D.B. Sweeney

D.B.’s films include Gardens of Stone, Memphis Belle, Fire in the Sky, The Cutting Edge, No Man’s Land, Spawn, Yellow, Roommates and Eight Men Out (as Shoeless Joe Jackson).

He has appeared on Broadway and in theatres around the country, most recently in the acclaimed Williamstown Theater Festival’s production of Under Milkwood.  He is a founding board member of the celebrated Blank Theatre in Los Angeles where he appears regularly.

On Television he played Dish Boggett in the landmark Lonesome Dove miniseries.  Other credits include Jericho, Crash, The Event, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, Strange Luck, C-16: FBI, Harsh Realm, Life as We Know It and the Emmy Award winning Miss Rose White.

D.B. makes his debut as screenwriter, director and producer with Two Tickets to Paradise. He was named Best Director at the Boston International Film Festival and was cited for “Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking” at Method Fest.  Some of the many other awards for the film include Best Narrative Feature at the Savannah Film Festival, the Audience Choice Award at The Vail Film Fest, Best Comic Feature at the Staten Island Fest and The Golden Appy at the Appalachian Film Festival.  D.B.’s multiple efforts on the film have also been recognized with the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival’s “Renaissance Award” and by the Santa Fe Film Festival’s “Best of the Independent Spirit Award”.  The film is being distributed in North America by Paramount Pictures.