Early Life[]
Shepard was born in Milford, Michigan and attended Muir Junior High and Walled Lake Central High School, before enrolling in The Groundlings school. He later received a degree in anthropology at UCLA. According to Shepard, his mother named him for the protagonist in Harold Robbins' novel The Adventurers.[1]
Career[]
Shepard was an actor on Punk'd with Ashton Kutcher. In 2006, Shepard appeared opposite Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson in the comedy Employee of the Month as well as the Mike Judge film Idiocracy. During the same time, Shepard began appearing in more films and landed his first main character role in Let's Go to Prison, alongside Will Arnett. He also had a major role in Baby Mama. Shepard wrote the script for the Paramount venture Get 'Em Wet, in which he again appeared with Arnett. He was also in the 2010 movie When in Rome. He is now one of the main characters in the NBC show Parenthood, playing Crosby Braverman.[2]
Filmography[]
- Hairshirt (1998) as Vomiter at Party (as Dax Sheppard)
- Punk'd (TV Series) (2003) as Ashton Kutcher's minion (field agent)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) as Camera Crew Member
- Without a Paddle (2004) as Tom Marshall
- Sledge: The Untold Story (2005) as SFX Coordinator
- Zathura (2005) as The Astronaut/Future Walter
- My Name is Earl (TV series) (2005)
- Employee of the Month (2006) as Vince Downey
- Idiocracy (2006) as Frito Pendejo
- Let's Go to Prison (2006) as John Lyshitski
- King of the Hill (TV series) (2006)
- The Comebacks (2007) as the hometown Sheriff
- Knocked Up (2007) as himself (uncredited)
- Baby Mama (2008) as Carl
- Smother (2008) as Noah Cooper
- Confessions of an Action Star (2008) as Bucky
- Robot Chicken (2009) Blitzen / Pickles / Ironhide / Human Torch (2 episodes)
- Old Dogs (2009) as Gary (uncredited)
- Parenthood (TV series) (2010–Present) as Crosby Braverman
- When in Rome (2010) as Gale
- The Freebie (2010) as Darren
- Brother's Justice (2010) as himself