You may not know the name, but you definitely know the voice. You've seen actor Keith David in films like "Crash", "ATL", "Platoon", "Dead Presidents" and more.
The unmistakably distinguished actor has been both acting and singing (he has an awesome singing voice) for over 30 years and credits his success to his belief in God.
David also works extensively as a voice actor, he was the voice of the Flame King in Adventure Time, Goliath from Gargoyles, the title character in the Spawn animated series, and Lemuel Kane in Archer. In the English dub of Princess Mononoke, David played the narrator and Okkoto. He played the role of Mama in the English dub of 3x3 Eyes. He provided the voice for the character Decker in the role-playing video game Fallout and the voice for the character Vhailor in Planescape: Torment. He provided the voice of the Arbiter for the video game Halo 2, released in 2004; later, he reprised that role in the Xbox 360 follow-up Halo 3. He portrayed the character again in Halo: The Master Chief Collection and also in Halo 5: Guardians, released in 2014 and 2015 respectively. He played the role of Captain David Anderson in BioWare's Mass Effect series.
David did voice work in the video game Saints Row and its sequel Saints Row II, playing gang leader of the 3rd Street Saints Julius Little, as well as voicing himself in Saints Row IV. He is also heard on the intro of several Ice Cube projects, including Westside Connection's 2003 release Terrorist Threats, Cube's 2008 solo album Raw Footage, Cube's 2010 solo album I Am the West, and he narrated the documentary Beef II, which also featured Ice Cube.
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David has won two Emmy Awards for his voice-over performances in the PBS projects “The War” and “Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson.” He has also been Emmy nominated three times, for his work on Ken Burns’ documentary “Jazz,” his portrayal of Earl Woods in “The Tiger Woods Story,” and as Goliath in the animated series “Gargoyles.”
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His latest role was in the OWN series “Greenleaf”, which ended last year and is produced by and also starred Oprah Winfrey. David received a Critics’ Choice Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in “Enlisted” on Fox. His other television credits include the series “Community,” as well as numerous guest star appearances and voice roles. His voice has also been heard in a number of popular video games, including “Halo,” “Mass Effect” and “Saints Row.”
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An accomplished stage actor, David continues to be a sought-after actor doing voice-overs, television, and film. Yet one thing stays consistent: his faith.
"I don't think you live this long without having some connection to the bible. I have read the bible and read the bible. I actually wanted to be a minister and have a lot of minister friends. I'm always trying to understand more aspects of the bible."
"Although these days he’s not standing in a pulpit, he sees the need for spiritual nourishment all around him. “I think we’re in a time in our history where people are hungry for spiritual answers,” he explains. “[There’s] more spiritual death in our society at large. In this political climate that we’re in here in America, [they’re] trying to take God out of the schools, out of public places and...
...where you find an absence of God, you find things like that last school shooting. That’s what happens as the result of trying to take God out of schools.”
The actor also has a soft spot for those men and women who are in the military.
"When you grow up around military culture there is a respect which is phenomenal which is why I believe that people who serve in the Armed Forces come away as better people. For whatever circumstances in their lives being in the military is a good alternative."
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