David V. Teng

Born: None

David V. Teng aka Jet is a writer, director, and actor of Cambodian, French, and Chinese descent from Oakland, CA. He's been in love with films since childhood; his initial sparks came from seeing Batman Returns, Star Wars, Terminator 2, M:I, The Matrix, Goldeneye, and Heat at a drive in theatre with his parents as a child. At age 14, he wrote his first three screenplays. In his early 20's, after a combination of some film school and self-taught methods, he pursued acting and also made a plethora of short films as well. At age 23, he made his first indie feature Nowhere Johnny -- a neo-noir crime film, an homage to four influential filmmakers for him growing up in Martin Scorsese, Christopher Nolan, Quentin Tarantino, and Michael Mann. In his 30's, he made his second indie feature Take Good Care, a horror noir film in which he wrote during the pandemic. It was inspired by Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, John Carpenter's Halloween, French New Wave films (especially Le Samouraï and Contempt), and a plethora of Italian Giallo horror films. These days, David has scripts in development with producers and is actively working as an actor. His most influential actors are Bruce Lee, Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, and Keanu Reeves. In a nutshell, he genuinely loves film and he hopes to entertain people for many years to come as both an actor and filmmaker.


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Take Good Care

as Brandon
Released: 2024-11-14

A married couple are on the edge of insanity after their free-spirit neighbor proposes a sexual...

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Still Visible

as Edward
Released: 2020-10-31

After the ending of Ghost of the Night (2018), Edward prevented the death of an innocent life...

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Ghost of the Night

as Edward
Released: 2018-03-01

In the near future, mental time traveling will be invented. A hitman will use this untested...

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Nowhere Johnny

as JJ
Released: 2013-02-01

Hit by the realization that his hustle is taking him nowhere, Johnny is on the verge of giving...

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City of Anti-Heroes

as Edward
Released: 2015-05-27

Natasha is a mysteriously possessed vigilante who takes on a drug empire. She sabotages a drug...

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She’s Not There

as Man in Sunglasses
Released: 2011-11-05

Al is concerned for his sister Edie, who starts to realize she's missing something meaningful in...

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Midnight Villains

as James
Released: 2019-10-31

Two failed filmmakers, James and Elektra, moonlights as body disposal workers in Oakland, CA...

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