---
name: "David Hayter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-hayter"
fi1m_id: "david-hayter"
imdb_id: "nm0371684"
tmdb_id: 10995
wikidata_id: "Q711792"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "6 February 1969"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T02:49:26.764702+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# David Hayter

## Identity

David Hayter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/david-hayter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** david-hayter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0371684
- **TMDB ID:** 10995
- **Wikidata ID:** Q711792
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hayter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371684/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10995

Writer. Born 6 February 1969 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 6 February 1969, Santa Monica, California, USA
- **Active:** 2000–2003
- **Also known as:** Sean Barker, David Bryan Hayter
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 2: 1 acting, 1 writing
- **Frequently works with:** [Bryan Singer](https://film.one/person/bryan-singer.md), [Hugh Jackman](https://film.one/person/hugh-jackman.md), [Ian McKellen](https://film.one/person/ian-mckellen.md), [James Marsden](https://film.one/person/james-marsden.md), [Lauren Shuler Donner](https://film.one/person/lauren-shuler-donner.md), [Patrick Stewart](https://film.one/person/patrick-stewart.md), [Ralph Winter](https://film.one/person/ralph-winter.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hayter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q711792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0371684/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10995

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*X2*](https://film.one/film/x2.md) (80), [*X-Men*](https://film.one/film/x-men.md) (67)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

David Hayter is a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Born on 6 February 1969 in Santa Monica, California, he began acting as a child and studied at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Toronto Metropolitan University.

He wrote the screenplay for the film *X-Men* (2000), for which he received the Saturn Award for Best Writing, and the story and screenplay for *X2* (2003). He also co-wrote *Watchmen* (2009) and *The Scorpion King* (2002). Hayter is known for voicing Solid Snake and Naked Snake in the Metal Gear video game series, and for voicing King Shark in the television series *The Flash* and *Supergirl*.

He made his directorial debut with *Wolves* (2014) and has worked as a writer and executive producer on the series *Warrior Nun*. He has acted in films including the *Guyver* series, credited as Sean Barker.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

### Performed in (1)

- *X-Men* (2000), Fi1m 67, as Museum Cop — [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)

### Wrote (1) — the average rests on these

- *X2* (2003), Fi1m 80, Screenplay, Story — [page](https://film.one/film/x2.md)

## Complete filmography (28)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *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), series, Writer
- *The Rae the Doe Christmas Special* (2018), as Snake (voice)
- *The Curse of Buckout Road* (2017), as Detective Maitland
- *Supergirl* (2015), series, as King Shark (voice)
- *A Christmas Horror Story* (2015), Executive Producer
- *The Flash* (2014), series, as King Shark (voice)
- *Wolves* (2014), Screenplay, Director
- *The Devil's Mile* (2014), as Toby McTeague
- *Watchmen* (2009), Screenplay
- *Metal Gear Saga: Vol. 2* (2008), as Solid Snake
- *Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Epilogue: Naked Sin* (2008), as Old Snake (English voice)
- *Metal Gear Saga: Vol. 1* (2006), as Solid Snake
- *Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock* (2004), as Brace Huntington (voice)
- *X2* (2003), Screenplay, Story — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/x2.md)
- *The Scorpion King* (2002), Screenplay
- *X-Men* (2000), as Museum Cop · Screenplay — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/x-men.md)
- *Burn* (1998), as Tom Rice
- *Drive* (1997), as Cop #1
- *Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play* (1995), series, Actor
- *Spider-Man* (1994), series, as Brace Huntington (voice), Captain America (voice)
- *Guyver: Dark Hero* (1994), as Sean Barker / The Guyver
- *Major Dad* (1989), series, Actor
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Ed's Secretary
- *The Zone*, Writer

## Gallery

- ![David Hayter](https://film.one/media/person/4128323/gallery-ba310fabcb6b.jpg) David Hayter — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/David_Hayter_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-David_Hayter_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Hayer, Jennifer Hale and Quinton Flynn speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/4128323/gallery-a2649745c33b.jpg) David Hayer, Jennifer Hale and Quinton Flynn speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/David_Hayter%2C_Jennifer_Hale_%26_Quinton_Flynn_%2853606894546%29.jpg/1280px-David_Hayter%2C_Jennifer_Hale_%26_Quinton_Flynn_%2853606894546%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Hayer, Jennifer Hale and Quinton Flynn speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attri](https://film.one/media/person/4128323/gallery-597cc2e14e47.jpg) David Hayer, Jennifer Hale and Quinton Flynn speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attri — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/David_Hayter%2C_Jennifer_Hale_%26_Quinton_Flynn_%2853607358555%29.jpg/1280px-David_Hayter%2C_Jennifer_Hale_%26_Quinton_Flynn_%2853607358555%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Hayter and Jennifer Hale speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage S](https://film.one/media/person/4128323/gallery-14f7c4e07a3f.jpg) David Hayter and Jennifer Hale speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage S — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/David_Hayter_%26_Jennifer_Hale_%2853607103383%29.jpg/1280px-David_Hayter_%26_Jennifer_Hale_%2853607103383%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Hayter](https://film.one/media/person/4128323/gallery-3a81d383a4c9.jpg) David Hayter — Image via TMDB
- ![David Hayter and Jennifer Hale speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage S](https://film.one/media/person/4128323/gallery-89fca6845aa7.jpg) David Hayter and Jennifer Hale speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage S — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/David_Hayter_%26_Jennifer_Hale_%2853607104613%29.jpg/1280px-David_Hayter_%26_Jennifer_Hale_%2853607104613%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![David Hayter speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used el](https://film.one/media/person/4128323/gallery-c4f80efd3789.jpg) David Hayter speaking with attendees at the 2024 Game On Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used el — Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/David_Hayter_%2853606019697%29.jpg/1280px-David_Hayter_%2853606019697%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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