Biography
David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor, former professional wrestler, director, producer, and fashion designer. In acting, he is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise Scream, for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. As a professional wrestler, he is best remembered for his 2000 stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and headlined the Slamboree pay-p...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Scream 7
2026
as Dewey Riley
The seventh installment in the 'Scream' franchise. Plot TBA.

Baller State of Mind: The Philosophy of David Arquette
2025
as Self
David Arquette explains his fascinating philosophy.

The Unholy Trinity
2025
as Father Jacob
Set against the turbulent backdrop of 1870s Montana, in the moments before the execution of Isaac Broadway, he gives his estranged son, Henry, an impo...

Mob Cops
2025
as Sammy Canzano
A retired NYPD detective writes a book about his family's ties to the mob, igniting a firestorm between the corrupt cops working for the city's brutal...

The Good Half
2024
as Rick Barona
Renn Wheeland returns home to Cleveland for his mother's funeral. Once there, he forges new relationships while healing old ones, before confronting h...

Quantum Cowboys
2023
as Colfax
Two hapless drifters, Frank and Bruno, team up with Linde to recover her land and trek across 1870's Southern Arizona to find an elusive frontier musi...

The First Step
2023
Executive Producer
Van Jones navigates increasingly tense and isolating political and racial divides in his attempt to become a “bridge builder” during the Trump adminis...

On Sacred Ground
2023
as Elliot
Based on the true events during the 2016 construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline that runs through the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Da...

The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
2022
as Lambiase
This comical love story follows the story of A.J. Fikry, whose life is not at all what he expected it to be. His wife has died, his bookstore is exper...

Ghosts of the Ozarks
2022
as Douglas
In 1866, a young doctor is summoned by his uncle to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover upon his arrival that the utopian paradise is not all...

Ghosts of the Ozarks
2022
Producer
In 1866, a young doctor is summoned by his uncle to a remote town in the Ozarks only to discover upon his arrival that the utopian paradise is not all...

Sea Gypsies: The Plutonium Dome
2022
Producer
In the middle of the pacific ocean, the sailing ship Infinity and her ragtag crew stumble upon the Runit Dome and one of the most dangerous islands on...

Scream
2022
as Dewey Riley
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targetin...

Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021
as Walter
Hoping to reclaim his former glory, a fallen dominoes champion recruits his step grandson to help him win an off-the-wall tournament.

Domino: Battle of the Bones
2021
Executive Producer
Hoping to reclaim his former glory, a fallen dominoes champion recruits his step grandson to help him win an off-the-wall tournament.

kid 90
2021
as Self
As a teenager in the '90s, Soleil Moon Frye carried a video camera everywhere she went. She documented hundreds of hours of footage and then locked it...

Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
2021
as Xavier
In the emotionally charged, wild and humorous world of sixteen year old James Whitman, his struggle to overcome anxiety and depression involve seeking...

The Rocky Horror Musical Live Stream
2020
as Eddie
This live stream benefiting the Democratic Party of Wisconsin features with Curry, Barry Bostwick, Wilmer Valderrama, Colleen Ballinger, Lance Bass, R...

12 Hour Shift
2020
as Jefferson
It's 1999 and over the course of one 12-hour shift at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trad...

12 Hour Shift
2020
Producer
It's 1999 and over the course of one 12-hour shift at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin and a group of black market organ-trad...

Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story
2020
as Big Jack
The Brooklyn-native street basketball legend Jackie Ryan.

Kiss the Ground
2020
as Self
Sheds light on an alternative approach to farming called “regenerative agriculture” that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies,...

You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in...

You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
Executive Producer
Following his infamous championship as part of a marketing stunt for the film Ready to Rumble, David Arquette is widely known as the most hated man in...

Spree
2020
as Kris Kunkle
Desperate for an online following, a rideshare driver has figured out a deadly plan to go viral and he will stop at nothing to get his five minutes of...

Mob Town
2019
as Sgt. Ed Croswell
Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized cr...

Saving Flora
2019
as Henry
Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's 14-year old dau...

The Miseducation of Bindu
2019
as Bill
All Bindu needs to test out of high school is $53.75—by seventh period. Then maybe she can convince her mom to move the family back to India and leave...

2099: The Soldier Protocol
2019
as Dr. Emmett Snyder
Sometime in the near future, paraplegic prison inmate Matt Mills meets "The Board" of Satoshi-Telefair Industries, who thank him for joining the Progr...

Valerie
2019
as Self
A documentary of the incredible life of actress Valerie Perrine and her battle with Parkinson's.

Valerie
2019
Executive Producer
A documentary of the incredible life of actress Valerie Perrine and her battle with Parkinson's.

The Old Man's Hand
2019
as Vinnie
Vinnie Van Horn, a jack of all trades, volunteers for an argues and emotional task that forces him to confront the memory of his recently deceased fat...

Mope
2019
as Rocket
The tragic true story of best friends Steve Driver and Tom Dong, two low end porn actors who sought fame but gained infamy.

Jenny Lewis' On The Line Online
2019
as Self
With a little help from her friends, Jenny Lewis hosts a three hour telethon featuring music, magic, and a call-in hotline.

NWA New Years Clash
2019
The NWA New Years Clash, part of the NWA Pop-Up Event series, was a professional wrestling supercard show that took place on January 5, 2019 at the Wi...

Sk8 Dawg
2018
as Buddy (voice)
Everyone in Tommy's life — his sister, his dad, his neighbor, even his dog — is an awesome skateboarder. Everyone except Tommy himself! Sick of gettin...

High Voltage
2018
as Jimmy
An emerging rock band, managed by industry vet Jimmy Kleen, strike a deal with record executive Rick Roland. Things take a sinister turn when the band...
RISE 10: Insanity
2018
RISE 10: INSANITY was a professional wrestling event produced by RISE Wrestling that took place on October 19, 2018 at the Berwyn Eagles Club in Berwy...
Warrior Wrestling 2
2018
Warrior Wrestling holds their second event, with an eight man War of Attrition match to crown a Warrior Wrestling champion.

The Big Break
2018
as Lt. Ramirez
A struggling actor and director finally crack under the pressures of navigating the entertainment business.

Survivor's Guide to Prison
2018
Producer
Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - t...

Bachelor Lions
2018
as David Myers
When Mark Myers and Zane Daniels meet each has yet to find ONE THING that makes them even remotely interesting. Together, they will embark on a journe...

Memphis Fire
2018
as Johnny Roberts
An irreverent comedy about Fire Fighters in Memphis Tennessee.

Amanda & Jack Go Glamping
2017
as Jack Spencer
With his marriage and career against the ropes, dejected author Jack Spencer travels with his wife, Amanda, to an isolated glamping retreat in search ...

Once Upon a Time in Venice
2017
as Diesel Stone
Steve Ford is a private detective in Venice Beach, Calif., who's good with the ladies, bad with the punches and wild about his dog Buddy. When local t...

Evan's Crime
2016
as Frank Coleman
Evan White is unjustly accused of selling marijuana and cocaine and being threatened with up to 28 years in jail by an ambitious Federal prosecutor.

When the Starlight Ends
2016
as Bill
An eccentric writer must choose between his work and the love of his life. Looking back, he reflects on whether he has made the right decision.

Casual Encounters
2016
as Louis
When Justin's girlfriend of 5 years leaves him heartbroken and embarrassed after a public breakup, his trying to be helpful but somewhat misguided fri...

Sold
2016
as Sam
Lakshmi is a thirteen-year-old girl who lives with her family in a small hut on a mountain in Nepal. When the Himalayan monsoons wash away all that re...

Pee-wee's Big Holiday
2016
as DJ
A fateful meeting with a mysterious stranger inspires Pee-wee Herman to take his first-ever holiday.

Bone Tomahawk
2015
as Purvis
During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. ...

Orion
2015
In a desolate, future world, after civilization has collapsed, a wanderer fights to save a virgin mother from a powerful magician and, with her, searc...

Entourage
2015
as David Arquette
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold....

Just Before I Go
2015
as Albert Danzig
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the coura...

Just Before I Go
2015
Executive Producer
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the coura...

Field of Lost Shoes
2015
as Captain Henry A. DuPont
A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon ...

Wrestling Isn't Wrestling
2015
as Non-Fan

The Key
2014
as Jack
A disillusioned Los Angeles based married couple, whose twisted sexual relationship is told exclusively through their own private journal entries.

Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Battle for the Book
2014
as Skully (voice)
Set sail for an epic saga stretching from London, all the way to Never Land and back. Before you can say, "Pixie dust, away!" -- Wendy, John and Micha...

Muffin Top: A Love Story
2014
as Cameron Scott
Suzanne’s body is changing faster than her moods after IVF shots to get pregnant. When she finds out, on her birthday, that her husband has knocked up...

Happy Face Killer
2014
as Keith Hunter Jesperson
Serial killer Keith Jesperson murders at least eight women over a five-year span and taunts authorities with disturbing letters and scribbled confessi...

Jake And Never Land Pirates: Jake Vs. Hook
2014
as Skully
Get your treasure map, grab your sword, and join Jake And The Never Land Pirates as they face off against Hook and his crew in a must-own DVD overflow...

Bulletproof
2013
as (Cameo Role)
Young Benny Jackson is in danger of losing the beloved family business, Bulletproof Jackson's Saloon to an avaricious developer. In his quest, Benny s...

The Cottage
2012
as Robert Mars
A romance novelist (David Arquette) moves into a "cottage" behind the home of a composer and his family. He seems sweet, but what do they really know ...

Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Peter Pan Returns
2012
as Skully
Yay hey! The most famous Never Land hero of all time is back! Before you can say, "I Can Fly!" -- Peter Pan returns to lead Jake And The Never Land Pi...
Finding Zac Efron
2012
as Mr. X
A mockumentary in which the attendees of an actors' camp embark on a search to find Zac Efron.

The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011
as Self
The cast and crew of Scream 4 discuss the making of the movie.

Conception
2011
as Paul Reynolds
Conception is a clever, romantic comedy that proves it takes more than sex to make a baby. From a couple fighting the odds of fertility to young teena...

Still Screaming: The Ultimate Scary Movie Retrospective
2011
as Self
A year in the making, Still Screaming is the definitive documentary on the making of the iconic Scream movies. Dive into the fascinating success story...

Scream 4
2011
as Dewey Riley
Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott has put herself back together thanks to her writing. However, her return to Woodsboro sparks the return of ...

Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
In 1996, the horror master Wes Craven unleashed Scream, a slasher movie aimed at a whole new generation of teenage movie-goers.

The Legend of Hallowdega
2010
as Kiyash Monsef
The host of an investigative news show joins forces with a techno-geek paranormal expert to dodge close-calls and chase crazy leads to get to the bott...

Black Limousine
2010
as Jack
A ghost story set in the city of dreams.

The Rise & Fall of WCW
2009
as Self (archive footage)
WCW grew out of a southern promotion, into a giant that battled World Wrestling Entertainment every Monday Night. For the first time ever, the complet...
Nosebleed
2008
A man tries to get rid of a nosebleed with disastrous effects.

The Butler's In Love
2008
as Robert
The love story between a butler and a guest during a fancy party on the night in 1912.

The Butler's In Love
2008
Director, Producer
The love story between a butler and a guest during a fancy party on the night in 1912.

Hamlet 2
2008
as Gary
Failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher Dana Marschz rallies his Tucson students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical ...

Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
2007
as Self
A profile of a preoperative transsexual, director Matthew Barbato's fascinating documentary follows Alexis Arquette as she prepares for her upcoming g...

The Darwin Awards
2006
as Harvey
After botching the capture of a notorious serial killer, idiosyncratic detective Michael Burrows loses his job with the San Francisco Police. He becom...

The Tripper
2006
as Muff
A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.

The Tripper
2006
Director, Screenplay, Producer
A Ronald Reagan-obsessed serial killer targets a bunch of hippies who are heading to a weekend-long concert.

Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
2006
as Self
For stylish airs, no one came close to Christian Hosoi. At his peak in the mid-80s he was the "rock star" of skating, pulling down money that rivaled ...

Time Bomb
2006
as Mike Bookman
The Department of Homeland Security receives a threat that a bomb has been set to explode during a sports event in Washington, D.C.

The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
as Max's Dad
Everyone always knew that Max had a wild imagination, but no one believed that his wildest creations -- a boy raised by watchful great white sharks an...

WWE WrestleMania 21
2005
as David Arquette
WrestleMania 21 was the twenty-first annual WrestleManiaPPV. It was presented by Snickers and took place on April 3, 2005 at the Staples Center in Los...

Slingshot
2005
as Ash
Two cunning and manipulative drifters venture into Farifield County, Connecticut looking to seduce wealthy and lonely housewives.

Bigger Than the Sky
2005
Producer
After being dumped by his girlfriend, a man stuck in a deadend life decides to audition for a small role in a local community theatre's production of ...

Riding the Bullet
2004
as George Staub
In 1969, while studying at the University of Maine, artist Alan Parker becomes obsessed with death. Believing he is losing his girlfriend, he tries to...

Never Die Alone
2004
as Paul
A drug kingpin's rise and tragic fall is witnessed vicariously by a reporter who uses the criminal's diary as the basis for his new book.

Stealing Sinatra
2003
as Barry Keenan
In need of a grubstake, a young man convinces a couple of friends to help him kidnap Frank Sinatra Jr. It's a true story

A Foreign Affair
2003
as Josh Adams
Two brothers need household help after their Ma passes away. They decide to join a romance tour to Russia to find and bring home a traditionally minde...

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
2002
as Daniel
The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the o...

Eight Legged Freaks
2002
as Chris McCormick
The residents of a rural mining town discover that an unfortunate chemical spill has caused hundreds of little spiders to mutate overnight to the size...

Happy Here and Now
2002
as Eddie
When her sister suddenly vanishes, a young girl sets out to find her, desperately searching the internet for clues. Joining her is an ex-CIA agent, wh...

Happy Here and Now
2002
Associate Producer
When her sister suddenly vanishes, a young girl sets out to find her, desperately searching the internet for clues. Joining her is an ex-CIA agent, wh...

The Grey Zone
2001
as Hoffman
The story of Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando — one of the thirteen consecutive "Special Squads" of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excr...

The Shrink Is In
2001
as Henry Popopolis
A young woman impersonates a shrink to win over her Prince Charming.

See Spot Run
2001
as Gordon
A drug sniffing agent canine is a target for an assassin boss so the FBI calls Witness Protection to send him somewhere else. Meanwhile a single Mom p...

3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
as Gus
It was an ingenious enough plan: rob the Riviera Casino's count room during an Elvis impersonator convention. But Thomas Murphy decided to keep all th...

WCW New Blood Rising
2000
as David Arquette (Appearance)
New Blood Rising was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling that replaced WCW's August PPV event Road Wild. It...

WCW Slamboree 2000
2000
as David Arquette
Slamboree 2000 took place on May 7, 2000 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The main event was a Ready to Rumble Cage match for the WCW World H...

Ready to Rumble
2000
as Gordie Boggs
Two slacker wrestling fans are devastated by the ousting of their favorite character by an unscrupulous promoter.

Scream 3
2000
as Dewey Riley
While Sidney Prescott and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises...

The Runner
1999
as Bartender
A compulsive gambler finds his new family's safety seriously threatened by a ruthless gambling boss.

Muppets from Space
1999
as Dr. Tucker
When Gonzo's breakfast cereal tells him that he's the descendant of aliens from another planet, his attempts at extraterrestrial communication get him...

Never Been Kissed
1999
as Rob Geller
Josie Geller, a baby-faced junior copywriter at the Chicago Sun-Times, must pose as a student at her former high school to research contemporary teena...

Ravenous
1999
as Cleaves
Upon receiving reports of missing persons at Fort Spencer, a remote Army outpost on the Western frontier, Capt. John Boyd investigates. After arriving...

Free Money
1998
as Ned Jebee
A deranged prison warden with a nasty habit of killing escapees forces the boyfriends of his teenage twin daughters into a shotgun wedding, after they...

The Alarmist
1998
as Tommy Hudler
Young Tommy Hudler decides to become a security systems salesman, and is an instant success. Everything seems to be going great until he discovers the...

RPM
1998
as Luke Delson
A professional car thief pulls off the heist of a lifetime when he steals a prototype supercar.

Scream 2
1997
as Dewey Riley
Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string ...

Dream with the Fishes
1997
as Terry
Terry is a suicidal voyeur who treats a dying addict to a final binge, but Terry will only do this if he promises to kill him.

Kiss & Tell
1997
as Skippy the Forensics Man
A performance artist turns up dead with a carrot up her butt by LAX. Three detectives interview her friends to find out who killed her and why.

Scream
1996
as Dewey Riley
A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part o...

Johns
1996
as John
It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A., and he wants to spend that night a...

Skin & Bone
1996
as Buzz Head
Harry, Billy and Dean are three hustlers at different stages in their careers. All must deal with the realities of their profession. One falls in love...

Beautiful Girls
1996
as Bobby Conway
During a snowy winter in the small fictional town of Knight's Ridge, Massachusetts, a group of lifelong buddies hang out, drink and struggle to connec...

Wild Bill
1995
as Jack McCall
Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and ...

Fall Time
1995
as David
Three young men decide to plan a mock kidnapping, but everything goes wrong because a real bank robbery was already planned by two other guys.

Frank & Jesse
1994
as (uncredited)
At the end of the Civil War, Frank and Jesse James and other former guerillas who rode with Quantrill and Bill Anderson take the oath of allegiance to...

Airheads
1994
as Carter
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold ...

Roadracers
1994
as Dude Delaney
Cynical look at a 1950s rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.

The Road Killers
1994
as Bobby
After a young boy is almost runover by a maniac on a highway, a re-encounter and confrontation by the boy's father with the driver sets off conflicts ...

At Home with the Webbers
1993
as Johnny Webber
AT HOME WITH THE WEBBERS explores what happens when a typical American family is turned into a hot, new, totally uncensored TV show. Viewers get hooke...

Grey Knight
1993
as Murphy
During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers accidentally free an evil voodoo entity brought back by slave traders. The entity possesses the dead bodies...

An Ambush of Ghosts
1993
A teenage boy coming to grips with his mother's insanity forms an unlikely friendship with a classmate on the run for murder.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
as Benny
Blonde, bouncy Buffy is your typical high school cheerleader. But all that changes when a strange man informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill va...

Where the Day Takes You
1992
as Rob
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts a...

The Perfect Gamble
N/A
Two gamblers are released from prison and decide to open an illegal casino

Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins
N/A
as Lordy P
A turf war has been raging in Oldtown for generations. On one side, The Syndicate - an evil gang of crank-head misfits, who has been set on muscling t...

Adultland
N/A
as Shawn
Calvin Carl is an adult video store clerk who grew up immersed in erotica to fill a loveless childhood. When his best friend decides to get married an...
In Every Dream Home
N/A
Story of a once famous trans woman called Bastet who now lives out her life in a small New York State coastal town which is closed up for winter. Bast...

Baller State of Mind: The Philosophy of David Arquette
N/A
as Self
David Arquette describes what it means to be the best version of yourself.
The Making of The Tripper
N/A
as Self
Featurette detailing the production of 'The Tripper'.
Kill or Be Killed
N/A
School’s out, and recent grad Dani and her friends are ready for one last summer blowout. But when a senior’s mutilated body is discovered on the high...
In Every Dream Home
N/A
Executive Producer
Story of a once famous trans woman called Bastet who now lives out her life in a small New York State coastal town which is closed up for winter. Bast...