Kahil Dotay
Encyclopedia
Kahil Dotay is an American
actor
, director
, and producer.
Dotay graduated with honors from the University of Florida
, and he is best known for his role as young Richard Dreyfuss
in the film Courage & Stupidity. Dotay has appeared in more than 20 major film productions, and he was nominated for his performance in the movie Sarah and won best actor for his performance in the movie Full Spectrum. He had a prominent role in the HBO original series, The Wire
during its third season.
In addition to acting, he currently is producing films for the company INTEGfilms, LLC.
In 2007, his script, "Frank & Flo" won first place in the "LA Shorts Fest". Despite the story taking place in Las Vegas, the resulting film was shot around Midlothian, VA and Richmond, VA in mid-2009. The movie is slated for release in the fall of 2011.
In 2011, he played Elmer Irey
in the major motion picture J. Edgar
, directed by Clint Eastwood
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, and producer.
Dotay graduated with honors from the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
, and he is best known for his role as young Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Stakeout, Always, What About...
in the film Courage & Stupidity. Dotay has appeared in more than 20 major film productions, and he was nominated for his performance in the movie Sarah and won best actor for his performance in the movie Full Spectrum. He had a prominent role in the HBO original series, The Wire
The Wire (TV series)
The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
during its third season.
In addition to acting, he currently is producing films for the company INTEGfilms, LLC.
In 2007, his script, "Frank & Flo" won first place in the "LA Shorts Fest". Despite the story taking place in Las Vegas, the resulting film was shot around Midlothian, VA and Richmond, VA in mid-2009. The movie is slated for release in the fall of 2011.
In 2011, he played Elmer Irey
Elmer Lincoln Irey
Elmer Lincoln Irey was a United States Treasury Department official and director of the Internal Revenue Service's lead investigative unit during the federal tax evasion prosecution of Chicago mobster Al Capone....
in the major motion picture J. Edgar
J. Edgar
J. Edgar is a 2011 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood, from a script by Dustin Lance Black. The film focuses on the career of FBI director J...
, directed by Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician. Eastwood first came to prominence as a supporting cast member in the TV series Rawhide...
.