Dave Rivas was born & raised in beautiful San Diego, California and has lived there his entire life. He's been a professional actor and voice over artist for over 25 years and has performed on camera, on mic and on stages all over beautiful San Diego, from The La Jolla Playhouse and The Comedy Store in La Jolla, to The San Diego REPertory Theatre in Downtown and The Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park.
Dave Rivas is a very talented actor, singer, comic, and all around performer in many ways. But his favorite talent in the arts is voice acting. Dave has lent his voice(s) to T.V. and radio commercials, messages on hold, E-learning, but mostly video games for 25 years. He has a growing fan base for his work as the voice of Joey Drew from the video, Bendy and the Dark Revival as well as the multiple characters he voices for Star Trek Online, primarily the voice of Va'Kel Shon, Captain of The U.S.S. Enterprise-F. Having been a voice over artist for so many years, Dave has not only mastered his craft on the microphone, he has also honed his skills as a sound editor and sound designer. He has designed sound for a number of theatrical shows and events as well as creating promotional spots for private and corporate clients. Dave also teaches workshops on acting and voice acting at schools, in groups or on a one on one basis.
Dave has also written a play based on his work with humanitarian, human rights & social justice group, Border Angels. The piece is a series of vignettes based on actual real events he and the Border Angels have experienced, head and read from emails and letters they've received. Letters from the Wall/Cartas desde el Muro was originally performed on both sides of the United States/Mexico international border wall in Friendship Park/San Ysidro California and in Playas, Tijuana, Mexico. Since then, the has been performed many times at schools, special events and functions. Volume 1 of the book version of these on going stories will be available mid 2018
Dave Rivas is a very talented actor, singer, comic, and all around performer in many ways. But his favorite talent in the arts is voice acting. Dave has lent his voice(s) to T.V. and radio commercials, messages on hold, E-learning, but mostly video games for 25 years. He has a growing fan base for his work as the voice of Joey Drew from the video, Bendy and the Dark Revival as well as the multiple characters he voices for Star Trek Online, primarily the voice of Va'Kel Shon, Captain of The U.S.S. Enterprise-F. Having been a voice over artist for so many years, Dave has not only mastered his craft on the microphone, he has also honed his skills as a sound editor and sound designer. He has designed sound for a number of theatrical shows and events as well as creating promotional spots for private and corporate clients. Dave also teaches workshops on acting and voice acting at schools, in groups or on a one on one basis.
Dave has also written a play based on his work with humanitarian, human rights & social justice group, Border Angels. The piece is a series of vignettes based on actual real events he and the Border Angels have experienced, head and read from emails and letters they've received. Letters from the Wall/Cartas desde el Muro was originally performed on both sides of the United States/Mexico international border wall in Friendship Park/San Ysidro California and in Playas, Tijuana, Mexico. Since then, the has been performed many times at schools, special events and functions. Volume 1 of the book version of these on going stories will be available mid 2018