The Biography

Da'Vone McDonald (born Da'Vone Travell McDonald, February 10, 1985, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor, 6′ 7″ (201 cm) tall, who made his screen debut as a rave security guard in A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002) before gaining wider recognition in 2008. He is best known for his breakout role as Dwayne the Bartender in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), and frequently portrays bouncers, bodyguards, and other imposing comedic characters across both film and television. His most notable film credits include a Hip Hop/Country Bodyguard in Drillbit Taylor (2008, with Owen Wilson), Hot Dog-Eating Co-Star in Funny People (2009, with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen), Sergio's Security Guard in Get Him to the Greek (2010, with Jackson), Latrell in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011, with John Cho and Kal Penn), Taco Customer in The Five-Year Engagement (2012, with Jason Segel and Emily Blunt), Hulk in Walk of Shame (2014, with James Franco and David Koechner), Neville's Muscle in The Gambler (2014, with Mark Wahlberg), Nate in Pet (2016), Ledbetter in The Turkey Bowl (2019), and Jimmy the Polar Bear (voice) in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022, Disney+). On television he appeared as Daryl in House, M.D. (2010), Jack in Raising Hope (2013), Quentin "Q" Lewis in The P.E.T. Squad Files (2013–2015, 6 episodes), and Big Bank Hank in Drunk History (2013–2015), with more recent credits including Metal Man (2023) and The Sweetest Kill (2026).