David Ackert has been an entrepreneur and business development mentor to service firms for nearly two decades. He is the president of PipelinePlus, which delivers business development consulting and technology solutions to lawyers and other service professionals worldwide. He is also the bestselling author of The Short List, which was a Gold Winner of the 2025 Nonfiction Book Award. Over the course of his dynamic career, he has worked in a variety of industries, starting with the entertainment industry. His early experiences on stage, in front of and behind the camera, shaped his current acumen as a keynote speaker, business development mentor and facilitator.
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Biography from IMDb.
- Actor, also producer
- 18 on Motif · 22 credits in all
What are David Ackert's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 1 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Shadowas Ali Armin in Maryam (2002)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch David Ackert's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 18 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for David Ackert's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 18 with a Motif page.
After Kony: Staging Hope(2011)
Motif score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Line(2009)
Motif score: 18th percentile of all films
This Is Not a Test(2008)
Motif score: 15th percentile of all films
The Unit(2006)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows
Over There(2005)
Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows
Bones(2005)
Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows
CSI: Miami(2002)
Motif score: 37th percentile of all shows
What I Like About You(2002)
Motif score: 38th percentile of all shows
Monk(2002)
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Maryam(2002)
Motif score: 69th percentile of all films
The Agency (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Guardian(2001)
Motif score: 4th percentile of all films
Six Feet Under(2001)
Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows
Suckers(1999)
Motif score: 59th percentile of all films
The West Wing(1999)
Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows
Family Law (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Cool Crime (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Rude Awakening (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
The Practice(1997)
Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows
JAG(1995)
Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows
Diagnosis Murder(1993)
Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows
Walker, Texas Ranger(1993)
Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 36th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 1993 to 2009; peak year 2009.
Film career
Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1999Screen debut· Suckers
How do David Ackert's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 18 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved4
- Universally Panned1
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed6
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does David Ackert work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Ackert's Motif titles; Melissa Fitzgerald shares the most, 2.
- Melissa FitzgeraldShared titles: After Kony: Staging Hope (2011), This Is Not a Test (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Melissa Fitzgerald
