Dwight Ewell
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| Born | Dwight Edward Ewell 1968 (age 56–57) Williamston, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991-present |
Dwight Edward Ewell (born 1968) is an American actor known of his roles in films such as Chasing Amy, Amateur, Party Girl and The Guru.[1][2]
Career
Ewell was born in Williamston, North Carolina to teenage parents. His father fought in Vietnam and served six years in the United States military while Dwight's mother took care of Dwight and his younger sister. Unhappy in her marriage, at 21 years old, Dwight's mom took the children up North where she felt that she could begin pursuing her career as a singer. The three moved several times before ending up in the rough Stella Wright Housing Projects on Prince Street, in Newark, New Jersey. Dwight and his sister attended the Louise A. Spencer Elementary School in Newark in the mid-1970s. In later years, Dwight was enrolled in The Gifted and Talented Program in the same school. It was there that his interest in the arts was nurtured. At the age of 9, he began writing plays that the teachers would allow him to direct and the students to perform. At the age of 13, Ewell auditioned for and was accepted into Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey. In 1986, he graduated, and in the fall of that year he attended the State University of New York's Theater Arts and Film Divisions Acting Program for four years.[citation needed]
Ewell has worked extensively in independent and art house films. Ewell is best known for his performance in Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy starring Ben Affleck, where he plays the role of "Hooper X", an African American writer of black militant comic books, who is secretly homosexual but employs the public persona of a violent militant who denounces the Star Wars trilogy as racist.[3][4][5]
Ewell has collaborated with director Hal Hartley on short- and feature-length films; including Amateur[6] and Flirt.[7][8][9]
He has also worked with director Daisy von Scherler Mayer twice, in the films Party Girl and The Guru.
Ewell has worked with film producer Christine Vachon twice, on the films Stonewall and Kiss Me, Guido.
Filmography
| Genre | Year | Title | Role | Episodes | Notes |
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| Short film | 1992 | Cowboy Jesus | Disciple #2 | 8 minutes; New York University student film | |
| Short film | 1992 | Heavy Blow | 23 minutes; Columbia University student film | ||
| Short film | 1993 | Flirt | Dwight | 23 minutes; directed by Hal Hartley | |
| Film | 1994 | Amateur | Boy Squatter | ||
| Short film | 1994 | NYC 3/94 | 9 minutes; directed by Hal Hartley | ||
| Film | 1994 | Someone Else's America | Video-man | ||
| Film | 1995 | Flirt | Dwight | ||
| Film | 1995 | Party Girl | He-He-Hello Trio | ||
| Film | 1995 | Stonewall | Helen Wheels | ||
| Short film | 1997 | Anton, Mailman | Bartendar | ||
| TV series | 1997 | Brooklyn South | Bystander | "Love Hurts" | |
| Film | 1997 | Chasing Amy | Hooper X | ||
| Film | 1997 | Kiss Me, Guido | Usher | ||
| Film | 1997 | Niagara, Niagara | Toy Store Manager | ||
| Commercial | 1998 | Budweiser | (principal performer) | directed by Spike Lee | |
| Film | 1999 | The Debtors | |||
| Film | 1999 | Dogma | Kane, Gang Leader | ||
| Film | 1999 | Hey, Joel | Baby Shiv | ||
| Film | 1999 | Man of the Century | Richard Lancaster | ||
| Film | 1999 | On the Run | Rasta | ||
| Film | 1999 | The Pavilion | Robert Owa | ||
| Film | 1999 | The Waiting Game | Joe | ||
| Film | 2000 | Endsville | Shawn Walker | ||
| Film | 2000 | The Intern | Gustave | ||
| Film | 2000 | Punks | Hill | ||
| Film | 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Hooper LaMont | ||
| Film | 2002 | The Guru | Peaches | ||
| Film | 2002 | Wheelmen | Terry | ||
| Short film | 2003 | A mi amor mi dulce | Dom Doos Po Phool (DomDoos Poefool) | 23 minutes | |
| Film | 2004 | Pagans | Max Stone | ||
| Short film | 2007 | 2 Fast 2 Furry | Corvette Guy | ||
| Film | 2007 | Fighting Words | Leopold | ||
| TV series | 2009 | 90210 | Mr. Irving / Health Teacher | "Zero Tolerance" "To New Beginnings!" |
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| TV series | 2009 | Adult Film: A Hollywood Tale | Hal Calloway | ||
| TV series | 2009 | Twentysixmiles | Dill Truman Fontaine | "Pilot" | recurring |
| Film | 2009 | Yes To Victory | Norman | ||
| Film | 2010 | Eagles in the Chicken Coop | Hal Calloway | ||
| TV series | 2010 | Medium | The Florist | "Allison Rolen Got Married" | |
| Film | 2010 | Street Poet | Leopold | ||
| Film | 2011 | Here's the Kicker | Norman |
References
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- Dwight Ewell at the Internet Movie Database
- Dwight Ewell at AllMovie
- Dwight Ewell at Viewaskew.com
- Dwight Ewell Filmography
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- African-American male actors
- Gay actors
- LGBT African Americans
- LGBT male actors
- Male actors from North Carolina
- State University of New York at Purchase alumni
- People from Williamston, North Carolina
