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BIO

David Butler has performed for many years in film, television and on New York and regional stages. Some theater productions include Criminal Hearts at Stamford Theatre Works; American Buffalo, Talk Radio, Glengarry Glen Ross and Fool for Love at The New City Theater; Burn This, Speed the Plow and Habitation of Dragons, written and directed by Horton Foote, at the Pittsburgh Public Theatre, among many others. He has also helped develop a variety of new and original works, including The Woodsman at The Actors Studio Theater; Dead Father’s Club at the Performing Garage and The Einstein Project at Theatre of the First Amendment in Washington DC. Television credits include Law and Order; America’s Most Wanted; Law and Order: Criminal Intent; Third Watch; National Lampoon’s Seven Deadly Sins: Thy Neighbor’s Wife, directed by Denis Leary, and appearances on several soaps, including One Life to Live and Days of our Lives. Film credits include The Professional, Cop Land, New Jersey Drive, Night and the City, Silence of the Lambs; Night of the Living Dead, The Dark Half, and the original Dawn of the Dead – all directed by George Romero. Special Thanks to Warren.

STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2021
W. Harrison Brent [Replacement]

W. Harrison Brent [Replacement]

W. Harrison Brent [Replacement]


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Christopher Douglaston Ryan Joins Cast of PERFECT CRIME
by Stephi Wild - Jan 27, 2025

Christopher Douglaston Ryan is now starring as Lionel McCauley in NYC's Longest Running Play, Perfect Crime, alongside John Schneider, Catherine Russell, and David Butler, now playing Off-Broadway at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater. 
WICKED, EMILIA PEREZ, & More Nominated for MPSE Golden Reel Awards
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 6, 2025

Wicked, Emilia Perez, Mufasa: The Lion King, and more have been nominated for the 72nd Annual MPSE Golden Reel Awards, which honor outstanding achievement in sound editing, sound design, music editing and foley artistry in film, television and gaming.
Antipodes Theatre Company Makes Sydney Debut With GHOST QUARTET At Hayes Theatre Co
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 14, 2024

After two sold-out seasons in Melbourne, Antipodes Theatre Company will make their Sydney premiere with their critically-acclaimed production of Ghost Quartet at Hayes Theatre Co this January.
Review: DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERRORS at Irish Classical Theatre
by Michael Rabice - Sep 20, 2024

Not only are the Halloween decorations out at Target and Walgreens, but theatre season  for Irish Classical Theatre is beginning with a macabre story in a comedian's clothes as they present the very silly DRACULA: A COMEDY OF TERROR.
Tim Redmond Joins The Cast of PERFECT CRIME Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Aug 2, 2024

Tim Redmond joins the cast of PERFECT CRIME, NYC's longest-running play. Discover more about his role and the impact of his addition to this iconic production.
OLDER THAN I EVER INTENDED TO BE Comes to Melbourne This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 9, 2024

Scott Hollingsworth's new cabaret, Older Than I Ever Intended To Be will make its Melbourne premiere. Performances run July 25-27.
Chris Chinn Joins the Cast of PERFECT CRIME
by Stephi Wild - Jun 28, 2024

Chris Chinn is now starring as Detective James Ascher in NYC’s longest-running play, Perfect Crime, now playing Off-Broadway at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater. 
James Joseph O'Neil Joins The Cast of PERFECT CRIME
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2024

James Joseph O'Neil is now starring as W. Harrison Brent in NYC's Longest Running Play, Perfect Crime, now playing Off-Broadway at the Anne L. Bernstein Theater. 
Randolph Curtis Rand Joins Cast PERFECT CRIME Off-Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2024

Broadway veteran Randolph Curtis Rand has joined the cast of NYC's longest running show, PERFECT CRIME.
Matt Monaco Joins the Cast of PERFECT CRIME Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 25, 2024

Matt Monaco is now starring in Perfect Crime Off-Broadway. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
PERFECT CRIME Off-Broadway to Celebrate 36th Anniversary in April
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 28, 2023

The longest running play in NYC history, PERFECT CRIME will celebrate its 36th Anniversary on Monday, April 18th in the Anne Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center Theater Center.
Tor Hillhouse Joins The Cast of PERFECT CRIME Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2023

Tor Hillhouse has joined the cast of Off-Broadway's PERFECT CRIME, by stepping into the role of Detective James Asher, stepping in for Michael Halling through February 19th.
Tash York Returns To Melbourne Fringe with HAPPY HOUR
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2022

Hot off her stint at this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival as the hostess with the mostest alongside the cast of Briefs in Sweatshop, Tash York returns to the Melbourne Fringe Festival with her latest award winning show Happy Hour. After wowing audiences across the Adelaide Fringe Festival while performing at the Melba Spiegeltent in Gluttony earlier this year, 'The Trash Queen of Cabaret '' is set to bring powerful vocals, a kitsch of camp and lotssss of booze. 
Playwright, Actor, and Minister David Butler Passes Away
by Marissa Tomeo - Jun 4, 2022

This past Wednesday, June 1st, a great friend left us. David Butler, playwright, actor, minister, and extraordinary human, passed away. To know David was to be in the company of abundance - of laughter, intellect, wit, warmth, and love. And Mad Horse had the tremendous fortune to share in that abundance over the years.
PERFECT CRIME Will Celebrate its 35th Anniversary Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2022

Perfect Crime, the longest running play in NYC history, will celebrate its 35th anniversary off-Broadway on Monday, April 18th in the Anne Bernstein Theater at The Theater Center.
Off-Broadway's PERFECT CRIME and THE OFFICE Halt Performances Due to Theft of Pipes at the Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 24, 2022

Performances of Off-Broadway's PERFECT CRIME and THE OFFICE: A MUSICAL PARODY have come to an immediate halt due to a real-life perfect crime: theft of the theater's copper pipes, which supply water and heat to the entire Theater Center (located at 210 West 50th Street) in which both shows perform.
Indigenous Artists Honor Past And Present In New Scottsdale Arts Exhibition
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2022

Scottsdale Public Art will host the “FIRST: Native American Artists of Arizona” Exhibition Jan. 10 – Mar. 30, 2022, at Scottsdale Civic Center Library. 
Return Season Of Antipodes Theatre Company's GHOST QUARTET Starts Tonight
by Stephi Wild - Nov 12, 2021

The return season of Antipodes Theatre Company's inaugural production, Dave Malloy's Ghost Quartet, runs through 20 November at Meat Market Stables in North Melbourne. Originally produced in August 2019, this production received rave reviews across the board and was nominated for two Green Room Awards. 
Mad Horse Theatre Company Presents DYING TO KNOW By Maine Playwright David Butler
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 12, 2021

Mad Horse Theatre Company presents Dying to Know by David Butler in a special limited engagement December 2-12. Directed by Mad Horse Company Member Nick Schroeder.
Mark Campbell Joins The Cast Of Off-Broadway's PERFECT CRIME
by Stephi Wild - Jul 13, 2021

The Perfect Crime company also features David Butler as W. Harrison Brent, Charles Geyer as Lionel McAuley, Catherine Russell as Margaret Brent, Patrick Robustelli on video as David Breuer as well as Don Noble, Andrea Leigh (ASM) and Louis Crocco (PSM). 

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