Keith David
Keith David, born in 1956, is an American actor renowned for his distinctive bass voice and commanding screen presence. With over 400 roles across film, television, and video games, his career spans decades, from the sci-fi horror of "The Thing" to voice work in "Rick and Morty" and "Adventure Time." His filmography includes notable titles like "Platoon," "Dead Presidents," and "Cloud Atlas," alongside voice acting in animated classics such as "The Princess and the Frog" and "Coraline." David's Emmy-winning narration for Ken Burns' documentaries and recent roles in "Greenleaf" and "Nope" underscore his versatility and enduring influence in entertainment.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Strip Law | Steve Nichols (voice) | TV |
| 2026 | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Sosa | Film |
| 2026 | Spider-Man: Brand New Day | Film | |
| 2026 | President Curtis | President Andre Curtis (voice) | TV |
| 2025 | E.B. White's Charlotte's Web | Old Sheep (voice) | TV |
| 2025 | Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II | The Depression Demon (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | The Lowdown | Marty | TV |
| 2025 | Sneaks | O.G. (voice) | Film |
| 2025 | What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas | Self - Interviewee | Film |
| 2025 | Shelby Oaks | Morton Jacobson | Film |
| 2024 | Hazbin Hotel | Husk (voice) | TV |
| 2024 | Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou | Narrator (voice) | TV |
| 2024 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Masego (voice) | Film |
| 2023 | American Fiction | Willy the Wonker | Film |
| 2022 | DC League of Super-Pets | Dog-El (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Entergalactic | Mr. Rager (voice) | Film |
| 2022 | Nope | Otis Haywood Sr. | Film |
| 2022 | In Search of Tomorrow | Self - Interviewee | Film |
| 2021 | The Gateway | Terry | Film |
| 2021 | The Seventh Day | Father Louis | Film |
| 2021 | Black as Night | Babineaux | Film |
| 2020 | In Search of Darkness: Part II | Self | Film |
| 2019 | 21 Bridges | Deputy Chief Spencer | Film |
| 2019 | Rise of the Mammals | Self - Narrator | Film |
| 2019 | In Search of Darkness | Self | Film |
| 2019 | The Wedding Year | Preston | Film |
| 2019 | Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror | Self | Film |
| 2018 | Night School | Gerald | Film |
| 2018 | Tales from the Hood 2 | Portifoy Simms | Film |
| 2017 | Savage Dog | Valentine | Film |
| 2016 | Kulipari: An Army of Frogs | Lord Marmoo (voice) | TV |
| 2016 | Dirty Lies | Doc | Film |
| 2016 | The Nice Guys | Older Guy | Film |
| 2015 | Field of Lost Shoes | Old Judge | Film |
| 2014 | Remaking the Legend: Halo 2 Anniversary | Film | |
| 2013 | Assault on Wall Street | Freddy | Film |
| 2013 | The Bible | Narrator | TV |
| 2013 | Frog Kingdom | Frog King (voice) | Film |
| 2013 | Free Birds | Chief Broadbeak (Voice) | Film |
| 2012 | Smiley | Diamond | Film |
| 2012 | The Last Fall | Sydney Bishop | Film |
| 2012 | Christmas in Compton | Big Earl | Film |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient | Film |
| 2012 | Highway | Mustafa | Film |
| 2012 | AniMen: The Galactic Battle | Sergeant Brass | Film |
| 2011 | No Saints for Sinners | Film | |
| 2011 | The Greening of Whitney Brown | Clerk | Film |
| 2011 | The Inheritance | Uncle Melvin | Film |
| 2011 | Hopelessly in June | Dalbert Myers | Film |
| 2010 | Something Like A Business | Sebastian | Film |
| 2010 | Baseball: The Tenth Inning | Narrator | Film |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket | Sweet Tee | Film |
| 2010 | Chasing 3000 | Officer L. | Film |
| 2010 | Chain Letter | Det. Jim Crenshaw | Film |
| 2010 | Death at a Funeral | Reverend Davis | Film |
| 2010 | Meet Monica Velour | Claude | Film |
| 2010 | Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming | Terry | Film |
| 2010 | New York Street Games | Self | Film |
| 2009 | The Butcher | Larry Cobb | Film |
| 2009 | Charlie Valentine | Sal | Film |
| 2009 | Against the Dark | Lt. Waters | Film |
| 2009 | Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia | Commander Scott Boytano | Film |
| 2009 | All About Steve | Corbitt | Film |
| 2009 | Pastor Brown | Pastor Brown | Film |
| 2009 | Don McKay | Otis Kent | Film |
| 2009 | Coraline | The Cat (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Gamer | Agent Keith | Film |
| 2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Dr. Facilier (voice) | Film |
| 2009 | Community | Elroy Patashnik | TV |
| 2008 | Justice League: The New Frontier | The Centre (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | First Sunday | Judge B. Bennet Galloway | Film |
| 2008 | My Mom's New Boyfriend | FBI Chief Conrad | Film |
| 2008 | S.I.S. | Joseph Armstrong | Film |
| 2008 | The Sensei | Minister | Film |
| 2008 | The Fifth Commandment | Max 'Coolbreeze' Templeton | Film |
| 2008 | No Bad Days | Terrence | Film |
| 2008 | Superhero Movie | The Chief of Police | Film |
| 2007 | If I Had Known I Was a Genius | Dad | Film |
| 2007 | Delta Farce | Sgt. Kilgore | Film |
| 2007 | The Last Sentinel | Colonel Norton | Film |
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