Hutch Dano

Hutchings Royal "Hutch" Dano (born May 21, 1992) is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Zeke Falcone in Zeke and Luther, and Sam in Zombeavers.

Hutch Dano
Born
Hutchings Royal Dano

(1992-05-21) May 21, 1992
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • producer
  • musician
Years active2009–present
Known forZeke and Luther
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
RelativesRoyal Dano (grandfather)
J. Walter Ruben (great-grandfather)
Virginia Bruce (great-grandmother)

Personal life

Dano was born in Santa Monica, California. He comes from a family of actors, including his father Rick Dano and grandfather Royal Dano.[1] His great-grandmother Virginia Bruce was an actress in the 1930s and 1940s and his great-grandfather J. Walter Ruben was a writer and director.

Professional life

Dano was cast in his first commercial at the age of five, when his mother and father, also actors, took him along to their commercial audition. Loving the stage. Dano began doing summer theater for four years before being discovered by casting director Orly Sitowitz at the age of 15. He started taking acting classes with Gary Marks and also with Jorge Luis Pallo at the Scott Sedita Studios.

Within nine months, Dano was booked for the lead role of Zeke in the pilot episode of Zeke and Luther (2009) for Disney's XD Channel, which was quickly picked up as a series. After wrapping his first season, Hutch booked the role of Henry, starring opposite Selena Gomez in the 20th Century Fox feature Ramona and Beezus (2010), playing Beatrice "Beezus" Quimby's friend Henry Huggins.[2] Dano also guest-starred on Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck (2008).

Dano guest starred on Law and Order: LA in 2010, for which he received a nomination in the 32nd Young Artist Awards in the Guest Starring Young Actor 18-21 category for a performance in a TV series.[3] He also appeared in an episode of White Collar in 2011. In 2014, Dano played the role of "Sam," the cheating boyfriend who gets his just reward in the horror comedy release, Zombeavers. In 2017, he featured in the horror movie Behind the Walls,[4] and in Sunflower, which Hutch co-wrote and co-produced.[5] He starred in two films in 2019, Hoax and Disappearance.[6][7]

Filmography
Films
Year Title Role Project Notes
2010 Den Brother Alex Pearson TV Movie Hutch learned to play hockey for his role as Alex Pearson
Ramona and Beezus Henry Huggins Feature
2013 Feels So Good Evan
2014 Congratulations, Josh! Josh Short film
Zombeavers Sam Feature
2015 Double Daddy Lucas TV Movie
2016 Change of Heart Judd TV Movie
Drowners Gary Short Co-producer
Sunflower Blake feature Hutch co wrote the script and co-produced this film
2017 Behind the Walls Michael Harper Feature
2019 Disappearance Blake Feature
Hoax Justin Johnson Feature
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2009–11 The Suite Life on Deck Moose "Mulch Ado About Nothing" (Season 1, episode 19)
"Twister: Part 2" (Season 3, episode 18)
2009–12 Zeke and Luther Zeke Falcone Lead role
2010 Law and Order: Los Angeles Luke Jarrow "Playa Vista" (Season 1, episode 8)
2011 White Collar Scott Rivers "Scott Free" (Season 3, episode 6)
Peter Punk Zeke Falcone Guest Star
2016 The Encounter JD Guest Star
2017 Training Day Butler Guest Star
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Breaking Fat Matt Lead role; web series

Music

Hutch is also a big fan of Hip hop and rap music. He has released a few rap songs, as well a few collaborations with other independent artists.

Singles
List of singles
Title Year Album
"In My Best Interest"[8] 2013 N/A
"Take the Lead"[9] 2014
"Thanks"
List of singles
Title Year Album
"Would You"[10]
(Icee Cortéz featuring Fahrenheit 51)		 2014 N/A
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References
  1. Eades, Mark (January 13, 2010). "Disney star Hutch Dano hears grandpa as Lincoln". The Orange County Register.
  2. "Crush of the Week: Hutch Dano". Seventeen. July 21, 2010.
  3. "32nd Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  4. "Behind The Walls | Dual Visions - A Kondelik Brothers Company". Thekondelikbrothers.com. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  5. "Sunflower (2017) filmi". Sinemalar.com. November 19, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  6. Collison, Gary (June 19, 2019). "Thriller Disappearance gets a poster and trailer". Flickering Myth.
  7. Millican, Josh (August 26, 2019). "Interview: Writer/Director and Star of HOAX Imagine Meeting an Actual Sasquatch". Dread Central.
  8. "In My Best Interest – Single by Farenheit 51". iTunes. May 13, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  9. "New Track. Take the Lead by Farenheit 51. Produced by beatwife". Veooz. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 26, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  10. "Icee Cortéz – Would You Ft. Hutch Dano AKA Farenheit 51". Icee Cortéz Official. May 13, 2010. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
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