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David Schifter is a versatile American actor seen in the semi-recurring role of Detective J.D. Walker on ID Discovery Channel's "Lt. Kenda: Homicide Hunter," and Tyler Perry's "The Have & Have Nots." He began life in front of the camera as a teenager as host of a New York cable TV show "Spotlight on Teens." He later spent a successful 14-years as a TV news investigative reporter at the local and national level, earning numerous awards including three Emmy nominations and the coveted Emmy itself. In 1999, David took the ultimate career risk by walking away from everything familiar to begin a career as an actor. In 2017 he won a LA IndieFest "Best Actor" award for the lead role in an African-produced film in Nigeria. In 2019 he co-starred with Michael Pare' and Nicholas Turturro in a thriller set at the beach titled "The Penthouse." A native New Yorker, David loves living a beach lifestyle in North Carolina and traveling worldwide for work. He is also a volunteer firefighter in the city where he lives which he says gives him the true feeling of giving back to his community.

Check Point ( 2017) | IMDb: 3.2

Action

In Port City, North Carolina, a vagrant discovers plans for an invasion. His attempts to warn law enforcement are ignored but when the Sheriff notices odd interactions with other townsfolk, he begins to look into the claim of a sleeper cell living amongst the locals.

Starring:

William Forsythe , Kenny Johnson , Kane Hodder , Mindy Robinson , Tyler Mane , Bill Goldberg

Directed by:

Thomas J. Churchill

Produced by:

Cambria Hankin , Bill Goldberg , Niko Foster

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Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story ( 2008) | IMDb: 5.7

Crime , Drama , History

Based on true events, The Lena Baker Story recounts one African-American womans struggle to rise above the challenges of her life, to face the choices she makes, and to ultimately triumph over her...Lena Baker was the first and only woman to be sentenced to death by the electric chair in the state of Georgia and was executed in 1945. She was pardoned posthumously in 2005.

Starring:

Tichina Arnold , Dwayne Boyd , Chris Burns , Peter Coyote , Kenny Cook , Jasmine Farmer

Directed by:

Ralph Wilcox

Produced by:

Lisa Hamil , David Schifter , Dennis Johnson

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