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D.B. Sweeney

D.B. Sweeney

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

D. B. Sweeney is an American actor who was born in Shoreham, New York, and studied at both Tulane and New York University. In 1990 he starred as Treplev in an Off-Broadway adaptation of Chekhov's The Seagull, a performance The New York Times called bold and exciting. His film work includes Jackie Willow in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987), Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988), navigator Phil Lowenthal in Memphis Belle (1990), hockey player Doug Dorsey in The Cutting Edge (1992), and Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky (1993). He voiced Aladar in Dinosaur (2000) and Sitka in Brother Bear (2003), and later voiced the adult Aang in The Legend of Korra. On television he has guest-starred on House, Jericho, and Castle, and played FBI Special Agent Morris on The Closer and Major Crimes.

64years old

Turns 65 on November 14in 8 days

  • Born Shoreham
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Daniel Bernard Sweeney (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
40 years1986 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Beyond film

    Sweeney played Treplev in a 1990 Off-Broadway staging of Chekhov's The Seagull, adapted by Jeff Cohen, at the RAPP Arts Center in Alphabet City. Laura Linney, then unknown, made her New York stage debut as Nina, and The New York Times praised Sweeney's work as "bold and exciting".

  2. Beyond film

    In 2012, Sweeney provided the voice of the adult Avatar Aang in The Legend of Korra, the follow-up to Avatar: The Last Airbender, during its first and second seasons.

D.B. Sweeney movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Taken 22012 Action, Crime, Thrilleras Bernie

    IMDb rating 6.2339K votes

  2. Dinosaur2000 Adventure, Animation, Familyas Aladarvoice

    IMDb rating 6.474K votes

  3. Brother Bear2003as Sitkavoice

    IMDb rating 6.9138K votes

  4. Fire in the Sky1993as Travis Walton

    IMDb rating 6.532K votes

  5. The Cutting Edge1992as Doug Dorsey

    IMDb rating 6.926K votes

  6. Spawn1997as Terry Fitzgerald

    IMDb rating 5.277K votes

  7. Memphis Belle1990as Lt. Phil Lowenthal

    IMDb rating 6.932K votes

  8. Speak2004as Jack Sordino

    IMDb rating 7.233K votes

Most often with

Francis Ford Coppola directed two of these films, Spike Lee two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Craig Sheffer, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Craig ShefferLydia Hull, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Lydia HullChristopher Rob Bowen, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Christopher Rob BowenJohn Leguizamo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John LeguizamoLaurence Fishburne, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Laurence FishburneMartin Sheen, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Martin SheenFrancis Ford CoppolaDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Francis Ford CoppolaSpike LeeDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Spike Lee

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Box office

What D.B. Sweeney's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.3 billion

23 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 23 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.

  • 23Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

Taken 22012as Bernie$376 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Taken 22012as Bernie
    $376M29.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Dinosaur2000as Aladar (voice)
    $354M28.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Brother Bear2003as Sitka (voice)
    $250M19.8% of the total
  4. 4
    Spawn1997as Terry Fitzgerald
    $88M7.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Hardball2001as Matt Hyland
    $40M3.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Memphis Belle1990as Lt. Phil Lowenthal
    $27M2.2% of the total
  7. 7
    The Cutting Edge1992as Doug Dorsey
    $25M2.0% of the total
  8. 8
    Fire in the Sky1993as Travis Walton
    $20M1.6% of the total
Megalopolis (2024), $14.4 millionRoommates (1995), $12.4 millionMiracle at St. Anna (2008), $9.3 millionCaptive State (2019), $8.8 millionEight Men Out (1988), $5.7 millionHear No Evil (1993), $5.7 millionGardens of Stone (1987), $5.3 millionFire with Fire (1986), $4.6 millionHeist (2015), $4.1 millionAtlas Shrugged II: The Strike (2012), $3.3 millionNo Man's Land (1987), $2.9 millionThe Resurrection of Gavin Stone (2017), $2.3 millionProtector (2026), $2.0 millionThe Darwin Awards (2006), $309,408Extraction (2015), $16,775

$81.1 millionfrom the other 15 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total

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