Dash Mihok

Dashiell Raymond Mihok (; born May 24, 1974) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime series Ray Donovan.

Early life Mihok was born in New York City, the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok). He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher. He is of Czech and British descent.

Mihok grew up in Greenwich Village and lived in the artist community Westbeth on Bank Street. Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School.

Career Acting Mihok got his start doing guest spots in local New York City productions of Law & Order, NYPD Blue, and New York Undercover. In 1994, Mihok debuted in the independent film, Black is White. In 1995, Mihok appeared in the CBS movie of the week, Murderous Intent.

In 1996, Mihok appeared in director Barry Levinson's film Sleepers, which was notable for its depiction of sexual abuse. The same year, Mihok also appeared in the Angelina Jolie film, Foxfire. His breakout role was in the Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes-starring Romeo + Juliet. To prepare for his audition, Mihok studied Shakespeare and had five extensive audition sessions with director Baz Luhrmann before landing the role of Benvolio. with the amount of footage constituting a starring role, but during editing was reduced to an ensemble part as Private First Class Doll.

In 1996, Mihok was a featured regular in the role of Joey in the Rhea Perlman CBS sitcom Pearl. He has had starring roles in independent features such as Telling You and Loveless in Los Angeles.

In 2006, Mihok appeared in the film Hollywoodland and in 2007 in the film, Firehouse Dog. In 2008, he played Detective Martin Soap in the film Punisher: War Zone. In 2011, Mihok directed a short film called Abby. The film stars his sister, Gwen. He also directed the 2006 short film called That Guy.

As part of the 2011 straight-to-video film, Lifted, Mihok and the actor who plays his son in the film, Uriah Shelton, recorded a song called "I Miss You." The film features many musical and dance performances by Mihok. In 2013, Mihok portrayed the character "Gage" in Payday 2 web series.

From 2013 to 2020, Mihok co-starred as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan. Bunchy had been sexually abused by a priest as a child and is an alcoholic and has sexual anorexia. For the show the cast worked out at the Santa Monica, California boxing gym Wild Card West with boxer Rob Garcia. Mihok was slated to direct an episode in 2017, as he said he has been directing pilots to prepare. He directed the season 7 episode "An Irish Lullaby" which aired December 15, 2019.

In 2014, he portrayed Whelan, in the horror-thriller film, Before I Wake, co-starring in the Mike Flanagan-directed film Annabeth Gish, Thomas Jane and Kate Bosworth.

In 2016, Mihok appeared in the film, So B. It, which stars Alfre Woodard, Cloris Leachman, Jacinda Barrett, and John Heard. In 2017, Mihok appeared in the independent film, The Girl Who Invented Kissing, as Victor, a man who becomes mentally disabled after being in a car accident. He stars opposite Suki Waterhouse and Vincent Piazza, who plays his younger brother. In 2017, Mihok played a car salesman in the film Car Dogs, which features Patrick J. Adams, Octavia Spencer, Josh Hopkins, among others. In 2022, he played Derek, an intellectually disabled man, in Wildflower.

In 2004, Mihok appeared on Sicilian-Puerto Rican New York-based rapper Sabac Red's record Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come, on the track "I Have A Dream." The lyrics refer to tics that people exhibit as symptoms of Tourette syndrome. For the 2005 movie Green Street Hooligans, Mihok wrote the title track "Test of a Man." During this time he also collaborated with Daniel Freedman, a jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer on various music projects.

Since 2015, Mihok has been in the band Diz and the Fam. Members of Diz and the Fam are Mike Choi, Kenny Echizen, Justin Frazier, Sharlotte Gibson, Morris Hayes, Joel Hellman, Brett Nolan, and Elliot Yamin.

Other work Mihok studied dance. He can be seen dancing opposite then-girlfriend Alanis Morissette in her music video "So Pure". Mihok is also a photographer. His photography of Morissette is used on the back cover of her "Thank U" single and is credited for Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie.

Personal life

Mihok was named after writer Dashiell Hammett, the author of The Thin Man, The Glass Key and The Maltese Falcon. His Czech surname is pronounced "my"-Hawk. and is a spokesperson and is on the board for the nonprofit Jaylen's Challenge, founded by the then 9-year-old Jaylen Arnold. He is an active supporter of the Tourette Syndrome Association. Mihok's two older sisters both have Tourette's; it is often genetic. The lyrics to the songs "So Pure" from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie and "That Particular Time" from Under Rug Swept are about him. 2017: Beverly Hills Film Festival, Best Actor for The Girl Who Invented Kissing 2002 Johnny Flynton Johnny Flynton Short 2002 Dark Blue Gary Sidwell 2003 Basic Mueller 2004 Connie and Carla Mikey 2004 The Day After Tomorrow Jason Evans 2004 Death Valley Dominick 'Dom' 2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Mr. Frying Pan 2006 10th & Wolf Junior 2006 Hollywoodland Sergeant Jack Paterson 2007 Firehouse Dog Trey Falcon 2007 Sex and Death 101 Lester 2007 Loveless in Los Angeles Dave Randall 2007 Superheroes Ben Patchett 2007 I Am Legend Alpha Male 2008 The Longshots Cyrus 2008 Punisher: War Zone Detective Martin Soap 2010 Lifted William Matthews 2011 The Mortician Carver 2011 The FP Cody Uncredited 2011 Trespass Ty 2011 On the Inside Carl Tarses 2012 Silver Linings Playbook Officer Keogh 2012 2nd Serve Charles 2014 Fort Bliss Staff Sergeant Malcolm 2015 Too Late Jesse 2016 Before I Wake Whelan Young 2016 Car Dogs Scott 2016 So B. It Roy Franklin 2017 The Girl Who Invented Kissing Victor 2017 Quest Tim 2017 Green Olds Trooper Jack 2018 A Million Little Pieces Lincoln 2019 Inherit the Viper Kyle Knox 2022 Deep Water Jonas Fernandez 2022 Wildflower Derek 2024 Armor Smoke 2026 Conspiracy of Thieves

Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 CityKids 1993 NYPD Blue 1994 New York Undercover Marcus Episode: "School Ties" 1995, 2009 Law & Order Ethan Quinn / Firefighter Walters Episodes: "Performance" (1995) and "All New" (2009) 1995 Murderous Intent Kevin TV film 1996–1997 Pearl Joey Cataldo 22 episodes 1999 Felicity Lynn McKennon 7 episodes 2000 Live Girls Brad TV film 2003 Street Time Randy Wiggins Episodes: "Hostage" and "Anger Management 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Will Marshall Episode: "Dead Ringer" 2004 Hustle Paul Janszen TV film 2005 Confessions of a Dog 2007 Cavemen Jamie Episodes: "Pilot" and "Her Embarrassed of Cavement" 2007 Ghost Whisperer Detective David Campbell Episode: "No Safe Place" 2007 Pushing Daisies Lemuel 'Lefty Lem' Weinger Episode: "Pigeon" 2009 The Fish Tank Lee TV film 2009–2010 The Good Wife Detective Frank Seabrook Episodes: "Lifeguard" and "Infamy" 2010 Burn Notice Jack Yablonski / Fleetwood Episode: "Enemies Closer" 2010 How to Make It in America Pete Powell Episode: "Big in Japan" 2010 Human Target Eddie Dunn Episode: "Corner Man" 2010 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Damon Kerrigan Episode: "Love Sick" 2011 Paul the Male Matchmaker James Episode: "Dont' Be a Meanie" 2011 Prime Suspect Detective Tachenko Episodes: "Pilot" and "Carnivorous Sheep" 2011 Hawaii Five-0 Nick Drayton Episode: "Kame'e" 2011 Grey's Anatomy Clay Rolich Episode: "Poker Face" 2012 Greetings from Home Pete 12 episodes 2012 Breakout Kings Jonah Whitman Episode: "SEALd Fate" 2012 Blue Bloods Eddie Stone Episode: "Higher Education" 2013–2020 Ray Donovan Brendan 'Bunchy' Donovan 82 episodes 2013 PAYDAY: The Web Series Gage 2 episodes 2015 Gotham Detective Arnold Flass 3 episodes 2015 Chicago P.D. Jeff Frazier Episode: "Actual Physical Violence" 2016 Hell's Kitchen Himself Episode: "Crepe Grand Prix" 2019 Whiskey Cavalier Jimmy Coleman Episode: "Spain, Trains, and Automobiles" 2021 Law & Order: Organized Crime Reggie Bogdani Season 2 2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Bunchy Donovan TV film 2023 Gossip Girl Will Episode: "Dress Me Up! Dress Me Down" 2023 Accused FBI Agent Episode: "NaaTaanii's Story" 2025 Long Bright River Eddie Lafferty 7 episodes

Music videos Year Title Artist 1999 "So Pure" Alanis Morissette 2014 "Imagine" Various

Theater 1985: Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev, American Ballet Theatre, Metropolitan Opera 1987: Carrying School Children by Thomas Babe, Theater for the New City

Miscellaneous

Discography 2004: Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come by Sabac Red – track called "I Have A Dream" ft. Dash Mihok & Cenophia Mitchell 2005: "Test of a Man" by Dash Mihok – from the film Green Street Hooligans 2009: "I Miss You" by Uriah Shelton and Dash Mihok – from the film Lifted 2009: "Sunshine (Ft. Dash Mihok)" sung by Uriah Shelton featuring Dash Mihok – from the film Lifted 2015: "Stolen Hearts" by Dash Mihok – from Payday 2 DIZ and The Fam 2015: Love (feat. Jeff Taylor) – Single (DIZ Music Inc) 2015: The Evil That Men Do – Single (Diz and The Fam) – featured on Ray Donovan 2016: Be Better – Single (DZE Music)