Daniel Zelman

American actor, screenwriter, television producer, and director

Debra Messing

(m. 2000; div. 2016)

Children1RelativesAaron Zelman (brother)

Daniel Luke Zelman (born June 16, 1967) is an American actor, screenwriter, television producer, and director.^[2]

Early life and education

Zelman was born in New York. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Harvard University in 1990 and a Master of Fine Arts from New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1993.^[3]^[4] He is Jewish.^[5]

Career

Zelman is an executive producer on the FX drama series Damages, which he co-created with Todd A. Kessler and Glenn Kessler.^[6] Todd Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Zelman were nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for their work on the pilot episode of Damages, titled "Get Me A Lawyer". He also wrote They Nest, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, and Fool's Gold.

Personal life

In 1990, Zelman met Debra Messing at New York University. Zelman and Messing married on September 3, 2000, and have a son, Roman Walker Zelman, who was born on April 7, 2004. On December 20, 2011, it was announced that Zelman and Messing were ending their eleven-year marriage.^[7] Messing filed for divorce on June 5, 2012.^[8] The divorce was officially completed on March 1, 2016.^[9]

Filmography

Film


Year	Title	Role
1995	Let It Be Me	Gabriel's Friend
1996	Milk & Money	Josh
2000	What Lies Beneath	PhD Student #4

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Law & Order	Bruce Abelson	Episode: "Black Tie"
1995	One Life to Live	Keith	Episode #1.6860
1996, 2017	Ned and Stacey	Dave	2 episodes
1997	Prison of Secrets	Prison Spokesman	Television film
1997	Weird Science	Soldier	Episode: "I, Chettus"
2000	The Practice	Kevin Macklin	Episode: "Friends and Ex-Lovers"

References

^ Shin, Michael D. (August 14, 1987). "The Erpingham Camp". The Harvard Crimson.
^ "This family needs fresh blood". galeapps.gale.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
^ "NYU Graduate Acting Alumni". Tisch School of the Arts. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
^ "March 2010 | Todd A. Kessler '94 & Glenn Kessler '92". Harvardwood. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
^ Bloom, Nate (November 14, 2003). "Celebrity Jews". J. The Jewish News of Northern California.
^ Bloom, Nate (August 7, 2007). "Celebrity Jews". JWeekly. Archived from the original on August 11, 2011.
^ "Debra Messing & Daniel Zelman End 10-Year Marriage". Celebrity-gossip.net. December 20, 2011. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
^ Shira, Dahvi (June 5, 2012). "Debra Messing Files for Divorce". People. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
^ "Judge ends Debra Messing's marriage to writer-producer". The Charlotte Observer. Associated Press. March 2, 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.