D.W. Moffett

D.W. Moffett

Donald Warren "D.W." Moffett (born October 26, 1954) is an American film, stage, and television actor. Moffett began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990). Moffett had a supporting role in Bernardo Bertolucci's drama Stealing Beauty (1996), and went on to star in the network series For Your Love (1998–2002). Other film credits from this time include Steven Soderbergh's Traffic (2000), which earned Moffett a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, and the coming-of-age drama Thirteen (2003). Beginning in 2008, Moffett had a recurring role on the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights, appearing in two seasons. From 2011 to 2017, he starred as John Kennish on the ABC Family series Switched at Birth.

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PHOTOS

TV Series

Life Is Wild

Life Is Wild

6
Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

8.225
Numb3rs

Numb3rs

7
Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

7.1
Ghost Whisperer

Ghost Whisperer

8.076
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.451
For Your Love

For Your Love

10
Cold Case

Cold Case

7.774
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

7.949
Crossing Jordan

Crossing Jordan

7.166
Nip/Tuck

Nip/Tuck

7.2
Without a Trace

Without a Trace

7.2
The Book of Daniel

The Book of Daniel

7.1
Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights

8
The Equalizer

The Equalizer

7.2
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

7.565
Close to Home

Close to Home

5.9
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.571
Hidden Palms

Hidden Palms

5.6
Lie to Me

Lie to Me

7.905
Skin

Skin

6.5
Palace Guard

Palace Guard

3.5
Chicago Sons

Chicago Sons

8.5
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

7.722
The Oldest Rookie

The Oldest Rookie

5.5
Hot in Cleveland

Hot in Cleveland

7.4
Switched at Birth

Switched at Birth

7.454
Union Square

Union Square

10
Happily Divorced

Happily Divorced

5.8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.9
Chicago Med

Chicago Med

8.29
Bosch

Bosch

7.9
Welcome to Flatch

Welcome to Flatch

6.3
CSI: Miami

CSI: Miami

7.71
Happily Divorced

Happily Divorced

5.8
How to Get Away with Murder

How to Get Away with Murder

7.834
Commander in Chief

Commander in Chief

7.7
Fired Up

Fired Up

8
The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth

6.4
Monarch

Monarch

7.1
The Closer

The Closer

7.9

Movies

Visioneers

Visioneers

5.7
The Misfit Brigade

The Misfit Brigade

5.778
Stealing Beauty

Stealing Beauty

6.7
Molly

Molly

4.2
Riding the Bus with My Sister

Riding the Bus with My Sister

3.4
Rough Magic

Rough Magic

5.574
Black Widow

Black Widow

6.17
An Early Frost

An Early Frost

6
The Sitter

The Sitter

5.585
Lisa

Lisa

5.5
In the Deep Woods

In the Deep Woods

5.615
An Unexpected Love

An Unexpected Love

5.025
Picture Paris

Picture Paris

6
Fine Things

Fine Things

5.8
May December

May December

6.6
Perfect Prey

Perfect Prey

6.143
The Little Death

The Little Death

4.2
Falling Down

Falling Down

7.391
Twisted

Twisted

5.565
Against the Clock

Against the Clock

4.315
Special Ed

Special Ed

9
The Counterfeit Contessa

The Counterfeit Contessa

5.5
Black Crescent Moon

Black Crescent Moon

3.9
A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

A Passion for Justice: The Hazel Brannon Smith Story

0
Joe's Wedding

Joe's Wedding

2
There There

There There

0
Alarum

Alarum

5.792
A Song from the Heart

A Song from the Heart

6
Sad Inheritance

Sad Inheritance

6
Thirteen

Thirteen

6.663
The Year of Spectacular Men

The Year of Spectacular Men

5.595
LifeStories: Steve Burdick

LifeStories: Steve Burdick

1.5
Star Struck

Star Struck

4.375
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

6.272
Miss Beatty's Children

Miss Beatty's Children

0
Kill Me Later

Kill Me Later

5.615
The Secret She Carried

The Secret She Carried

0
The Glorias

The Glorias

6.5
Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

0
Traffic

Traffic

7.077
Dream Breakers

Dream Breakers

0
Crime Story

Crime Story

3.786
The Smell of Success

The Smell of Success

5.604
One Battle After Another

One Battle After Another

0
Tennis Anyone?

Tennis Anyone?

3.5