David Steen (actor)

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]

  1. ^ "Every Quentin Tarantino Movie, Ranked, Plus Where To Stream". Fatherly. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Film Shorts". Fort Worth Weekly. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ Bulletin, Celinda Hawkins / Special to the (17 July 2016). "Winters native Del Shores discusses upcoming movie, recalls time in Brownwood". Brownwood Bulletin. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Happy Ending for Drama". Los Angeles Times. June 25, 1993. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  5. ^ Weinert-Kendt, Rob (8 February 2017). "Mark Ruffalo Stands Up for Acting". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Faces to Watch in '92". Los Angeles Times. January 1, 1992. Calendar section, p. 6.