
David Sullivan
Biography
Sullivan grew up in Longview, Texas, an east Texas town of 70,000 people. He was an imaginative and social child early on in life, his curiosity eventually led him to the stage where he performed in one-act plays at Spring Hill High and proved to be a natural in front of live audiences. Upon high school graduation in 1996. He was offered a theater scholarship at Kilgore Junior College but instead, he accepted an academic scholarship to Baylor University and majored in business, graduating in 2000. During college, he performed in plays, was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and played one year of football. His talent for acting landed him roles in stage productions by the Baylor theater department. Though never a formal student of acting, much of Sullivan's postgraduate years have been dedicated to small budget films working closely with friends on both sides of the camera.
David starred as "Abe" in the 2004 independent film Primer, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. The movie was filmed in Dallas in 2001, but spent two years in editing and post-production. Since the debut of Primer, Sullivan has moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career as an actor. He has appeared in several television shows including Joey and Big Love, and filmed several movies.
Primer was Sullivan's first official casting call, and his first leading role in a feature film.
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Acting History
2025
Stone Creek Killer as Ken Goodwin
2024Cash for Gold as Mikey
2024Leading Man
2023The Day of as Dad
2023Fatal Attraction as Frank Gallardo
2022No More Time as Chuck
2022Sleepwalker as Brad
2021The Big Bend as Mac Talbott
2021Invasion as Steven
2021Monuments as Ted
2020The Wilds as Daniel Faber
2020Lip Service as Adam
2020Etheria
2020Small Town Wisconsin as Wayne
2020Wendy as The Olds
2019Whiskey Cavalier as Thomas Andrews
2018Sharp Objects as Chris
2018Alone Together as Ray
2017The Good Doctor as Mr. Ayleston
2017Snowfall as Grady Williamson
2017Brockmire as Rusty
2017M.F.A. as Cavanaugh
2017Girlfriend's Day as Sonnyboy
2017Deidra & Laney Rob a Train as Chet
2017No Light and No Land Anywhere as Matt
2016Goliath as Spencer Jackson
2016A Knock at the Door as Michael
2016The Veil as Matt
2016Flaked as Dennis
2014Out of Love as Rob
2014Bigfoot Wars as Deputy Walton
2012Argo as Jon Titterton
2012Beauty and the Least as Glenn Ambers
2011Love's Christmas Journey as Homesteader
2011New Girl as Duffy
2011Skateland as Luther
2010Gigantic as Adrian
2010Justified as Jess Timmons
2009NCIS: Los Angeles as ATF Agent Kevin Clark
2009The Lodger as LAPD Officer #1
2008Karma Police as Oscar
2007The Astronaut Farmer as Young Man
2006Big Love as Junior Accountant
2004Primer as Abe
2004Boston Legal as Jason Canfield
2004CSI: NY as James Manning
2004Joey as Guy #4
2003NCIS as Larry Krone
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Hotel Manager
—Sky Valley as Bernie









