David R. Terrell was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He is the oldest of his mother's five children. David attended Thomas Jefferson High School and was a highly competitive two-sport athlete in basketball and baseball. He was one of the highest ranked pitchers in the Los Angeles Southern League. Don Newcomb (Cy Young award winner), of the Dodgers, scouted several of his games and offered young David a walk on opportunity with the Dodgers. However, his good pitching skills and youthful arrogance led him to believe the Dodgers would wait on him, so after showing up two weeks late to camp, he was quickly shown the exit door. He learned a valuable lesson from that experience. David now lives life at full throttle. He went on to drive buses for 25 years with the Metropolitan Transit Authority, formerly known as RTD. Simultaneously, he danced on Soul Train for 9 years (1982-1991) and was considered one of Don Cornelius' favorite featured Soul Train line dancers.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor, also writer
- 20 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are David Terrell's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1
Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · 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 Terrell's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for David Terrell's titles on MovieCove; 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
26 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.
Targeted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
The Vince Staples Show(2024)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Legacy(2023)
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
The Saga of Enipheres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Them(2021)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
She Ball(2020)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Enipheres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
The Fix(2019)
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
The Neighborhood(2018)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
Boyne Falls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Ladies of the Law(2018)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Speechless(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Initiation(2016)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Mysterious Ways(2015)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
A Little Problem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Hard Drive(2014)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
The Goldbergs(2013)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Shades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Act Like You Love Me(2013)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Anger Management(2012)
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Revenge(2011)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Shallow Ground(2004)
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Breakin'(1984)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Career shape
Star power in the 61st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 24 titles from 1984 to 2024.
Biggest box office
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)
Highest rated
Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)
Most popular right now
Ladies of the Law (2018)
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 MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do David Terrell's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 8; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 23rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th5
- 25th to 49th7
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
8 of their 20 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved2
- Loved with Detractors1
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser6
- Mixed8
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; 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 MovieCove 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 Terrell work with?
People who share at least 2 of David Terrell's MovieCove titles; Dan Garcia shares the most, 2.
- Dan GarciaShared titles: Ladies of the Law (2018), Mysterious Ways (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Dan Garcia