Hutch Dano (/ˈdeɪnoʊ/ DAY-no; born May 21, 1992[1][better source needed]) is an American actor. He is known for playing co-lead character Zeke Falcone in the Disney Channel comedy series Zeke and Luther.
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Hutch Dano | |
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Born | Hutchings Royal Dano[citation needed] 1992/1993 (age 29–30)[1] Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
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Dano was born in Santa Monica, California.[citation needed] He comes from a family of actors, including his father Rick Dano and grandfather Royal Dano.[1] His great-grandmother Virginia Bruce was an actress in the 1930s and 1940s and his great-grandfather J. Walter Ruben was a writer and director.[citation needed]
Dano was cast in his first commercial at the age of five, when his mother and father, also actors, took him along to their commercial audition. Dano began doing summer theater for four years before being discovered by casting director Orly Sitowitz at the age of 15. He started taking acting classes with Gary Marks and also with Jorge Luis Pallo at the Scott Sedita Studios.[citation needed]
Dano was booked for the lead role of Zeke in the pilot episode of Zeke and Luther (2009) for Disney's XD Channel. After wrapping his first season, Hutch booked the role of Henry, starring opposite Selena Gomez in the 20th Century Fox feature Ramona and Beezus (2010), playing Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby's friend Henry Huggins.[2] Dano also guest-starred on Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck (2008).
Dano guest starred on Law and Order: LA in 2010, for which he received a nomination in the 32nd Young Artist Awards in the Guest Starring Young Actor 18-21 category for a performance in a TV series.[3] He also appeared in an episode of White Collar in 2011. In 2014, Dano played the role of Sam, the cheating boyfriend who gets his just reward in the horror comedy Zombeavers.[4][5] In 2017, he featured in the horror movie Behind the Walls.[6] In 2019, Dano starred in the film Hoax,[7] and in the film Disappearance, which he also co-wrote.[8][9]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Ramona and Beezus | Henry Huggins | |
2013 | Feels So Good | Evan | |
2014 | Zombeavers | Sam | |
2016 | Sunflower | Blake | |
2017 | Behind the Walls | Michael Harper | |
2019 | Disappearance | Blake | also co-writer, producer |
2019 | Hoax | Justin Johnson |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009, 2011 | The Suite Life on Deck | Moose | Episodes: "Mulch Ado About Nothing", "Twister: Part 2" |
2009–2012 | Zeke and Luther | Zeke Falcone | Lead role |
2010 | Law & Order: LA | Luke Jarrow | Episode: "Playa Vista" |
2010 | Den Brother | Alex Pearson | Television film (Disney) |
2011 | White Collar | Scott Rivers | Episode: "Scott Free" |
2013 | Breaking Fat | Matt | Web series |
2015 | Double Daddy | Lucas | Television film (Lifetime) |
2016 | Change of Heart | Judd | Television film (PixL) |
2016 | The Encounter | JD | Episode: "The Heist" |
2017 | Training Day | Butler | Episode: "Wages of Sin" |
2020 | Shameless | Dash | Episode: "This Is Chicago!" |