Keith David
Known for Acting · 370 credits
- Born
- 1956-06-04 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Keith David Williams · キース・デイヴィッド · کیت دیوید · キース デヴィッド · キース・デヴィッド・ウィリアムズ · David Keith
Biography
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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Known For
Law & Order
1990
as Bronx D.A. John Robertson
Rick and Morty
2013
as President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) / Reverse Giraffe (voice) / President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Lloyd Mackie
Family Guy
1999
as Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) / Commander Bensinger (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Matt Phelps
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Jimmy Cannon
TV Shows (131)
Law & Order
1990
as Bronx D.A. John Robertson
Rick and Morty
2013
as President Curtis / Turkey President Curtis (voice) / Reverse Giraffe (voice) / President/Governor Andre Curtis (voice)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Lloyd Mackie
Family Guy
1999
as Jazz Documentary Narrator (voice) / Commander Bensinger (voice)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Matt Phelps
Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Jimmy Cannon
The Flash
2014
as Solovar (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Fire Captain (voice)
Person of Interest
2011
as Terence Beale
High Potential
2024
as Captain Pacheco
The Hawk
2026
as Old Henry
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
Teen Titans Go!
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Adventure Time
2010
as Balthus (voice) / Flame King (voice)
We Bare Bears
2015
as Mr. Charles (voice)
Community
2009
as Elroy Patashnik / Narrator (voice)
Everwood
2002
as Brian
MacGyver
2016
as Burke / Man
ER
1994
as Pastor Watkins
Psych
2006
as Mr. Guster
Nature
1982
as Narrator
Scorpion
2014
as Warden
Young Justice
2010
as Mongul (voice)
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Lion Musician (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2012
as Sal Commander (voice)
Numb3rs
2005
as Jeremiah Miller
NCIS: New Orleans
2014
as Gene Holloway
Hazbin Hotel
2024
as Husk (voice)
American Experience
1988
as W.E. Henderson / Other Voices
Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
2017
as Additional Voices (voice)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Glossaryck (voice)
DuckTales
2017
as Manny (voice)
Screen Two
1985
as Will
American Playhouse
1982
as 'Big' Willie Thorton
Archer
2009
as Lemuel Kane (voice)
black-ish
2014
as Loose Craig
Speechless
2016
as Colonel
Mr. Robot
2015
as Qwerty (voice) (uncredited)
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Lithophone (voice) / Tummy (voice)
Greenleaf
2016
as Bishop James Greenleaf
Fresh Off the Boat
2015
as Clyde Roses
Abbott Elementary
2021
as Frank
Uncle Grandpa
2013
as Santa Claus (voice)
Teen Titans
2003
as Atlas (voice)
The Equalizer
1985
as Cristo
Amphibia
2019
as King Andrias (voice)
SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
as Chatterbox Translation Collar (voice)
Craig of the Creek
2018
as Narrator (voice)
The Outer Limits
1995
as Captain Ira Merit
The Oscars
1953
as The Cat (voice)
Devil May Cry
2025
as Lucan (voice)
Arli$$
1996
as Cecil Pickett
Gargoyles
1994
as Goliath (voice)
Krapopolis
2023
as Asskill (voice)
Aladdin
1994
7th Heaven
1996
as Stanley
Future Man
2017
as Dr. Elias Kronish
Hercules
1998
as Apollo (voice)
Touch
2012
as Dutch
Extant
2014
as Nicholas Calderon
Movies (239)
Coraline
2009
as The Cat (voice)
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
as Masego (voice)
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
2026
as Sosa
The Princess and the Frog
2009
as Dr. Facilier (voice)
The Nice Guys
2016
as Older Guy
The Thing
1982
as Childs
Armageddon
1998
as General Kimsey
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
2005
as Father
Cloud Atlas
2012
as Kupaka / Joe Napier / An-kor Apis / Prescient
Nope
2022
as Otis Haywood Sr.
Hercules
1997
as Apollo the Sun God (voice)
Platoon
1986
as King
Transporter 2
2005
as Stappleton
They Live
1988
as Frank Armitage
Shelby Oaks
2025
as Morton Jacobson
Free Birds
2013
as Chief Broadbeak (Voice)
The Thing Expanded
2026
as Self
There's Something About Mary
1998
as Charlie Jensen
Requiem for a Dream
2000
as Big Tim
Volcano
1997
as Lt. Ed Fox
The Replacements
2000
as Lindell
Smiley
2012
as Diamond
Horizon Line
2020
as Freddy Wyman
DC League of Super-Pets
2022
as Dog-El (voice)
Superhero Movie
2008
as The Chief of Police
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Sergeant Cantrell
American Fiction
2023
as Willy the Wonker
Crash
2005
as Lt. Dixon
Ultimate Fights from the Movies
2002
as Frank (They Live) (archive footage)
Road House
1989
as Ernie Bass
Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken
1995
as Goliath (voice)
Samuel Bleak
2011
as Ned Coffman
Pitch Black
2000
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Gamer
2009
as Agent Keith
The Chronicles of Riddick
2004
as Abu 'Imam' al-Walid
Night School
2018
as Gerald
Assault on Wall Street
2013
as Freddy
21 Bridges
2019
as Deputy Chief Spencer
Death at a Funeral
2010
as Reverend Davis
ATF
1999
as FBI Director Richard Long
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
2025
as The Simulator
First Sunday
2008
as Judge B. Bennet Galloway
Marked for Death
1990
as Max
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001
as Council Member (voice)
Tales from the Hood 2
2018
as Portifoy Simms
The Wedding Year
2019
as Preston
In Search of Darkness
2019
as Self
Agent Cody Banks
2003
as CIA Director
The Seventh Day
2021
as Father Louis
Savage Dog
2017
as Valentine
The Inheritance
2011
as Uncle Melvin
No Saints for Sinners
2011
The Proud Family Movie
2005
as Bebe Clone (voice)
Dirty
2005
as Captain Spain
Forbidden Fruits
2006
as Rev. Walters
Sneaks
2025
as O.G. (voice)
The Undershepherd
2012
as Brother Wilks
Men at Work
1990
as Louis Fedders
Reality Bites
1994
as Roger
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
2025
as The Depression Demon (voice)
Coriolanus
1979
as Aedile / Roman Citizen / Volscian Citizen
Where the Heart Is
2000
as Moses Whitecotten
ATL 2: The Homecoming
as John Garnett
Pretty When You Cry
2001
as Detective Charles Desett
Eye for an Eye
1996
as Martin
My Mom's New Boyfriend
2008
as FBI Chief Conrad
Barbershop
2002
as Lester Wallace
New York Street Games
2010
as Self
The Greening of Whitney Brown
2011
as Clerk
The 420 Movie
2020
as Chief Ironweed
Catwoman: Hunted
2022
as Tobias Whale / Morax (voice)
Braddock: Missing in Action III
1988
as Embassy Gate Captain
Insight
2021
as Captain Duke
Hollywood Homicide
2003
as Leon
Entergalactic
2022
as Mr. Rager (voice)
Dead Presidents
1995
as Kirby
Unplugging
2022
as Gil
Africa's Lost Eden
2010
as Narrator (voice)
Nina
2016
as Clifton's Father
Always
1989
as Powerhouse
Inside Mecca
2003
as Narrator (voice)
Field of Lost Shoes
2015
as Old Judge
Executive Target
1997
as Lamar
The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Frederick Douglass (voice)
Blue: The American Dream
2016
as Terry Venable
Beauty and the Beasts: A Leopard's Story
1995
as Narrator (voice)
The Gateway
2021
as Terry
Final Analysis
1992
as Detective Huggins
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
2004
as CIA Director
The Tiger Woods Story
1998
as Earl Woods
The Nutcase
Off Limits
1988
as Maurice
All About Steve
2009
as Corbitt
Hot Pursuit
1987
as Alphonso
Mark Twain
2002
as Narrator (voice)
ATL
2006
as John Garnett
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
2025
as Husk (voice)
Justice League: The New Frontier
2008
as The Centre (voice)
Lions Of Darkness
1993
as Narrator (voice)
Clockers
1995
as André the Giant
Heist 88
2023
as Buddha Ray
Lottery Ticket
2010
as Sweet Tee
Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
2006
as MCPO Scott Boytano
Home Invaders
2001
as Matador
Range 15
2016
as Colonel Holloway
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
2025
as Self - Interviewee
Don King: Only in America
1997
as Herbert Muhammad
Meet Monica Velour
2010
as Claude
Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming
2010
as Terry
S.I.S.
2008
as Joseph Armstrong
Blue in the Face
1995
as Jackie Robinson
Bob's Best Friends
as Cuddles (voice)
Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story
2018
as Self
Article 99
1992
as Luther Jermoe
Christmas in Compton
2012
as Big Earl
Against the Dark
2009
as Lt. Waters
In Search of Tomorrow
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Behind Enemy Lines III: Colombia
2009
as Commander Scott Boytano
Never Met Picasso
1997
as Larry
About Keith David
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 (… With 370 credits spanning from 1953 to 2028, Keith David has appeared in 239 films and 131 TV shows.
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Most Popular Keith David Movies
- Coraline (2009) — as The Cat (voice)
- Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) — as Masego (voice)
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) — as Sosa
- The Princess and the Frog (2009) — as Dr. Facilier (voice)
- The Nice Guys (2016) — as Older Guy
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