Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 04, 1956
Place of Birth
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
371 titles
Keith David
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Keith David, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Captain Zero: The Movie
The Depression Demon (voice)
President Curtis
President Andre Curtis (voice)
The Hawk
Old Henry
The Thing Expanded
Self
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Sosa
Strip Law
Steve Nichols (voice)
What is an Ocean… Reconnecting the Cast and Crew of Cloud Atlas
Self - Interviewee
The Gettysburg Address
Frederick Douglass (voice)
Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway
(voice) (uncredited)
The American Revolution
(voice)
I Love LA
Leon Marcus
Shelby Oaks
Morton Jacobson
E.B. White's Charlotte's Web
Old Sheep (voice)
Hazbin Hotel: Sing-Along
Husk (voice)
The Lowdown
Marty
Haunted Hotel
Additional Voices (voice)
Finding Faith
Henry
Omniscient
Alistair
Captain Zero: Into the Abyss Part II
The Depression Demon (voice)
Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox
The Simulator
Duster
Ezra Saxton
Sneaks
O.G. (voice)
Devil May Cry
Lucan (voice)
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
Toy COD Leader (voice)
Portal to Hell
Mr. Bobshank
Cold Case Files: Murder in the Bayou
Narrator (voice)
Mufasa: The Lion King
Masego (voice)
Leonardo da Vinci
Narrator (voice)
Invincible Fight Girl
Narrator (voice)
High Potential
Captain Pacheco
Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
Darkseid (voice)
Mr. Nelson on the North Side
Self
Betty & Blue
Willie 'Blue' Watson
The Prank
Principal Henderson
Masters of the Universe: Revolution
Hordak (voice)
Hazbin Hotel
Husk (voice)
American Fiction
Willy the Wonker
Heist 88
Buddha Ray
Krapopolis
Asskill (voice)
From the Shadows
Dr. Leonard Bertram
Justified: City Primeval
Judge Alvin Guy
Greatest Geek Year Ever! 1982
Self - Actor
A Snowy Day in Oakland
Mr. Monroe
True Lies
Albert 'Al' Gibson
My Dad the Bounty Hunter
B'Caala (voice)
Parallel Worlds: A Psychedelic Love Story
Jerry
Shut Up and Ride
Narrator (voice)
A Miracle Before Christmas
David
From Scratch
Hershel Wheeler
Entergalactic
Mr. Rager (voice)