# David Starzyk

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{{short description|American actor|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = David Starzyk
| image        =
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| birth_place  = [Springfield, Massachusetts](/source/Springfield%2C_Massachusetts), U.S.
| occupation   = Actor
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|Kimberley Ann Fitzgerald|1991}}
|children      = 2
}}

'''David Starzyk''' is an American actor. He is best known for his recurring role as Richard Casablancas Sr. in ''[Veronica Mars](/source/Veronica_Mars)''.

==Career==
Starzyk has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including ''[Home Improvement](/source/Home_Improvement_(TV_series))'', ''[Felicity](/source/Felicity_(TV_series))'', ''[Sabrina the Teenage Witch](/source/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1996_TV_series))'' ''[Pacific Blue](/source/Pacific_Blue_(TV_series))'', ''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)'', ''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)'', ''[The Young and the Restless](/source/The_Young_and_the_Restless)'', ''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)'', ''[Two and a Half Men](/source/Two_and_a_Half_Men)'', ''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)'', ''[What I Like About You](/source/What_I_Like_About_You_(TV_series))'', ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))'', ''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)'', ''[Boston Legal](/source/Boston_Legal)'', ''[Lost](/source/Lost_(2004_TV_series))'', ''[Desperate Housewives](/source/Desperate_Housewives)'', ''[Veronica Mars](/source/Veronica_Mars)'', ''[Victorious](/source/Victorious)'', ''[90210](/source/90210_(TV_series))'' ''[Person of Interest](/source/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series))'' and among other series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/80/David-Starzyk.html|title=David Starzyk Biography ((?)-)}}</ref>  In 2010, he had a recurring role as Officer Pete, boyfriend to [Valerie Bertinelli](/source/Valerie_Bertinelli)'s character, Melanie Moretti on [TV Land](/source/TV_Land)'s original sitcom ''[Hot in Cleveland](/source/Hot_in_Cleveland)''.

Starzyk has also appeared in a series of successful and memorable [Chase Sapphire](/source/Chase_(bank)) television commercials as well as in the feature films ''[To Save a Life](/source/To_Save_a_Life)'' and ''[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish](/source/Bring_It_On%3A_Fight_to_the_Finish)'', both of which were released in 2009. He also starred in the movie ''[Haunted Echoes](/source/Haunted_Echoes)'' launched in 2008, alongside [Sean Young](/source/Sean_Young), [M. Emmet Walsh](/source/M._Emmet_Walsh) and [Juliet Landau](/source/Juliet_Landau).

== Personal life ==
Starzyk was born in [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts) to Helen (née Szala) and Theodore Starzyk.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nowakfuneral.com/notices/Helen-Starzyk | title=Obituary for Helen E. (Szala) Starzyk }}</ref> He is married to actress Kimberley Ann Fitzgerald and he has two sons, Liam and Finn.

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1993
|''Madame''
|Ron
|
|-
|1995
|''Huntress: Spirit of the Night''
|Alek Devane
|
|-
|1996
|''Decaf''
|Garrett Beck, DDS
|
|-
|1998
|''[Free Enterprise](/source/Free_Enterprise_(film))''
|Brian
|
|-
|1999
|''Zig Zag''
|Unknown role
|
|-
|2000
|''Metropolis''
|Unknown role
|TV movie
|-
|2004
|''[A Boyfriend for Christmas](/source/A_Boyfriend_for_Christmas)''
|Ian
|TV movie
|-
|2005
|''Erosion''
|Jim Lernard
|
|-
|2006
|''The Virgin of Juarez''
|Norman
|
|-
|2007
|''[Sacrifices of the Heart](/source/Sacrifices_of_the_Heart)''
|Adam Leventhall
|TV movie
|-
|2008
|''Haunted Echoes''
|Guy Dykstra
|Direct-to-Video
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009
|''MW''
|Unknown role
|
|-
|''[Bring It On: Fight to the Finish](/source/Bring_It_On%3A_Fight_to_the_Finish)''
|Henry
|Direct-to-Video
|-
|''[To Save a Life](/source/To_Save_a_Life)''
|Glen Taylor
|
|-
|''[Frozen Kiss](/source/Frozen_Kiss)''
|Larry
|
|-
|2012
|''[Janeane from Des Moines](/source/Janeane_from_Des_Moines)''
|Tea Party Patriot
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2014
|''Taken Away''
|Richard Martin
|TV movie
|-
|''The Haircut''
|Ron
|Short film
|-
| rowspan="3" |2015
|''[The Perfect Guy](/source/The_Perfect_Guy_(2015_film))''
|Frank
|
|-
|''16 and Missing''
|Daniel
|TV movie
|-
|''Endings, Inc.''
|Mr. Greene
|Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[Nightmare Nurse](/source/Nightmare_Nurse)''
|Detective Thames
|
|-
|''Double Mommy''
|Roy
|TV movie
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''Sharing Christmas''
|Dan
|TV movie
|-
|''[Perfect Citizen](/source/Perfect_Citizen)''
|Marty Isserles
|TV movie
|-
|2018
|''My Christmas Inn''
|David
|TV movie
|-
| rowspan="3" |2019
|''Eddie's''
|Robert Barron
|TV movie
|-
|''A Daughter's Deception''
|Arthur Bishop
|TV movie
|-
|''Don't Say No''
|Christie's Father
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="5" |1995
|''[University Hospital](/source/University_Hospital_(TV_series))''
|Patrick
|Episode: "Shadow of a Doubt"
|-
|''[The Crew](/source/The_Crew_(1995_TV_series))''
|Unknown role
|Episode: "The Operation"
|-
|''[New York Daze](/source/Too_Something)''
|Applicant #1
|Episode: "Pretend You Know Me"
|-
|''[Sister, Sister](/source/Sister%2C_Sister_(TV_series))''
|Mountie
|Episode: "Halloween"
|-
|''[Dweebs](/source/Dweebs_(TV_series))''
|Ben Reynolds
|Recurring role (3 episodes)
|-
|1996
|''[The Nanny](/source/The_Nanny)''
|Steve Goodman
|Episode: "Ship of Fran's
|-
| rowspan="4" |1997
|''[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction](/source/Beyond_Belief%3A_Fact_or_Fiction)''
|Kris Kemplar
|Episode: "Love Over the Counter"
|-
|''[Chicago Sons](/source/Chicago_Sons)''
|Dan Forester
|Episode: "Beauty and the Butt"
|-
|''[L.A. Firefighters](/source/L.A._Firefighters)''
|Brad
|Episode: "The Big One"
|-
|''[Smart Guy](/source/Smart_Guy)''
|Mr. Hamilton
|Episode: "T.J. versus the Machine"
|-
|1998
|''[Home Improvement](/source/Home_Improvement_(TV_series))''
|Detective MacIntrye
|Episode: "Bewitched"
|-
| rowspan="3" |1999
|''[Acapulco H.E.A.T.](/source/Acapulco_H.E.A.T.)''
|Van
|Episode: "Code Name: Hot Chains"
|-
|''[Love Boat: The Next Wave](/source/Love_Boat%3A_The_Next_Wave)''
|Richard Petersen
|Episode: "Prom Queen"
|-
|''[Felicity](/source/Felicity_(TV_series))''
|Mr. Charlie Sherwood
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" |1999–2000
|''[Pacific Blue](/source/Pacific_Blue_(TV_series))''
|William Blake
|Recurring role (7 episodes)
|-
|''[Veronica's Closet](/source/Veronica's_Closet)''
|Pete
|Recurring role (5 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" |2000
|''[Son of the Beach](/source/Son_of_the_Beach)''
|Joseph Anthony Gonzinia
|Episode: "Two Thongs Don't Make a Right"
|-
|''The Third Coast''
|Unknown role
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2000–01
|''[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch](/source/Sabrina_the_Teenage_Witch_(1996_TV_series))''
|Professor Arthur Carlin
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
|2000–03
|''[The Practice](/source/The_Practice)''
|EPA Attorney John Myers / Martin Adler
|Recurring role (4 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="4" |2001
|''[Grosse Pointe](/source/Grosse_Pointe_(TV_series))''
|Ken
|Episode: "The End of the Affair"
|-
|''[V.I.P.](/source/V.I.P._(American_TV_series))''
|Dr. Ted McClellan, DDS
|Episode: "Molar Ice Cap"
|-
|''[Special Unit 2](/source/Special_Unit_2)''
|Dr. Loceff
|Episode: "The Waste"
|-
|''[NYPD Blue](/source/NYPD_Blue)''
|Special Agent Boyd
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
|2001–03
|''[Days of Our Lives](/source/Days_of_Our_Lives)''
|ER Doctor / Dr. Wade
|Recurring role (5 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002
|''[Any Day Now](/source/Any_Day_Now_(TV_series))''
|Mr. Gibbons
|Episode: "The Real Thing"
|-
|''[My Adventures in Television](/source/Wednesday_9%3A30_(8%3A30_Central))''
|Marty
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2003
|''[Mister Sterling](/source/Mister_Sterling)''
|Anthony Marino
|Recurring role (6 episodes)
|-
|''[The Lyon's Den](/source/The_Lyon's_Den)''
|Unknown role
|Episode: "Ex"
|-
|''[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)''
|Fred Stearns
|Episode: "Got Murder?"
|-
| rowspan="4" |2004
|''[The D.A.](/source/The_D.A._(2004_TV_series))''
|Robert Sachs
|Episode: "The People vs. Achmed Abbas"
|-
|''[Joan of Arcadia](/source/Joan_of_Arcadia)''
|Robert Higgins
|Episode: "Anonymous"
|-
|''[Reba](/source/Reba_(TV_series))''
|Paul
|Episode: "The Two-Girl Theory"
|-
|''[LAX](/source/LAX_(TV_series))''
|Vince
|Episode: "Thanksgiving"
|-
|2004–05
|''[Boston Legal](/source/Boston_Legal)''
|Attorney Daniel Gellman
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="7" |2005
|''[Lost](/source/Lost_(2004_TV_series))''
|Brian Porter
|Episode: "[Special](/source/Special_(Lost))"
|-
|''[Two and a Half Men](/source/Two_and_a_Half_Men)''
|Eric
|Episode: "It Was Mame, Mom"
|-
|''[Blind Justice](/source/Blind_Justice_(TV_series))''
|Ty Largent
|Episode: "Past Imperfect"
|-
|''[What I Like About You](/source/What_I_Like_About_You_(TV_series))''
|Paul
|Episode: "The Kid, the Cake, and the Chemistry"
|-
|''[Close to Home](/source/Close_to_Home_(2005_TV_series))''
|Thom
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|''[CSI: NY](/source/CSI%3A_NY)''
|Charles Holden
|Episode: "Jamalot"
|-
|''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''
|Ken Wright
|Episode: "The Man on Death Row"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2005–06
|''[7th Heaven](/source/7th_Heaven_(TV_series))''
|Rose's Dad
|Recurring role (3 episodes)
|-
|''[Just Legal](/source/Just_Legal)''
|Allan Marshall
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
|2005–19
|''[Veronica Mars](/source/Veronica_Mars)''
|Richard Casablancas
|Recurring role (9 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2006
|''[Charmed](/source/Charmed)''
|Carl Jenkins
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
|''[Windfall](/source/Windfall_(TV_series))''
|Mr. Evett
|Episode: "Changing Partners"
|-
|''[Entourage](/source/Entourage_(American_TV_series))''
|Gene
|Episode: "Sorry, Ari"
|-
|2006–11
|''[CSI: Miami](/source/CSI%3A_Miami)''
|Prosecuting Attorney / Nicholas Chandler
|Recurring role (3 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="4" |2007
|''[NCIS](/source/NCIS_(TV_series))''
|Allen J. Carter
|Episode: "Sharif Returns"
|-
|''[Standoff](/source/Standoff_(TV_series))''
|Howard Finch
|Episode: "Severance"
|-
|''[Side Order of Life](/source/Side_Order_of_Life)''
|Matthew Graham
|Episode: "Coming Out"
|-
|''[Without a Trace](/source/Without_a_Trace)''
|Will Rogan
|Episode: "Res Ipsa"
|-
|2007–08
|''[The Young and the Restless](/source/The_Young_and_the_Restless)''
|Dr. Paul Webb
|Recurring role (11 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" |2008
|''[Unhitched](/source/Unhitched)''
|Evan
|Episode: "Conjoined Twins Pitch No-Hitter"
|-
|''[iCarly](/source/iCarly)''
|Brad
|Episode: "iCarly Saves TV"
|-
| rowspan="4" |2009
|''[Cold Case](/source/Cold_Case)''
|Mort Ackerson '88
|Episode: "Breaking News"
|-
|''[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation](/source/CSI%3A_Crime_Scene_Investigation)''
|Congressman Griffin
|Episode: "Miscarriage of Justice"
|-
|''[Meteor](/source/Meteor_(miniseries))''
|Colonel Beck
|Miniseries (2 episodes)
|-
|''[Prison Break](/source/Prison_Break)''
|Blue Phillips
|Episode: "The Old Ball and Chain"
|-
|2009–12
|''[Desperate Housewives](/source/Desperate_Housewives)''
|Bradley Scott
|Recurring role (4 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2010
|''[90210](/source/90210_(TV_series))''
|Athur
|Episode: "Meet the Parent"
|-
|''[Castle](/source/Castle_Rock_(TV_series))''
|Lee Copley
|Episode: "A Deadly Game"
|-
|''[Three Rivers](/source/Three_Rivers_(TV_series))''
|Dr. Guerreri
|Episode: "Case Histories"
|-
|2010–11
|''[Hot in Cleveland](/source/Hot_in_Cleveland)''
|Pete
|Recurring role (5 episodes)
|-
|2010–12
|''[Victorious](/source/Victorious)''
|Principal Eikner
|Recurring role (3 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="3" |2011
|''[The Protector](/source/The_Protector_(American_TV_series))''
|Alex O'Dell
|Episode: "Class"
|-
|''[Rizzoli & Isles](/source/Rizzoli_%26_Isles)''
|Phil Young
|Episode: "Don't Hate the Player"
|-
|''[Criminal Minds](/source/Criminal_Minds)''
|Matt Bradstone
|Episode: "Proof"
|-
| rowspan="4" |2012
|''[The Client List](/source/The_Client_List_(TV_series))''
|Jared Dawson
|Episode: "The Rub of Sugarland"
|-
|''[Melissa & Joey](/source/Melissa_%26_Joey)''
|Mort Haber
|Episode: "Good to Go"
|-
|''[Blackout](/source/Blackout_(American_TV_series))''
|Dr. Lyle Hendricks
|Episode: "Part 1"
|-
|''[Major Crimes](/source/Major_Crimes_(TV_series))''
|Dr. Ralph Tolson
|Episode: "Medical Causes"
|-
| rowspan="4" |2013
|''[Last Resort](/source/Last_Resort_(TV_series))''
|Jack Tyne
|Episode: "Damn the Torpedoes"
|-
|''[Mad Men](/source/Mad_Men)''
|Bob Grange
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
|''You've Probably Dated My Mom!''
|George
|Episode: "All Tied Up"
|-
|''[The Mentalist](/source/The_Mentalist)''
|Ed Reed
|Episode: "The Red Tattoo"
|-
| rowspan="7" |2014
|''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''
|Jake Winters
|Episode: "The Carrot in the Kudzu"
|-
|''[Revenge](/source/Revenge_(TV_series))''
|Conrad's Lawyer
|Episode: "Execution"
|-
|''[The Bold and the Beautiful](/source/The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful)''
|Doctor
|Episode: "#1.6857"
|-
|''[Masters of Sex](/source/Masters_of_Sex)''
|Jim Pearson
|Episode: "Mirror, Mirror"
|-
|''[Person of Interest](/source/Person_of_Interest_(TV_series))''
|David
|Episode: "[Nautilus](/source/Nautilus_(Person_of_Interest))"
|-
|''[Happyland](/source/Happyland_(TV_series))''
|Unknown role
|Miniseries; Episode: "Disorderly Conduct"
|-
|''[The Mysteries of Laura](/source/The_Mysteries_of_Laura)''
|Jason Harvell
|Episode: "The Mystery of the Fertility Fatality"
|-
| rowspan="4" |2015
|''[Blue Bloods](/source/Blue_Bloods_(TV_series))''
|Evan Beck
|Episode: "Home Sweet Home"
|-
|''[Girl Meets World](/source/Girl_Meets_World)''
|Ron Macavoy
|Episode: "Girl Meets Demolition"
|-
|''[Cam Girls](/source/Cam_Girls_(Slutever))''
|Unknown role
|Recurring role (4 episodes)
|-
|''[iZombie](/source/IZombie_(TV_series))''
|Terrence Fowler
|Episode: "Real Dead Housewife of Seattle"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016
|''[NCIS: New Orleans](/source/NCIS%3A_New_Orleans)''
|Brad Curry
|Episode: "Father's Day"
|-
|''[Hit the Floor](/source/Hit_the_Floor_(TV_series))''
|Elliott West
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017
|''[Grimm](/source/Grimm_(TV_series))''
|Judge Stancroft
|Recurring role (2 episodes)
|-
|''[Switched at Birth](/source/Switched_at_Birth_(TV_series))''
|Dean Richard Petersen
|Episode: "Occupy Truth"
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[S.W.A.T.](/source/S.W.A.T._(2017_TV_series))''
|Phil Granger
|Episode: "Payback"
|-
|''[Code Black](/source/Code_Black_(TV_series))''
|Dave
|Episode: "Third Year"
|-
|2019
|''[The Affair](/source/The_Affair_(TV_series))''
|Ron
|Episode: "#5.2"
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2015
| ''[Guidance](/source/Guidance_(web_series))''
| Frank Worth
| Episode: "The Power of Persuasion"
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0823675}}

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