David Bradley Carter (born 5 December 1973) is an American film and television actor, stuntman, guitarist, painter, sculptor, and photographer. After suffering from brain disease and tremors that caused his hands to shake, he underwent brain surgery in 2013, which he recorded and posted on YouTube. The video went viral, and he became known as the "guy playing guitar during brain surgery".
Known for The Revenant 2015 House 2004 Dexter 2006 The Mentalist 2008 Series ★ 8.6 House 2004
Sheldon Series ★ 8.4 Sons of Anarchy 2008
Leland Gruen Series ★ 8.4 The Mentalist 2008
Phil Rawson Series ★ 8.3 Yellowstone 2018
Checkers Series ★ 8.3 True Detective 2014
Charlie Lange Series ★ 8.3 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 2005
Carney Series ★ 8.2 9-1-1: Nashville 2025
Willy Davis Series ★ 8.2 Ozark 2017
Deputy Ronnie Wycoff Series ★ 8.2 Dexter 2006
Rankin Series ★ 8.2 Bones 2005
Nick Bennett Series ★ 8 Justified 2010
Bobby Joe Packer Series ★ 8 Castle 2009
Bobby Spurlock Series ★ 7.9 Bosch 2015
Chilton Hardy Series ★ 7.7 NCIS: Hawaiʻi 2021
Kevin Rooker Series ★ 7.7 Longmire 2012
Riley Manning Series ★ 7.6 The Gifted 2017
Wire Series ★ 7.6 True Blood 2008
Kris Series ★ 7.6 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 2000
Gerald Tolliver ★ 7.5 Emperor 2020
Grady ★ 7.5 The Revenant 2015
Johnnie (uncredited) Series ★ 7.5 The Night Shift 2014
Lee Harris Series ★ 7.5 Harry's Law 2011
Stevie Kazz Series ★ 7.4 New Girl 2011
Stranger ★ 7.3 Old Henry 2021
Branigan Series ★ 7.2 Perception 2012
Gary Williams Series ★ 6.9 The Rookie: Feds 2022
David 'Fatback' Eaton ★ 6.8 Free State of Jones 2016
Lieutenant Barbour ★ 6.8 Red Dead Redemption: The Man from Blackwater 2010
Jonah (voice) Series ★ 6.6 Ascension 2014
John Stokes ★ 6.5 Black Mass 2015
John McIntyre ★ 6.5 Smashed 2012
Felix ★ 6.4 The Devil to Pay 2020
Dixon Runion ★ 6.4 White Boy Rick 2018
Bob the Gun Show Dealer ★ 6.2 Candy Land 2023
Theo ★ 6.2 Dog Gone 2023
Matt Kessler ★ 5.9 Day of Reckoning 2025
Billy ★ 5.6 Spirit Halloween: The Movie 2022
Frank ★ 5 The Scent of Rain & Lightning 2018
Billy ★ 5 Swelter 2014
Mechanic ★ 4.8 Dixieland 2015
Larry Pretty ★ 4.7 Run with the Hunted 2019
Persey ★ 4.3 Armed 2018
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