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Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean character)
Davy Jones is the tentacled villain of Pirates of the Caribbean's Dead Man's Chest (2006) and At World's End (2007), captain of the Flying Dutchman, played by Bill Nighy via ILM's Imocap motion capture, with a Calypso heartbreak backstory and an Oscar-winning CG realization.
Dawn (drag queen)
Dawn is the stage name of drag performers, chiefly a Brooklyn queen with a computer science degree who reached the top six of RuPaul's Drag Race season 16 (2024) without a challenge win, and a separate Brighton performer, Dawn the Drag Queen.
Dawn French
Dawn French (Dawn Roma French), British comedian and actress born 1957 in Holyhead, Wales; half of French and Saunders with Jennifer Saunders, star of The Vicar of Dibley, BAFTA Fellow 2009, author and solo touring performer.
Dawn Greenhalgh
Dawn Greenhalgh (born 1934, Shanghai, China) is a Canadian actress, a member of the Stratford Festival's original acting company with roles in Antony and Cleopatra, Love's Labour's Lost, and Pericles, and screen credits from Slings & Arrows to Stealing the Sky (2025).
Dawn Lyn
Dawn Lyn, born Dawn Lyn Nervik, is an American former child actress. She is best known for playing Dodie Harper Douglas on My Three Sons from 1969 to 1972.
Dawn O'Porter
Dawn O'Porter (born Dawn Porter, 1979) is a Scottish author and broadcaster, wife of Chris O'Dowd, known for TV documentaries Super Slim Me and Extreme Wife and novels The Cows and Cat Lady; distinct from American filmmaker Dawn Porter.
Dawn of the Dead (1978 film)
Dawn of the Dead (1978), George A. Romero's zombie sequel to Night of the Living Dead, set in Monroeville Mall, an Italian co-production with Dario Argento's Zombi cut, a consumerism satire and independent film landmark.
Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)
Dawn of the Dead is a 2004 American horror film directed by Zack Snyder, a remake of George A. Romero's 1978 film about zombie-plague survivors in a mall.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Matt Reeves' sequel to Rise, follows Andy Serkis' Caesar leading apes near San Francisco into failed peace with human flu survivors; $710 million gross, 91% Rotten Tomatoes, Weta outdoor motion capture.
Dawn Steele
Dawn Steele (born 1975, Glasgow) is a Scottish actress known as Lexie in Monarch of the Glen, Ange Godard in Holby City, and DCI Cora MacMillan in Granite Harbour.
Dawn Summers
Dawn Summers is a fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy's younger sister, created by Joss Whedon and played by Michelle Trachtenberg (2000–2003). Introduced in season 5 as a retcon, she is revealed to be the mystical Key made human by monks to hide her from the hellgod Glory.
Dawn Wells
Dawn Wells (1938-2020), American actress born in Reno, Nevada, best known as Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island (CBS, 1964-1967); Miss Nevada 1959, University of Washington drama graduate, later Wishing Wells clothing designer; died in Los Angeles.
Dawnn Lewis
Dawnn Lewis (born 1961, Brooklyn) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter who played Jaleesa Vinson on A Different World (1987-1992), co-composed its theme, voiced LaBarbara Conrad in Futurama and Captain Freeman in Star Trek: Lower Decks, and runs Morning Jewel Inc.
Daws Butler
Daws Butler (Charles Dawson Butler, 1916-1988), American voice actor, the primary Hanna-Barbera voice from 1957, originating Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Snagglepuss, Quick Draw McGraw, Elroy Jetson, Cap'n Crunch, and Snap.
Dawson Leery
Dawson Leery (Dawson Wade Leery) is the title character of the WB teen drama Dawson's Creek (1998-2003), played by James Van Der Beek: a Spielberg-obsessed aspiring filmmaker in Capeside, Massachusetts, based on creator Kevin Williamson's youth.
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek: American teen drama created by Kevin Williamson, aired on The WB 1998–2003, six seasons, 128 episodes, set in fictional Capeside, Massachusetts, starring James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams.
Dax Flame
Dax Flame (Theodore Madison Patrello, born 1991, Dallas) is an American YouTuber and actor; his 2007 deadpan video diaries made him the 16th-most-subscribed YouTuber, and he acted in Project X and 21 Jump Street.
Dax Shepard
Dax Shepard (born 1975, Milford, Michigan) is an American actor, writer, director, and host of the Armchair Expert podcast with Monica Padman; known for Punk'd, Parenthood, CHIPS, and Spotify and Wondery podcast deals.
Day 5
Day 5 is an American post-apocalyptic drama web series produced by Rooster Teeth, set after a sleep epidemic in which falling asleep causes death; it ran from 2016 to 2017.
Day and Night (白夜追凶)
Day and Night (白夜追凶) is a 2017 Youku 32-episode Chinese crime web drama directed by Wang Wei, starring Pan Yueming as twin brothers who swap identities day and night; Douban 8.9, Netflix-distributed, with 2024 sequel 白夜破晓.
Day Drinker
Day Drinker (2027) is a Lionsgate thriller directed by Marc Webb, written by Zach Dean, starring Johnny Depp, Madelyn Cline, and Penélope Cruz, in theaters March 26, 2027; filmed in Spain, Depp and Cruz's fourth collaboration.
Day for Night (1973 film)
Day for Night (La nuit américaine) is François Truffaut's 1973 France/Italy comedy-drama about making a film, starring Truffaut as director Ferrand; it won the 1973 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Day of Reckoning (2025 film)
Day of Reckoning (2025) is an American action Western thriller directed by Shaun Silva, starring Zach Roerig, Billy Zane, Cara Jade Myers, Scott Adkins, and Trace Adkins; a Tubi original released March 28, 2025, about lawmen holding an outlaw's wife hostage.
Day of the Daleks
Day of the Daleks is a four-part 1972 Doctor Who serial opening Season 9, written by Louis Marks and directed by Paul Bernard, marking the Daleks' return after five years and their first colour TV appearance, with a time-paradox plot about guerrillas causing the war they try to prevent.
Day of the Dead (1985 film)
Day of the Dead (1985) is George A. Romero's third Dead-series zombie film, after Night and Dawn of the Dead. Released unrated on 3 July 1985 on a $4 million budget, shot in a Wampum, Pennsylvania limestone mine, with Tom Savini effects and the domesticated zombie Bub; restored in 4K in 2026.
Day of the Dead (2008 film)
Day of the Dead (2008) is Steve Miner's straight-to-DVD remake of George A. Romero's 1985 zombie film, written by Jeffrey Reddick, starring Ving Rhames, Mena Suvari, and Nick Cannon, with fast, wall-climbing zombies, an $18 million budget, and a 13% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Day of the Dead: Bloodline
Day of the Dead: Bloodline is a 2018 horror film, a reimagining of Romero's 1985 Day of the Dead, directed by Hèctor Hernández Vicens, starring Sophie Skelton and Johnathon Schaech, released by Saban Films on January 5, 2018 to poor reviews (11% on Rotten Tomatoes).
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath (Vredens dag) is Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1943 Danish drama, also known as Vredens Dag, about Anne, a pastor's young wife accused of witchcraft in 1623 after loving her stepson. Shot under Nazi occupation, adapted from Wiers-Jenssens' play Anne Pedersdotter, it premiered 13 November 1943 and was read as an occupation allegory.
Day One (The Last of Us)
"Day One" is the fourth episode of The Last of Us season 2 (HBO, May 4, 2025), written by Craig Mazin, directed by Kate Herron, introducing Jeffrey Wright's Isaac Dixon and featuring Ellie's "Take On Me" scene.
Day Shift (film)
Day Shift (2022) is a Netflix action-horror-comedy, the directorial debut of stunt coordinator J.J. Perry, starring Jamie Foxx as vampire hunter Bud Jablonski, whose San Fernando Valley pool-cleaning job fronts for an international vampire hunters' union; also starring Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg, and Karla Souza.