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David Alpay (born October 1980; Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor.
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Education
Alpay had planned to pursue a career in neuroscience when he was studying at Earl Haig Secondary School in North York, Ontario. He even went so far as to win the University of Maryland, Baltimore's Brain Bee in grade 12. Alpay was also a member of the school's winning dragon boat race team and at one time the principal violinist for the Canadian Dance Tapestry. Prior to his first film role, he was studying at the University of Toronto, and he returned there to pursue a Masters in the History of Medicine.
Career
Alpay received critical acclaim for his leading role in Atom Egoyan's Ararat, for which he received a Genie Award nomination. Alpay returned to his education, declaring his plan to leave the business for a while [1]. In 2006, Alpay played the character Danny in the political comedy Man of the Year, starring Robin Williams. He later appeared in some chapters of the second season of The Tudors playing Mark Smeaton, a musician of Henry VIII's court, and narrated the 2008 short film Ten for Grandpa by director Doug Karr. He has also appeared in episodes of Dollhouse and Fairly Legal.
Filmography
Television
Year Series Role Episodes 2004 Wild Card Jack Episode 1 2005 Kevin Hill Donnelly Episode 1 2005 Slings and Arrows Patrick Episode 5 2007 Billable Hours Roderick Stelmakie Episode 10 2008 The Tudors Mark Smeaton Episode 9 2009 Dollhouse Seth Episode 1 2011 Fairly Legal Eric Episode 9 Film
Year Film Role Notes 2002 Ararat Raffi 2005 Whiskey Echo Dr. Carlo Scanchelli TV movie 2005 Sabah Mustafa 2005 Anniversary Present Lonnie Dobbs TV movie 2005 Martha Behind Bars Douglas Faneuil TV movie 2005 Burnt Toast Bill TV movie 2005 Category 7: The End of the World Billy Chamber TV movie 2006 Man of the Year Danny 2007 All Hat Paulie Stanton 2007 Closing the Ring Chuck 2008 Inconceivable Mark 2009 Ten for Grandpa Narrator TV movie External links
References
Categories:- 1980 births
- Canadian film actors
- Living people
- People from Old Toronto
- University of Toronto alumni
- Canadian people of Armenian descent
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