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Alki David Biography

Birth Name:Alkiviades David

Birth Place:Nigeria,

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Editor, Camera department

Fast Facts

  • Founded a nonprofit marine conservation agency called BIOS in 1995, which performs large-scale underwater cleanups around Greece and raises awareness for the importance of maintaining healthy marine environments
  • Studied film at the Royal College of Art in London while working toward his Master's degree
  • Has worked as a lab analyst, a fish farm laborer, a water-ski instructor, a scuba diving instructor and a disc jockey, and served in the British armed forces for 2 years
  • Known as a digital media entrepreneur, he has started such companies as FilmOn, a video-on-demand service, BattleCam․com, a video streaming website and 9021go․com, an online retailer
  • Sees acting as a hobby, and stated that he often gets cast in the roles of villains
  • Named the heir to the Coca-Cola Hellenic shipping and bottling company
  • As a marketing opportunity for one of his companies, he offered $1 million to anyone who would streak in front of President Obama, and though no one succeeded, he did give $130,000 to one man who made an attempt