D. B. Sweeney

Daniel Bernard Sweeney (born November 14, 1961) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Jackie Willow in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone, Lt. Phil Lowenthal in Memphis Belle (1990), and Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky (1993). He also starred in films such as The Cutting Edge (1992), Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988), Dinosaur (2000), and Brother Bear (2003).

He has guest-starred on various television series, including House (2006), Jericho (2006–2008), and Castle (2011). He played FBI Special Agent Morris on Major Crimes and The Closer. He also had recurring roles such as Criminal Minds (2009), Crash (2008),

Career

In 1990, Sweeney starred as Treplev in Jeff Cohen's contemporary adaptation of Anton Chekhov's classic The Seagull at a small Off-Broadway theater (the RAPP Arts Center) in New York's Alphabet City neighborhood. His co-star was a then unknown Laura Linney, making her New York stage debut as Nina. The New York Times called Sweeney's performance "bold and exciting".

Sweeney guest-starred in the television series The Edge of Night and Spenser: For Hire. In films, he has played Jackie Willow, a Vietnam-era soldier, in Francis Ford Coppola's Gardens of Stone (1987), navigator 1st Lt. Phil Lowenthal in Memphis Belle (1990), and Travis Walton in Fire in the Sky (1993). He also played former ice hockey player Doug Dorsey in The Cutting Edge (1992), Shoeless Joe Jackson in Eight Men Out (1988), and Dish Boggett in Lonesome Dove (1989).

He was a regular cast member on C-16 from 1997 to 1998.

After voicing Aladar the Iguanodon in the 2000 Disney animated film Dinosaur, Sweeney played Michael Whitman in Life as We Know It. He later returned to Disney to play Kenai's older brother Sitka in Disney's Brother Bear.

Sweeney has guest-starred on various television series, including House (2006) as Crandall, an ex-bandmate of Dr. Gregory House; Jericho as John Goetz, employee of a private military contractor (2006–2008); Castle as a Los Angeles detective (2011), and more. He played FBI Special Agent Morris on The Closer and Major Crimes. He also had recurring roles as U.S. Marshal Sam Kassmeyer, assigned to protect Haley and Jack Hotchner on Criminal Minds (2009); as Peter Emory in season 1 of Crash (2008); as Carter in The Event (2010); and as Larry on Two and a Half Men (2013–2014).

He is currently the voice-over artist for the OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, and his large body of voiceover work includes three seasons of Fox Sports Net's Beyond the Glory and National Geographic Television's Ice Pilots. Past ad campaigns include Bud Light, Lincoln cars, Conoco-Phillips, John Deere, Major League Baseball, and Coca-Cola.

Sweeney plays Captain John Trent in the horror web series Universal Dead. In late June 2010, it was announced that Universal Dead will be made into a feature film. As of 2023, the film has not appeared.

In 2012, Sweeney voiced the adult Avatar Aang in the first and second seasons of The Legend of Korra, the sequel series of Avatar: The Last Airbender. He currently narrates the reality television series Mountain Men.

In 2017, Sweeney plays a pastor in The Resurrection of Gavin Stone.

Personal life

In April 2000, Sweeney married Ashley Vachon. They divorced in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 1986 Power College Student Fire with Fire Baxter 1987 Gardens of Stone Jackie Willow No Man's Land Deputy Sheriff Benjamin 'Benjy' Taylor / Bill Ayles 1988 Eight Men Out Shoeless Joe Jackson 1990 Memphis Belle Lieutenant Phil Lowenthal 1991 Blue Desert Steve Smith Heaven Is a Playground Zack Telander 1991 En dag i oktober (A Day in October) Niels Jensen 1992 The Cutting Edge Doug Dorsey Leather Jackets Mickey 1993 Fire in the Sky Travis Walton Hear No Evil Ben Kendall 1995 Roommates Michael Holzcek Three Wishes Jeffery Holman Uncredited 1997 Spawn CIA Agent Terry Fitzgerald 1999 The Book of Stars Prisoner Goosed Steve Steven 2000 After Sex Tony Dinosaur Aladar Voice 2001 Hardball Matt Hyland 2003 Brother Bear Sitka Voice 2004 Speak Jack Sordino 2006 The Darwin Awards Detective Maguire Two Tickets to Paradise Billy McGriff Also director, producer and writer Yellow Christian Kile 2008 Stiletto Danny Heatstroke Captain Steve O'Bannon Miracle at St. Anna Colonel Driscoll 2012 Taken 2 Bernie Harris Atlas Shrugged: Part II John Galt K-11 Lieutenant Gerard Johnson 2013 Underdogs Vince DeAntonio 2014 The Boxcar Children Baker Voice Free Fall Frank 2015 Heist Bernie Chi-Raq Mayor McCloud Extraction Ken Robertson 2017 The Resurrection of Gavin Stone Pastor Allen Richardson 2019 Captive State Levitt 2024 Megalopolis Commissioner Hart 2025 The Legend of Van Dorn Standsted TBA That's Amore! TBA Filming

Television

Video games

Year Title Role Notes 2000 Disney's Dinosaur Aladar