DAVID BECK
ACTOR/WRITER
BIOGRAPHY
Noted for his "emphatic and nuanced" (TimeOut NY), "charming" (Talkin' Broadway and Show Business Weekly), and "well acted" (New York Times) performances, David Beck excels in playing characters who are vulnerable, highly sensitive, and intellectual. Recently, he performed as Dan Roche in The Touch of the Poet at Irish Repertory Theatre, Ken in Red at The Schoolhouse Theatre, and starred in an episode of The History Channel’s The Food That Built America as Henry Rudkin, the famed cofounder of Pepperidge Farm. Coming up, David co-stars in episode 6 of the first season of FX’s Fleishman is in Trouble. Other recent credits include Sherlock Holmes in a reading of Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Fallen Giant with American Lyric Theater; Horatio in The Mirror Repertory's production of Hamlet, directed by Sabra Jones; and Michael in The Actor's Chapel's production of The Piano Teacher. This season, he joins Emerging Artists Theatre as Les in Doris Day: My Secret Love.
David wrote and starred in the award-winning short films For Francis (executive produced by Project Runway’s Tim Gunn) and Backup Plan, which is currently being developed into a feature film. You can also catch him on YouTube starring in the Streamy Award-nominated and International Online WebFest-nominated series Spring Street. [read more...]
CRITICAL ACCLAIM
"... Beck is a revelation..." – Broadway World
RED– "Beck is a revelation (and a delight) in the nimble navigation of his character's far-reaching arc, which courses from him wincing, whenever Rothko bellows with bloviating bravado, to Ken eventually growing a pair by unabashedly challenging the bullying mentor whose personal interest in Ken is zero."
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"...He’d created such a completely other physical persona..." – The Front Row Center
Animals Out of Paper – "It is difficult to overpraise the cast...At the curtain call, just for a second, I looked at Beck and thought, who is this guy? He’d created such a completely other physical persona for Andy that I almost didn’t know him."
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"...an amazing transformation..." – Hardwick Gazette
The Piano Teacher – “The ‘Piano Teacher’ is an artistic gem…David Beck does an amazing transformation as this menacing, musically talented young man with mood swings, within seconds, from moments of gentleness to an anger of frightening fury.”
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"...very grounding..." – nytheaternow.com
Animals Out of Paper – "One of the strongest elements of this production is its stellar cast...David Beck as Andy works for every ounce of sympathy and endearment. He is very grounding throughout the play...when you have a cast of talented actors and a smart script, all you really need is an audience. I recommend that you provide that element to this production. It’s well worth it."
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"...shines as the uncomprehendingly self-involved Matt..." – Backstage
The More Loving One – "David Beck shines as the uncomprehendingly self-involved Matt...Acted impeccably under the nuanced direction of Craig Baldwin, the show is, in a word, terrific."