From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. David Rambo (born 1955) is a writer, actor and producer. He grew up in Spring City, Pennsylvania. His grandmother and mother were librarians which helped develop his lifelong interest in literature and art. After moving to Los Angeles to become an actor, Rambo started working in the real estate business. He would afterwards begin a career on theatre, first acting and then writing and adapting plays. In 2004 he wrote his first script for a television show, an episode for the American crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation entitled Butterflied. Butterflied aired on January of that year and it was the highest rated TV program of the week. Rambo would then join the CSI writing team, creating episodes like Who Shot Sherlock?, Kiss-Kiss, Bye-Bye and Still Life. He is now a supervising producer of the show. In 2006, Rambo wrote "The Lady With All the Answers", a play about the life and work of "Eppie" Lederer, better known as Ann Landers. The play has been widely produced across the country. An off-Broadway production starring Judith Ivey opened October 14, 2009 at the Cherry Lane Theatre. In May 2010, Rambo visited Elsinore High School in Wildomar, California as a special guest speaker for the 2010 graduating class. During summer of 2010, it was announced that Rambo would not be returning to 'CSI.' He would now work for the ABC revival of 'V.' David cites music as an inspiration to his writing, and in 2010 was invited as a special guest to help curate a concert by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. As of fall 2011, Rambo serves on the writing staff on the new CBS show The 2-2. As of May, 2012, Rambo serves on the writing and producing staff of the new NBC series Revolution. David lives in Los Angeles with his spouse Theodore Heyck, an actor and lawyer. David is a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and Writers Guild of America, West.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 28, 1955 (71)
- Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA
- Writer, producer and actor
- 12 on Motif · 13 credits in all
What are David Rambo's films like?
Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 3
Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 1
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous2
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 Rambo's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).
Subscription and free streaming for David Rambo'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
13 credits, 12 with a Motif page.
Motif score: 46th percentile of all films
Buried in Barstow(2022)
Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films
Workhorse Queen(2021)
Motif score: 65th percentile of all films
Tiny Pretty Things(2020)
Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows
Will(2017)
Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows
Empire(2015)
Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows
CSI: Immortality(2015)
Motif score: 90th percentile of all films
Chicago P.D.(2014)
Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows
Revolution(2012)
Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows
NYC 22 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
V(2009)
Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows
Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Best of Times(1981)
Motif score: 20th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 11 titles from 1981 to 2022.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do David Rambo's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the dialogue 48/100 and the plot and story 33/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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.