David Lambert (born November 29, 1993) is an American actor, best known for playing Brandon Foster on the Freeform original series The Fosters. He can play the piano and trumpet, and is learning the electric guitar. He also has a very strong tenor singing voice. He has been doing theater for many years, beginning when he was cast in the play the Wizard of Oz at age 3. Lambert was discovered at an open casting call by agent Joy Pervis in Atlanta. After performing his monologue, he was asked to do something else. At first thought, he recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and it worked. He was in Georgia when he got the call to pack for Canada, where Aaron Stone was filmed.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 29, 1993 (32)
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 14 on Motif · 15 credits in all
What are David Lambert's films like?
Across their 8 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Genres
Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 2 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 1
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.
- Allyas Jason Landers in Aaron Stone (2009)
- Tricksteras Danny 'Goose' Gustavo in Den Brother (2010)
- Shadowas Brandon Foster in The Fosters (2013)
- Tricksteras Little Jason in The Lifeguard (2013)
- Shadowas Brannon in Snow Valley (2024)
Moods and endings
- Happy5
- Bittersweet1
- 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 Lambert's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 14 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (4).
Subscription and free streaming for David Lambert's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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
15 credits, 14 with a Motif page.
Original Sound(2026)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Snow Valley(2024)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The virgin and child (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
As Certain as Death(2023)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
All Rise(2019)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Good Trouble(2019)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
New Amsterdam(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Lifeguard(2013)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
The Fosters(2013)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Longmire(2012)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Den Brother(2010)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Sons of Tucson(2010)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Aaron Stone(2009)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Psych(2006)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 15 titles from 2006 to 2026.
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· Den Brother
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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
How do David Lambert's films land?
Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 27th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up6
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th4
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
6 of their 14 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser4
- Mixed6
Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
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 Midcredits 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 Lambert work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Lambert's Motif titles; Hutch Dano shares the most, 2.
- Hutch DanoShared titles: As Certain as Death (2023), Den Brother (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Hutch Dano
