Loren Dean

BIRTHDATE: July 31, 1969
BIRTHPLACE: Las Vegas, Nevada
MARITAL STATUS: ????
WHY HE DESERVES HIS BIG BREAK:
Loren Dean is probably better known for who he ISN'T than for who he is. He's gone through most of his career being confused for Ethan Hawke, and confused audiences further by playing Ethan Hawke's brother in 1997's Gattaca.

Born in Las Vegas, Dean worked on stage, acting in such productions as Beggars in the House of Plenty and Four Dogs and a Bone. His big break was supposed to come in 1991's Billy Bathgate, but the film was a critical and box office failure, and Dean was stuck getting roles in other stink-bombs like 1492: Conquest of Paradise, The Passion of Darkly Noon, and Mrs. Winterbourne. But it was Dean's subtle performance in the underrated Gattaca that finally drew attention, and in 1999, he was given his first romantic lead in the modest success Mumford. Hopefully, his career will go a different route than his "Twinner" Ethan Hawke.

FILMOGRAPHY
Films highlighted yellowpresent Loren at his best
The War Bride (2000)--Joe
Space Cowboys (2000)--Ethan Glance
Mumford (1999)--Mumford
Enemy of the State (1998)--Hicks
Starstruck (1998)--Kyle Carey
Gattaca (1997)--Anton
The End of Violence (1997)--'Doc' Dean Brock
Rosewood (1997)--James Taylor
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)--Steve DeCunzo
The Passion of Darkly Noon (1995)--Jude
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)--Young Preston
Apollo 13 (1995)--EECOM Arthur
"Baseball" (TV miniseries--1994)--Voiceover
"J.F.K.: Reckless Youth" (TV miniseries--1993)--Joe Kennedy, Jr.
"The American Clock" (TV Movie--1993)--Young Lee Baumler
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)--Older Fernando
Billy Bathgate (1991)--Billy Bathgate
Say Anything... (1989)--Joe
Plain Clothes (1988)--Matt Dunbar