David Ezell

Known for Acting

Biography

David Ezell is a Manhattan-based writer writer and actor. He grew up in rural Georgia and, as a boy, played in the yard of Flannery O’Connor’s family home. As an adolescent, he acted professionally in theater and television until his early twenties. He then pursued an academic path that led him to the Georgia Institute of Technology (as a doctoral student in film history) and Columbia University (where he became a licensed psychotherapist). After many years in private practice, he returned to acting in 2018 and trained at the Stella Adler Institute. He later studied with master teachers including James Price (founder of The Acting Studio) and the legendary Jack Waltzer. His play The Great American Scream Machine was produced as part of the annual SOOP Playwriting Competition’s top twenty selections. He is the proud co-founder of Camelback Pictures.