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...

Known For

Career Timeline

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  1. 2028
    Captain Zero: The Movie

    The Depression Demon (voice) • Acting

  2. 2026
  3. 2026
  4. 2026
    The Thing Expanded

    Self • Acting

  5. 2025
    Shelby Oaks

    Morton Jacobson • Acting

  6. 2025
    Sneaks

    O.G. (voice) • Acting

  7. 2025
    The Gettysburg Address

    Frederick Douglass (voice) • Acting

  8. 2025
    Hazbin Hotel: Live on Broadway

    (voice) (uncredited) • Acting

Keith David - Aperture