David is known for his film work in movies like “Ghost in the Shell,” “Vixen” and “The Man from Macau.” He also played a Marine in the last two
Donnie Yen films, “Big Brother” and “Ipman 4,” in addition to his television work with Spartan Race’s global “Agoge” Endurance Evolutions.
He has three new projects, including one for Netflix.
David’s son, Jaden, was born in December 2001. At the time, he was fighting in Afghanistan as a Marine Sergeant, along with the first boots on the ground after
9/11. He didn’t meet his son until he was six months old. Through custody battles and many obstacles, he gained full custody of Jaden. He raised him as a single
father until he met his wife in Hong Kong; she has since helped raise him from the time he was 11 years old. Jaden turns 18 this December; he’s already enlisted
in the US Marines and will go Recon. He starts Bootcamp this March. Living and learning together in Hong Kong has been such a blessing. Having him so young
and unplanned gave him an almost brother-like relationship, and now they truly are best friends.
David’s two twin daughters, Abigail and Isabella, were born in Hong Kong In 2015. They were born four months premature, each weighing around 400 grams
at birth. They spent their first four months in incubators, receiving multiple surgeries, fighting for their lives. It was the darkest time in his soul and marriage;
his marriage felt like two drowning people trying to save each other. There were no certainties. Every day was another miracle and another day of patience.
In April 2016, his daughters came home. They’re now healthy young ladies. They taught him the gift and virtues of patience and positivity in the darkest days.
David’s oldest daughter, Michelle, is nineteen years old. He met and discovered her last year through Instagram. Her mother found David through his VOG (@
virtus.outdoors) İnstagram. She was born in Panama in March 2000, following his first deployment to LATAM in 1999. Back then, they had no social media,
smartphones, etc., so her mother and David lost touch right after his deployment, neither of them knowing a child was conceived. After seeing her picture last
October, David immediately knew she was his. She looks exactly like his mother and older sister. Michelle taught him that there is always time to love, grow and
build relationships. F A M I L Y
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