David Wayne Young

Biography

David Wayne Young is an actor, writer, director and producer. David first began writing at the age of 6 and developed an interest in acting in the sixth grade. It was much later, while attending college that he met Christopher Strong in a screenwriting class. When Chris realized that David was an actor, he had him audition for the lead role in Illumination Cinema's first feature, Living After Midnight (2016). After becoming friends with Tyler and Chris on set, they kept in touch and continued to collaborate as an actor and consultant on their scripts. Thus, David became a part of Illumination Cinema. Since becoming a part of the company in 2016, David not only became a producer on the feature film Left Hook, he also wrote and directed his first short film, How Much. Aside from frequently acting, producing and consulting on studio's projects, David has also taken on the position of the company's CFO.

Known for

Living After Midnight

Acting roles

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Brimstone Terrace	Nick
2022	Personal History	Serling Homes Alumni
2021	Wish You Were Here	Collin
2020	Left Hook	Toby Reitman
2020	Nightmare Drive	Eddie
2017	Another Day Colder	Additional Voices
2016	Living After Midnight	Andy

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
—	Brimstone Terrace	Producer
—	A Complex History of the United States	Producer
—	A Complex History of the United States	Writer
2022	Personal History	Assistant Director
2022	Personal History	Producer
2022	Personal History	Story
2022	The Dog Park: Holly Jolly Holiday	Executive Producer
2021	Wish You Were Here	Writer
2021	Wish You Were Here	Executive Producer
2021	Wish You Were Here	Director
2021	The Dog Park	Producer
2021	The Dog Park	Writer
2020	Left Hook	Producer
2020	Nightmare Drive	Producer
2018	How Much	Director
2018	How Much	Writer