Douglas Spain
Biography
Filmography
Biography
A handsome, dark-haired and charismatic Latino actor with a promising future, Douglas Spain gained rave reviews and audience attention for his starring turn as a youth with dreams of stardom who is forced into prostitution by his father in Miguel Arteta's "Star Maps" (1997). A native of Southern California, the actor had previously appeared as a gangster in the HBO movie "Flashfire" (1994) and played the title character as a teenager in the TNT TV-movie "Tecumseh: The Last Warrior" (1995). After "Star Maps" premiered at Sundance, Spain fielded a number of offers, including a role as a troubled youth in the Showtime movie "Riot" (1997) and guest appearances on such series as "Nothing Sacred" and "Nash Bridges." He completed his second feature lead as a Native American with a mysterious past in the independent feature "Ricochet River" (lensed in 1997).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Life Events
1994
Acting debut in the HBO movie "Flashfire"
1995
Played the title character as a teenager in the TNT TV-movie "Tecumsah: The Last Warrior"
1997
Glimpsed briefly as the defendant in the Showtime remake of "12 Angry Men"
1997
Had first screen lead, "Star Maps"
1998
Had small role in "Permanent Midnight" as the son of a drug-abusing mother
1999
Co-starred with Angela Bettis in the romance "The Last Best Sunday"
1999
Cast as one of the campers undergoing heterosexualization in the screen satire "But I'm a Cheerleader"
2000
Had recurring role on the Showtime series "Resurrection Blvd."; his character "came out" as homosexual in a ground-breaking episode in October 2001
2000
Appeared in the ensemble comedy-drama "What's Cooking?"
2001
Was featured in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers"
