About
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,...
Known for
Breaking BadSeries • 2008
The MentalistSeries • 2008
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries • 2000
BonesSeries • 2005
GrimmSeries • 2011
CharmedSeries • 1998
Better Call SaulSeries • 2015
It's Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaSeries • 2005
Rizzoli & IslesSeries • 2010
HeroesSeries • 2006
Without a TraceSeries • 2002
Malcolm in the MiddleSeries • 2000
CommunitySeries • 2009
Crossing JordanSeries • 2001
MomSeries • 2013
Magnum P.I.Series • 2018
Private PracticeSeries • 2007
JustifiedSeries • 2010
Georgie & Mandy's First MarriageSeries • 2024
Outer BanksSeries • 2020
Fresh Off the BoatSeries • 2015
Lie to MeSeries • 2009
Raising HopeSeries • 2010
Masters of SexSeries • 2013