David Shae
David Shae | |
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 Shae in 2008 | |
| Born | September 3, 1981 |
| Occupation | Actor |
David Shae (also known as David Moretti) (born September 3, 1981 in Cranston, Rhode Island[1]) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Thom, a reporter who uncovers a vampire cult in TV series The Lair.
Early life[]
Shae graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in English. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.[2]
Career[]
In 2011, he also starred in an off-Broadway theatre production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding .[3]
From 2007-2010 he appeared in the role of Thom in the series The Lair.[4] He made appearances as the same character in Dante's Cove.[5]
Recent acting credits include Creepshow, The Walking Dead, and Lodge 49.
Personal life[]
Shae is openly gay and first came out when one of his fraternity brothers found he had a profile on a gay dating site.[6][7] He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.[8]
Filmography[]
| Genre | Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film | 2004 | In Enemy Hands (as David Moretti) | German Soldier | uncredited |
| Film | 2004 | (as David Moretti) | Jared | |
| Film | 2005 | (as David Moretti) | Isaac | |
| Film | 2007 | Manje' (as David Moretti) | Ray | |
| TV series | 2007 | Dante's Cove (as David Moretti) | Tom | 2 episodes |
| TV series | 2007–2009 | The Lair (as David Moretti) | Thom Etherton Richard DeVere |
28 episodes |
| Film | 2008 | (as David Moretti) | Roger | a.k.a. Murder Dot Com and A Date with Murder |
| Film | 2008 | (as David Moretti) | Director | |
| Short film | 2010 | Love Unconditional (as David Moretti) | Aaron | 8 minutes |
| Short film | 2010 | K Citizen (as David Moretti) | Charles | 29 minutes |
| Film | 2010 | (as David Moretti) | Roy | |
| Film | 2011 | Finding Mr. Wright (as David Moretti)[3] | Pearce Wright | |
| Documentary | 2011 | Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part I: From Horror to Homicide (as David Moretti) | Bob Kelske | |
| Documentary | 2012 | Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part II: Mob, Mayhem, Murder (as David Moretti) | Bob Kelske | |
| Film | 2012 | Scrooge & Marley (as David Moretti) | Bob Cratchitt | |
| Short film | 2012 | (as David Moretti) | John Hammond | |
| Short film | 2013 | Abner, the Invisible Dog (as David Moretti) | Ed | |
| TV series | 2014 | (as David Moretti) | Agent Stefano | |
| TV film | 2014 | (as David Moretti) | Bobby Kelske | |
| Documentary | 2014 | Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part III: Fraud & Forensics (as David Moretti) | Bobby Kelske | |
| Short film | 2015 | Civil (as David Moretti) | Bruce | |
| TV series | 2016 | House of Cards. Chapter 48 (as David Shae) | Buha | |
| Short film | 2016 | The Conscience (as David Shae) | Eric Anderson | |
| TV film | 2017 | The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (as David Shae) | Reporter | |
| TV series | 2017 | Shots Fired (as David Shae) | The Handler | |
| TV film | 2017 | (as David Shae) | Businessman #1 | |
| Short film | 2017 | (as David Shae) | Workout Guy | |
| TV series | 2017 | Living the Dream (as David Shae) | Loan Manager | |
| Film | 2017 | (as David Shae) | Will Whitford | |
| TV series | 2018 | The Gifted (as David Shae) | Molecule Hound | |
| TV series | 2018 | The Inspectors (as David Shae) | Kit Remmington | |
| TV series | 2018 | The Originals (as David Shae) | Man | |
| TV series | 2018 | Lodge 49 (as David Shae) | Tim | |
| TV series | 2018 | The Haunting of Hill House (as David Shae) | Max's Father | |
| TV movie | 2018 | Life-Size 2 (as David Shae) | Devin Drake | |
| Film | 2019 | Gemini Man (as David Shae) | ||
| Film | 2019 | (as David Shae) | Telescope | |
| Film | 2019 | The Banker (as David Shae) | Senior Counsel | |
| TV series | 2019 | Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (as David Shae) | Alex Sidwell | |
| TV series | 2019 | Florida Girls (as David Shae) | ||
| Film | 2019 | Bad Boys for Life (as David Shae) | Disturbed Airline Passenger |
References[]
- ^ Treviano, Jorge (2007-09-27). "His secret 'lair'". In Newsweekly. Archived from the original on 2007-12-28. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
- ^ Scholibo, Corey. ""Interview with a Vampire: David Moretti May Be New at Being out, but the Star of Here Networks Latest Romp the Lair Already Knows a Thing or Two about Being a Sex Symbol" by Scholibo, Corey - The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), Issue 990, August 14, 2007".[dead link]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Williams, Ken (18 August 2011). "Video: FilmOut Q&A with David Moretti, star of "Finding Mr. Wright"". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ Hern, Greg (March 19, 2009). "My interview with David Moretti, star of "The Lair"".
- ^ "Interview with a vampire". www.advocate.com. July 13, 2007.
- ^ "Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - David Moretti". andrejkoymasky.com. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ ""Interview with a Vampire: David Moretti May Be New at Being out, but the Star of Here Networks Latest Romp the Lair Already Knows a Thing or Two about Being a Sex Symbol" by Scholibo, Corey - The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), Issue 990, August 14, 2007".[dead link]
- ^ "David Shae's Instagram post: "This picture is dedicated to everyone who told me I didn't have "it" and then doubled down saying I was giving up by moving to Atlanta.…"". Instagram.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Gay actors
- People from Cranston, Rhode Island
- Male actors from Rhode Island
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- University of Southern California alumni
- LGBT entertainers from the United States