Director

David Schifter

Acting

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 7

TMDB ID: 1029702

IMDb ID: nm1074373

Known for: Acting

Born: August 15, 1964

Age: 61

Place of birth: New York, New York, U.S.A.

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2001 - 2026

Years active: 26

Average TMDB rating: 5.9

Frequent jobs

Casting Director (1)Casting (2)Executive Producer (2)Associate Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

David Schifter is a versatile American actor seen in the semi-recurring role of Detective J.D. Walker on ID Discovery Channel's "Lt. Kenda: Homicide Hunter," and Tyler Perry's "The Have & Have Nots." He began life in front of the camera as a teenager as host of a New York cable TV show "Spotlight on Teens." He later spent a successful 14-years as a TV news investigative reporter at the local and national level, earning numerous awards including three Emmy nominations and the coveted Emmy itself. In 1999, David took the ultimate career risk by walking away from everything familiar to begin a career as an actor. In 2017 he won a LA IndieFest "Best Actor" award for the lead role in an African-produced film in Nigeria. In 2019 he co-starred with Michael Pare' and Nicholas Turturro in a thriller set at the beach titled "The Penthouse." A native New Yorker, David loves living a beach lifestyle in North Carolina and traveling worldwide for work. He is also a volunteer firefighter in the city where he lives which he says gives him the true feeling of giving back to his community.

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