David Matthew Jenkins is an American actor born in Evansville, Indiana. Jenkins dreamed of moving to Hollywood to pursue a career as an actor. He completed his bachelor's degree from Indiana University, where he also took introduction to drama and acting classes. Following a career move to Hawaii, he began auditioning and doing local commercials. His relaxed Midwestern style soon proved an asset as directors found him easy to work with on camera. Jenkins went to Los Angeles and was cast in the sequel film, Wiener Dog Internationals (2014) by Fromage Pictures, where he played the affable photographer covering the world of international wiener dog racing. Film maker Eric Nemoto then signed Jenkins on to star as Brian, the leading man in Yellow Brick Studios/Island Film Group's comedy, Juniper Lane (2016). Internationally, Jenkins has appeared in Germany as a lawyer in the Katie Fforde made for TV movie series, Ein Haus am Meer (2019). He appears as Bill Wilson, a secret service agent in the sci-fi thriller First Signal (2020). Most recently, he stars in the docudrama Pueblo (2023) as Commander Lloyd Bucher. David Matthew Jenkins lives with his family in California.