David O'Hara was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, raised in Phoenix, Arizona and Long Beach, California. At the age of 27, he became one of the top track & field coaches in the US. Coaching three Olympians, they won two bronze medals, and one set the world record in the women's javelin. Retiring from coaching at 29, David took up acting, appearing in a number of movies and television shows. He wrote, directed and starred in the short play, "The Gladiators". As a writer, David has optioned several scripts, done two works for hire and several rewrites of other writer's scripts. In 2003 O'Hara screenplays won: World-Fest Houston Platinum Award for "My Name is Murphy" Finalist: Scriptapalooza TV Competition "My Name is Murphy" Finalist: Script Magazine "Sam & Danny" Script PIMP Recommended list "Sam & Danny" Winner: Telluride IndieFest "Peabody, Nevada" Finalist: Austin Film Festival "My Name is Murphy" Among David's screenplays are: The Most Dangerous Game; Peabody, Nevada; The Last Four Minutes; Not Exactly Shakespeare; Macky; Sam & Danny . Teleplays include the sit-com pilot, Beverly Hills Electric, and the award winning spec. script for ER, My Name is Murphy. Wrote and directed the HD comedy, The Mojo Cafe'. In 2006, David wrote the Dramadey, Allie. 2007, wrote the thriller, Tarot 911.