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Actor

1984-12-19 · Caledon, Ontario, Canada · Male

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David Reale is a Canadian actor best known for his recurring role as Benjamin on the legal drama Suits (2011–2019). His work spans film, television, voice acting, and stage. He has appeared in films such as Mean Girls (2004) and Bang Bang Baby (2014). On television, he has had recurring roles in The Boys (2019-2024), American Gods (2021). In addition, he has had leading roles in Canadian series such as Less Than Kosher (2023) and My Dead Mom (2024). He has also performed in theatre, notably starring in a 2016 Canadian production of My Name Is Asher Lev.

Early life

Reale was raised in Caledon, Ontario, and attended Robert F. Hall Catholic Secondary School. He is of Italian descent.

Career

Reale's first notable appearance was as Glen Coco, a minor role in Mean Girls. His most notable television role is Benjamin on Suits.

Reale rose to fame as a child voice actor by voicing Kai Hiwatari on the English version of Beyblade, and also the voice actor of Tsubasa Otori from the spin-off series Beyblade: Metal Fusion. For a brief amount of time, he also voiced Ace Grit and Ren Krawler from the anime series Bakugan: New Vestroia and Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders respectively. Reale replaced Alex House as Ace's voice actor towards the end of New Vestroia, and he voiced Ren during the early parts of Gundalian Invaders, before being replaced by Peter Cugno for the remainder of the season.

He has had a number of Jewish roles.In 2016 he starred as the titular character in a Canadian stage adaptation of My Name Is Asher Lev. In 2023, he starred as Asher, a Rabbi's son in the Canadian web series, Less Than Kosher, which also screened as a film at a number of Jewish film festivals. In the 2024 comedy series, My Dead Mom, he sings in Hebrew.He has said that he declines Jewish roles when the production does not include Jewish involvement in its creative or casting teams.

He also teaches acting classes at George Brown Polytechnic in Toronto, based on the Meisner technique.

David Reale at Anime News Network's encyclopedia