Dan Futterman Highlights

  • 2007: Portrayed Wall Street Journal reporter, Daniel Pearl in "A Mighty Heart," who was kidnapped and killed in 2002 while reporting in Pakistan
  • 2005: Feature producing and screenwriting debut with "Capote" starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote; earned an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay
  • 2002: Cast as Karen's cousin Barry, a 35-year-old man who realizes he's gay, on the NBC sit-com "Will & Grace"
  • 2002: Returned to the NYC stage in "Further Than the Furthest Thing" at the Manhattan Theater Company
  • 2000: Had leading role in independent film "Urbania"
  • 1999: Appeared as the brother of the main character in the CBS drama series "Judging Amy"; left series early in the 2001-2002 season
  • 1998: Appeared in the telefilms "Thicker Than Blood" (TNT) and "When Trumpets Fade" (HBO)
  • 1997: Starred alongside Stuart Towsend and Kate Beckinsale in the British caper comedy "Shooting Fish"
  • 1997: Had featured role in the Off-Broadway play "Dealer's Choice"
  • 1996: Played featured role in the Off-Broadway production "A Fair Country" by Jon Robin Baitz
  • 1996: Breakthrough screen role as Robin Williams' son in "The Birdcage", directed by Mike Nichols
  • 1993: Had first substantive TV role in the ABC movie "Class of '61"
  • 1993: Replaced Joe Mantello in the role of Louis Ironside in the two-part Broadway production "Angels in America"
  • 1992: Co-starred in the film "Big Girls Don't Cry...They Get Even"
  • 1991: Stage acting debut in the Off-Broadway production "Club Soda"
  • 1991: TV-movie debut in "Daughter of Privilege" (NBC)
  • 1991: Film debut in small role in "The Fisher King"
  • Raised in Westchester County, New York