David Chokachi

David Chokachi (born David Al-Chokhachy; January 16, 1968) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his role in the TV series Witchblade, Baywatch, and Beyond The Break.

David Chokachi
Chokachi in October 2008
Born
David Al-Chokhachy

(1968-01-16) January 16, 1968
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)Susan Brubaker (2004–present)
Children1

Early life

David Chokachi was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. His father is of Turkish-Iraqi origin[1][2][3] and his mother is of Finnish origin[1][2] from Vaasa, Finland.[4]

He attended Tabor Academy,[1][2] an elite boarding prep school in Marion, Massachusetts, where he played lacrosse and football. He graduated from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, with a degree in political science.[1][5]

Career

Chokachi began his acting career in 1995 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.[6] He also appeared on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their careers.[7]

Chokachi was one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1997.[5]

Filmography
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
2011Soul Surfer Paramedic
2011Rage of the YetiJonasTV movie
2012Jet stream Weatherman
2013Atlantic Rim Red
2013Roseville (film) Stephen
2013Abner, The Invisible Dog Denning
2014Christmas in Palm SpringsIanTV movie
2015Patient KillerTV movie
2015Cyber CaseMatt FletcherTV movie
2018A Mother’s Greatest FearSteveTV movie

References
  1. Wilcox, Emily (2008), Plymouth TV star says 'yes' to studio, The Daily Register, retrieved 9 December 2020, Chokachi is not from Japan. He has Turkish and Finnish ancestry and grew up in Plymouth, where his dad is a renowned surgeon. David attended Tabor Academy, where he played lacrosse and football, then Bates College in Maine, where he earned a bachelor's in political science. But he still hadn't found his calling; he said he was like so many young people unsure of their path in life.
    also in: Wilcox, Emily (2008), Plymouth TV star says 'yes' to studio, The State Journal-Register, retrieved 9 December 2020, Chokachi is not from Japan. He has Turkish and Finnish ancestry and grew up in Plymouth, where his dad is a renowned surgeon.
  2. Hollywood'da Türk izleri!, Milliyet, 2011, retrieved 20 November 2020, Türkiye doğumlu Iraklı bir baba ve Finlandiyalı bir anneden dünyaya gelen Chokachi, Marion, Massachusetts’te Tabor Acedemy’de eğitim aldı. Bates College’de siyaset bilimi bölümünden mezun oldu.
  3. David Chokachi Surfs His Way to The Miracle Mile, Variety, 2007, retrieved 9 December 2020, Mister Chokachi... is of Turkish and Finnish extract.
  4. "Suomalaistaustainen Baywatch-David on edelleen hurjassa kunnossa - paljasti IL:lle rakkaimman suomalaisen sanan". MTV3. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020. In Finnish
  5. David Chokachi dot Net - Official Site / About David Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "David Chokachi dot Net - Official Site / Filmography". Archived from the original on 2008-12-25. Retrieved 2009-01-12.
  7. Confessions of a Teen Idol VH1 Page
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