David Ury
Born: 1973-01-01
Known For: Acting
Biography
David Brian Ury (born September 30, 1973) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, YouTuber, and Japanese translation specialist. Ury was born and raised in Sonoma, California. He graduated from Sonoma Valley High School, where he acted in theatre productions. He earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington and studied abroad in Japan, where he became fluent in Japanese. Ury is a descendant of German Jewish impressionist painter Lesser Ury. Since studying abroad in Tokyo, Ury and has worked as a translator in film, television, and manga and currently (As of May 2011) translates and writes English adaptations for manga. Ury moved to Los Angeles in August 2001 where he began performing stand-up comedy. Cartoonist Keith Knight, a neighbor of his, described Ury's acting career as "Spooge man" and "a cavalcade of reprobates, sleazeballs, derelicts, & weirdos." Ury has made several film and television appearances, including an episode of Tim Kring's Crossing Jordan and in Shoot 'Em Up. He also appeared in Heroes, Malcolm in the Middle, Life, Without a Trace, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Zeke and Luther, and The Librarians. In March 2015, Ury was cast for Rob Zombie's slasher film 31 as Schizo-Head. A character actor, Ury has died on screen in almost every role he has portrayed. Ury also has several YouTube channels/accounts/personalities and alter-egos, which include Karaoke Steve and Ken Tanaka, the fictional adopted twin brother of David Ury. Tanaka is described as an Ashkenazi Jewish man adopted as an infant by Japanese parents Hideo and Mari Tanaka, and raised in Shimane Prefecture of Japan; he returns to Los Angeles to find his birth parents Jonathan and Linda Smith.
Filmography
2025
- Violent Ends as Lou Byers
- A Blind Bargain as Reggie
2024
- Little Death as Petey
2023
2022
- The Rookie: Feds as Frank Patterson
- Babylon as Fan (Autograph)
- 1-800-Hot-Nite as Bill
2020
- Outer Banks as Scooter Grubbs
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as Sleazy Breeder
- Woke as Al Durian (aka Trench Coat)
- Kajillionaire as Minimart Cashier
- Faith Based as Gerry
2019
- Tacoma FD as Buffalo Phil
- 3 from Hell as Travis O'Rourke
- To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell as Self
- Loners as Larry Bressert
2018
- Magnum P.I. as Sam
- Lodge 49
2016
- Rush Hour as Trucker
- A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits as Freddie Marks
- 31 as Schizo-Head
2015
- Better Call Saul as Spooge
- Fresh Off the Boat as Homeless Man
- Little Boy as Sir Pent
- Powers as Dr. Death
2014
- The Librarians as William Shakespeare
- Lake Los Angeles as Dan Dan
2013
- Mom as Randy
- Masters of Sex
- The Haunted Hathaways as The Green Ghoul
- Coffee Town as Homeless Guy
2012
- Touch as Rizzi
- Pearblossom Hwy as Garr Booth
2011
- Grimm as Hofmann
2010
- Rizzoli & Isles as Sandy Grotty
- Justified as Hiram
- The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It as Yes Man
- Raising Hope as Easter Joe
2009
- Community as Rick
- The Revenant as ATM Robber
2008
- Breaking Bad as Spooge
- The Mentalist as Col. James Harris
- Black Widow as Bixler
2007
- Private Practice as Hank
- Life as Hard Case #1
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets as Barkeeper
- Shoot 'Em Up as Diner Holdup Leader
2005
- Bones as Larry Wolfram
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Spa Worker
- Close to Home as Rooster
2004
- Able Edwards as Franklin Wallace
- Paparazzi as Fan
2002
- Without a Trace as Gil
2001
- Crossing Jordan as Arthur Hay
2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Jayson Walt
- Malcolm in the Middle as Mechanic
1998
- Charmed as Shapeshifter