Born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska, David's first on-screen role was in a series of commercials for Airborne where he starred as Sebastian, a Fabio-esque romance novel hero in 2008. He began as a series regular on ABC's sudser "One Life to Live" in 2009. David took up writing professionally after the soap was 'unexpectedly' cancelled. Panicked at only being hired to say lines on TV in his underwear, David created the scripted podcast Western "Powder Burns" where he said lines in a recording booth fully clothed, with Emmy-winning stars John Wesley Shipp, Robert Vaughn and Edward Asner (premiering on Apple Podcasts). His Fonda/Stewart play "Hank & Jim Build a Plane" was optioned by the Tony Award-winning producers at SunnySpot Productions. Since his stint in daytime drama, David has played recurring characters on "The Good Fight" (CBS), "Insatiable" (Netflix), "Constantine" (NBC), and "Deception" (NBC). He recently headlined the film adaptation of "Dirty Sexy Saint" for the internationally acclaimed studio Passionflix. David served as guest faculty at his alma mater Baldwin-Wallace University during the pandemic. He is also a vocal advocate and public speaker for the Alzheimer's Association.