Sullivan grew up in Longview, Texas, an east Texas town of 70,000 people. He was an imaginative and social child early on in life, his curiosity eventually led him to the stage where he performed in one-act plays at Spring Hill High and proved to be a natural in front of live audiences. Upon high school graduation in 1996. He was offered a theater scholarship at Kilgore Junior College but instead, he accepted an academic scholarship to Baylor University and majored in business, graduating in 2000. During college, he performed in plays, was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and played one year of football. His talent for acting landed him roles in stage productions by the Baylor theater department. Though never a formal student of acting, much of Sullivan's postgraduate years have been dedicated to small budget films working closely with friends on both sides of the camera. David starred as "Abe" in the 2004 independent film Primer, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Sund...
Argo
2012
Primer
2004
Stone Creek Killer
2025
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Love's Christmas Journey
2011
Wendy
2020
The Lodger
2009
The Veil
2016
Skateland
2011
Sleepwalker
2022
Beauty and the Least
2012
No More Time
2022
Girlfriend's Day
2017
M.F.A.
2017
Small Town Wisconsin
2020
The Big Bend
2021
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train
2017
Cash for Gold
2024
No Light and No Land Anywhere
2017
Leading Man
2024
Monuments
2021
Bigfoot Wars
2014
The Day of
2023
Out of Love
2014
Lip Service
2020
A Knock at the Door
2016