Biography

David A.R. White has been a working actor, director and producer in Los Angeles for over twenty years. He was raised in a small Mennonite farming community outside of Dodge City, Kansas.

At the age of 19, David moved to LA, and only six months after moving, landed a recurring role on the hit top 10, TV CBS sitcom, Evening Shade for close to four years. He played the best friend of Burt Reynolds's son. David then went on to guest appearances on such shows as: Coach, Saved by the Bell, Sisters, Melrose Place, Martial Law and many others.

In 1999, produced and starred in his first feature length film, The Moment After. The following year, he produced and starred in the groundbreaking faith based theatrical film, Mercy Streets opposite Eric Roberts, Stacy Keach and Cynthia Watros and directed by Jon Gunn. David was nominated for a movie guide's "best actor" award for his dual roles in the film. Sony picked up the films for distribution.

In late 2005, David became a founding partner in the film distribution/production entity Pure Flix.

Pure Flix quickly became the number one Faith based studio, producing and distributing more films in the genre than any other studio. David also quickly became one of the most prolific actors/filmmakers in the faith based arena, where he wrote, directed, produced and starred in many of the movies.

To date, David has starred in over 25 films. Some of his film credits include: SIX...the Mark Unleashed with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Moment After 1,2, In the Blink of an Eye, Hidden Secrets, Marriage Retreat, Me Again, Jerusalem Countdown (based on the best selling book that sold over 2 million units and the Revelation Road movies and recently the Revelation Road series with Sony.

In 2012, David created, produced and starred in the UP original film, Brother White. He co-starred with Reginald Vel Johnson, Jackee, Victoria Jackson, academy award nominee Bruce Davison and Ray Wise. At the TCA's that year, David got rave reviews and became a darling, charming the critics with his real life Mennonite stories.

For his performance in Brother White, David was named a finalist in 5th Annual Cable FAX Program Awards in the category of Best Actor - Family Friendly

In 2014, David produced and Co Starred in the #1 live action independent movie of the year, God's Not Dead. God's Not Dead maintains it's position as the 6th most profitable movie in cinema history based on its ROI. The Franchise has garnered Four sequels since, with the last one in 2024, and the franchise has grossed over 100 million dollars in it's US theatrical runs. David has starred in all of them.

In 2015, David starred in the UP original action/comedy dog movie Dancer and the Dame. He starred opposite Billy Gardell. (Mike on Mike & Molly). David then went on and created, produced and starred in two sitcoms with Pure Flix. Hitting the Breaks and Malibu Dan the Family Man. It garnered guest stars from Morgan Fairchild, Robin Givens, Rob Schneider, Reginald Vel Johnson, Cherry Ladd, David Rasche and many more. In 2020, Sony acquired and bought Pure Flix from David and his partners. David went on and ran it with Michael Scott for several years, producing many shows and movies. In 2025, Sony released A Line of Fire, is a modern day mainstream action/thriller, David produced and stars opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. and Jason Patric. It hit the top 10 on Netflix for 2 weeks in December, 2025. David then starred opposite Dolph Lundgren, Tyrese Gibson and Rachel Leigh Cook in Straight Shot due out through Saban 2027. Recently, David just finished production with Alec Baldwin and Jeremy Piven in his next action thriller, Panic Button
- IMDb mini biography by: Panoramic Pictures

The initals stand for Andrew Roy.

I grew up conservative. We didn't drink, dance, smoke. I saw one movie in the theater the first 18 years of my life....Entertainment didn't really exist in the Mennonite Church. Other than music. Music was very big.