<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Mercedes Masohn (m . 2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> David Denman (born July 25, 1973) is an American film and television actor . He made his film debut with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman as the deaf tight - end in the Warner Bros. football comedy The Replacements . His other feature credits include Tim Burton's Big Fish with Ewan McGregor, Fair Game with Sean Penn, The Nines with Ryan Reynolds and Melissa McCarthy, Shutter, Smart People, Fanboys, Let Go, and the snowboard comedy Out Cold opposite Zach Galifianakis . Other films include After Earth, Jobs, Beneath the Harvest Sky, Men, Women & Children and Joel Edgerton's directorial debut The Gift with Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall . In 2016, Denman starred as "Boon" in the Michael Bay film 13 Hours about the 2012 Benghazi attack . In 2017, Denman continued with roles in Saban's Power Rangers and Logan Lucky with Channing Tatum, Riley Keough, Adam Driver and Daniel Craig . In 2018, Denman starred in the Sundance crowd pleaser Puzzle opposite Kelly MacDonald and Irrfan Khan coming to theaters in the summer of 2018 . </P> <P> On television, Denman starred as "Mike" on the critically acclaimed, but short - lived FOX comedy Traffic Light and in Robert Kirkman's short lived demonic series Outcast . He has recurred as "Ed Brooks" on Parenthood, as "Tony" on Drop Dead Diva and as Skip the Demon on Angel . He has appeared on numerous TV shows including ER, The X-Files, Mad Men and True Detective . He is perhaps best known for his SAG Award winning role as Roy Anderson, the ex-fiancé of Pam Beesly on the US version of The Office . </P>

Who played the deaf guy in the replacements