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D.W. Moffett

Born
October 26, 1954

Biography

Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990). Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003). Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.

Acting

By IMDb rating
Poster for “Traffic”

Traffic

2000IMDb 7.5
Jeff Sheridan
Poster for “Molly”

Molly

1999IMDb 5.7
Mark Cottrell
Poster for “The Sitter”

The Sitter

2011IMDb 5.6
Dr. Pedulla
Poster for “Twisted”

Twisted

2004IMDb 5.3
Ray Porter
Poster for “Crime Story”

Crime Story

2021IMDb 4.0
Congressman Billings
Poster for “Alarum”

Alarum

2025IMDb 3.3
Ronald Burbridge