David Chokachi

David Chokachi ( ; born January 16, 1968) is an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in the TV series Witchblade, Baywatch, and Beyond the Break.

Early life David Chokachi was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. His father is of Turkish-Iraqi origin, and his mother is American from Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His maternal grandmother was Finnish from Vaasa, Finland.

He attended Tabor Academy,

Career Chokachi began his acting career in 1995 at the age of 27 on Baywatch in the role of Cody Madison, eventually replacing David Charvet as a main cast member. In 1999, he left Baywatch and took up the role of Jake McCartey in the TV series Witchblade, which lasted until 2002. Following that, he appeared in various TV series and made-for-TV movies. Chokachi then landed the role of main character Justin Healy on The N's 2006 TV series Beyond The Break. He also appeared on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show in which former teen idols attempt to revitalize their careers.

Chokachi was one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" in 1997.

Filmography Year Title Role Other notes 1995–1999 Baywatch Cody Madison 1996 The Unspeakable Darren Metlick Shadow of a Scream 1997 Suddenly Susan Elliot Sabrina the Teenage Witch Doug, Sabrina's Ski Instructor Bad to the Bone Waldo 1998 12 Bucks Evil Lovejoy Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay Cody Madison Direct to video1999 V.I.P. Himself A Crime of Passion Eddie Meredith 2000 Psycho Beach Party Eddie Witchblade Detective Jake McCartey 2001–2002 Witchblade 2003 A Crime of Passion She Spies Gordon Braddock/Cable Guy 2005 Crimson Force Ambrose 2006 Beyond the Break Justin Healy Mystery Woman: Oh Baby Dave The Dreamless Jeff 2007 Bats: Human Harvest Captain Russo 2008 A Date with Murder (Murder Dot Com) Bobby 2009 Confessions of a Teen Idol Himself Reality TV2010 Costa Rican Summer Brad The Ascent - Venganza en la cumbre Robert 2011 Soul Surfer Paramedic Rage of the Yeti Jonas TV movie 2012 Jet Stream Weatherman 2013 Atlantic Rim Red Roseville Stephen Abner, The Invisible Dog Denning 2014 Christmas in Palm Springs Ian TV movie 10.0 Earthquake Reynolds 2015 Patient Killer TV movie Online Abduction Matt Fletcher 2018 A Mother’s Greatest Fear Steve 2022 Adeline John A Hole in Time Jake TV movie As Long as I'm Famous Gene Tunney 2024 Shark Warning Uncle Ron Wetzel 2025 Predator: Wastelands Balam 2026 Water Park Shark Coach