After graduating from West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), David worked for several years in Australian theatre, film and TV. Credits include Blue Water High (ABC), Underbelly (Channel 9), Cops LAC (Channel 9). He received a nomination for a West Australian Equity Guild Award among other award nominations. He wrote, produced, and directed the short Picture Wheel which screened at Palm Springs, Rhode Island, Cinequest, Santa Monica - where it won Best Short Film, and numerous other fests. It was sold to Gunpowder & Sky. His dark comedy Love & Dating: in LA! (writer, producer) screened at festivals around the world including Cleveland International, Hollyshorts, Santa Monica where it won the Audience Choice award, and was bought by The El Rey Network. His debut feature Under My Skin (writer, director, producer) was nominated for an Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Award (AACTA) for Best Indie, and he received an Australian Director's Guild nomination. Under My Skin screened at various fests including NewFest, Santa Barbara, and Raindance. Projects in development include feature film Sons of Salt, which received Screen Australia development funding and was shortlisted for the Australians In Film Gateway Screenwriting Prize. He has lectured on writing and performance at various institutions including M.I.T. and Edith Cowan University.