David J. Francis

David J. Francis (born 2 December 1970 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian actor, director, producer, editor and screenwriter.

Francis began his career with minor roles in the television series Amazon (1999) and The Ladies Man (2000).[citation needed ] His first major role was Jesus in Dracula 2000. In the early 2000s, he had more minor roles in the Canadian film The Matthew Shepard Story and as a floor manager in Gilda Radner: It's Always Something. In 2003, he directed his first film, a zombie film called Zombie Night. He also served as writer and producer alongside his wife, Amber Lynn Francis. He returned as Jesus in the sequel to Dracula 2000, Dracula II: Ascension (2003) and had a minor role in the television movie Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion. Francis then directed his second movie, the sequel to Zombie Night, Zombie Night 2: Awakening (2006) and the third movie of the trilogy, Reel Zombies (2008).

Francis was married to actress and producer Amber Lynn Francis, who died on 19 March 2002, a few days after the birth of her child.