David A. R. White

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David A. R. White
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White at Family Film Awards in 2021
Born
David Andrew Roy White
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
  • business
Years active1989–present
Known forfounding Pinnacle Peak Pictures
Notable work God's Not Dead series
Spouse
Andrea Logan
(m. 2003,divorced)
Children3 [1]
Awards Awards and Nominations

David Andrew Roy White is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer and businessman. He is a co-founder of Pinnacle Peak Pictures, a distribution and production company specializing in Christian faith- and family-themed films. He is best known for his role as Reverend Dave in the God's Not Dead film series.

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Personal life

White is the son of a Mennonite pastor. [2] He was formerly married to the actress and producer Andrea Logan who played the role of his wife in the 2009 film In the Blink of an Eye . [3] In 2020, the couple announced that they had separated. [4]

Career

After his arrival in Los Angeles, White was given the role of Andrew Phillpot, the best friend of Burt Reynolds' son, in the CBS sitcom Evening Shade (1990–1994). White also had guest appearances in television series such as Coach , California Dreams , Sisters and Melrose Place . [2] He was a protagonist, Dan Burgess, in Second Glance where his closing line "Hey Scotty, Jesus Man" turned into a meme.

Some of his early films were 20th Century Fox's The Visitation , an adaption of the novel by author Frank Peretti, Bells of Innocence with actor Chuck Norris, and Mercy Streets for which he was nominated for The MovieGuide Awards' Best Actor.[ citation needed ] In 2003 White starred alongside Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Six: The Mark Unleashed .

In 2005, he founded Pure Flix (Pinnacle Peak Pictures) with Michael Scott, Russell Wolfe and Elizabeth Travis. [5] Over the next several years, he produced and starred in several films including In the Blink of an Eye, Hidden Secrets, and The Moment After.

In 2011, he played Shane Daughtry in Jerusalem Countdown . In 2012, he played James in Brother White, Special Agent Ric Caperna in The Encounter:Paradise Lost (sequel to the 2011 film The Encounter , which he produced and directed) and pastor Rich Chaplin in Me Again, a film about a pastor unhappy with his life. He was nominated for a TCA best actor award.

In 2014, he co-starred as a pastor in the film God's Not Dead . He starred in and produced both sequels, God's Not Dead 2 (2016), God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness (2018), but only starred in God's Not Dead: We the People (2021). [6] [7] White also starred in the Pure Flix produced "Revelation Road" film series. White played a former government assassin turned Christian who struggles to survive a lawless post-Rapture wasteland.

In 2015, he played Wayne in Faith of Our Fathers , a film about veterans from the Vietnam War and the experiences of their families.

On March 27, 2018, a short compilation documentary Pure Flix and Chill: The David A.R. White Story about him by Anthony Simon was released on the Filmmaker Magazine website.

He created, produced, and starred in the sitcom Malibu Dan, the family man in 2018. [8]

Filmography

Although White was an associate producer in the film End of the Harvest, The Moment After was the first film that he produced. White also played the role of Adam Riley in the film. He has produced other films such as The Visitation , The Wager , and Hidden Secrets. In 2012, he produced the historical drama Apostle Peter and the Last Supper starring Robert Loggia and Bruce Marchiano.

In 2010, White started directing films. His first film was The Encounter , about five strangers stranded at a diner being served by the owner, who claims to be Jesus, which starred Bruce Marchiano, Jaci Velasquez, and pro wrestler Steve "Sting" Borden.

His second film was Holyman Undercover, which starred David himself and Fred Willard. The last film White directed was Redeemed, released in 2014.

He produced the films God's Not Dead 2 and God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness . [9]

Film

YearTitleActorProducerDirectorWriterRoleNotes
1990GeronimoYesNoNoNoOverbearing CounselorAlso grip technician
1992Second GlanceYesNoNoNoDan BurgessAlso production assistant
1994The CrossingYesNoNoNoMattShort film
1995 Outbreak UncreditedNoNoNoArmy Pilot
1998End of the HarvestYesAssociateNoNoMatt
1999MurdercycleYesNoNoNoDitko
The Moment AfterYesYesNoNoAdam Riley
2000 Mercy Streets YesYesNoNoJohn/Jeremiah
2003 Bells of Innocence YesNoNoNoConrad Champlain
The Sparky Chronicle: The MapYesNoNoNoEthan ParkerDirect-to-video short
2004 Six: The Mark Unleashed YesYesNoYesBrody Sutton
2006 The Visitation YesCo-producerNoNoCarl
The Moment After 2: The AwakeningYesYesNoNoAdam Riley
Hidden SecretsYesYesNoYesJeremy Evans
2007 The Wager YesYesNoNoTom
2009Sarah's ChoiceNoYesNoNo
In the Blink of an Eye YesYesNoYesDavid
2010 What If... NoYesNoNo
Holyman UndercoverYesYesYesYesRoy/Brian
JohnnyNoYesNoNo
2011Run OnYesYesNoYes
The Encounter YesYesYesNoCustomer in Thailand
Jerusalem Countdown YesYesNoStoryShane
Marriage RetreatYesYesNoNoMark Bowman
2012 Apostle Peter and the Last Supper NoYesNoNo
Ghost SoldiersYesYesNoNoJoe
The Encounter: Paradise Lost YesYesNoNoRik Caperna
The Mark NoYesNoNo
Me AgainYesYesYesNoRich ChaplinCo-directed with Jeffrey Peterson
Brother WhiteYesYesNoNoJames WhiteBased on a character created by him
2013Revelation Road: The Beginning of the EndYesYesNoNoJosh McManus
This is Our TimeNoYesNoNo
The Book of Esther NoYesYesNo
Revelation Road 2: The Sea of Glass and FireYesYesNoNoJosh McManus
The Book of Daniel NoYesNoNo
2014 God's Not Dead YesYesNoNoReverend Dave Hill
Moms' Night Out NoYesNoNo
RedeemedYesYesYesNoDavid
The Black Rider: Revelation RoadYesYesNoStoryJosh McManus
2015 Do You Believe? NoYesNoNo
Dancer and the DameYesYesNoNoEric Skanz
Faith of Our Fathers YesYesNoYesWayne
2016 God's Not Dead 2 YesYesNoNoReverend Dave Hill
2017 The Case for Christ NoYesNoNo
A Question of Faith NoYesNoNo
2018 God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness YesYesNoNoReverend Dave Hill
The Prayer Box NoYesNoNo
2020Courting Mom and DadNoYesNoNo
BeckmanYesExecutiveNoNoAaron Beckman
2021 God's Not Dead: We The People YesYesNoNoReverend Dave Hill
Love on the RockYesYesNoYesColton RiggsAlso executive producer
Nothing's ImpossibleYesNoNoNoScott Beck
2022 Redeeming Love NoYesNoNo [10]
Strong Fathers, Strong DaughtersNoExecutiveNoNoPost-production

Television

YearTitleActorProducerCreatorRoleNotes
1991 The Antagonists YesNoNoOfficer KoochEpisode: "Con Safos"
1991-1993 Evening Shade YesNoNoAndrew Philipott8 episodes
1992 Coach YesNoNoPizza Delivery KidEpisode: "War of the Dopes"
Honor Thy MotherYesNoNoStudentTV movie
1993 Melrose Place YesNoNoRoom Service WaiterEpisode: "Cold Turkey"
California Dreams YesNoNoUsherEpisode: "21 Jake Street"
Saved by the Bell: The College Years YesNoNoStudentEpisode: "Prof. Zack"
1994 Sisters YesNoNoGas Station AttendantEpisode: "Down To The Count"
1995 Renegade YesNoNoHotel ClerkEpisode: "Living Legend"
1996 Kindred: The Embraced YesNoNoClerkEpisode: " Live Hard, Die Young, and Leave a Good Looking Corpse"
Space: Above and Beyond YesNoNoEnsign LewisEpisode: "Stardust"
1999 Martial Law YesNoNoScott PayneEpisode: "Captive Hearts"
Invisible Child YesNoNoMr. FelixTV movie
A Vow to CherishYesNoNoER Resident
2016Hitting the BreaksYesYesYesRandy Wilcox10 episodes
Also executive producer
2017-2018Hilton Dead IslandNoExecutiveNo32 episodes
Malibu Dan the Family ManYesNoYesDan Marshall24 episodes
2019Home SchooledNoExecutiveNo5 episodes
The WanderedNoExecutiveNo6 episodes
The Power CoupleNoExecutiveNo
Mood SwingsNoExecutiveNo8 episodes
The EncounterNoYesNo6 episodes
Also executive producer ano directed episode "Just Believe"
2019-2022Sons of ThunderNoExecutiveNo14 episodes
2020Finding Love in QuarantineYesYesNoRick Baldwin8 episodes
Also executive producer and wrote 3 episodes
2021Love Is On the AirNoExecutiveNoTV movie

Writings

White published the book Between Heaven and Hollywood: Chasing Your God-Given Dream. [11]

Awards and nominations

Movieguide Awards

YearCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2017 The Grace Award for Acting God's Not Dead 2 Nominated
2019 The Grace Award for Acting God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Nominated

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