Keith David
Jun 04, 1956 (68 years old) in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an American film, television, and voice actor, and singer. He is perhaps most known for his live-action roles in such films as Crash, There's Something About Mary, Barbershop and Men at Work. He has also had memorable roles in numerous cult favorites, including John Carpenter's films The Thing (as Childs) and They Live (as Armitage), the Riddick films Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick (as the Imam), the General in Armageddon, King in Oliver Stone's Platoon, and Big Tim in Darren Aronofsky's Requiem for a Dream. David is also well known for his voice over career, primarily his Emmy winning work as the narrator of numerous Ken Burns films. Characters that he has voiced include Goliath on the Disney series Gargoyles, the Arbiter in Halo 2 and Halo 3, David Anderson in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2, the Decepticon Barricade in Transformers: The Game, Julius Little in Saints Row and Saints Row 2, Sgt. Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Chaos in Dissidia: Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.
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Known For
Grey's Anatomy
Lloyd Mackie
The Flash
Solovar (voice)
Law & Order
Bronx D.A. John Robertson
Family Guy
Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)
Hawaii Five-0
Jimmy Cannon
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Matt Phelps
American Dad!
Fire Captain (voice)
Rick and Morty
President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice)
Mufasa: The Lion King
Masego (voice)
NOVA
Narrator
Credits
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Finding Faith Future★ NR -
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice FutureSosa★ NR -
The Thing Expanded FutureSelf★ NR -
The Sensitive Kind Future★ NR
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Frederick Douglass (voice)★ NR -
Shelby Oaks 2025Morton Jacobson★ NR -
The Simulator★ NR -
Duster 2025Ezra★ NR -
Sneaks 2025O.G. (voice)★ 2.8 -
Toy COD Leader (voice)★ 8.5 -
Portal to Hell 2025Mr. Bobshank★ NR -
Narrator (voice)★ 7 -
Masego (voice)★ 7.4 -
Leonardo da Vinci 2024Narrator (voice)★ 8.5 -
Narrator (voice)★ 8.2 -
High Potential 2024Captain Pacheco★ 8.1 -
Kite Man: Hell Yeah! 2024Darkseid (voice)★ 6.8 -
Betty & Blue 2024Willie 'Blue' Watson★ 1 -
The Prank 2024Principal Henderson★ 5.4 -
Hordak (voice)★ 8 -
Hazbin Hotel 2024Husk (voice)★ 8.7 -
American Fiction 2023Willy the Wonker★ 7.3 -
Heist 88 2023Buddha Ray★ 6.8 -
Krapopolis 2023Asskill (voice)★ 7.5 -
From the Shadows 2023Dr. Leonard Bertram★ 3.1 -
Judge Alvin Guy★ 6.9 -
Self - Actor★ 6.8 -
Mr. Monroe★ 7.4 -
True Lies 2023Albert 'Al' Gibson★ 6.2 -
B'Caala (voice)★ 7.8 -
Jerry★ 2 -
Shut Up and Ride 2022Narrator (voice)★ NR -
David★ 5.3 -
From Scratch 2022Hershel Wheeler★ 7.6 -
Self★ 8 -
Entergalactic 2022Mr. Rager (voice)★ 7.6 -
Firebuds 2022Manny Kablamee★ 4.2 -
Ink Williams★ 5 -
Self★ 6.8 -
Chibiverse 2022King Andrias (voice)★ 6.6 -
Dog-El (voice)★ 7.2 -
Nope 2022Otis Haywood Sr.★ 6.8 -
Unplugging 2022Gil★ 5 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.3 -
Self - Interviewee★ 6.5 -
Catwoman: Hunted 2022Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)★ 5.7 -
Abbott Elementary 2021Frank★ 7.5 -
Pups Alone 2021The Wise Bartender★ 5.9 -
Marvel's Hit-Monkey 2021The Devil★ 7.8 -
Black as Night 2021Babineaux★ 5.5 -
Self★ 6.5 -
Muhammad Ali 2021Narrator (voice)★ 8.1 -
The Gateway 2021Terry★ 5.4 -
Leverage: Redemption 2021Billy Spencer★ 7.5 -
Self★ 7.7 -
The Seventh Day 2021Father Louis★ 5.3 -
Insight 2021Captain Duke★ 5.6 -
Horizon Line 2020Freddy Wyman★ 5.6 -
Most Guys Are Losers 2020Al★ 3 -
Good 2020Gregory Devereaux★ 7.2 -
Self★ 7.7 -
Woke 2020Bible (voice)★ 5.4 -
Close Enough 2020World’s Greatest Teacher Mug (voice)★ 8 -
Central Park 2020Ward Wittlinger (voice)★ 6.3 -
Love Life 2020Narrator (voice)★ 6.9 -
DC's Stargirl 2020Mister Bones (voice)★ 7.7 -
The 420 Movie 2020Chief Ironweed★ 4 -
Cuba's Cancer Hope 2020Narrator (voice)★ NR -
21 Bridges 2019Deputy Chief Spencer★ 6.8 -
Creepshow 2019Murdoch★ 7.5 -
The Wedding Year 2019Preston★ 5.9 -
Thrull (voice)★ 7.6 -
Amphibia 2019King Andrias (voice)★ 8.6 -
Sheriff James★ 5.8 -
Self★ 7.7 -
Self★ 7.2 -
Champaign Ill 2018Lafonso★ 5.8 -
Love Jacked 2018Ed★ 6.1 -
Self★ 6.7 -
Brothers in Arms 2018Self★ 5.7 -
Dr. Pesh★ 6 -
Night School 2018Gerald★ 6.1 -
American Dresser 2018Charlie★ 4.9 -
Sharon 1.2.3. 2018Tyrone★ 5.8 -
Portifoy Simms★ 4.9 -
Summer Camp Island 2018Lithophone (voice)★ 7.5 -
Ray Meets Helen 2018Harve★ 4.2 -
Craig of the Creek 2018Narrator (voice)★ 8.2 -
Final Space 2018Bolo★ NR -
The '91 Falcons 2017Narrator (voice)★ 9 -
Malcom Kane (voice)★ 6.6 -
Future Man 2017Dr. Elias Kronish★ 7.2 -
DuckTales 2017Manny (voice)★ 7.8 -
Savage Dog 2017Valentine★ 5.3 -
Not a War Story 2017★ 5.5 -
Service to Man 2016Dean Holmes★ 8 -
MacGyver 2016Burke / Man★ 7.3 -
Speechless 2016Colonel★ 7.1 -
Lord Marmoo (voice)★ 6.3 -
School of Rickey 2016Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Greenleaf 2016Bishop James Greenleaf★ 7.1 -
Range 15 2016Colonel Holloway★ 4.9 -
The Nice Guys 2016Older Guy★ 7.1 -
Terry Venable★ NR -
Nina 2016Clifton's Father★ 5.2 -
Jackie Robinson 2016Narrator (voice)★ 7.9 -
The North Star 2016Frederick Douglass★ 5 -
Dirty Lies 2016Doc★ 4.9 -
Dutch Book 2015★ 6 -
Detective Harris★ NR -
Boiling Pot 2015Agent Long★ 5.2 -
Kids vs Monsters 2015Barry★ 4.2 -
We Bare Bears 2015Mr. Charles (voice)★ 7.7 -
Union Furnace 2015Pin Stripe★ 6.1 -
Mr. Daniels★ 5.5 -
Mr. Robot 2015Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)★ 8.2 -
Field of Lost Shoes 2015Old Judge★ 6.1 -
Agent Everett Malloy★ 7.1 -
Fresh Off the Boat 2015Clyde Roses★ 7.2 -
Glossaryck (voice)★ 8.4 -
★ 8.4 -
The Flash 2014Solovar (voice)★ 7.8 -
Narrator★ NR -
black-ish 2014Loose Craig★ 7.2 -
NCIS: New Orleans 2014Gene Holloway★ 7.3 -
Scorpion 2014Warden★ 8.2 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.4 -
BoJack Horseman 2014Lion Musician (voice)★ 8.5 -
Extant 2014Nicholas Calderon★ 6.3 -
Enlisted 2014Sgt. Major Donald Cody★ 6.4 -
Frog Kingdom 2013Frog King (voice)★ 4.7 -
Rick and Morty 2013President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice)★ 8.7 -
Free Birds 2013Chief Broadbeak (Voice)★ 5.9 -
The Cheshire Cat (voice)★ 6.9 -
Uncle Grandpa 2013Santa Claus (voice)★ 4.4 -
Sons of Liberty 2013Nathan Reynolds★ 3.8 -
Freddy★ 5.9 -
Black Asylum 2013Agent Davis★ 10 -
The Bible 2013Narrator★ 7.4 -
Belle's 2013William 'Big Bill' Cooper★ 10
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Don't Pass Me By 2013David Knox★ 4 -
Christmas in Compton 2012Big Earl★ 3.2 -
Cloud Atlas 2012Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient★ 6.9 -
Double or Nothing 2012Homeless Dude★ 6
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Smiley 2012Diamond★ 4.3 -
Sal Commander (voice)★ 8.3 -
Highway 2012Mustafa★ 3.4 -
The Last Fall 2012Sydney Bishop★ 5.8 -
The Undershepherd 2012Brother Wilks★ 2 -
Touch 2012Dutch★ 6.6 -
Sergeant Brass★ 3.5 -
Clerk★ 6.1 -
Person of Interest 2011Terence Beale★ 8.1 -
Hopelessly in June 2011Dalbert Myers★ 5 -
The Inheritance 2011Uncle Melvin★ 4.5 -
Samuel Bleak 2011★ 4.8 -
The Cape 2011Max Malini★ 5 -
★ 5 -
Young Justice 2010Mongul (voice)★ 8.4 -
Terry★ 5.5 -
Chain Letter 2010Det. Jim Crenshaw★ 4.4 -
Narrator★ 7.8 -
Hawaii Five-0 2010Jimmy Cannon★ 7.8 -
Lottery Ticket 2010Sweet Tee★ 5.6 -
Self★ NR -
Chasing 3000 2010Officer L.★ 5.9 -
Sebastian★ 2.6 -
Meet Monica Velour 2010Claude★ 5.6 -
Death at a Funeral 2010Reverend Davis★ 5.9 -
Africa's Lost Eden 2010Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Adventure Time 2010Balthus (voice)★ 8.5 -
Dr. Facilier (voice)★ 7.2 -
Community 2009Elroy Patashnik★ 8 -
Archer 2009Lemuel Kane (voice)★ 7.9 -
Beautiful Loser 2009Morgan - Adult★ NR -
Gamer 2009Agent Keith★ 5.7 -
All About Steve 2009Corbitt★ 5 -
The Butcher 2009Larry Cobb★ 5.3 -
Pastor Brown 2009Pastor Brown★ 6 -
Don McKay 2009Otis Kent★ 5 -
Blue 2009Terry Venable★ NR -
Charlie Valentine 2009Sal★ 4.5 -
Against the Dark 2009Lt. Waters★ 3.9 -
Coraline 2009The Cat (voice)★ 7.9 -
Commander Scott Boytano★ 5.7 -
S.I.S. 2008Joseph Armstrong★ 4 -
Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton★ 5.6 -
No Bad Days 2008Terrence★ 3.6 -
The Sensei 2008Minister★ 4.5 -
FBI Chief Conrad★ 5.4 -
Superhero Movie 2008The Chief of Police★ 5.3 -
Canterbury's Law 2008★ 6.3 -
The War 2008Narrator (voice)★ 8.1 -
The Centre (voice)★ 6.8 -
First Sunday 2008Judge B. Bennet Galloway★ 5.7 -
Pastor Bob★ NR -
The Last Sentinel 2007Colonel Norton★ 4 -
Delta Farce 2007Sgt. Kilgore★ 4.8 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.5 -
Dad★ 4.2 -
MCPO Scott Boytano★ 4.8 -
Forbidden Fruits 2006Rev. Walters★ 6 -
Psych 2006Mr. Guster★ 7.9 -
ATL 2006John Garnett★ 6.9 -
The Oh in Ohio 2006Coach Popovitch★ 5.2 -
Self★ 6 -
Dirty 2006Captain Spain★ 5.2 -
Bebe Clone (voice)★ 5.9 -
Transporter 2 2005Stappleton★ 6.3 -
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2005Father★ 6.7 -
Crash 2005Lt. Dixon★ 7.2 -
Grey's Anatomy 2005Lloyd Mackie★ 8.2 -
American Dad! 2005Fire Captain (voice)★ 7 -
Numb3rs 2005★ 7 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.1 -
Beef II 2004Narrator (voice)★ 6.2 -
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid (voice)★ 6.1 -
Abu 'Imam' al-Walid★ 6.5 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7 -
The Big House 2004★ 7
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CIA Director★ 5.6 -
Narrator (voice)★ 6 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.3 -
Teen Titans 2003Atlas (voice)★ 8.3 -
Agent Mosely (voice)★ 7.2 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7.4 -
Hollywood Homicide 2003Leon★ 5.2 -
Narrator★ NR -
Head of State 2003Bernard Cooper★ 5.6 -
Agent Cody Banks 2003CIA Director★ 5.5 -
Inside Mecca 2003Narrator (voice)★ 6.6 -
★ 7
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Everwood 2002Brian★ 7.5 -
29 Palms 2002The Sheriff★ 4.9 -
Stalking Leopards 2002Narrator (voice)★ 10 -
Frank (They Live) (archive footage)★ 4.9 -
Barbershop 2002Lester Wallace★ 6.4 -
Mark Twain 2002Narrator (voice)★ 6.9 -
Novocaine 2001Detective Lunt★ 6 -
Justice League 2001Despero (voice)★ 8.1 -
Narrator★ 6.5 -
The Legend of Tarzan 2001Tublat (voice)★ 6.8 -
Home Invaders 2001Matador★ 1 -
Council Member (voice)★ 6.2 -
Semper Fi 2001Gunnery Sgt. Brinkloff★ 5.7 -
The Job 2001★ 6.6 -
★ 7.4 -
Jazz 2001Narrator (voice)★ 8 -
Pretty When You Cry 2001Detective Charles Desett★ 3.5 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Requiem for a Dream 2000Big Tim★ 8 -
Matt Phelps★ 7.6 -
The Replacements 2000Lindell★ 6.7 -
Where the Heart Is 2000Moses Whitecotten★ 7.1 -
Pitch Black 2000Abu 'Imam' al-Walid★ 6.8 -
Innocents 2000Detective Davis★ 4.5 -
Silent Service 2000Self - Host★ NR
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Frederick Douglass (voice)★ 7.7 -
ATF 1999FBI Director Richard Long★ 4.7 -
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)★ 6.3 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Family Guy 1999Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice)★ 7.4 -
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)★ 6.7 -
Charlie Jensen★ 6.6 -
Armageddon 1998General Kimsey★ 6.8 -
Earl Woods★ 3 -
Herbert Muhammad★ 6.5 -
Algric Bartles★ 7 -
Executive Target 1997Lamar★ 4.6 -
Hercules 1997Apollo the Sun God (voice)★ 7.5 -
Spawn 1997Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)★ 7.9 -
Al Simmons / Spawn (voice)★ 6.9 -
Volcano 1997Lt. Ed Fox★ 5.9 -
Flipping 1997Leo Richards, Gang Leader★ 3.8 -
Johns 1996Homeless John★ 5.6 -
7th Heaven 1996Stanley★ 6.4 -
★ 8.1 -
Arliss 1996★ 6.7 -
Larger Than Life 1996Hurst★ 5.5 -
Goliath (voice)★ 6.9 -
The Grave 1996The Priest★ 5.1 -
Eye for an Eye 1996Martin★ 6.2 -
Never Met Picasso 1996Larry★ 4.2 -
Dead Presidents 1995Kirby★ 6.7 -
Clockers 1995André the Giant★ 6.7 -
Blue in the Face 1995Jackie Robinson★ 6.5 -
The Outer Limits 1995Captain Ira Merit★ 7.7 -
Sgt. Clay Cantrell★ 6.6 -
Gargoyles 1994Goliath (voice)★ 8.1 -
The Puppet Masters 1994Alex Holland★ 5.8 -
Fantastic Four 1994★ 6.4 -
ER 1994Pastor Watkins★ 7.8 -
Baseball 1994Narrator★ 7.4 -
New York Undercover 1994★ 7.1 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Reality Bites 1994Roger★ 6.6 -
Aladdin 1994★ 6.9 -
Hallelujah 1993Big Willie★ NR
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John Paul Rivers★ 5.5 -
Self - Host★ 6 -
The Last Outlaw 1993Lovecraft★ 5.4 -
Lions Of Darkness 1993Narrator (voice)★ 9 -
King Oliver★ 5.6 -
Nails 1992Noah Owens★ 5.2 -
Article 99 1992Luther Jermoe★ 6.1 -
King Oliver★ 6.5 -
Final Analysis 1992Detective Huggins★ 5.7 -
Hallelujah Anyhow 1991Will★ NR -
Marked for Death 1990Max★ 6.1 -
Law & Order 1990Bronx D.A. John Robertson★ 7.4 -
Men at Work 1990Louis Fedders★ 5.7 -
Martin★ NR -
Always 1989Powerhouse★ 6.3 -
Road House 1989Ernie Bass★ 6.7 -
Saxophone (voice)★ 4.7 -
Ladykillers 1988Abe★ 3 -
They Live 1988Frank Armitage★ 7.3 -
American Experience 1988W.E. Henderson / Other Voices★ 7.4 -
Bird 1988Buster Franklin★ 6.9 -
Stars & Bars 1988Eugene Teagarden★ 4.4 -
Off Limits 1988Maurice★ 5.7 -
Embassy Gate Captain★ 5.7 -
Self★ NR
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The Oldest Rookie 1987★ 5.5 -
Hot Pursuit 1987Alphonso★ 5.7 -
Platoon 1986King★ 7.7 -
The Whoopee Boys 1986Washington Square Peddler★ 5.2 -
The Equalizer 1985Cristo★ 7.2 -
Reading Rainbow 1983Narrator (voice)★ 8.4 -
Nature 1982Narrator★ 8.1 -
The Thing 1982Childs★ 8.1 -
Hallelujah! 1981★ 6
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Pirates and Police★ 6.1 -
Coriolanus 1979Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen★ 6 -
NOVA 1974Narrator★ 7
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