David Lemuel Keith (born May 8, 1954) is an American actor and director. His breakthrough role was that of aspiring Navy pilot Sid Worley in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982), for which he received Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor and New Star of the Year – Actor for his performance. His other notable roles include Jack Murdock in Daredevil (2003), Det. John Mulcahey in Carrie (2002), Master Chief Tom O'Malley in Behind Enemy Lines (2001), Captain Hartigan in Men of Honor (2000), Maj. Matthew Coonen in U-571 (2000), Boone in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Jack Parkman in Major League II (1994), Det. Lt. Loach in The Two Jakes (1990), Elvis Presley in Heartbreak Hotel (1988), and Andrew 'Andy' McGee in Firestarter (1984).

Filmography

• 2024Dead Money — Jack
• 2023I’ll Be Watching — Sheriff, Executive Producer
• 2023Walden — Judge Boyle
• 2019Wedding at Graceland — Major
• 2018Madhouse Mecca — Harlen
• 2017All Saints — Boyd
• 2017Hammer: The 'Rootin' for Regen' story — Dr. Sam Giles
• 2016Heritage Falls — Coach Charlie Fitzpatrick
• 2015Awaken — Walsh
• 2014Christian Mingle — Bill Wood
• 2014Outlaw Prophet: Warren Jeffs — Gary Engels
• 2010Beneath the Blue — Hawk
• Hawaii Five-0 — Wade Gutches
• Lone Star — John Allen
• Nikita — Richard Ellison
• Regular Show — Streaming (voice)
• 2010Unrequited — Nate Grissom
• 2008Boys of Summerville — Joe
• 2007Succubus: Hell-Bent — Wallace
• 2006Bottoms Up — Uncle Earl
• 2006In Her Line of Fire — Vice President Walker
• 2006Miracle Dogs Too — Mr. Mulvaney
• The Class — Yonk Allen
• 2005All Souls Day: Dia de los Muertos — Sheriff Blanco
• 2005Come Away Home — Sheriff Jantz
• Constant Payne — Alexander 'Doc' Payne
• 2005Locusts: The 8th Plague — Gary
• 2005Path of Destruction — Roy Stark
• 2005Secret City: The Oak Ridge Story - The War Years — Narrator
• 2004Raise Your Voice — Simon Fletcher
• 2004The Kings of Brooklyn — Scoggins
• 2003Daredevil — Jack Murdock
• 2003Deep Shock — Andrew Raines
• 2003Epoch: Evolution — Mason Rand
• 2003Hangman's Curse — Nate Springfield
• NCIS — Mike Watson
• Still Life — Ben
• CSI: Miami — Evan Caldwell
• 2002Carrie — Det. John Mulchaey
• 2002Clover Bend — McGary
• 2002Mother Ghost — Carey
• 2002Sabretooth — Bob Thatcher
• 2002The Stickup — Ray DeCarlo
• 2002World Traveler — Richard
• 2001Anthrax — Adam Stewart
• 2001Behind Enemy Lines — Master Chief Tom O'Malley
• 2001Burning Down the House — Carolina
• 2001Cahoots — Harley
• 2001Constant Payne — Alexander 'Doc' Payne (Voice)
• 2001Epoch — Mason Rand
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Mark Virgini
• 2001Love and Treason — Eli Dixon
• 2000Men of Honor — Captain Hartigan
• 2000U-571 — Maj. Matthew Coonen
• 1999A Memory in My Heart — Sheriff Matt Carden
• 1999If... Dog... Rabbit — Parole Officer Gilmore
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — John 'Hawk' Hawkins
• 1999Question of Privilege — Carter Roberts
• 1999Secret of the Andes — Brooks Willings
• 1998Ambushed — Deputy Lawrence
• Martial Law — Cliff Eagleton
• 1998Perfect Prey — Dwayne Alan Clay
• 1998Poodle Springs — Larry Victor
• 1997Hot Blooded — Mr. Colbert
• 1997Judge and Jury — Joseph Meeker
• 1996A Family Thing — Sonny
• Arli$$ — Archie Michaels
• High Incident — Jim Marsh
• 1996If Looks Could Kill — Det. Peter Stanford
• 1996Invasion of Privacy — Sgt. Rutherford
• Local Heroes
• Strangers — Richard
• 1995Born Wild — Jack Hutton
• 1995Deadly Sins — Jack Gales
• 1995Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain — Ray Karnisak
• 1995Texas — Jim Bowie
• 1995The Indian in the Cupboard — Boone
• The Outer Limits — Major Mercer
• 1995Till the End of the Night — Garrett Hill
• 1994Ernest Goes to School — Squint Westwood
• 1994Major League II — Jack Parkman
• 1994Raw Justice — Mace
• 1994Temptation — Bone
• 1994XXX's & OOO's — Bullet Dobbs
• 1993Distant Cousins — Harry Young
• Walker, Texas Ranger — Cliff Eagleton
• 1993Whose Child Is This? The War for Baby Jessica — Dan Schmidt
• 1992Liar's Edge — Gary Kirkpatrick
• 1991Caged Fear — Tommy Lane
• Flesh 'n' Blood — Arlo Weed
• 1991Off and Running — Jack Cornett
• 1990The Two Jakes — Det. Lt. Loach
• 1989Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North — Lt. Col. Oliver North
• 1988Heartbreak Hotel — Elvis Presley
• 1988The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck — Buck Malone, Director
• 1987The Curse — Director
• 1987White of the Eye — Paul White
• If Tomorrow Comes — Daniel Cooper
• 1985Gulag — Mickey Almon
• 1984Firestarter — Andrew McGee
• 1983Independence Day — Jack Parker
• 1983The Lords of Discipline — Will McLean
• 1982An Officer and a Gentleman — Sid Worley
• 1981Back Roads — Mason
• 1981Take This Job and Shove It — Harry Meade
• 1980Brubaker — Larry Lee Bullen
• 1980Friendly Fire — Leroy Hamilton
• 1980The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story — Wayne Robinson
• Co-Ed Fever — Tuck
• 1979The Great Santini — Red Petus
• 1979The Rose — Mal
• 1978Are You in the House Alone? — Student (uncredited)
• 1974Barn of the Naked Dead — Stunts
• Happy Days

Appearances as themselves (1)

• Made in Hollywood — Self