 1996 | Sleepers | K.C. | |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | Benvolio Montague | |
| 1998 | Telling You | Dennis Nolan | |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Private First Class Doll<ref name=NYTimes-ThinRedLine-Review-1998 /> | |
| 1999 | Whiteboyz | James | |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm | Sergeant Jeremy Mitchell | |
| 2001 | The Journeyman | Walter P. Higgs III | |
| 2001 | Nailed | Danny McGooch | |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Bolan | |
| 2001 | One Eyed King | 'Bug' | |
| 2002 | The Guru | Rusty McGee<ref name=NYTimes-Guru-Review-2003>Template:Cite news</ref> | |
| 2002 | Johnny Flynton | Johnny Flynton | Short |
| 2002 | Dark Blue | Gary Sidwell | |
| 2003 | Basic | Mueller | |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Mikey | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Jason Evans | |
| 2004 | Death Valley | Dominick 'Dom' | |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Mr. Frying Pan | |
| 2006 | 10th & Wolf | Junior | |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland | Sergeant Jack Paterson | |
| 2007 | Firehouse Dog | Trey Falcon | |
| 2007 | Sex and Death 101 | Lester | |
| 2007 | Loveless in Los Angeles | Dave Randall | |
| 2007 | Superheroes | Ben Patchett | |
| 2007 | I Am Legend | Alpha Male | |
| 2008 | The Longshots | Cyrus | |
| 2008 | Punisher: War Zone | Detective Martin Soap | |
| 2010 | Lifted | William Matthews | |
| 2011 | The Mortician | Carver | |
| 2011 | The FP | Cody | Uncredited |
| 2011 | Trespass | Ty | |
| 2011 | On the Inside | Carl Tarses | |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | Officer Keogh | |
| 2012 | 2nd Serve | Charles | |
| 2014 | Fort Bliss | Staff Sergeant Malcolm | |
| 2015 | Too Late | Jesse | |
| 2016 | Before I Wake | Whelan Young | |
| 2016 | Car Dogs | Scott | |
| 2016 | So B. It | Roy Franklin | |
| 2017 | The Girl Who Invented Kissing | Victor | |
| 2017 | Quest | Tim | |
| 2017 | Green Olds | Trooper Jack | |
| 2018 | A Million Little Pieces | Lincoln | |
| 2019 | Inherit the Viper | Kyle Knox | |
| 2022 | Deep Water | Jonas Fernandez | |
| 2022 | Wildflower | Derek | |
| 2024 | Armor | Smoke |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | CityKids | ||
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | ||
| 1994 | New York Undercover | Marcus | Episode: "School Ties" |
| 1995, 2009 | Law & Order | Ethan Quinn / Firefighter Walters | Episodes: "Performance" (1995) and "All New" (2009) |
| 1995 | Murderous Intent | Kevin | TV film |
| 1996–1997 | Pearl | Joey Cataldo | 22 episodes |
| 1999 | Felicity | Lynn McKennon | 7 episodes |
| 2000 | Live Girls | Brad | TV film |
| 2003 | Street Time | Randy Wiggins | Episodes: "Hostage" and "Anger Management |
| 2004 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Will Marshall | Episode: "Dead Ringer" |
| 2004 | Hustle | Paul Janszen<ref name=NYTimes-Hustle-Review-2004>Template:Cite news</ref> | TV film |
| 2005 | Confessions of a Dog | ||
| 2007 | Cavemen | Jamie | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Her Embarrassed of Cavement" |
| 2007 | Ghost Whisperer | Detective David Campbell | Episode: "No Safe Place" |
| 2007 | Pushing Daisies | Lemuel 'Lefty Lem' Weinger | Episode: "Pigeon" |
| 2009 | The Fish Tank | Lee | TV film |
| 2009–2010 | The Good Wife | Detective Frank Seabrook | Episodes: "Lifeguard" and "Infamy" |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Jack Yablonski / Fleetwood | Episode: "Enemies Closer" |
| 2010 | How to Make It in America | Pete Powell | Episode: "Big in Japan" |
| 2010 | Human Target | Eddie Dunn | Episode: "Corner Man" |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Damon Kerrigan | Episode: "Love Sick" |
| 2011 | Paul the Male Matchmaker | James | Episode: "Dont' Be a Meanie" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Detective Tachenko | Episodes: "Pilot" and "Carnivorous Sheep" |
| 2011 | Hawaii Five-0 | Nick Drayton | Episode: "Kame'e" |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Clay Rolich | Episode: "Poker Face" |
| 2012 | Greetings from Home | Pete | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Breakout Kings | Jonah Whitman | Episode: "SEALd Fate" |
| 2012 | Blue Bloods | Eddie Stone | Episode: "Higher Education" |
| 2013–2020 | Ray Donovan | Brendan 'Bunchy' Donovan | 82 episodes |
| 2013 | PAYDAY: The Web Series | Gage | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Gotham | Detective Arnold Flass | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Jeff Frazier | Episode: "Actual Physical Violence"<ref name=EW-ChicagoPD-2015>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| 2016 | Hell's Kitchen | Himself | Episode: "Crepe Grand Prix" |
| 2019 | Whiskey Cavalier | Jimmy Coleman | Episode: "Spain, Trains, and Automobiles" |
| 2021 | Law & Order: Organized Crime | Reggie Bogdani | Season 2 |
| 2022 | Ray Donovan: The Movie | Bunchy Donovan | TV film |
| 2023 | Gossip Girl | Will | Episode: "Dress Me Up! Dress Me Down" |
| 2023 | Accused | FBI Agent | Episode: "NaaTaanii's Story" |
| 2025 | Long Bright River | Eddie Lafferty | 7 episodes |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Artist | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "So Pure" | Alanis Morissette | |
| 2014 | "Imagine" Template:Small | Various | <ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Theater
- 1985: Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev, American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera<ref name="NYTimes-RomeoAndJuliet-1985">Template:Cite news</ref>
- 1987: Carrying School Children by Thomas Babe, Theater for the New City<ref name=NYTimes-CarryingSchoolChildren-1987>Template:Cite news</ref>
Miscellaneous
Discography
- 2004: Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come by Sabac Red – track called "I Have A Dream" ft. Dash Mihok & Cenophia Mitchell<ref name=Discogs-Sabac-Dream-2004 /><ref name=AllMusic-Sabacolypse-2004 />
- 2005: "Test of a Man" by Dash Mihok – from the film Green Street Hooligans
- 2009: "I Miss You" by Uriah Shelton and Dash Mihok – from the film Lifted<ref name=Lifted-IMissYou-2009 />
- 2009: "Sunshine (Ft. Dash Mihok)" sung by Uriah Shelton featuring Dash Mihok – from the film Lifted
- 2015: "Stolen Hearts" by Dash Mihok – from Payday 2
- DIZ and The Fam
- 2015: Love (feat. Jeff Taylor) – Single (DIZ Music Inc)
- 2015: The Evil That Men Do – Single (Diz and The Fam) – featured on Ray Donovan
- 2016: Be Better – Single (DZE Music)
References
External links
- 1974 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American people of British descent
- American people of Czech descent
- Living people
- Male actors from Manhattan
- People with Tourette syndrome
- The Bronx High School of Science alumni
- Catholics from New York (state)