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David P. Smith

David P. Smith

Actor, writer and director · Born April 29, 1968 (58) · Imperial, California, USA

David P. Smith (born April 29, 1968) is an American voice actor, screenwriter, storyboard artist and character designer.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 29, 1968 (58)
From
Imperial, California, USA
Works as
Actor, writer and director
Titles
27 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 1% in 30 days

What are David P. Smith's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Self
31%
Morality
9%
Society
8%
Survival
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 4 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 4

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles
  • Tricksteras Krader in Mixels (2014)
  • Heroas Perry in Bilby (2018)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Absurd
6
Manic
3
Warm
4
Tense
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet1
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David P. Smith's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Peacock (5).

Subscription and free streaming for David P. Smith's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

32 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Pout-Pout Fish(2026)

    as Pufferfish (voice)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Bad Guys(2022)

    as Prison Guard 2 / Gala Guest 2 / Protestor (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Dragons: The Nine Realms(2021)

    Show 17 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • The Boss Baby: Family Business(2021)

    as Movie Patron (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Trolls World Tour(2020)

    Co-Director · as Country Music Rooster (voice) / Desert Sun (voice) / Eighth Goats (voice) / Licky Bug (voice) / Scrapbook Troll (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Abominable(2019)

    as Goon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Bilby(2018)

    as Bilby (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • The Boss Baby(2017)

    Additional Writing

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show(2015)

    Show 52 episodes · Director · as Mrs. Hughes / Orchoptitron (voice)

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water(2015)

    Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Mixels(2014)

    Show 22 episodes · Creative Director · Writer · as Zorch, Krader, Volectro

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The Powerpuff Girls: Dance Pantsed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · Story · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  • Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Story · as (voice)

  • The Amazing World of Gumball(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Neighbors from Hell(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Monsters vs. Aliens(2009)

    as Soldier #1 / Advisor Jackson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa(2008)

    as Bobby the Dik Dik (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Chowder(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Story · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Shrek the Third(2007)

    as Waiter / Evil Dwarf (voice)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Camp Lazlo: Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 14 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Madagascar(2005)

    as Spider / Lemur #2 (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Club Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Crazy Joe (voice)

  • Shark Tale(2004)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer · as Crazy Joe (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Shrek 2(2004)

    Additional Dialogue · Writer · as Herald / Man with Box (voice)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • ChalkZone(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Flintstones: On the Rocks(2001)

    Director · Art Direction · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip(1999)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • The Powerpuff Girls(1998)

    Show 9 episodes · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Dexter's Laboratory(1996)

    Show 14 episodes · Director · Lyricist · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 93rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 32 titles from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2004.

Biggest box office

Shrek 2 (2004)

$933M worldwide

Highest rated

Shrek 2 (2004)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

Trolls World Tour (2020)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2004 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting16 of 32: 10 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndDirecting6 of 32: 1 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thWriting9 of 32: 4 only writing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thProducing1 of 32: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew13 of 32: 7 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

32 titles, 10 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s3 · crew2000s12 · 7 acting · 7 crew2010s12 · 5 acting · 10 crew2020s5 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do David P. Smith's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 57th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

98thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 27 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 27 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · writer

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2018)

92nd percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

The Amazing World of Gumball (2011)

Midcredits 97th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 56. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David P. Smith's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and alcohol & drugs run lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles24–50 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles24–34 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity6 titles20–33 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles11–29 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles33–49 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David P. Smith work with?

People who share at least 2 of David P. Smith's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cindy Morrow shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Editors

Producers