Todd Stashwick
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Todd Stashwick is an American
film and TV actor. He played the role of Dale Malloy on The Riches
until its cancellation. Stashwick actually preempted the official announcement that the show was canceled when he announced the cancellation on his MySpace blog on September 25, 2008. He has most recently played
philanthropist
Henry Malloy in ABC
's Detroit 1-8-7
and heroin dealer Carmelo in USA Network
's Burn Notice
.
". Soon after graduating from Illinois State University
, he began performing at several local improvisational theaters and was quickly hired to tour with "The Second City
" all over the country. Following productions at The Second City Detroit and The Second City Northwest, he moved to New York. Todd was up for Saturday Night Live the same year as fellow Second City Alumni David Koechner
joined the cast. While in New York he formed a company of improvisers and began staging the underground critically acclaimed Burn Manhattan all over the city under the direction of Shira Piven. (Other performers occasionally included Kate Walsh
, Jeremy Piven
and Spencer Kayden
) Quickly, work in television and film drew him to Los Angeles where he shot several pilots and series including recurring work on the series M.D.s, American Dreams, Rodney and Still Standing. Recently he completed roles in the features You, Me and Dupree
and The Air I Breathe
as well as the film Live!. Todd had a significant supporting role on The Riches
playing Minnie Driver
's nefarious cousin Dale until its cancellation in September 2008. In Summer 2008 he appeared as Matthew McConaughey
's best friend in the comedy Surfer, Dude, which went on to earn a dismal $69,497. Stashwick currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Charity, whom he married in 1997 in the middle of Times Square
, in front of twenty close family members and friends. The couple has a son and daughter who are ten years apart in age. Their household also includes an English Bulldog, three cats and a Conure
(small parrot).
based spontaneous theatre troupe Hoof!. He co-created The Doubtful Guests, a Victorian themed macabre improvised cabaret longform that performs every October. He also performs a freeform improvised jam called Mayfly once a month at the Los Angeles improv studio Bang. He continues to travel the country teaching his philosophy of organic improvisation.
comedy $#*! My Dad Says and Henry Malloy on ABC
's drama Detroit 1-8-7
.
He recently taped a half hour comedy pilot for ABC
titled Nolan Knows Best, created by and starring comedian and the Simpsons writer Dana Gould
. Todd plays Stan Nolan, Dana's brother. Also starring Brian Dennehy
and Traylor Howard
.
He recently played Eli, a villainous carny with the ability to replicate himself on the NBC series Heroes
.
He portrayed Sandy Goodman, fictional president of NBC, who facilitates the Seinfeld reunion on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm
.
He appeared in the 3rd season of the sitcom Will & Grace
and in the final season of Star Trek: Enterprise
playing an undercover Romulan in disguise as a Vulcan officer.
Appeared as a movie-obsessed shape-shifter in the Supernatural
episode "Monster Movie". During filming, Stashwick accidentally elbowed actor, Jensen Ackles
in the chin during a fight scene. To which he immediately stopped the action to tend to the moment. When Ackles proved to be fine the two actors shared a laugh. This moment is included in the season 4 DVD blooper reel.
Appeared as Myron Stark, a Terminator in the episode "Self Made Man" on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. After being sent back to the wrong point in time and mistakenly altering the time line, Stark goes on to correct all of the things that he inadvertently changed then hides away in a building for 80 years in order to complete his mission current day.
He was also in the movie Stuck in the Suburbs
as Len in 2004.
He was on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit twice 7 years apart.
He also played a minor part in the German movie Friendship! from 2010. The movie is set in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The two friends Tom and Veit try to get to San Francisco to find Veits' dad but unfortunately they only have enough money for two tickets to New York. A Road Trip starts. Darryl (Todd Stashwick) takes them along.
Todd stars opposite Joelle Carter
in the independent film To Be Friends. This two character film was written and directed by James Eckhart and produced by his brother Aaron Eckhart
. The film was selected to open the 2010 Boston Film Festival
. It tells the story of two friends who explore the complexities of relationships during a week long retreat.
Todd has a supporting role in the upcoming independent film Grassroots
starring Jason Biggs
and Lauren Ambrose and directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
.
of the online web comic Devil Inside, which had its launch at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Todd and Dennis met because Dennis had drawn Todd's character from Heroes
into the Heroes online comic. The two decided to collaborate on their own title which is being self published once a week in traditional serialized strip form on Todd's personal website, for free.
Devil Inside tells the story of Jack Springheel. aka The Devil, who has a crisis of conscience. He blasts out of hell and lands in the Nevada desert. He does not want to go back, he wants to quit. But there are forces conspiring to drag him back to hell. If he doesn't use his mojo he stays off the grid and they can't find him. But he is the Devil after all and old habits die hard, not using his powers proves more difficult than he thought. A man caught between what he is and what he wants to be. He's trying to stay one step ahead of his adversaries.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film and TV actor. He played the role of Dale Malloy on The Riches
The Riches
The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...
until its cancellation. Stashwick actually preempted the official announcement that the show was canceled when he announced the cancellation on his MySpace blog on September 25, 2008. He has most recently played
philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...
Henry Malloy in ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7 is an American crime drama series about Detroit's leading homicide unit, created by Jason Richman for ABC. It features an ensemble cast of actors including Michael Imperioli and James McDaniel...
and heroin dealer Carmelo in USA Network
USA Network
USA Network is an American cable television channel launched in 1971. Once a minor player in basic cable, the network has steadily gained popularity because of breakout hits like Monk, Psych, Burn Notice, Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, White Collar, Monday Night RAW, Suits, and reruns of the various...
's Burn Notice
Burn notice
A burn notice is an official statement issued by one intelligence agency to other agencies. It states that an individual or a group is unreliable for one or more reasons...
.
Life and career
Stashwick was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in the suburbs right outside of the city. As a child he always had one eye on trying to make people laugh and working in Chicago at "The Second CityThe Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
". Soon after graduating from Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
, he began performing at several local improvisational theaters and was quickly hired to tour with "The Second City
The Second City
The Second City is a improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
" all over the country. Following productions at The Second City Detroit and The Second City Northwest, he moved to New York. Todd was up for Saturday Night Live the same year as fellow Second City Alumni David Koechner
David Koechner
David Michael Koechner is an American comedian, musician, and character actor. Koechner began studying improvisational comedy in Chicago at the ImprovOlympic, under the teachings of Del Close, before joining the Second City Northwest...
joined the cast. While in New York he formed a company of improvisers and began staging the underground critically acclaimed Burn Manhattan all over the city under the direction of Shira Piven. (Other performers occasionally included Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh (actor)
Kathleen Erin "Kate" Walsh is an American film and television actress, currently known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery on the ABC dramas Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.-Early life:...
, Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Piven
Jeremy Samuel Piven is an American film producer and actor best known for his role as Ari Gold in the television series Entourage for which he has won three Emmy Awards as well as several other nominations for Best Supporting Actor....
and Spencer Kayden
Spencer Kayden
Spencer Kayden is an American actress and writer. Kayden is most notable for playing Little Sally in the popular Broadway musical Urinetown and for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv.-Biography:...
) Quickly, work in television and film drew him to Los Angeles where he shot several pilots and series including recurring work on the series M.D.s, American Dreams, Rodney and Still Standing. Recently he completed roles in the features You, Me and Dupree
You, Me and Dupree
You, Me and Dupree is a 2006 romantic comedy film directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, written by Mike LeSieur, and produced by Mary Parent, Scott Stuber, and Owen Wilson....
and The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe
The Air I Breathe is the 2008 directorial film debut of Korean-American filmmaker Jieho Lee, who co-wrote the script with Bob DeRosa. It stars Kevin Bacon, Julie Delpy, Brendan Fraser, Andy Garcia, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Emile Hirsch, and Forest Whitaker...
as well as the film Live!. Todd had a significant supporting role on The Riches
The Riches
The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...
playing Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver is an English actress and singer-songwriter. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, as well as for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe for her work in the television series The Riches.- Early life...
's nefarious cousin Dale until its cancellation in September 2008. In Summer 2008 he appeared as Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew David McConaughey is an American actor.After a series of minor roles in the early 1990s, McConaughey gained notice for his breakout role in Dazed and Confused . He then appeared in films such as A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Tiptoes, Sahara, and We Are Marshall...
's best friend in the comedy Surfer, Dude, which went on to earn a dismal $69,497. Stashwick currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Charity, whom he married in 1997 in the middle of Times Square
Times Square
Times Square is a major commercial intersection in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets...
, in front of twenty close family members and friends. The couple has a son and daughter who are ten years apart in age. Their household also includes an English Bulldog, three cats and a Conure
Conure
Conures are a diverse, loosely-defined group of small to medium-sized parrots. They belong to several genera within a long-tailed group of the New World Parrot subfamily Arinae. The term "conure" is used primarily in bird keeping, though it has appeared in some scientific journals...
(small parrot).
Improvisation
Despite his extensive television and movie work, he has not abandoned his love for improvising and performing. He was involved in improvisational school/theater in North Hollywood called The Hothouse. He has also taught and performed his style of organic improvisation internationally, directing the LiverpoolLiverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
based spontaneous theatre troupe Hoof!. He co-created The Doubtful Guests, a Victorian themed macabre improvised cabaret longform that performs every October. He also performs a freeform improvised jam called Mayfly once a month at the Los Angeles improv studio Bang. He continues to travel the country teaching his philosophy of organic improvisation.
Television and film
He currently plays the recurring role of Dickey Todd, alternative newspaper editor, on the hit CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
comedy $#*! My Dad Says and Henry Malloy on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's drama Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7
Detroit 1-8-7 is an American crime drama series about Detroit's leading homicide unit, created by Jason Richman for ABC. It features an ensemble cast of actors including Michael Imperioli and James McDaniel...
.
He recently taped a half hour comedy pilot for ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
titled Nolan Knows Best, created by and starring comedian and the Simpsons writer Dana Gould
Dana Gould
Dana John Gould is an American comedian and comedy writer born and raised in Hopedale, Massachusetts. His upbringing and his extended family lent themselves to his stand-up routine, which has been seen on HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central, among other places.-Career:After high school, he studied...
. Todd plays Stan Nolan, Dana's brother. Also starring Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Brian Mannion Dennehy is an American actor of film, stage and screen.-Early years:Dennehy was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Hannah and Edward Dennehy, who was a wire service editor for the Associated Press; he has two brothers, Michael and Edward. Dennehy is of Irish ancestry and was...
and Traylor Howard
Traylor Howard
Traylor Elizabeth Howard is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Sharon Carter on the television series Two Guys and a Girl and as Natalie Teeger on the USA Network series Monk.-Early life:...
.
He recently played Eli, a villainous carny with the ability to replicate himself on the NBC series Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
.
He portrayed Sandy Goodman, fictional president of NBC, who facilitates the Seinfeld reunion on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American comedy television series produced and broadcast by HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. As of 2011, it has completed 80 episodes over eight seasons. The series was created by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself...
.
He appeared in the 3rd season of the sitcom Will & Grace
Will & Grace
Will & Grace was an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 21, 1998 to May 18, 2006 for a total of eight seasons. Will & Grace remains the most successful television series with gay principal characters...
and in the final season of Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
playing an undercover Romulan in disguise as a Vulcan officer.
Appeared as a movie-obsessed shape-shifter in the Supernatural
Supernatural (TV series)
Supernatural is an American supernatural and horror television series created by Eric Kripke, which debuted on September 13, 2005 on The WB, and is now part of The CW's lineup. Starring Jared Padalecki as Sam Winchester and Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester, the series follows the brothers as they...
episode "Monster Movie". During filming, Stashwick accidentally elbowed actor, Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ackles
Jensen Ross Ackles is an American actor. He is known for his roles in television as Eric Brady in Days of our Lives, which earned him several Daytime Emmy Award nominations, as well as Alec/X5-494 in Dark Angel and Jason Teague in Smallville...
in the chin during a fight scene. To which he immediately stopped the action to tend to the moment. When Ackles proved to be fine the two actors shared a laugh. This moment is included in the season 4 DVD blooper reel.
Appeared as Myron Stark, a Terminator in the episode "Self Made Man" on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. After being sent back to the wrong point in time and mistakenly altering the time line, Stark goes on to correct all of the things that he inadvertently changed then hides away in a building for 80 years in order to complete his mission current day.
He was also in the movie Stuck in the Suburbs
Stuck in the Suburbs
Stuck in the Suburbs is a Disney Channel Original Movie based on unused material created by Walt Disney for his live-action films. It was released on July 16, 2004, and stars Danielle Panabaker as Brittany Aarons and Brenda Song as Natasha Kwon-Schwartz. Brittany, a regular middle school student in...
as Len in 2004.
He was on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit twice 7 years apart.
He also played a minor part in the German movie Friendship! from 2010. The movie is set in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The two friends Tom and Veit try to get to San Francisco to find Veits' dad but unfortunately they only have enough money for two tickets to New York. A Road Trip starts. Darryl (Todd Stashwick) takes them along.
Todd stars opposite Joelle Carter
Joelle Carter
-Early life:Carter was an army brat. Her father was in the Army and the family moved often throughout the United States. She attended high school in Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and enrolled at Augusta State University on a full athletic scholarship for swimming and cross-country.-Model...
in the independent film To Be Friends. This two character film was written and directed by James Eckhart and produced by his brother Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Eckhart
Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American film and stage actor. Born in California, he moved to England at the age of 13, when his father relocated the family. Several years later, he began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Sydney, Australia, for his high school senior year...
. The film was selected to open the 2010 Boston Film Festival
Boston Film Festival
Boston Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Boston in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It has been held annually since 1984, usually in early September....
. It tells the story of two friends who explore the complexities of relationships during a week long retreat.
Todd has a supporting role in the upcoming independent film Grassroots
Grassroots (film)
Grassroots is an American film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal, based on the book Zioncheck for President by Phil Campbell. The film stars Jason Biggs as Phil Campbell, Joel David Moore as Grant Cogswell, Lauren Ambrose as Emily and Cedric the Entertainer as Richard McIver.- Cast :* Jason Biggs as...
starring Jason Biggs
Jason Biggs
Jason Matthew Biggs is an American actor who is best known for his role as Jim Levenstein in the American Pie series of teen comedy films.-Personal life:...
and Lauren Ambrose and directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Stephen Gyllenhaal
-Personal life:Gyllenhaal was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Virginia Lowrie and Hugh Anders Gyllenhaal. The Gyllenhaal family is a descendant of the cavalry officer Nils Gunnesson Haal, who was ennobled in 1652 when Queen Christina of Sweden conferred upon him the crest and family name,...
.
Writing
Todd is also the co-creator, along with DC and Marvel artist Dennis CaleroDennis Calero
Dennis Calero is a American comic book artist and illustrator, known for his work on titles such as X Factor, Legion of Superheroes and Kolchak.-Career:...
of the online web comic Devil Inside, which had its launch at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con. Todd and Dennis met because Dennis had drawn Todd's character from Heroes
Heroes (TV series)
Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
into the Heroes online comic. The two decided to collaborate on their own title which is being self published once a week in traditional serialized strip form on Todd's personal website, for free.
Devil Inside tells the story of Jack Springheel. aka The Devil, who has a crisis of conscience. He blasts out of hell and lands in the Nevada desert. He does not want to go back, he wants to quit. But there are forces conspiring to drag him back to hell. If he doesn't use his mojo he stays off the grid and they can't find him. But he is the Devil after all and old habits die hard, not using his powers proves more difficult than he thought. A man caught between what he is and what he wants to be. He's trying to stay one step ahead of his adversaries.
TV work
- The RichesThe RichesThe Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...
- Heroes (TV series)Heroes (TV series)Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...
- Still Standing (TV series)Still Standing (TV series)Still Standing is an American sitcom television series. It debuted on CBS on September 30, 2002, and ended March 8, 2006. Lifetime obtained the United States syndication rights to the show in February 2005 and aired it until 2009...
- Shit My Dad Says (TV series)Shit My Dad Says (TV series)$#*! My Dad Says is an American television sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Television that aired on CBS. It was based on the Twitter feed Shit My Dad Says, created by Justin Halpern and consisting of quotes from his father, Sam....
- The War at HomeThe War at HomeThe War at Home may refer to:* The War at Home , a 1996 motion picture starring Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates and Martin Sheen* The War at Home , a 1979 documentary film about Madison, Wisconsin area resistance to the Vietnam War...
- Detroit 1-8-7Detroit 1-8-7Detroit 1-8-7 is an American crime drama series about Detroit's leading homicide unit, created by Jason Richman for ABC. It features an ensemble cast of actors including Michael Imperioli and James McDaniel...
- Burn Notice (TV series)Burn Notice (TV series)Burn Notice is an American television series created by Matt Nix. The show stars Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, and, beginning in the fourth season, Coby Bell. The series premiered on June 28, 2007, on USA Network. On April 15, 2010, the show was renewed for its...