Dash Mihok
Mihok in May 2007
Born	Dashiell Raymond Mihok (1974-05-24)May 24, 1974 (age 50) New York City, U.S.
Other names	Diz Mihok Diz and the Fam
Education	Bronx High School of Science Professional Children's School
Occupation(s)	Actor, director
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Valeria Mason ​ (m. 2009)​
Children	2
Website	Diz and the Fam

Dashiell Raymond Mihok (/ˈmaɪhɒk/;^[1] born May 24, 1974)^[2] is an American actor and director known as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan inShowtime'sRay Donovan.^[3][4]

Mihok was born in New York City,^[5] the son of theater actors Andrea Mihok (née Cloak) and Raymond Thorne (né Mihok).^[6][7] He has two older sisters: Gwen Mihok, an actress, and Cecily Trenka, a science teacher.^[8][9] He is ofCzech andBritish descent.^[10]

Mihok grew up inGreenwich Village and lived in the artist communityWestbeth onBank Street.^[5][10][11] Mihok went to PS 3, a public elementary school in Manhattan, currently named the John Melser Charrette School.^[10] He attended the Center School (MS 243) for middle school. While attendingBronx High School of Science, where he played baseball as a middle infielder, Mihok joined CityKids Repertory, and appeared in the short-lived TV show,CityKids, which featured local New York child actors andJim Henson'sThe Muppets. Mihok also attended theProfessional Children's School in Manhattan with best friend, actorDonald Faison.^[12]

Mihok got his start doing guest spots in local New York City productions ofLaw & Order,NYPD Blue, andNew York Undercover. In 1994, Mihok debuted in the independent film,Black is White. In 1995, Mihok appeared in theCBS movie of the week,Murderous Intent.

In 1996, Mihok appeared in directorBarry Levinson's filmSleepers, which was notable for its depiction of sexual abuse. The same year, Mihok also appeared in theAngelina Jolie film,Foxfire.^[13] His breakout role was in theLeonardo DiCaprio andClaire Danes-starringRomeo + Juliet. To prepare for his audition, Mihok studiedShakespeare and had five extensive audition sessions with directorBaz Luhrmann before landing the role ofBenvolio.^[10]

In 1998, forTerrence Malick'sThin Red Line, Mihok said he spent an intensive six months working on the film,^[14] with the amount of footage constituting a starring role, but during editing was reduced to an ensemble part as Private First Class Doll.^[10][15]

In 1996, Mihok was a featured regular in the role of Joey in theRhea PerlmanCBS sitcomPearl.^[13] In 1999, he appeared onThe WB seriesFelicity, where he portrayed Lynn, a competitive swimmer, in multiple episodes. He has been featured in roles in films such asThe Day After Tomorrow,The Perfect Storm,I Am Legend, andSilver Linings Playbook.^[16] He has had starring roles in independent features such asTelling You andLoveless in Los Angeles.

In 2006, Mihok appeared in the filmHollywoodland and in 2007 in the film,Firehouse Dog. In 2008, he played Detective Martin Soap in the filmPunisher: War Zone. In 2011, Mihok directed a short film calledAbby. The film stars his sister, Gwen.^[17] He also directed the 2006 short film calledThat Guy.^[18]

As part of the 2011 straight-to-video film,Lifted, Mihok and the actor who plays his son in the film,Uriah Shelton, recorded a song called "I Miss You." The film features many musical and dance performances by Mihok.^[19] In 2013, Mihok portrayed the character "Gage" inPayday 2 web series.

Since 2013, Mihok has co-starred as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan in theShowtime dramaRay Donovan.^[20][21] Bunchy had been sexually abused by a priest as a child and is an alcoholic and hassexual anorexia.^[22][23] For the show the cast works out at theSanta Monica, California boxing gym Wild Card West with boxerRob Garcia.^[24] Mihok was slated to direct an episode in 2017,^[25] as he said he has been directing pilots to prepare.^[26] He directed the season 7 episode "An Irish Lullaby" which aired December 15, 2019.^[27]

In 2014, he portrayed Whelan, in the horror-thriller film,Before I Wake, co-starring in theMike Flanagan-directed filmAnnabeth Gish,Thomas Jane andKate Bosworth.^[13][28][29]

In 2016, Mihok appeared in the film,So B. It, which starsAlfre Woodard,Cloris Leachman,Jacinda Barrett, andJohn Heard.^[30] In 2017, Mihok appeared in the independent film,The Girl Who Invented Kissing, as Victor, a man who becomes mentally disabled after being in a car accident. He stars oppositeSuki Waterhouse andVincent Piazza, who plays his younger brother.^[31][32] In 2017, Mihok played a car salesman in the filmCar Dogs, which featuresPatrick J. Adams,Octavia Spencer,Josh Hopkins, among others.^[33] In 2022, he played Derek, an intellectually disabled man, inWildflower.^[1]

When he was 12 years old, Mihok started a band with his friends called S.D.C. (Sam, Dash, Chris aka Strictly Devastating Crew).^[34]

In 2004, Mihok appeared on Sicilian-Puerto Rican New York-based rapperSabac Red's recordSabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come, on the track "I Have A Dream." The lyrics refer totics that people exhibit as symptoms ofTourette syndrome.^[35][36] For the 2005 movieGreen Street Hooligans, Mihok wrote the title track "Test of a Man." During this time he also collaborated with Daniel Freedman, a jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer on various music projects.^[37]

Since 2015, Mihok has been in the band Diz and the Fam.^[38][39] Members of Diz and the Fam are Mike Choi, Kenny Echizen, Justin Frazier, Sharlotte Gibson, Morris Hayes, Joel Hellman, Brett Nolan, and Elliot Yamin.^[13] The band has released three singles.^[37] The 2015 video forLove (feat. Jeff Taylor) features many actors fromRay Donovan.^[40]

Mihok studied dance. He can be seen dancing opposite then-girlfriendAlanis Morissette in her music video "So Pure".^[41] Mihok is also a photographer. His photography of Morissette is used on the back cover of her "Thank U" single^[42] and is credited forSupposed Former Infatuation Junkie.^[43][44]

Mihok was named after writerDashiell Hammett, the author ofThe Thin Man,The Glass Key andThe Maltese Falcon. His Czech surname is pronounced "my"-Hawk.^[10]

Mihok was diagnosed withTourette syndrome at age six,^[46][47][48] and is a spokesperson and is on the board for the nonprofit Jaylen's Challenge,^[49] founded by the then 9-year-old, Jaylen Arnold.^[50] He is an active supporter of theTourette Syndrome Association.^[45][51] Mihok's two older sisters both have Tourette's; it is often genetic.^[46]

Mihok once stated that an early reason he became an actor was because he had so much experience in hiding his Tourette's.^[47] He said the focus required of acting allows him to mask many of his tics.^[47] Mihok says the biggest misconception about Tourette's Syndrome is about vocal tics, calledcoprolalia. Not everyone with Tourette's does that: "Tics tend to wax and wane, not everybody's screaming obscenities all the time."^[3] Mihok said he took medication during high school for the Tourette's.^[10]

In 1997, Mihok metAlanis Morissette through mutual friendLeonardo DiCaprio during a trip to Cuba.^[52] The lyrics to the songs "So Pure" fromSupposed Former Infatuation Junkie and "That Particular Time" fromUnder Rug Swept are about him.^[13]

In 2009, Mihok married singer Valeria Mason. They have two children and live in Los Angeles.^[5] Mihok has said that he is aRoman Catholic.^[13]

• 1999:Satellite Awards, Special Achievement Award, Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble forThe Thin Red Line
• 2014:Tourette Association of America, Shining Star Award^[53]
• 2017:Beverly Hills Film Festival, Best Actor forThe Girl Who Invented Kissing^[32]

• 1985:Romeo and Juliet bySergei Prokofiev,American Ballet Theatre,Metropolitan Opera^[58]
• 1987:Carrying School Children byThomas Babe,Theater for the New City^[59]

• Chakrabarti, Meghna; Mihok, Dash (5 October 2016)."The Modern Love Podcast: Dash Mihok Reads 'A Path to Fatherhood, With (Shared) Morning Sickness'"(Audio podcast performance).The New York Times /WBUR Boston.

• 2004:Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come bySabac Red – track called "I Have A Dream" ft. Dash Mihok & Cenophia Mitchell^[35][36]
• 2005: "Test of a Man" by Dash Mihok – from the filmGreen Street Hooligans
• 2009: "I Miss You" byUriah Shelton and Dash Mihok – from the filmLifted^[19]
• 2009: "Sunshine (Ft. Dash Mihok)" sung byUriah Shelton featuring Dash Mihok – from the filmLifted
• 2015: "Stolen Hearts" by Dash Mihok – fromPayday 2

DIZ and The Fam

• 2015:Love (feat. Jeff Taylor) – Single (DIZ Music Inc)
• 2015:The Evil That Men Do – Single (Diz and The Fam) – featured onRay Donovan
• 2016:Be Better – Single (DZE Music)

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