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David Presley

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
  • Writer
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David Presley was born on 3 April 1970 in College Station, Texas, USA. He is a director and writer, known for Starship Troopers (1997), Free Guy (2021) and The Postman (1997).
BornApril 3, 1970
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    Known for

    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997
    Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
    Free Guy
    7.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2021
    Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)
    The Postman
    6.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997
    Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)
    The Rundown
    6.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Protecting Jared
      • video assist
      • Filming
    • Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista in The Wrecking Crew (2026)
      The Wrecking Crew
      6.4
      • video assist: Hawaii unit
      • 2026
    • Jason Momoa in Chief of War (2025)
      Chief of War
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • video assist: Hawaii unit
      • 2025
    • Jason Scott Lee, Courtney B. Vance, Phillip J. Bartell, Mark Beltzman, Nigel Bluck, Todd Cherniawsky, Dean DeBlois, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Hill, Mike Mitchell, Don Nahaku, Chris Sanders, Dane Drewis, Darny Chau, Luis Pereira, Celeste Mercedes Smith-Mosqueda, Kaipo Dudoit, Mason Manuma, Adam Gerstel, Mia Adams, May Pieri, Hualālai Chung, Tumua Tuinei, Justin Martin, Karly McGowan, Christina Souza, Suzanne Green, Dan Lin, Maia Kealoha, Diana Seppelfrick, Raymond John Ramiro, Emery Hookano-Briel, Genesis Molina, Tiani Scott, Chansen Exzabe, Moanike'ala Scott, Jasmin Ella Mercado Domingo, Heinere Itchner, Jesus Kawaiaea-Benitez, Drew Naone, Stephen Hadhazi, Cassandra Kahoku'imo'imo Ainoa-Kanoho, Jessica Makua, Achiles Tafiti, Rudy Kapono Gaco, Raeyah Ibana-Tago, Arianna Jordan Ignacio Acidera, Sasha Lee, Lyanna Miyashiro, Charles Temanaha, Sapati Laloulu, Tyrone Temanaha, Kanoa Kala Kealoha, Chez Napualani Panui, Elle Hipa, Elizabeth Peterson, Naomi Baldomero, Leigh Uta, Aubrey Rose Madarang, Alexander David Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Ashley Lambert, Faith Fay, Cesar Miramontes, Esera Tuaolo, Dan Romer, Nolan Hong, Billy Magnussen, Jonathan Eirich, Kym Miller, Dean Fleischer Camp, Judy Nguyen, Celia Kenney, Blake La Benz, Courtney Coleman, Skyler Bible, Isabelle Du, Alex Denney, Christian Yeung, Brandon Toma, Sydney Agudong, Stacey Rabut, Chris Kekaniokalani Bright, David Hekili Kenui Bell, Matt Duffy, Stephanie Lum, Mike Van Waes, and Tira Akina in Lilo & Stitch (2025)
      Lilo & Stitch
      6.7
      • video assist
      • 2025
    • Taika Waititi, David Fane, Oscar Kightley, Michael Fassbender, Kaimana, Rachel House, Semu Filipo, Beulah Koale, Chris Alosio, and Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi in Next Goal Wins (2023)
      Next Goal Wins
      6.5
      • video assist
      • 2023
    • Penélope Cruz and Adam Driver in Ferrari (2023)
      Ferrari
      6.4
      • video engineer
      • 2023
    • The Fabelmans (2022)
      The Fabelmans
      7.5
      • video assist operator
      • 2022
    • Rinko Kikuchi, Ken Watanabe, Rachel Keller, Ansel Elgort, and Shô Kasamatsu in Tokyo Vice (2022)
      Tokyo Vice
      8.1
      TV Series
      • video engineer
      • 2022
    • Jim Carrey, Luke Freeborn, James Marsden, Shemar Moore, Ted Barba, Rob 'Sluggo' Boyce, Tom Butler, Douglas Chapman, Colby Chartrand, Brennan Dyson, Idris Elba, Corry Glass, Leif Havdale, Ernie Jackson, David Jacox, Tom Holkenborg, Jim May, Angela Meryl, Mike Mitchell, Neal H. Moritz, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Gerald Paetz, Kyle Riefsnyder, Heath Stevenson, Shawn Stewart, Rhys Williams, Alex Bogomolov, Donna Jay Fulks, Toru Nakahara, Elizabeth Bowen, Nito Larioza, Brandon Trost, Don Lew, Tavita Woodard, Jeff Sanca, Mike Rufino, Preston Blaine Arsement, Stuart Murray, Adam Pally, Maria Ameerali, Sook Hexamer, Paul Lazenby, Josh Miller, Pat Casey, Parker Rowell-Laferriere, Aiden Cass, Stanislav Galimkhanov, Shaun Magee, Saida Dyson, Allan Luna, Leon Scherwitz, Yoko Jing, Larry Herrera, Mahlissa, Cheryl Lewis, Steve Chang, Eli Olson, Adrian Hein, Michelle Watson, Jeff Fowler, Tika Sumpter, Simon Chin, Shay Kuebler, Hitoshi Okuno, Johnson Phan, Ben Schwartz, Barry Nerling, Fraser Corbett, Tammy Nera, Kevin Mylrea, Scott Patey, Lee Majdoub, Ashlei Tave, Sean Kennedy, Quinn Early, Peter Brown, Katie Wright Pere, Yvetta Fisher, Toby Ascher, John Whittington, Sarah Surh, Andrew Kyrzyk, Robert Zen Humpage, Jason Triplett, Marcus Aurelio, Nilo Ghajar, Vladimir Ruzich, Natasha Rothwell, Jess Lundgren, Zac Vran, Vladimir Raiman, Krista Alvarez, Ha'a Keaulana, Mariah Dyson, Kevin Fortin, Nicholas Dohy, Brad Kalilimoku, Jared Khalifa, Keiran Bohay, Leighton Hara, Russell Lee, Chad Keaulana, and Melody Nosipho Niemann in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
      Sonic the Hedgehog 2
      6.5
      • video assist: Hawaii
      • 2022
    • I Know What You Did Last Summer (2021)
      I Know What You Did Last Summer
      5.4
      TV Series
      • video engineer
      • 2021
    • Ryan Reynolds, Taika Waititi, Dwayne Johnson, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Lil Rel Howery, Jodie Comer, Owen Burke, and Joe Keery in Free Guy (2021)
      Free Guy
      7.1
      • video assist: additional photography
      • 2021
    • Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
      Godzilla vs. Kong
      6.3
      • video assist: second unit, Hawaii
      • 2021
    • Owen Vaccaro, Alex Aiono, Lindsay Watson, and Kea Peahu in Finding 'Ohana (2021)
      Finding 'Ohana
      6.1
      • video assist
      • 2021
    • David Spade and Lauren Lapkus in The Wrong Missy (2020)
      The Wrong Missy
      5.8
      • video assist
      • 2020
    • Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, Mandy Moore, Etsushi Toyokawa, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Nick Jonas, and Ed Skrein in Midway (2019)
      Midway
      6.7
      • video assist: Hawaii
      • 2019
    • Will Smith and Victor Hugo in Gemini Man (2019)
      Gemini Man
      5.7
      • video assist
      • 2019

    Director

    • 3rd Base (2012)
      3rd Base
      Short
      • collaborating director
      • 2012
    • Trishelle Cannatella, Maitland McConnell, and Ginny Weirick in Ninja Cheerleaders (2008)
      Ninja Cheerleaders
      3.4
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Rule Number One (2005)
      Rule Number One
      8.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Lessons Lost
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Face of the Enemy (2003)
      Face of the Enemy
      8.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • The Date
      Short
      • Director
      • 2002

    Writer

    • Trishelle Cannatella, Maitland McConnell, and Ginny Weirick in Ninja Cheerleaders (2008)
      Ninja Cheerleaders
      3.4
      • writer
      • 2008
    • Rule Number One (2005)
      Rule Number One
      8.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Lessons Lost
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2005
    • Face of the Enemy (2003)
      Face of the Enemy
      8.4
      Short
      • writer
      • 2003
    • The Date
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • David Pressley
    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • April 3, 1970
      • College Station, Texas, USA
    • Other works
      Directed music video for Sugar In Wartime, "Bitter Thing."

    Self-verified on IMDbPro

    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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    • Trivia
      1986 Guinness Book of World Records for highest score on the video game Timepilot '84.

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