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D.W. Moffett

D.W. Moffett

Birthday: 1954-10-26 | Place of Birth: Highland Park, Illinois, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
One Battle After Another

as    Bill Desmond

2025
Alarum

as    Ronald Burbridge

2023
May December

as    Tom Atherton

2021
Crime Story

as    Congressman Billings

2019
Against the Clock

as    Douglas

2011
The Smell of Success

as    Agent Chestnut

2011
The Sitter

as    Dr. Pedulla

2011
Switched at Birth

as    John Kennish

2008
Black Crescent Moon

as    Jack Wagner

2008
Visioneers

as    Jeffers

2007
Hidden Palms

as    Bob Hardy

2007
Life Is Wild

as    Danny Clarke

2005
2004
Twisted

as    Ray Porter

2003
An Unexpected Love

as    Jack Mayer

2001
Kill Me Later

as    Mathew Richmond

1999
A Song from the Heart

as    Gregory Pavan

1999
Molly

as    Mark Cottrell

1998
For Your Love

as    Dean Winston

1998
Perfect Prey

as    Detective Jimmy Cerullo

1997
Rough Magic

as    Cliff Wyatt

1996
The Secret She Carried

as    Mitch Hayward

1996
The Little Death

as    Paul Hannon