David Steen (born June 26, 1954) is an American playwright, actor and writer.
Steen has appeared in a number of Quentin Tarantino films including Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Django Unchained, and Reservoir Dogs.[1] He also appeared opposite Beth Grant, Dale Dickey, and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer in the Del Shores dramatic festival film Blues for Willadean.[2] The film was an adaption of Shores' The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife. Steen co-wrote and produced and starred in the independent film The Corndog Man, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[citation needed] He also had a series regular role as G. W. in Shores' cable series Sordid Lives.[3] Steen created the role of J. D. in Shores' hit play The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife, for which he won an LA Weekly Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Ovation Award for Acting Ensemble.[citation needed]
Steen's first stage work as a playwright was A Gift from Heaven, which was the first play developed in the San Fernando Valley to be made into a feature film. It earned a Critic's Choice Pick from the Los Angeles Times as well as other honors including eleven Drama-Logue Awards.[4] He followed that with Avenue A., which featured Mark Ruffalo. It received a Critic's Choice Pick and opened to sold-out performances in Los Angeles, New York and Chicago.[5][6]