{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1396312/dave-macdonald",
  "name": "Dave MacDonald",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1396312/dave-macdonald",
  "knownForDepartment": "Acting",
  "description": "American actor, Dave MacDonald started his career as a military broadcast journalist for the U.S. Army. He hosted a radio and talk show in Berlin, Germany on the American Forces Network for three years. He was a member of the U.S. Army Berlin rugby team and played semi-professional American football for the Berlin Adlers. After leaving the service he headed for Los Angeles, California and graduated from the theater department at Loyola Marymount University. Dave toured nationally with the Chicago based Griffen Theatre production, Letters Home. Some of his notable credits are Ozark, Doom Patrol, Stranger Things, The Resident, Mr. Mercedes.",
  "birthPlace": "Los Angeles, CA",
  "alternateName": [
    "David A. MacDonald",
    "David A MacDonald"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xqLpO30JWCyKkCQfuIBxIVSslpp.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4370055"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "7 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 66732,
      "title": "Stranger Things",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "as Flamethrower Soldier",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.6,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/uOOtwVbSr4QDjAGIifLDwpb2Pdl.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/66732/stranger-things-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 44006,
      "title": "Chicago Fire",
      "year": "2012",
      "role": "as Cop #2",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.391,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/r915sk2JpthZSjHEgZKifWxgo6L.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/44006/chicago-fire-2012"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 74016,
      "title": "The Resident",
      "year": "2018",
      "role": "as Todd Barker",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.381,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2IkYQJlT26yXef2iot7dhRtavSC.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/74016/the-resident-2018"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 67133,
      "title": "MacGyver",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "as Agent Vincent Whittaker",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.3,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2zAogx9dmSAu2HYxbWzHe4ZaNY5.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/67133/macgyver-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 69740,
      "title": "Ozark",
      "year": "2017",
      "role": "as Connor McVeigh",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.208,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pCGyPVrI9Fzw6rE1Pvi4BIXF6ET.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/69740/ozark-2017"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 69629,
      "title": "The Gifted",
      "year": "2017",
      "role": "as Officer #1",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.595,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nshCqszjTNuqhrB53vrSqWO18sE.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/69629/the-gifted-2017"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 84958,
      "title": "Loki",
      "year": "2021",
      "role": "as Minuteman #2",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 8.169,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kEl2t3OhXc3Zb9FBh1AuYzRTgZp.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/84958/loki-2021"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 79501,
      "title": "Doom Patrol",
      "year": "2019",
      "role": "as Daddy",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.508,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/nVN7Dt0Xr78gnJepRsRLaLYklbY.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/79501/doom-patrol-2019"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 50825,
      "title": "Sleepy Hollow",
      "year": "2013",
      "role": "as Plunkett",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.431,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/2RHj62XneYMCRPAyQrEIrKVij12.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/50825/sleepy-hollow-2013"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 86686,
      "title": "Creepshow",
      "year": "2019",
      "role": "as Captain Lawrence Talby",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.426,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fassm77VqtSDHv9x17eJ3DkGVml.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/86686/creepshow-2019"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 102904,
      "title": "Sweet Magnolias",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "as Stu",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.735,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/n1WDSFOnCCg3cdHHGBywZtYIzf9.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/102904/sweet-magnolias-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 89498,
      "title": "Deputy",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "as Agent Bowes",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.901,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dlnbNP169odKEYKCfzBipRrUDdk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/89498/deputy-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 94305,
      "title": "The Walking Dead: World Beyond",
      "year": "2020",
      "role": "as Wilkins",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.359,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/6HanIV2hTLE2w7A5bI1KJb3bTL7.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/94305/the-walking-dead-world-beyond-2020"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "tv",
      "tmdbId": 127948,
      "title": "Class of '09",
      "year": "2023",
      "role": "as Older FBI Agent",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 7.07,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/5eCGq50CMloT2a1bMDB8JPpGuf2.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/tv/127948/class-of-09-2023"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 619297,
      "title": "Sweet Girl",
      "year": "2021",
      "role": "as FBI Agent",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.596,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cP7odDzzFBD9ycxj2laTeFWGLjD.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/619297/sweet-girl-2021"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 413349,
      "title": "Killing Reagan",
      "year": "2016",
      "role": "as Tim McCarthy",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.532,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xuw2VrzihZKHVLUQOJFS3xwaIMb.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/413349/killing-reagan-2016"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1108886,
      "title": "Dance for Me",
      "year": "2023",
      "role": "as Detective Moreland",
      "roleKind": "cast",
      "voteAverage": 6.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/kaPCduenjCUhXybCJZorwonzwOy.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1108886/dance-for-me-2023"
    }
  ]
}