Acting · age 70

Keith David

Best rated: The Thing (8.2)

Every film, by IMDb rating

The career

Keith David, acting career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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Keith David's career barcodecoolhot

1982101 films2026

Current formLast 5: 6.28 vs career 5.95 (+0.33)

As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes

Average

5.95

76 rated films

Vote weighted

6.06

bigger films count more

Median

5.9

half are better

Consistency

±1.17

rating spread

Career

45y

1982 to 2026

Total votes

6.49M

across every film

Best

8.2

The Thing

Worst

3.3

Smiley

Newest first

Acting filmography

2026	Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice	Sosa	6.2	26,857
2025	Portal to Hell	Mr. Bobshank	·	766
2025	Finding Faith	Henry	·	258
2025	Sneaks	O.G.	·	835
2024	Tim Travers and the Time Traveler's Paradox	The Simulator	5.4	1,092
2022	Unplugging	Gil	4.4	1,310
2022	Entergalactic	Mr. Rager	7.4	21,649
2022	Nope	Otis Haywood Sr.	6.8	324K
2022	The Prank	Principal Henderson	·	513
2022	Catwoman: Hunted	Tobias Whale	5.6	4,109
2021	The Seventh Day	Father Louis	4.6	6,205
2021	Black as Night	Babineaux	4.5	2,636
2021	Insight	Captain Duke	·	848
2021	Pups Alone	The Wise Bartender	3.4	1,639
2020	Most Guys Are Losers	Al	·	264
2020	Horizon Line	Freddy Wyman	4.8	12,866
2019	The Wedding Year	Preston	5.6	4,055
2019	21 Bridges	Deputy Chief Spencer	6.7	81,940
2018	Triple Trouble	Tyrone	·	501
2018	American Dresser	Charlie	·	566

Better together?

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

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