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David Dean Bottrell

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David Dean Bottrell
Recent TV & Indie work.
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Bottrell is probably best known for playing the creepy "Lincoln Meyer" on season three of Boston Legal. Other memorable work includes recurring and guest star work on such shows as Frasier (2023 reboot), Modern Family, FBI: Most Wanted, Law and Order (2022), The Blacklist, Rectify, Law and Order: SVU, Longmire, Mad Men, Justified, True Blood, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Castle, iCarly, and Days of Our Lives. A former off-Broadway actor & playwright, his critically-acclaimed one-man shows, "David Dean Bottrell Makes Love: A One-Man Show" and "The Death of Me Yet" consistently play to sold out audiences on both coasts. Bottrell co-wrote the off-Broadway play, "Dearly Departed" as well as the film adaptation entitled "Kingdom Come" starring Whoopi Goldberg, L.L. Cool J., Anthony Anderson and Jada Pinkett-Smith. He's also the author of the critically acclaimed how-to book, Working Actor: Breaking In, Making a Living and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business published by Random House (Ten Speed Press) in February 2019. Bottrell divides his time between Los Angeles and New York.
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kelsey Grammer in Frasier (2023)
    Frasier
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Kevin
    Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
    Modern Family
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Wilkerson
    Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
    True Blood
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Professor Kannell
    Candice Bergen, William Shatner, and James Spader in Boston Justice (2004)
    Boston Justice
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Lincoln Meyer

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Hairapy
      • Kevin Q
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2014
    • The Panic
      • Hamilton Thorne
      • Post-production
    • City at Night
      • Mr. Watkins (rumored)
      • Pre-production
      • TV Movie



    • The Copier (2025)
      The Copier
      Short
      • Copier 2
      • 2025
    • Mitchell Anderson and Kevin Spirtas in After Forever (2018)
      After Forever
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Paul #2
      • 2018–2024
    • Kelsey Grammer in Frasier (2023)
      Frasier
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Kevin
      • 2023
    • Tony Goldwyn, Maura Tierney, Hugh Dancy, Reid Scott, Mehcad Brooks, and Odelya Halevi in New York - Police judiciaire (1990)
      New York - Police judiciaire
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Dr. Patrick Grady
      • 2022
    • Christmas Eve Eve Or: the Things I Can't Remember (2021)
      Christmas Eve Eve Or: the Things I Can't Remember
      7.3
      Short
      • Phil
      • 2021
    • Tawkin' with the Roses (2021)
      Tawkin' with the Roses
      TV Series
      • Guest
      • 2021
    • FBI : Most Wanted Criminals (2020)
      FBI : Most Wanted Criminals
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Terry
      • 2021
    • Blacklist (2013)
      Blacklist
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Conductor
      • 2017
    • The Lady Killers (2017)
      The Lady Killers
      7.7
      • Paul's Client
      • 2017
    • Rectify (2013)
      Rectify
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Daniel's Therapist
      • 2016
    • Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan in Mistresses (2013)
      Mistresses
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Father O'Brian
      • 2016
    • Cloris Leachman, Alfre Woodard, and Talitha Eliana Bateman in So B. It (2016)
      So B. It
      6.9
      • Dietz
      • 2016
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Mr. Wilkerson
      • 2016
    • Ice-T, Mariska Hargitay, Kelli Giddish, and Peter Scanavino in New York - Unité spéciale (1999)
      New York - Unité spéciale
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Stan
      • 2015
    • Lou Diamond Phillips, Katee Sackhoff, Robert Taylor, Cassidy Freeman, and Adam Bartley in Longmire (2012)
      Longmire
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Jerry Napek
      • 2015

    Writer



    • How to Cook Your Daughter
      • screenplay
      • Pre-production



    • Everybody's Gay
      Short
      • co-writer
      • 2011
    • Available Men (2006)
      Available Men
      7.1
      Short
      • written by
      • 2006
    • We Are Family (2001)
      We Are Family
      5.5
      • play "Dearly Departed"
      • screenplay (as David Dean Bottrell)
      • 2001

    Director



    • Available Men (2006)
      Available Men
      7.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2006

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    • Alternative names
      • David Botrell
    • Height
      • 1.83 m
    • Born
      • April 6
      • Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    • Other works
      (1990-1991 season) Jessie Jones and his play, "Dearly Departed," was performed in a workshop at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. Gloria Muzio was director. Hugh Landwehr was unit set designer.
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      Originally from Louisa, Kentucky.
    • Quotes
      There's only one thing that will get you hired as an artist: the quality of your imagination and your ability to access it.

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    • Where was David Dean Bottrell born?
      Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    • How tall is David Dean Bottrell?
      6 feet 0 inches, or 1.83 meters
    • What is David Dean Bottrell known for?
      Boston Legal, True Blood, Frasier, and Modern Family
    • How many awards has David Dean Bottrell won?
      1 award
    • How many award nominations has David Dean Bottrell received?
      3 nominations

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