David Lee Smith

David Lee Smith (born September 8, 1963) is an American actor.

Early life, family and education Smith was born in Birmingham, Alabama. He attended Banks High School. He graduated from the University of Alabama and Southern Methodist University.

Career Smith is known for his role as John Oldman, the protagonist of the 2007 science fiction film, The Man from Earth and its 2017 sequel, The Man from Earth: Holocene; he co-starred with John Billingsley and Tony Todd.

He has also appeared in other movies, including Fight Club, and dozens of television episodes, some as a recurring character such as IAB Sergeant Rick Stetler in CSI: Miami and Vincent Massey in Savannah.

Filmography 1993: All My Children – John Youngblood 1996: Savannah – Vincent Massick 1997: Star Trek: Voyager (TV series, "Darkling") – Zahir 1997: The Naked Truth (TV series) – Mark 1998: Just Shoot Me! (TV Series, "In the Company of Maya") – Steve McPherson 1998: JAG – Lt. Cmdr. 'Karma' Rice 1999: Fight Club – Walter 2001: JAG – Maj. Miles Holmes 2002: A Walk To Remember – Dr. Carter (father of the protagonist Landon Carter) 2002: Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood – Younger Shep Walke 2003–2010: CSI: Miami (TV series, Seasons 2–8) – IAB Sergeant Rick Stetler 2004: Mysterious Skin – Alfred 2007: Zodiac – Father of the witnesses 2007: The Man from Earth – John Oldman 2009: Mending Fences (TV movie) – Walt Mitchell 2009: Dollhouse (TV series, "A Love Supreme") – Clay Corman 2010: Janie Jones – Officer Dickerson 2013: Crimson Winter – King Aldric 2017: The Man from Earth: Holocene – John Young, aka John Oldman 2018: Between Worlds – Kirby 2019: A Walk with Grace – Nate 2023: Lawmen: Bass Reeves – Earl Van Dorn