David Shae

David Shae (also known as David Moretti) (born September 3, 1981)^[1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ron Martz, in Clint Eastwood's Richard Jewell (2019) and Alfred on The Walking Dead (2019–2020).

David Shae
Shae in 2008
Born	(1981-09-03) September 3, 1981 (age 43) Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2004–present

Early life

Shae was born in Cranston, Rhode Island, and graduated from the University of Southern California in 2002 with a degree in English. He was a member of the Delta Chi fraternity.^[2]

Career

From 2007 to 2010, he appeared in the role of Thom in the series The Lair.^[3] He made appearances as the same character in Dante's Cove.^[4] His recent acting credits include Creepshow, The Walking Dead, and Lodge 49.

In 2011, he starred in an off-Broadway theatre production of My Big Gay Italian Wedding.^[5]

Personal life

Shae is gay and first came out when one of his fraternity brothers found he had a profile on a gay dating site.^[6][7] He currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia.^{[8][non-primary source needed]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	In Enemy Hands	German Soldier	Uncredited (as David Moretti)
	Arizona	Jared	(as David Moretti)
2005	Interviewing Norman	Isaac
2007	Manje	Ray
2008	Murder.com	Roger	a.k.a. Murder Dot Com and A Date with Murder (as David Moretti)
	Playing with Fire	Director	(as David Moretti)
2010	Shut Up and Kiss Me	Roy
2011	Finding Mr. Wright	Pearce Wright	(as David Moretti)[5]
	Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part I: From Horror to Homicide	Bob Kelske	Documentary (as David Moretti)
2012	Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part II: Mob, Mayhem, Murder
	Scrooge & Marley	Bob Cratchitt	(as David Moretti)
2013	Abner, the Invisible Dog	Ed
2014	Shattered Hopes: The True Story of the Amityville Murders - Part III: Fraud & Forensics	Bob Kelske	Documentary (as David Moretti)
2017	The Plot	Will Whitford
2019	Gemini Man	Bicycle Messenger
	The Banker	Senior Counsel
	Richard Jewell	Ron Martz
	Line of Duty	Telescope
2020	Bad Boys for Life	Disturbed Airline Passenger
	The Glorias	Journalist
2021	Respect	Male Reporter
2023	They Cloned Tyrone	Chicken Manager
	The Burial	David Shatterock
	Dashing Through the Snow	Detective Bobby Carlotta

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Dante's Cove	Tom	2 episodes (as David Moretti)
2007–2009	The Lair	Thom Etherton / Richard DeVere	28 episodes (as David Moretti)
2012–2014	Project: Phoenix	Agent Stefano	6 episodes (as David Moretti)
2014	High Hopes: The Amityville Horror Murders	Bob Kelske	TV movie (as David Moretti)
2016	House of Cards	Buha	Episode: "Chapter 48"
2017	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks	Reporter	TV movie
	Shots Fired	The Handler	4 episodes
	Love at the Shore	Businessman #1	TV movie
	Living the Dream	Loan Manager	Episode: "Blink Test"
2018	The Gifted	Molecule Hound	Episode: "X-roads"
	The Inspectors	Kit Remmington	Episode: "Blast Off"
	The Originals	Man	Episode: "We Have Not Long to Love"
	The Haunting of Hill House	Max's Father	2 episodes
	Life-Size 2	Devin Drake	TV movie
2018–2019	Lodge 49	Tim	3 episodes
2019	Dolly Parton's Heartstrings	Alex Sidwell	Episode: "These Old Bones"
	Florida Girls	Matty	2 episodes
	Star	Thomas King	Episode: "The Reckoning"
	Creepshow	Randy	Episode: "Gray Matter/The House of the Head"
2019–2020	The Walking Dead	Alfred	3 episodes[9]
2020	MacGyver	Chad	Episode: "Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey"
	Young Dylan	Phillipe	Episode: "Speechless"
	Doom Patrol	Dex Trainor (grandson of Larry Trainor)	2 episodes
2021	The Resident	Terry Berndahl	Episode: "The Accidental Patient"
	Saints & Sinners: Judgement Day	Officer Timmons	TV movie
2022	Queens	Ivan Silva	Episode: "I'm a Slave 4 U"
	Killing It	Roderick	2 episodes
	Dynasty	Dr. Bronner	Episode: "The Only Thing That Counts Is Winning"
	First Kill	Detective Lee	2 episodes
2023	Drunk, Driving, and 17	Tim Wright	TV movie
2024	Genius	Cashier	Episode: "MLK/X: Graduation"
	Reasonable Doubt	Vince Larson	2 episodes
	English Teacher	Chuck	Episode 8, "Birthday"

References

1. Treviano, Jorge (September 27, 2007). "His secret 'lair'". In Newsweekly. Archived from the original on December 28, 2007. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
2. Scholibo, Corey. ""Interview with a Vampire: David Moretti May Be New at Being out, but the Star of Here Networks Latest Romp the Lair Already Knows a Thing or Two about Being a Sex Symbol" by Scholibo, Corey - The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), Issue 990, August 14, 2007". Archived from the original on May 28, 2019.
3. Hern, Greg (March 19, 2009). "My interview with David Moretti, star of "The Lair"".
4. "Interview with a vampire". advocate.com. July 13, 2007.
5. Williams, Ken (August 18, 2011). "Video: FilmOut Q&A with David Moretti, star of "Finding Mr. Wright"". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
6. "Matt & Andrej Koymasky - Famous GLTB - David Moretti". andrejkoymasky.com. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
7. ""Interview with a Vampire: David Moretti May Be New at Being out, but the Star of Here Networks Latest Romp the Lair Already Knows a Thing or Two about Being a Sex Symbol" by Scholibo, Corey - The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine), Issue 990, August 14, 2007". Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
8. "David Shae's Instagram post: "This picture is dedicated to everyone who told me I didn't have "it" and then doubled down saying I was giving up by moving to Atlanta...."". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 25, 2021.
9. Abdulbaki, Mae (December 7, 2019). "Norman Reedus Improvised A Walking Dead Scene That Made His Young Co-Star Cry". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 7, 2019.

External links

• David Shae at IMDb
• Windy City Times interview
• 2009 "Talking About: David Moretti" interview