David Hayter
Biography
David Hayter, born February 6 1969 in Santa Monica, California, USA, is a Canadian‑American male actor, screenwriter, director and producer. In acting, he is noted for providing the English‑language voice of Solid Snake and Naked Snake in the Metal Gear video‑game series and for voicing King Shark in the television series The Flash. His acting career includes 29 credited roles listed on The Movie Database. He is also credited under the alternate names Sean Barker and David Bryan Hayter. Hayter’s work spans film and television, and he is recognized for his contributions to both voice performance and screenwriting.
Career overview
David Hayter is a Canadian‑American performer born on February 6, 1969 in Santa Monica, California. He is also credited under the names Sean Barker and David Bryan Hayter. While his career spans acting, screenwriting, directing and producing, his public profile is most closely associated with voice work.
In the field of acting, Hayter is recognized for providing the English‑language voice of Solid Snake and Naked Snake in the Metal Gear video‑game series, and for voicing King Shark in the television series The Flash. The TMDB record lists 29 acting credits across movies and TV shows, reflecting a breadth of voice and on‑screen roles.
Beyond his voice performances, Hayter’s contributions to the entertainment industry include writing the screenplay for X‑Men, co‑writing X2 and Watchmen, and receiving the Saturn Award for Best Writing in 2000 for X‑Men. His multifaceted career demonstrates a blend of performance and creative development within film and television.
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- Failed State (2024) as Boss (Voice)
- Chopper (2023) as Mad Dog
- Turning Red (2022) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Traces (2021) as Dave
- Warrior Nun (2020) Writer
- 1982: Hollywood Summer (2019) as Self
- The Rae the Doe Christmas Special (2018) as Snake (voice)
- The Curse of Buckout Road (2017) as Detective Maitland
- Supergirl (2015) as King Shark (voice)
- A Christmas Horror Story (2015) Executive Producer
- The Flash (2014) as King Shark (voice)
- Wolves (2014) Director
- Wolves (2014) Screenplay
- The Devil's Mile (2014) as Toby McTeague
- Watchmen (2009) Screenplay
- Metal Gear Saga: Vol. 2 (2008) as Solid Snake
- Metal Gear Saga: Vol. 1 (2006) as Solid Snake
- Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (2004) as Brace Huntington (voice)
- The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making X2 (2003) as Self
- X2 (2003) Story
- X2 (2003) Screenplay
- The Scorpion King (2002) Screenplay
- X-Men (2000) as Museum Cop
- X-Men (2000) Screenplay
- Burn (1998) as Tom Rice
- Drive (1997) as Cop #1
- Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play (1995)
- Spider-Man (1994) as Brace Huntington (voice)
- Spider-Man (1994) as Captain America (voice)
- Guyver: Dark Hero (1994) as Sean Barker / The Guyver
- Major Dad (1989)
- American Playhouse (1982) as Ed's Secretary
- The Zone Writer