Dash Mihok
| Dash Mihok | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Dashiell Raymond Mihok[1] May 24, 1974 New York City, New York United States |
| Education | Bronx High School of Science |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse(s) | Valeria Mason (m. 2009) |
| Website |
dashmihok |
Dashiell Raymond "Dash" Mihok (/ˈdæʃ ˈmɪhɔːk/; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor best known for playing "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.[2]
Early life
Mihok was born in New York City, New York, the son of actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).[3] He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher.[4][5] He is of part Czech descent.[6]
He grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street.[6][7] Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School.[6] While attending Bronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in on the short-lived TV show, CityKids. Mihok also attended the Professional Children's School in Manhattan with best friend, actor Donald Faison.[8]
He attended Fordham University for some pre-college, but started working around the age of 18 so never completed his degree.[6]
Career
Mihok has been featured in roles in films such as The Day After Tomorrow, The Perfect Storm, The Thin Red Line, Lifted, Romeo + Juliet, I Am Legend, and Silver Linings Playbook. He has had starring roles in independent features such as Telling You and Loveless in Los Angeles.
Mihok studied Shakespeare to prepare for Romeo + Juliet, and had five extensive audition sessions with director Baz Luhrmann before landing the role of Benvolio.[6]
For Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line, Mihok said he spent an intensive six months working on the film, with the amount of footage constituting a full starring part, but during editing was reduced to an ensemble role.[6]
He played Detective Martin Soap in the film Punisher: War Zone, which was released in December 2008.
Mihok currently co-stars as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan.[9][10] For the show the cast works out at the Santa Monica, California boxing gym Wild Card West with boxer Rob Garcia.[11] In 2014 he portrayed Whelan, in the Horror-thriller film Before I Wake[12] and co-starred in the Mike Flanagan directed film Annabeth Gish, Thomas Jane and Kate Bosworth.[13]
Other work
Mihok studied dance. He can be seen dancing opposite then-girlfriend Alanis Morissette in her music video "So Pure".[14]
Mihok is a photographer as well. His photography of Morissette is used on the back cover of her "Thank U" single[15] and is credited for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie.[16][17]
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.[18][19]
Mihok directed a short film called Abby in 2011. The film stars his sister, Gwen.
Mihok portrayed the character "Gage" in the 2013 Payday 2 web series.
Personal life
Mihok was named after writer Dashiell Hammett, the author of The Thin Man, The Glass Key and The Maltese Falcon. His last name is usually mispronounced "me-Hawk," but he says the Czech surname is pronounced "my"-Hawk.[6]
Mihok was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at age six,[20] and is the spokesperson for the nonprofit Jaylens Challenge, as well as an active supporter of the Tourette Syndrome Association.[21][22]
Mihok said that one reason he became an actor was probably because he was experienced so well in hiding his Tourette's, that he was acting all the time.[20] He said the focus required of acting allows him to mask many of his tics.[20] Mihok says the biggest misconception about Tourette's 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."[2] Mihok said he took medication during high school for the Tourette's.[6]
In 1997, Mihok met Alanis Morissette through friend Leonardo DiCaprio during a trip to Cuba.[23] The lyrics to the songs "So Pure" from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and "That Particular Time" from Under Rug Swept are about him.
In 2009, Mihok married singer Valeria Mason.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Law & Order S5 E14 | Ethan Quinn |
| 1996 | Foxfire | Dana Taylor |
| Sleepers | K.C. | |
| Romeo + Juliet | Benvolio Montague | |
| 1998 | The Thin Red Line | Private First Class Doll |
| 1999 | Whiteboyz | James |
| Felicity | Lynn McKennon | |
| 2000 | The Perfect Storm | Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell |
| 2001 | Finder's Fee | Bolan |
| 2002 | Dark Blue | Gary Sidwell |
| Johnny Flynton | Johnny Flynton | |
| The Guru | Rusty McGee | |
| 2003 | Basic | Mueller |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Mikey |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Jason Evans | |
| Mojave aka Death Valley | Dom | |
| Hustle (TV movie) | Paul Janszen | |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Mr. Frying Pan |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland | Det. Sgt. Jack Paterson |
| 10th & Wolf | Fredy | |
| 2007 | Firehouse Dog | Trey Falcon |
| Loveless in Los Angeles | Dave Randall | |
| I Am Legend | Alpha Male | |
| Superheroes | Ben | |
| 2008 | The Longshots | Cyrus |
| Punisher: War Zone | Detective Martin Soap | |
| 2009 | Lifted | William Matthews |
| 2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Damon Kerrigan |
| 2011 | The FP | Cody |
| On the Inside | Carl Tarses | |
| Trespass | Ty | |
| 2012 | Greetings from Home | Pete |
| Silver Linings Playbook | Officer Keogh | |
| 2013–present | Ray Donovan | Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan |
| 2013 | Fort Bliss | Staff Sergeant Malcolm |
| PAYDAY: The Web Series | Gage (2 episodes) | |
| 2015 | Somnia | Whelan |
| Gotham | Detective Arnold John Flass | |
| 2016 | So B. It | Roy Franklin |
| Hell's Kitchen | Himself | |
References
- ↑ "Mihok Dashiel - United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- 1 2 Fox, Rick (27 August 2014). "Dash Mhok & Pooch Hall". Larry King Now. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Raymond Thorne Biography (1933-)". Film Reference. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Gwen Mihok - About". Gwen Mihok. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Statewide Educator Pay 2011". LoHud. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Mohr, Ray (11 November 2013). "Mohr Stories 204: Dash Mihok". Mohr Stories. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dashiell Mihok - United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Glance Online: February 2013". Professional Children's School. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "Dash Mihok on Starring in the TV Series 'Ray Donovan'". ABC News. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Prudom, Laura (20 August 2014). "'Masters of Sex' and 'Ray Donovan' Renewed for Third Seasons at Showtime". Variety. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Marine, Brooke (25 August 2014). "Personality Complex: "Ray Donovan" Star Dash Mihok Brings New York Realness to Hollywood's Glitz". Complex. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Before I Awake
- ↑ Prudom, Laura (20 August 2014). "Before I Wake". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ Schneider, Mitch; Cagan, Amanda (22 June 1999). "Alanis Morissette Celebrates Dance in Self-Directed Video for New Single "So Pure"". Mitch Schneider Organization. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Alanis Morissette – Thank U". Discogs. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Alanis Morissette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie". Discogs. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "Sabac – Sabacolypse (A Change Gon' Come)". Discogs. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ "I Have a Dream - Dash Mihok / Cenophia Mitchell / Necro / Sabac". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 Tinker, Ben (20 September 2013). "Actor: I hid Tourette's from Hollywood". CNN. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
- ↑ "A Family Portrait: Dash Mihok" (pdf). Inside TSA. Fall 2008. p. 8. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ↑ White, Gary (3 May 2011). "'Lifted' Premiere and Concert Benefit Lakeland Boy's Anti-Bullying Cause". The Ledger. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ↑ Johnson, Brian D. (1999). "Alanis Morissette (Profile 1999)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
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