David Corenswet

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David Corenswet
Born
David Packard Corenswet

(1993-07-08) July 8, 1993 (age 28)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
Occupation
  • Actor
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active2011–present

David Packard Corenswet (born July 8, 1993) is an American actor.[1] After graduating from the Juilliard School in 2016, he began guest starring in television series, including House of Cards in 2018. He then starred in the Netflix series The Politician (2019–present) and Hollywood (2020), both created by Ryan Murphy.[2][3]

Early life and education[]

Corenswet was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] His father, John Corenswet,[5] was from a prominent Jewish family in New Orleans,[6] and worked as a stage actor in New York City for many years[4] before becoming a lawyer;[7] his mother, Caroline Packard, is a lawyer who specializes in nonprofit organizational conflict resolution; his sister, Amy Packard Corenswet, is a 2020 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[8][9][10]

Corenswet's maternal grandfather is Edward Packard, creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure book concept and author of more than 50 books in the series.[11][12] His maternal grandmother was a prominent Quaker activist.[13]

Corenswet graduated from The Shipley School and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in drama in 2016 from the Juilliard School in New York City.[14][15][16] He applied and was accepted to Juilliard while a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania.[10]

Career[]

As a child actor, Corenswet appeared in numerous professional theater productions, including the Arden Theatre Company's 2002 production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons,[17] the Philadelphia Shakespeare Festival's 2003 production of Macbeth,[18] the Walnut Street Theatre Company's 2003 production of La Vie En Bleu,[19][18] and the People's Light and Theatre Company's 2004 production of The Forgiving Harvest, among others.[20][21]

Corenswet wrote the screenplay for and acted in Following Chase (2011), directed by Greg Koorhan.[22] He next co-wrote, produced, and starred in a two-season sketch-comedy web series, Moe & Jerryweather (2014-2016).[23]

In 2016, director Rob Reiner cast Corenswet as a co-lead in his planned television series, The Tap, set at Yale College in 1969. Corenswet played a student.[24] USA Network ordered the pilot episode,[25] which was filmed in 2017, but declined to pick up the series.[26]

In Corenswet's first film role after graduating from Juilliard, he starred as Michael Lawson in Affairs of State (2018), a political thriller. The film also stars Thora Birch, Mimi Rogers, and Adrian Grenier. Los Angeles Times described the film as "well-acted".[27]

Corenswet has appeared in several guest-star roles, including in House of Cards, Elementary, and Instinct.[23]

In The Politician (2019–present), he plays River Barkley, the lover and high-school political rival of Payton Hobart (Ben Platt). Vanity Fair described River as a "wealthy, sporty, straight-A student".[28][29][30]

Corenswet stars as Jack Castello[31][32] in Hollywood (2020), a Netflix limited series about the post-World War II film business in Los Angeles. Corenswet is also an executive producer on the series.[33] He stars alongside Patti LuPone, Dylan McDermott, Darren Criss, and Holland Taylor.[34][35] Men's Health magazine praised Corenswet's performance as that of a "breakout lead".[36] IndieWire called it "another star-proving turn from David Corenswet."[37]

Corenswet co-stars in Plus/Minus, an upcoming romantic comedy-drama film to be released on Netflix. Directed by Wanuri Kahiu and written by April Prosser, it also stars Lili Reinhart, Luke Wilson, Andrea Savage, Danny Ramirez, and Aisha Dee.[38]

In We Own This City, an upcoming HBO limited series from The Wire’s writers and executive producers David Simon and George Pelecanos, Corenswet co-stars as the veteran police investigator David McDougall, whose work helps uncover years of corruption in the Gun Trace Task Force of the Baltimore police department.[39] [40] The series is based on actual events that unfolded in 2016.[41]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Following Chase Ted Short film; also writer
2013 Michael and Clyde Clyde Short film
2018 Affairs of State Michael Lawson Feature film
2019 Project Pay Day Lifeguard
TBA Plus/Minus Post-production

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2014–18 Moe & Jerryweather Jerryweather 17 episodes
2015 One Bad Choice Reggie Shaw Episode: "Reggie Shaw"
2017 Elementary Houston Spivey Episode: "High Heat"
2018 Instinct Spencer Baymoore Episode: "Live"
2018 House of Cards Reed Episode: "Chapter 72"
2019–20 The Politician River Barkley 11 episodes
2020 Hollywood Jack Castello 7 episodes

References[]

  1. ^ Bell, Crystal, “The Politician and Hollywood Star David Corenswet Has a Beautiful Imagination - and an Even Better Vocabulary.“ MTV News. June 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Gay, Verne, "The Politician: Uneven, but Entertaining". Newsday. September 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Rose, Lacy, “Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood: Meet the (Familiar) Cast of the Netflix Period Drama.” The Hollywood Reporter. April 22, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Myers, Owen, "Director's Cut: David Corenswet | V Magazine". vmagazine.com. September 19, 2019.
  5. ^ De Bertodano, Helene, “David Corenswet’s Bright Future Begins in Hollywood.“ C Magazine. April 30, 2020.
  6. ^ Ikes, Trey, “Sam Corenswet: A Lifetime of Service.” Allstate Sugar Bowl Program, 2017.
  7. ^ Gardiner, Margaret, “David Corenswet, Jeremy Pope - Kim Kardashian, Met Ball, Hollywood.” Interview for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. April 20, 2020.
  8. ^ Gray, Ellen, “Philly’s David Corenswet Is Making It in Netflix’s Hollywood.” Philadelphia Inquirer. May 29, 2020.
  9. ^ Hicklin, Aaron, “David Corenswet, a Breakout Star in The Politician, Takes Flight.” The New York Times. January 24, 2020.
  10. ^ a b Zafar, Mishal, “Who Is Hollywood Star David Corenswet, and Is He Dating Anyone?” Showbiz Cheatsheet. May 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Andres, Tommy, & Tobin, Ariana, “How Choose Your Own Adventure Was Born.” Marketplace (Minnesota Public Radio). April 11 2014.
  12. ^ Rosen, Jake, “A Brief History of Choose Your Own Adventure.” Mental Floss. April 10, 2014.
  13. ^ “In Memory of Rosa Covington Packard.” Conscience and Peace Tax International. September, 2016.
  14. ^ Myers, Owen, "Director's Cut: David Corenswet | V Magazine". vmagazine.com. September 19, 2019.
  15. ^ Denninger, Lindsay, "Who Plays River on The Politician? David Corenswet Is Even Funnier IRL". Bustle. September 26, 2019.
  16. ^ Borge, Jonathan (September 27, 2019). "The Politician's David Corenswet Has Appeared in Shows Like House of Cards". Oprah Magazine.
  17. ^ Hodges, Ben (November 27, 2004). Theatre World: 2002-2003. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557836342 – via Google Books.
  18. ^ a b Wallace, Debra, “The Natural: An Acting Career Seemed Fated for David Corenswet, Star of Netflix’s The Politician.” Suburban Life Magazine Philadelphia. November 2019.
  19. ^ Jones, Kenneth,"Cast Picked for U.S. Premiere of Picasso Musical, La Vie En Bleu, in Philly Sept. 2-Oct. 19". Playbill. July 15, 2003.
  20. ^ York, Y. (October 27, 2005). The Forgiving Harvest: A Play in Two Acts. Dramatic Publishing. ISBN 9781583422809 – via Google Books.
  21. ^ Willis, John (April 21, 2006). Theatre World: 2003-2004. Vol. 60. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557836519 – via Google Books.
  22. ^ Milan, Alexa, “Review: Following Chase.” It’s Just Movies. April 3, 2012.
  23. ^ a b Borge, Jonathan (September 27, 2019). "Who Plays Jack Castello on Hollywood? All About David Corenswet". Oprah Magazine.
  24. ^ Petski, Denise,“The Tap USA Drama Pilot From Rob Reiner & Andrew Lenchewski Sets Cast; Simon Cellan Jones To Direct.” Deadline Hollywood News. August 31, 2016.
  25. ^ Andreeva, Nellie, “The Tap Drama From Rob Reiner & Andrew Lenchewski About Yale’s Skull & Bones Society Gets USA Pilot Order.“ Deadline Hollywood News. August 8, 2016.
  26. ^ Andreeva, Nellie, “The Tap Yale University Period Drama Pilot Not Going Forward At USA Network.” Deadline Hollywood News. June 19, 2017.
  27. ^ Murray, Noel, "Review: Sex-Tinged Melodrama Affairs of State Mirrors Real Politics". Los Angeles Times. June 13, 2018.
  28. ^ Chi, Paul (17 July 2019). "The Politician: Ben Platt Previews Ryan Murphy's Acerbic First Netflix Show". Vanity Fair. July 17, 2019.
  29. ^ Thomas, Leah (October 7, 2019). "Everything You Need to Know About Politician Hottie David Corenswet". Cosmopolitan.
  30. ^ Esser, Chloe (October 19, 2019). "TV Review: The Politician". Ucsd Guardian. UCSD Guardian.
  31. ^ Miller, Julie, “Inside Ryan Murphy’s Hollywood, a Revisionist Homage to Golden Age of Tinseltown.” Vanity Fair. April 2, 2020.
  32. ^ Bullions, Matt, “Hollywood Dazzles, Thrills, and Imagines a Better World.” Salt Lake Film Review. June 9, 2020.
  33. ^ Andreeva, Nellie, & Petski, Denise, "The Politician's David Corenswet To Star In Ryan Murphy's Netflix Series Hollywood". September 25, 2019. Deadline Hollywood News.
  34. ^ "David Corenswet Appearing in Another Ryan Murphy Series For Netflix". www.msn.com. September 30, 2019.
  35. ^ Lenker, Maureen Lee, “Breaking Big: How The Politician’s David Corenswet Became Hollywood Material,” Entertainment Weekly. November 26, 2019.
  36. ^ Romano, Evan,“David Corenswet Traveled to the 1940s for Hollywood. He Could Be the Next Big Star in 2020.” Men’s Health Magazine. May 1, 2020.
  37. ^ Travers, Ben, “Seven New Netflix Shows in May 2020, and the Best Reasons to Watch.” Indiewire. May 3, 2020.
  38. ^ Galuppo, Mia “Luke Wilson, Andrea Savage Join Lili Reinhart in Netflix’s ‘Plus/Minus’ (Exclusive)“. The Hollywood Reporter, June 7, 2021.
  39. ^ Petski, Denise, “‘We Own This City’: Dagmara Domińczyk & Don Harvey Set as Leads, 7 More Cast in HBO Limited Series.” Deadline Hollywood News, August 16, 2021.
  40. ^ Holmes, Martin, “HBO’s ‘We Own This City’ Casts Dagmara Domińczyk & Don Harvey in Recurring Roles.” TV Insider. August 17, 2021.
  41. ^ Lopez, German, [https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/2/2/16961146/baltimore-gun-trace-task-force-trial “8 cops allegedly used an elite Baltimore police team to plunder the city and its residents: Six of the cops pleaded guilty to federal charges, and two others were just convicted.”] Vox.com, Feb 13, 2018.

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