Dwight Ewell
Biography
Dwight Ewell is an American actor who has built a career largely in independent and art house films. Born in Williamston and raised in Newark, New Jersey, he was writing and directing plays at school by the age of nine and later trained in acting at the State University of New York. He is best known for playing Hooper X, a militant comic book writer, in Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy (1997). He collaborated with Hal Hartley on Amateur and Flirt (1996) and worked twice with director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, on Party Girl (1995) and The Guru (2002). He also appeared in Stonewall (1995) and starred in Patrik-Ian Polk's Punks. He returned to film acting in Hal Hartley's Where To Land (2025).
58years old
Turns 59 on January 1in 91 days
- Born Williamston
- Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19
- Also credited as King Mustafa Obafemi and Dwight Edward Ewell
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 8 years1994 to 2002
First and latest
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Behind the camera
At age nine, Obafemi wrote plays that his teachers let him direct and students perform, an early start in both writing and directing.
Early training
At 13, Obafemi tried out for Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey, and got in. He finished there in 1986.
Dwight Ewell movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Daisy von Scherler Mayer directed two of these films, Hal Hartley two. Parker Posey appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Parker Posey's page
Guillermo Díaz's page
Daisy von Scherler MayerDirector, 2 films, 1995 to 2002
All films by Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.