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Demonic (2021 film)

Demonic (2021) is a Canadian sci-fi horror film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, starring Carly Pope; a woman enters her comatose mother's mind and unleashes a demon. IFC Midnight released it August 20, 2021; it earned 14% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Demonte Colony

Demonte Colony (டிமான்டி காலனி) is a 2015 Tamil horror thriller directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, starring Arulnithi; four friends enter a haunted Chennai mansion and return with a cursed necklace, spawning a franchise from 2024 onward.

Demonte Colony 2

Demonte Colony 2 (2024) is a Tamil supernatural horror thriller by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu, a prequel-and-sequel to his 2015 film Demonte Colony, starring Arulnithi and Priya Bhavani Shankar, released 15 August 2024 and streaming on ZEE5.

Demonte Colony 3

Demonte Colony 3 (டிமான்டி காலனி 3) is a 2026 Tamil supernatural horror thriller, the third film in the franchise, directed by R. Ajay Gnanamuthu and starring Arulnithi as Srini/Raghu alongside Priya Bhavani Shankar. Its release was stayed by the Madras High Court in September 2026 after a ₹50 crore Zee5 OTT sale.

Dempsey and Makepeace

Dempsey and Makepeace: British ITV crime drama (1985–1986) by London Weekend Television, created by Ranald Graham, starring Michael Brandon and Glynis Barber as mismatched New York and London detectives who later married.

Dempsey Bryk

Dempsey Bryk (born 1996, New York City) is a Canadian actor, writer, and director, son of Greg Bryk and brother of Billy Bryk. He played Prince Airk Tanthalos in Disney+'s Willow and directed Crash Land, his SXSW 2026 feature debut.

Den of Thieves (film)

Den of Thieves is a 2018 American heist crime film, Christian Gudegast's directorial debut, starring Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O'Shea Jackson Jr., and 50 Cent, about LA deputies pursuing a crew robbing the Federal Reserve; released by STX, grossing $44.9M, with a 2025 sequel Pantera.

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (2025) is a Lionsgate action-heist sequel directed by Christian Gudegast, starring Gerard Butler and O'Shea Jackson Jr. hunting the Pink Panther mafia in a European diamond heist inspired by the 2003 Antwerp robbery; it opened No. 1 with $15.5 million.

Den Watts

Den Watts, known as Dirty Den, is a fictional EastEnders character played by Leslie Grantham from 1985 to 1989 and 2003 to 2005. Landlord of the Queen Vic, famous for serving Angie divorce papers on Christmas Day 1986 to 30.5 million viewers, and murdered by Chrissie Watts in 2005.

Deng Chao

Deng Chao (邓超), born 1979 in Nanchang, is a Chinese actor and director, Central Academy of Drama graduate, Hundred Flowers and Shanghai Golden Goblet award winner, and fourth Chinese-language actor past 10 billion yuan in film box office.

Deng Kai (actor)

Deng Kai (邓凯, birth name Deng Shang), born 1995 in Dalian, is a Chinese actor and former model who debuted in 2018 and became known for playing Qi Min in Pursuit of Jade (2026).

Deng Lun (邓伦)

Deng Lun (邓伦, Allen Deng), born 1992 in Shijiazhuang, is a Chinese actor, Shanghai Theatre Academy graduate, star of Ashes of Love (2018), fined 106 million yuan for tax evasion in March 2022 and blacklisted from mainland entertainment.

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Mitchell Elliott (1922–1992), British character actor; won three consecutive BAFTA Best Supporting Actor awards for Trading Places, A Private Function, and Defence of the Realm, and was Oscar-nominated for A Room with a View.

Denial (2016 film)

Denial (2016 film), directed by Mick Jackson, written by David Hare; drama of the Irving v. Lipstadt libel trial, starring Rachel Weisz, Timothy Spall, Tom Wilkinson; courtroom dialogue verbatim from transcripts; Bleecker Street release.

Denials (The White Lotus)

Denials is the sixth episode of The White Lotus season 3 (HBO, aired March 23, 2025), written and directed by Mike White. It follows the Thai resort guests the morning after the Full Moon Party: Tim Ratliff's hallucinations and hidden gun, Saxon's realization about Lochlan, and Laurie's rift with Jaclyn.

Denikaina Ready (దేనికైనా రెడీ)

Denikaina Ready (దేనికైనా రెడీ), also Dhenikaina Ready, is a 2012 Telugu comedy-drama directed by G. Nageswara Reddy, produced by Mohan Babu, starring Vishnu Manchu and Hansika Motwani; a remake of Udayapuram Sulthan, notable for its Brahmin-community controversy and High Court scene-deletion order.

Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson (Denis Stamper Lawson, born 1947) is a Scottish actor and director from Crieff, known as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy, Gordon Urquhart in Local Hero, John Jarndyce in Bleak House, and Ewan McGregor's uncle.

Denis O'Hare

Denis O'Hare is an American actor and author known for his Tony win for Take Me Out and for playing Russell Edging on True Blood.

Denis Villeneuve

Denis Villeneuve, born in 1967, is a French-Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer from Montreal whose films include Arrival, Blade Runner 2049, and Dune, which won six Academy Awards.

Denise Alexander

Denise Alexander (1939–2025), American soap opera actress, played Susan Hunter Martin on Days of Our Lives and Dr. Lesley Webber on General Hospital; distinct from British actress Denyse Alexander.

Denise Black

Denise Black (born Denise Nixon, 1958) is an English actress known for Denise Osbourne in Coronation Street (1992-1997, 2007, 2017), Hazel in Queer as Folk and Cucumber, Joanie in Emmerdale, and Denise Black and the Kray Sisters.

Denise Capezza

Denise Capezza (born 1989, Naples) is an Italian actress, ex-ballet dancer, star of Turkish series Uçurum, Marinella in Gomorrah, Natalia in Baby, Odile in Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future, and Moana Pozzi in Diva Futura.

Denise Crosby

Denise Crosby, born in 1957 in Hollywood, is an American actress known for playing Lieutenant Tasha Yar on Star Trek: The Next Generation and for the documentary Trekkies.

Denise Fox

Denise Fox (Denise Celeste Fox) is a fictional EastEnders character played by Diane Parish since 11 May 2006, mother of Chelsea, Libby and Raymond, known for The Six storyline and a 2026 acute myeloid leukaemia plot.

Denise Huxtable

Denise Huxtable (Denise Valencia Kendall) is a fictional Cosby Show daughter played by Lisa Bonet, central character of A Different World season 1 at Hillman College, later Martin Kendall's wife and mother of Ellington in the 2026 sequel.

Denise Laurel

Denise Laurel (Denise María Sanz Laurel, born 1987) is a Filipino actress and singer, granddaughter of VP Salvador Laurel, known for ABS-CBN's Precious Hearts Romances series, winning Your Face Sounds Familiar season 2, and GMA's Prinsesa ng City Jail.

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas (Donna Denise Nicholas), American actress, author, and civil rights activist born 1944 in Detroit; starred as Liz McIntyre on Room 222 and Harriet DeLong on In the Heat of the Night, wrote six episodes, and authored Freshwater Road and the 2025 memoir Finding Home.

Denise Nickerson

Denise Nickerson, American child actress (1957–2019) who played Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Amy Jennings and Nora Collins on Dark Shadows, retired from acting in 1978, worked as an accountant, and died in Aurora, Colorado after a 2018 stroke.

Denise Richards

Denise Richards (Denise Lee Richards), American actress and reality TV personality born 1971 in Downers Grove, Illinois, known for Starship Troopers, Wild Things, Bond's The World Is Not Enough, and Shauna Fulton on The Bold and the Beautiful; divorced from Aaron Phypers since 2025.

Denise Richards & Her Wild Things

Denise Richards & Her Wild Things is a Bravo half-hour comedic docuseries premiering March 4, 2025, starring Denise Richards, daughters Sami, Lola, and Eloise, and husband Aaron Phypers; one season, eight episodes, canceled July 2025.