David is Afro-Brazilian / American and fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and English. He first hit the stage in 3rd grade. He is classically trained and holds a BFA in Theatre from Arizona State where he carried lead roles in multiple main stage shows and graduated Magna Cum Laude. With over 100 film and TV credits, he can be seen in studio films like Birds of Prey starring Margot Robbie, Priest starring Paul Bettany, and Filly Brown starring Gina Rodriguez. He is a major recur in Season 4 of Queen of The South on Netflix while major recurring in seasons 1-2 of Tyler Perry's Ruthless on BET. As well as numerous TV appearances on hit shows like HBO's Westworld, MacGyver, Animal Kingdom, Shooter, The Last Ship, and many more. He is an active voting member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. David's approach to performance is about the mechanics and the instincts conveyed in the text. David says, "Our job is to translate text into a moving, palpable experience for the audience, to bring the words to life in a way that is honest to its present, past, and future." David is a globally known spoken word poet with live appearances on two seasons of the award-winning TV-one series Verses and Flow. He produces high-concept spoken word films he dubs "Spinema" (spinning cinema through spoken word) He has produced spinema with celebrated actor/poets such as Emmy Nominee Malcolm Jamal Warner, Mustaf Shakir, Joivan Wade and other notables. David has 20 IMDB producer credits, 13 writer credits, and is the founder of Exertion Films. He holds the prestigious producer's mark (p.g.a.) of the Producers Guild of America. His 5th feature as a writer/producer 'Catalyst' will release this year starring opposite Michael Roark, Patrick Kilpatrick, Noel Gugliemi, and more, directed by Emmy nominee Christopher Folkens. David has a good heart, an almost chameleon-like talent that allows him to adapt to any role... to any circumstance.