P. David Miller

P. David Miller was born and raised in the very mean streets (The Mission) of beautiful and culturally diversified San Francisco. He started acting when he was 15 with The Everyman Theatre, a Shakespearean repertory company. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1981 and saw the world in all its glory, its wonders, the occasional horror and all its splendor. His last MOS (Military Occupational Specialty) was Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician with a Senior rating. He left the United States Marine Corps in 1998.He came to Los Angeles/Hollywood in 1998 to pursue a career in Live Action/Physical Special Effects right after serving 16-years in the Marine Corps not really knowing anyone in the business. He started his special effects career at Special Effects Unlimited, Inc. and worked his way up to the shop foreman position as well as lead man before leaving the company in 2002 to work freelance. He went on to work on over 350 projects.After working on many sets and remembering the joys and thrills of acting when he was a teenager, he fell into becoming an actor again. After three and one-half years of constant training, classes,workshops, weekend intensives, seminars, reading volumes of assorted books pertaining to "The Craft" he started to venture out into the unknown territories of Hollywood. He still trains to this day.Since July 2003, he has been in over 250 productions as an actor that has encompassed theatre, feature films, independent films, short films, television, commercials, web series,print and voice over. Through his experience in the United States Marine Corps and training in martial arts, he is also very capable as a utility stunt performer, fight choreographer, stunt coordinator, 2nd unit director and technical adviser for weapons and military tactics/protocol. With all his experiences he was tapped to direct his first film, 'Taught In Cold Blood' in 2010 by Continuum Pictures.Since 2012 he has been a volunteer with the non-profit Veteran based disaster relief organization, Team Rubicon. His work with Team Rubicon has taken him to Oklahoma and Illinois as well as assisting the organization with the deployment of medical personnel, search and rescue teams and medical equipment to the Philippines. From time to time he assists Habitat for Humanity during the construction phases of building homes for those who live in unsafe living conditions or are in a state of homelessness. Show less «