
David Lee Smith (born September 8, 1963) is an American actor, known for his role as John Oldman, the protagonist of the 2007 science fiction film, The Man from Earth and its 2017 sequel, The Man from Earth: Holocene; he co-starred with John Billingsley and Tony Todd. He has also appeared in other movies, including Fight Club, and dozens of television episodes, some as a recurring character such as IAB Sergeant Rick Stetler in CSI: Miami.

Fight Club
1999 · as Walter

Zodiac
2007 · as Father

A Walk to Remember
2002 · as Dr. Carter

Mank
2020 · as Sinclair Supporter

Mysterious Skin
2005 · as Alfred

The Man from Earth
2007 · as John Oldman

Gone But Not Forgotten
2005 · as Rick Tannenbaum

Between Worlds
2018 · as Kirby

The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017 · as John Oldman

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
2002 · as Younger Shep Walker

Janie Jones
2010 · as Officer Dickerson

XXX's & OOO's
1994

Mending Fences
2009 · as Walt Mitchell

Landfill
2023 · as Robert Everie

A Walk with Grace
2019 · as Nate

I'm Beginning To See the Light
2024 · as Larry

Unregistered
2019 · as Judah