David Lee Smith

Acting

David Lee Smith

Born September 8, 1963 · Birmingham, Alabama, USA (age 63)

David Lee Smith (born September 8, 1963) is an American actor, known for his role as John Oldman, the protagonist of the 2007 science fiction film, The Man from Earth and its 2017 sequel, The Man from Earth: Holocene; he co-starred with John Billingsley and Tony Todd. He has also appeared in other movies, including Fight Club, and dozens of television episodes, some as a recurring character such a…

Known For

Fight ClubFight Club · 1999
Fight Club
★ 8.41999
MovieDramaThriller
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the way and ignites an out-of-control spiral toward oblivion.
ZodiacZodiac · 2007
Zodiac
★ 7.52007
MovieCrimeMystery
Police conduct a manhunt for the Zodiac Killer, a serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s, taunting police with letters, bloodstained clothing, and ciphers mailed to newspapers.
A Walk to RememberA Walk to Remember · 2002
A Walk to Remember
★ 7.72002
MovieDramaRomance
When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon.
The Man from EarthThe Man from Earth · 2007
The Man from Earth
★ 7.62007
MovieScience FictionDrama
A departing professor gathers his closest colleagues for an intimate farewell, but the night takes an unexpected turn when he shares a stunning secret about his past. As the conversation unfolds, skepticism and curiosity collide, challenging everything they thought they knew about history, science, and belief.
Mysterious SkinMysterious Skin · 2005
Mysterious Skin
★ 7.72005
MovieDrama
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
MankMank · 2020
Mank
★ 6.72020
MovieDramaHistory
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
The Man from Earth: HoloceneThe Man from Earth: Holocene · 2017
The Man from Earth: Holocene
★ 5.52017
MovieDramaScience Fiction
14,000-year-old "Man from Earth" John Oldman, now teaching in northern California, realizes that not only is he finally starting to age, but four students have discovered his deepest secret, putting his life in grave danger and potentially destroying the world's most popular religion.
Between WorldsBetween Worlds · 2018
Between Worlds
★ 4.92018
MovieMysteryThriller
Joe, a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child, meets Julie, a spiritually gifted woman who enlists his help in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter. But the spirit of Joe's dead wife proves stronger, possessing the young woman's body and determined to settle her unfinished business with the living.

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