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David O'Connell ... David O'Connell (Born January 27, 1996) is an American stage, film, and television actor. He is perhaps best known, for creating the role of Tony in Inspire. He is notable for his leading roles in such productions as The Cherry Orchard, Urinetown, Lost in Yonkers, Columbinus, Fame, Lend Me a Tenor, The Beard of Avon, and Willy Wonka.

Professional Stage Work
He has worked at several regional theatres, such as Trinity Repertory Company (Peter Trofimov in The Cherry Orchard, originating the role of Joshua in Grayland/Greenland, Flute in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Turkey Boy/ Future Ghost/ Young Marley in A Christmas Carol), Barker Playhouse (Jay Kurnitz in Lost in Yonkers), The Stanford White Casino Theatre (AP in Columbinus, Geoffrey in The Beard of Avon, various roles in Two Gentlemen of Verona), and the Traveling Theatre (Tony in Inspire).

Other Stage Appearances
O'Connell's most notable roles have included Eugene Gant, Look Homeward, Angel; Jim Tyrone Jr., A Moon for the Misbegotten; Jake, A Lie of the Mind; Eddie, Hurlyburly; John Bogle, Living at Home; Hjalmar, The Wild Duck; Austin, True West; Lewis, The Constant Nymph; Jake, Stones in His Pockets; Ayamonn, Red Roses for Me; Thomas Green, Mississippi Delta; Newton, The Hope Zone with Olympia Dukakis; Boy Humberto, The Obscene Bird of Night; Prior Walter, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches; Pentheus, The Bacchae; Lenny, The Homecoming; Hank, Marvin's Room; Prior, Angels in America: Perestroika; Bobby Strong, Urinetown; Yvan, Art; Brodin, Red Noses; Iago, Othello; Katurian, The Pillowman; Peter, Prelude to a Kiss; Gabe, On the Town; Charlie/Ray, And What of the Night?; Irwin, The Secret Rapture; Jan, Rock N' Roll; Lionel, Racing Demon; and Collin, The Grass Harp.

Film and Television
O'Connell appeared in the film, Evening for director Lajos Koltai. He was part of an all-star cast that included Claire Danes, Meryl Streep, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Mamie Gummer, and Glenn Close. O'Connell said of the cast, "It was an honor to work with such consummate professionals. I mean, saying I worked with Meryl Streep, Natasha Richardson, and Glenn Close on my first film makes me realize how lucky I have been." O'Connell was a regular on the popular daytime television series, JoJo's Dreamcart for three years. It was during his years on the show that it was nominated for several Daytime Emmy Awards, in the category of Children's Programming. He since has worked on the Primetime series Brotherhood, which aired on the premium cable network Showtime from July 9, 2006 to December 21, 2008. The series also starred Jason Issacs, Jason Clarke, and Annabeth Gish. He just completed work on Director Wes Anderson's film, Moonrise Kingdom, which will be released in theatres in 2012. O'Connell's performance impressed not only director Anderson, but co-stars Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, and Harvey Keitel. According to Anderson, "David had this particular scene where he got rained on the entire time, and Bill Murray would be standing there between takes with a towel and water for him. Bill took to David right away." The Primetime series, Confessions of a Teenage Critic, dedicated an entire episode to following O'Connell's career.