Nate Dushku

Nathaniel Mark Dushku (; born June 8, 1977) is an American director, producer, and actor. He is the son of Judy Dushku and the youngest of the three elder brothers of actress Eliza Dushku.

Early life Dushku was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the third son of Philip Dushku, an administrator and teacher in the Boston Public Schools, and Judith "Judy" Dushku (née Rasmussen), a political science professor at Suffolk University in Boston. Dushku's father was Boston-born, of Albanian heritage, with his parents coming from the city of Korçë, and his mother, from Idaho, is of Danish, English, Irish and German descent. His parents were divorced in 1980.

Dushku's mother is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and the children – Nathaniel, two older brothers, Aaron and Benjamin, and one younger sister, Eliza, who started professional acting at age 10 – were raised as Mormons, although Nate, Aaron and their sister, at least, later parted from the LDS Church.

Dushku is openly gay and married to restaurateur turned scriptwriter and film producer Amnon (Ami) Meyer Lourie, from New York.

Career

Acting Dushku began his acting career with the teen / student drama Undressed and the J. J. Abrams college drama Felicity.

Production and direction Dushku and his sister produced a film, Dear Albania, about a visit to their father's ancestral home in southern Albania.

Nate and Eliza Dushku also worked on the feature film Mapplethorpe for over 12 years, eventually producing it with writer/director Ondi Timoner. Starring Matt Smith, it premiered and won an Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2018.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes 2000 Undressed Milo 3 episodes (as Nathaniel Dushku) 2000 Felicity Reims 2 episodes 2001 Antitrust Brian Bissel 2001 Wolf Girl Whiffer TV movie 2001 Geri Body Yoga Video 2002 Fun with Benny Bennie Short 2002 Vampire Clan Tony 2002 Reality Check Gar 2003 My Dinner with Jimi George Harrison 2003 Angel Armed Robber (uncredited) Episode: "Orpheus" 2003 Learning Curves Phil 2003 Joan of Arcadia Clay Fisher Episode: "Just Say No" 2003, 2005 Tru Calling Marty / Marty the Party Monster (uncredited) 2 episodes 2005 The Zodiac Scott Washington 2006 Kiss Me Again Student #2 2006 The Last Supper Quoting Phillip 2008 The Alphabet Killer Tim 2009 Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet Alex 2010 Dollhouse Clive Ambrose Episode: "Epitaph Two: Return" 2012 Art = (Love)2 Dean D'Agostino 2015 Dear Albania Director with his sister 2015 Confessions of a Bartender Customer 2 episodes 2016 Stalled Aaron Day