Dave Chokachi

Born David Al-Chokhachy on January 16, 1968 in Plymouth, Massachusetts to a Turkish-Iraqi father and Finnish mother, Chokachi attended Marion's Tabor Academy and Bates College, respectively, where he played lacrosse and football.

Chokachi earned a degree in political science from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, which afforded him the opportunity to serve as legislative aid to Congressman Gerry Studs in Washington DC before moving to California to begin his acting career. This decision would serve him well as it would lead him to launch his career in 1995 on TV's popular Baywatch series, where he starred as lifeguard Cody Madison for four seasons. During this 4 year span, David would find himself in People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" for 1997. From 1999 to 2002, Chokachi appeared on the TV series Witchblade as Jake McCarty. A series which enters its 25th Anniversary in 2026. Following Witchblade, Chokachi appeared in numerous TV programs and made-for-TV movies before landing a spot on Beyond the Break in 2006 and on VH1's Confessions of a Teen Idol. In 2020, Chokachi starred in the film Emerald Run, among other projects since then.

David is also a devout environmentalist and animal advocate. He is on the board of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, and is actively involved with Waterkeeper Alliance, Surfrider Foundation and Vital Ground.