Illustrated portrait of Jeffrey DeMunnFLM.RED

JEFFREY
DEMUNN

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From the stage to Frank Darabont’s films

A familiar presence in The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile and The Walking Dead.

Buffalo, New York, USA

A career across theatre and screen

Jeffrey DeMunn is an American actor born on 25 April 1947 in Buffalo, New York. His career spans theatre, film and television, with stage work including a Tony-nominated performance in K2.

DeMunn has appeared repeatedly in films directed by Frank Darabont. In The Shawshank Redemption (1994) he plays the district attorney at Andy Dufresne’s trial; his later collaborations with Darabont include The Green Mile, The Majestic and The Mist.

Television viewers know him as Dale Horvath in the early seasons of The Walking Dead. Dale’s concern for the people around him gives the survivor group a voice that weighs moral choices as well as immediate danger.

His range also includes the Broadway stage and the television drama Billions. Across these different settings, his supporting performances contribute to the worlds surrounding the central characters.

The film list below shows titles currently available on FLM.RED, not his complete filmography.

Selected performances

1994

The Shawshank Redemption

District attorney

1999

The Green Mile

Harry Terwilliger

2010

The Walking Dead

Dale Horvath

Performance readings are FLM.RED editorial interpretation.

Films in FLM.RED

Titles in this collection; not a complete filmography.

Sources & image notes

Portrait illustration: FLM.RED.