David Labrava is an American actor, screenwriter, director, motorcyclist, tattoo artist and mechanic. For thirty years he was engaged in activities related to motorcycles. In 2008, he became a technical consultant in the crime series on bikers "Sons of Anarchy", soon received a secondary role, and later became a member of the main cast.
Childhood, adolescence and early career
David Labrava was born on October 19, 1962 in the city of Miami, Florida. In childhood, he moved to Europe, lived in Amsterdam for a while. The biography of actor David Labrava is exotic from a young age, starting in his teens, he worked as a bouncer in a nightclub and began to master the craft of a tattoo artist. He was also fond of riding motorcycles since childhood, at 17 he acquired the first "Harley Davidson".
After returning to the United States, David Labrava became a member of the world-famous biker club "Angels of Hell". Graduated from HarleyDavidson-certified motorcycle repair mechanics. He wrote for several specialized magazines about biker culture.
A career in show business for David Labrava began with the position of operator in one of the documentary projects on motorcycles. After he himself became the host of one of the documentary programs.
"Sons of Anarchy"
He began his career as an actor David Labrava at the age of forty-five. Initially, he was hired as a technical consultant in the TV series Sons of Anarchy, but in the process of preparing for the shoot, he got a small role in the first series. A character named Happy has become one of the series’s most charismatic heroes. A distinctive feature of the character is that for every murder committed for the good of the club, he stuffs a happy face on himself. As the series develops, their number changes; by the last series they manage to count sixteen pieces. Initially, the hero was a member of the cell of a motorcycle club from another city and simply helped the main characters as a hired force, but in subsequent seasons he became a regular participant in the motorcycle club and one of the central characters of the series. In the sixth season, he becomes one of the main people in the cell, taking the post of sergeant of the organization after Bobby resigned from this post. In all, Happy Lowman appears in seventy-two episodes of "Sons of Anarchy" out of ninety-two.
Thanks to his role in the successful series, David Labrava got the opportunity to realize his projects as a screenwriter and director. He co-wrote the script for the Sons of Anarchy series of the fourth season, which, according to the results of the year, was noted by Time magazine. In 2015, David wrote, directed and starred in the short film Street Level. In 2018, appeared in one series of the popular series "Lucifer". Two projects are currently at the post-production stage with Labrava in one of the roles.
Personal life
Little is known about David Labrava’s personal life, he tries not to advertise his relationship. It is known that the actor lives in Auckland, California, he has several dogs and practices Buddhism.
On May 5, 2018, it became known that the sixteen-year-old son of David committed suicide. The actor himself confirmed this in his social networks.