Keith David

Keith David

Acting June 4, 1956 Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Keith David Williams (born June 4, 1956) is an American actor. He is mostly known for his bass 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 acting career includes narrating 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), President Andre Curtis in Rick and Morty (2015–) and its upcoming spin-off President Curtis, 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), Captain 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), which he assumed after the death of Lance Reddick in March 2023. He was part of the cast of The Nightmare Before Christmas live concert in October 2025, where he voiced Oogie Boogie, taking over the role from his longtime original voice actor, Ken Page, following his death in September 2024.

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

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Movies

Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
2026
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
6.7
Sosa
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026
Mufasa: The Lion King
7.3
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Masego (voice)
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
DC League of Super-Pets
7.2
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Dog-El (voice)
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
Road House
6.8
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Ernie Bass
Road House
1989
Death at a Funeral
5.9
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Reverend Davis
Death at a Funeral
2010
Eye for an Eye
6.3
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Martin
Eye for an Eye
1996
Novocaine
6.0
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Detective Lunt
Novocaine
2001
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
5.6
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Commander Scott Boytano
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
2009
Braddock: Missing in Action III
5.7
Embassy Gate Captain
Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988

TV Shows

The Flash
7.8
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Solovar (voice)
The Flash
2014
Scorpion
8.2
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Warden
Scorpion
2014
MacGyver
7.3
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Burke / Man
MacGyver
2016
The Equalizer
7.1
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Cristo
The Equalizer
1985
True Lies
6.1
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Albert 'Al' Gibson
True Lies
2023
Fantastic Four
6.6
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Black Panther/T'challa (voice)
Fantastic Four
1994

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