Keith David

Keith David

CountryUnited States United States
GenderMale
Birthdayjuin 4, 1956
BiographyKeith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor and voice actor. He is known for his deep voice and screen presence in over 400 roles across film, stage, television, and interactive media.

He has starred in such films as The Thing (1982), Platoon (1986), They Live (1988), Dead Presidents (1995), Armageddon (1998), There's Something About Mary (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), Pitch Black (2000), Barbershop (2002), Crash (2004), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Nice Guys (2016), Nope (2022), and American Fiction (2023). He starred as Elroy Patashnik in the sixth season of the NBC series Community (2015) and as Bishop James Greenleaf in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama Greenleaf (2016–2020).

His Emmy-winning voice-over career includes work as the narrator of Ken Burns films such as The War (2007) and Muhammad Ali (2021). In film, he has voiced Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009) and the Cat in Coraline (2009). On television, he portrayed Goliath in Gargoyles (1994–1997), Al Simmons / Spawn in Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997–1999), The Flame King in Adventure Time (2012–2017), Andre Curtis / The President in Rick and Morty (2015–), King Andrias in Amphibia (2020–2022), Dr. Tenma in Pluto (2023), and Husk in Hazbin Hotel (2024–). Video game roles include the Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee in the Halo franchise (2004–2015), Julius Little and himself in the Saints Row series (2006–2017), Admiral Anderson in the Mass Effect series (2007–2013), Chaos in Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008), Sergeant Foley in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009), and Commander Zavala in Destiny 2: The Final Shape (2024).

In July 2025, David was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2026.

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Transformers: EarthSpark
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Ada Twist, Scientist
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Amphibia
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Baseball
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Belle's
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Duster
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Enlisted
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From Scratch
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Gargoyles
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Greenleaf
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Jackie Robinson
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Kulipari: An Army of Frogs
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Kulipari: Dream Walker
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Love Life
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Mark Twain
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Masters of the Universe: Revolution
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Muhammad Ali
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Pinecone & Pony
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Spawn
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Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters
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Summer Camp Island
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The Bible
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The Big House
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The Cape
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The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross
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The Job
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The Last Kids on Earth
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The War
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The Wonderful Mickey Mouse
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WWE Monday Night War
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