Editing DB Woodside

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|born = David Bryan Woodside<br>{{d|July|25|1969}}<br>Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
|role = [[Wayne Palmer]]}}

:''"I was desperately looking for things to do to pass the time... I went to the video store and rented the first season of ’24’ on DVD. I had heard so much about the show from friends and critics. I got so caught up in the show that I watched the entire [[Season 1|first season]] in seven days. I called up my agent and said no matter what it took, I had to be on this show."''
:<small>&mdash; [http://www.24spoilers.com/2003/11/18/db-woodside-relishes-role-24-season-3/ DB Woodside on what first interested him in getting a role on the show ''24'']</small>

'''David Bryan "DB" Woodside''' {{born|July|25|1969}} is an American actor who played [[Wayne Palmer]] during [[Season 3]], [[Season 5]] and [[Season 6]] of ''[[24]]''.

== Biography ==

David Bryan Woodside was born in Queens, New York. He was a football player during high school, but after an injury in his last year, he developed an interest in art and acting. Woodside received a BA from the University of Albany, SUNY. He later graduated from Yale School of Drama M.F.A. program.

Woodside made his television debut in 1996, playing Aaron Mosley in the second season of ''Murder One''. That season also featured other ''24'' alumni like [[Tony Perez]], [[Harry Lennix]], [[Gregory Itzin]], [[Glenn Morshower]], [[Missy Crider]], [[Michael Massee]], and [[Peter Onorati]]. He is also well known to TV audiences as Principal Robin Wood, Buffy's boss and son of a former slayer in the final season of ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (with [[Harris Yulin]]).

Woodside has also starred in ''The Division'' (with [[Jenny Gago]] and [[John Cothran Jr.]]), ''Once and Again'' (with [[Jeffrey Nordling]] and [[Ever Carradine]]), ''Numb3rs'' (with [[Navi Rawat]] and [[Peter MacNicol]]), ''Lie to Me'' (with [[Currie Graham]] and [[Tim Guinee]]), and ''Hawthorne'' (with [[James Morrison]] and [[Hector Atreyu Ruiz]]).

Aside of TV, Woodside has also starred in films like ''Scar City'' (with [[Jalil Jay Lynch]]), ''More Dogs Than Bones'' (with [[Robin Thomas]]), ''Flashpoint'' (with [[Billy Burke]] and [[Skye McCole Bartusiak]]), ''Romeo Must Die'' (with [[Edoardo Ballerini]]), ''Something More'' (with Burke again), ''The Law and Mr. Lee'' (with [[Bill Smitrovich]]), ''Easy'' (with [[Vincent Angell]]), and ''First.'' (with [[Reiko Aylesworth]]).

=== Role on ''24'' ===
[[File:Day_3_DB_Woodside_memorizes_script.jpg|thumb|Preparing to memorize a scene while filming [[Season 3|Day 3]].]]
Woodside played the role of [[Wayne Palmer]], the younger brother of [[David Palmer]], in ''24''. He first appeared in [[Season 3]] as President Palmer's [[White House Chief of Staff|Chief of Staff]]. He returned in [[Season 5]] and [[Season 6|6]]. In the latter, he was cast as the new [[President of the United States]].

Woodside admitted being a fan of the show moved him to seek a role in it. He said in an interview with ''The Boston Herald'' that he came upon the show after a "bad breakup", when he was "desperately looking for things to do to pass the time" and rented the [[24: Season One|first season DVD]].

:"I got so caught up in the show that I watched the entire first season in seven days. I called up my agent and said no matter what it took, I had to be on this show."

He said that he didn't know much about the character, but that executive producer and creator [[Joel Surnow]] approached him the first day of shooting and told him "Your character is a good guy, but he's a motherf**ker". As a result, Woodside describes Palmer as "a political animal, relentless at what he'll do to be successful".<ref>[http://www.24spoilers.com/2003/11/18/db-woodside-relishes-role-24-season-3/ D.B. Woodside relishes role on real-time thriller ''24'']</ref>

Palmer returned in [[Season 5]], where he was frequently teamed up with [[Jack Bauer]] as they sought to bring the murderers of his brother to justice. Woodside said that shooting action scenes for the show was "fantastic" and "incredible". Woodside only appeared in 7 episodes of the season. He said that although they wanted to bring him back, he was already committed to another show.

For [[Season 6]], Woodside's character was made [[President of the United States]]. When asked about the "promotion" of his character in an interview with IGN, Woodside commented:

:"In the beginning I thought that was great. I found out like last April or May. I think that I wish that the writers and the creator had kind of stuck with the character that we had created in the previous two seasons. I thought a little bit like they were almost giving me a new character at the beginning of this year, simply because he was president. I think that they were probably somewhat nervous, and to be candid, it didn’t work. And I think that as writers they know that — as an actor, I sure as hell knew that — and that both of us kind of dug an impossible hole that the writers and myself spent a good part of the year trying to climb out of. I think unfortunately, for most of the season, it was... I don’t think it was bad, I just think it was disappointing. But I do think that the last three episodes that Wayne Palmer was in, before he went down for the final time, they went back to the Wayne Palmer that people know, the Wayne Palmer that people love; the fighter. The guy who’s scrappy. The guy who can be intimidating and is somewhat volatile. I just wish they had started off the season with that guy. I think it would have been a lot more interesting to see what he would have done as president, versus almost like it was a brand new character, and the writing kind of had him being somewhat nervous and unsure of himself. Any true fan of ''24'' that watched [[Season 3]] or [[Season 5]] knows that Wayne Palmer is not that way. So I think that’s what was a little kind of troublesome for a lot of people this year, on the president side, but we did the best we could."<ref>[http://www.24spoilers.com/2007/08/15/db-woodside-ign-interview/ D.B. Woodside says 24 Season 6 was disappointing]</ref>

Woodside appeared in a total of 48 episodes, and was credited as a guest star.

==''24'' credits==
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=== ''24''-related appearances ===

* [[Master Illusionists: 24's Special Effects Make-Up]], <small>Season 6 DVD</small>

== Selected filmography ==
* ''The Perfect Find'' (2023)
* ''Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 ''(2015)
* ''Easy'' (2003)
* ''Something More'' (2003)
* ''Romeo Must Die'' (2000)
* ''Scar City'' (1998)

'''Television appearances'''
* ''9-1-1: Lone Star'' (2023)
* ''Lucifer'' (2015-2021)
* ''Suits'' (2014-2018)
* ''Single Ladies'' (2011-2014)
* ''Viva Laughlin!'' (2007)
* ''JAG'' (2004)
* ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2004)
* ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (2002-2003)
* ''CSI: Miami'' (2002)
* ''Once and Again'' (2002)
* ''The Division'' (1999)
* ''The Practice'' (1997)
* ''Murder One'' (1996)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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