David DeSantos was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley to an industry family. He grew up in the post production world, having a Grandmother who was a film editor on tv's first western, Gunsmoke. He attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and has been working in the nations top regional theatres for almost a decade, as well as working on Television's highest regarded shows. In 2011, he was honored to be a part of a dramatized version of Shakespeare's Hamlet that was nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word / Audiobook.