David Chokachi

American actor (born 1968)


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::summary American actor (born 1968) ::

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spouseSusan Brubaker (2004–present)
children1
occupationActor
yearsactive1995–present
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David Chokachi ( ; born January 16, 1968) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the TV series Witchblade, Baywatch, and Beyond the Break.

Early life

David Chokachi was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. His father is of Turkish-Iraqi origin, and his mother is American from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His maternal grandmother was Finnish from Vaasa, Finland.

He attended Tabor Academy,

Career

Chokachi began his acting career in 1995 at the age of 27 on Baywatch in the role of Cody Madison, eventually replacing David Charvet as a main cast member. In 1999, he left Baywatch and took up the role of Jake McCartey in the TV series Witchblade, which lasted until 2002. Following that, he appeared in various TV series and made-for-TV movies. Chokachi then landed the role of main character Justin Healy on The N's 2006 TV series Beyond The Break. He also appeared on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their careers.

Chokachi was one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1997.

Filmography

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YearTitleRoleOther notes
1995–1999BaywatchCody MadisonTV series
1996The UnspeakableDarren MetlickTV
1996Shadow of a ScreamTV
1997Suddenly SusanElliotTV series
1997Sabrina the Teenage WitchDoug, Sabrina's Ski InstructorTV series
1997Bad to the BoneWaldoTV
199812 BucksEvil Lovejoy
1998Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier BayCody MadisonDirect to video
1999V.I.P.HimselfTV series
1999A Crime of PassionEddie MeredithTV
2000Psycho Beach PartyEddie
2000WitchbladeDetective Jake McCarteyTV
2001–2002WitchbladeDetective Jake McCarteyTV series
2003A Crime of PassionTV
2003She SpiesGordon Braddock/Cable GuyTV series
2005Crimson ForceAmbroseTV
2006Beyond the BreakJustin HealyTV series
2006Mystery Woman: Oh BabyDaveTV
2006The DreamlessJeff
2007Bats: Human HarvestCaptain Russo
2008A Date with Murder (Murder Dot Com)Bobby
2009Confessions of a Teen IdolHimselfReality TV
2010Costa Rican SummerBrad
2010The Ascent - Venganza en la cumbreRobert
2011*Soul Surfer *Paramedic
2011Rage of the YetiJonasTV movie
2012*Jet Stream *Weatherman
2013*Atlantic Rim *Red
2013*Roseville *Stephen
2013*Abner, The Invisible Dog *Denning
2014Christmas in Palm SpringsIanTV movie
201410.0 EarthquakeReynolds
2015Patient KillerTV movie
2015Online AbductionMatt FletcherTV movie
2018A Mother’s Greatest FearSteveTV movie
2022AdelineJohn
2022A Hole in TimeJakeTV movie
2022As Long as I'm FamousGene Tunney
2024Shark WarningUncle Ron Wetzel
2025Predator: WastelandsBalamMovie
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References

References

  1. "David Chokachi".
  2. Rose, Mike. (January 16, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 16, 2023 includes celebrities Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kate Moss".
  3. Wilcox, Emily. (2008). "Plymouth TV star says 'yes' to studio". [[The Daily Register]].
  4. (2011). "Hollywood'da Türk izleri!". Milliyet.
  5. (2007). "David Chokachi Surfs His Way to The Miracle Mile". [[Variety (magazine).
  6. (2017). "100 Friends of Finland - David Chokachi".
  7. (8 November 2020). "Suomalaistaustainen Baywatch-David on edelleen hurjassa kunnossa - paljasti IL:lle rakkaimman suomalaisen sanan". MTV3.
  8. link. (2007-09-27)
  9. "David Chokachi dot Net - Official Site / Filmography".
  10. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090106004523/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/confessions_of_a_teen_idol/series_about.jhtml Confessions of a Teen Idol VH1 Page]

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