# David Chokachi

David Chokachi (/ˈtʃoʊkətʃi/ CHOH-kə-chee; 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, 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.

## 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

| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
| 1995–1999 | Baywatch | Cody Madison | TV series |
| 1996 | The Unspeakable | Darren Metlick | TV |
| 1996 | Shadow of a Scream | | TV |
| 1997 | Suddenly Susan | Elliot | TV series |
| 1997 | Sabrina the Teenage Witch | Doug, Sabrina's Ski Instructor | TV series |
| 1997 | Bad to the Bone | Waldo | TV |
| 1998 | 12 Bucks | Evil Lovejoy | |
| 1998 | Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay | Cody Madison | Direct to video |
| 1999 | V.I.P. | Himself | TV series |
| 1999 | A Crime of Passion | Eddie Meredith | TV |
| 2000 | Psycho Beach Party | Eddie | |
| 2000 | Witchblade | Detective Jake McCartey | TV |
| 2001–2002 | Witchblade | Detective Jake McCartey | TV series |
| 2003 | A Crime of Passion | | TV |
| 2003 | She Spies | Gordon Braddock/Cable Guy | TV series |
| 2005 | Crimson Force | Ambrose | TV |
| 2006 | Beyond the Break | Justin Healy | TV series |
| 2006 | Mystery Woman: Oh Baby | Dave | TV |
| 2006 | The Dreamless | Jeff | |
| 2007 | Bats: Human Harvest | Captain Russo | |
| 2008 | A Date with Murder (Murder Dot Com) | Bobby | |
| 2009 | Confessions of a Teen Idol | Himself | Reality TV |
| 2010 | Costa Rican Summer | Brad | |
| 2010 | The Ascent - Venganza en la cumbre | Robert | |
| 2011 | Soul Surfer | Paramedic | |
| 2011 | Rage of the Yeti | Jonas | TV movie |
| 2012 | Jet stream | Weatherman | |
| 2013 | Atlantic Rim | Red | |
| 2013 | Roseville (film) | Stephen | |
| 2013 | Abner, The Invisible Dog | Denning | |
| 2014 | Christmas in Palm Springs | Ian | TV movie |
| 2014 | 10.0 Earthquake | Reynolds | |
| 2015 | Patient Killer | | TV movie |
| 2015 | Online Abduction | Matt Fletcher | TV movie |
| 2018 | A Mother’s Greatest Fear | Steve | TV movie |
| 2022 | Adeline | John |
| 2022 | A Hole in Time | Jake | TV movie |
| 2022 | As Long as I'm Famous | Gene Tunney | |
| 2024 | Shark Warning | Uncle Ron Wetzel |