David Ury
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 30, 1973 (age 53)
- Birthplace
- Sonoma, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Time of Death
Movie · as Meeks
The Hawk
TV · as Drifter · 1 ep
A Blind Bargain
Movie · as Reggie
Violent Ends
Movie · as Lou Byers
Junk
Movie · as Petey
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage
TV · as Barry · 1 ep
Do Not Watch
Movie
1-800-Hot-Nite
Movie · as Bill
Babylon
Movie · as Fan (Autograph)
The Rookie: Feds
TV · as Frank Patterson · 1 ep
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Movie · as Sleazy Breeder
Kajillionaire
Movie · as Minimart Cashier
Faith Based
Movie · as Gerry
Outer Banks
TV · as Scooter Grubbs · 2 eps
Woke
TV · as Al Durian (aka Trench Coat) · 1 ep
3 from Hell
Movie · as Travis O'Rourke
Loners
Movie · as Larry Bressert
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
Movie · as Self
Tacoma FD
TV · as Buffalo Phil · 1 ep
Lodge 49
TV · as Champ · 9 eps
Magnum P.I.
TV · as Sam · 1 ep
31
Movie · as Schizo-Head
A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits
Movie · as Freddie Marks
Rush Hour
TV · as Trucker · 1 ep
Little Boy
Movie · as Sir Pent
Better Call Saul
TV · as Spooge · 1 ep
Powers
TV · as Dr. Death · 7 eps
Fresh Off the Boat
TV · as Homeless Man · 1 ep
Lake Los Angeles
Movie · as Dan Dan
The Librarians
TV · as William Shakespeare · 1 ep
Coffee Town
Movie · as Homeless Guy
Mom
TV · as Randy · 1 ep
The Haunted Hathaways
TV · as The Green Ghoul · 1 ep
Masters of Sex
TV · 1 ep
Pearblossom Hwy
Movie · as Garr Booth
Touch
TV · as Rizzi · 1 ep
Hollywood Heights
TV · as Gas Station Attendant · 2 eps
Grimm
TV · as Hofmann · 4 eps
The 41–Year–Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It
Movie · as Yes Man
Rizzoli & Isles
TV · as Sandy Grotty · 1 ep
Justified
TV · as Hiram · 1 ep
Raising Hope
TV · as Easter Joe · 2 eps
The Revenant
Movie · as ATM Robber
Community
TV · as Rick · 1 ep
Lie to Me
TV · as Witness · 1 ep
Black Widow
Movie · as Bixler
Breaking Bad
TV · as Spooge · 2 eps
The Mentalist
TV · as Col. James Harris · 1 ep
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Movie · as Barkeeper
Shoot 'Em Up
Movie · as Diner Holdup Leader
Life
TV · as Hard Case #1 · 2 eps
Private Practice
TV · as Hank · 1 ep
Dark Ride
Movie · as Attendant #1
Dark Mind
Movie · as Pony Tail Man
Heroes
TV · as Super, Landlord · 1 ep
Close to Home
TV · as Rooster · 1 ep
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
TV · as Spa Worker · 1 ep
Bones
TV · as Larry Wolfram · 1 ep
Able Edwards
Movie · as Franklin Wallace
Paparazzi
Movie · as Fan
Without a Trace
TV · as Gil · 1 ep
Crossing Jordan
TV · as Arthur Hay · 1 ep
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV · as Jayson Walt · 1 ep
Malcolm in the Middle
TV · as Mechanic · 1 ep
Charmed
TV · as Shapeshifter · 1 ep