David Uslan began his career even before graduating from college as an intern with D.C. Comics, Walter Cronkite’s production company and Wild Brain Animation Studios. After graduating from Indiana University in 2002, Mr. Uslan joined International Creative Management (ICM), one of the leading international talent agencies.

In late 2003, armed with a passion for comic books, history, and creative development, Mr. Uslan went to work for his mentor and father, Michael Uslan, Originator and Executive Producer of the Batman movie franchise, as well as The Lego Movie, Lego Batman, National Treasure, and many others. Alongside his father, David assisted in developing films including Batman Begins, Constantine, and The Spirit, including the upcoming Lou Gehrig biopic being produced alongside Lorne Michaels, the Steinbrenner family, the New York Yankees organization, and being directed by Peter Farrelly (Green Book). Also on the horizon is a limited scripted series based on the infamous mobster Gregory Scarpa that Uslan is producing alongside Sylvester Stallone and Joe Pesci, written by academy award winner Nick Vallelonga (Green Book) and George Gallo (Bad Boys), and being directed by Slyvester Stallone himself. Uslan’s producing credits include the Emmy award winning animated series Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch (The Hub Network; Disney Channel), Valentine’s Day Massacre (National Geographic Channel), AMC Mob Week documentary series (AMC Network), and American Icons (PBS Network).

In 2019, David helped produce the The Vault of Horror as a fully immersive audiobook series, based on the iconic EC Comic series from the 1950’s, and available on Audible and other digital platforms. In the last few years, Uslan has acquired the media rights to a number of high profile intellectual properties and brands, including the unscripted rights to Indycar and the Penske Corporation, with a series coming in 2022.

Beyond North America, Uslan is primarily focusing his time and energy on strengthening relationships between the US and Asian media markets, including the building of global franchises through international coproductions. Past and current partners include iQIYI, Huace, and Tencent, including Tencent Academy, in China, as well as JTBC, MBC, KBS, and Kakao in South Korea, and Zee Entertainment in India. At MIP in 2017, Uslan announced a new joint venture between Banijay (Big Brother), Bunim/Murray Productions (The Real World), Uslan Entertainment, and Signal Entertainment in South Korea.

In December 2018, Uslan signed a first look deal with Renegade 83 (Naked and Afraid), an eOne Entertainment company now owned by Hasbro, in the area of unscripted, international formats. In 2019, David formed a strategic producing partnership with Jeff Jenkins Productions (Keeping Up With The Kardashians) and 3 Ball Entertainment (Bar Rescue) focused on reality and docu-drama content, including the upcoming docu-series on social media superstar Bella Thorne. Partnerships that Uslan initiated and oversee include Iconic Engine, the immersive entertainment company co-owned by Digital Domain, as well as The Digit Group, a next generation real estate company specializing in smart city and metaverse strategies + solutions across the world, ReelFX, the largest independent animation studio in the world with a strong focus on virtual reality production and theme park design, the soon-to-be announced partnership with the domestic webtoon’s publisher Tapas, owned by Kakao in South Korea, and many others including strategic partners in the world of licensing, especially apparel, hospitality, food and beverage, and direct to consumer manufacturing. Currently, for Genius Brands International, both David Michael Uslan are overseeing The Stan Lee Universe and legacy of characters created by Stan post-Marvel.

During the fall of 2009, David helped start a revolutionary digital publishing, conversion, and distribution company called Graphicly. Before the company was acquired, Graphicly had partnered with over 12,000 top comic book and graphic novel publishers, mainstream publishing houses, and many small press and independent companies, as well as over 15,000 individual creators and renowned feature film and television talent, to help produce, convert, and distribute their content across a wide range of eBook, mobile, web, and desktop platforms in new, exciting, socially interactive ways. Many of these publishers were brought in through Uslan’s pre-existing relationships including Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Chronicle Books, Capstone, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image Comics, Legendary Pictures, Relativity Media, Warner Bros., Universal Studios, Amazon Studios, and many more. Along with his career in the feature film, television, gaming, and publishing industry, Uslan has consulted for a number of media companies and events as well, including Smithsonian Enterprises located in Washington D.C., where he also co-created and was an instructor, alongside Stan Lee and his father, of the Smithsonian Institution’s first on-line course on “The Rise of Superheroes.”, VenSat Animation, a leader in the Indian animation industry later bought by the Reliance Group, the Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Shanghai International Film Festival’s Film Finance Forum, and the Asian Film Awards. In 2018, David also expanded his consulting business into the Chinese mobile gaming market by adding Beijing Tongzhuo Game Technology Co. (aka Same Table Games) and EGLS Technology LTD to his list of clients, helping locate and acquire Western intellectual properties that could make successful Chinese mobile games, as well as with endorsement, sponsorship, and live event opportunities. Uslan and his partners at Persona Media, based in Shanghai and Seoul, are also acquiring the exclusive rights to manage the social media for western celebrities and brands across the top social media platforms in China and Korea. Clients include the current #1 DJ’s in the world, Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, movie stars like Gerard Butler, television stars like Damon Wayans Jr. and Emma Dumont, additional musicians like Akon, and a variety of other prominent talent across film, television, music, and sports.

In 2020, David began advising Legion M (Colossal, Mandy), the first media company in history designed to be owned by fans. Additionally, he is an independent contractor for The Third Floor, the global leader in previsualization, a former member of the board of advisors for the NAB Show, which now includes a Shanghai based conference every summer, and is currently an advisory board member for the Stan Lee Foundation, the National Law Enforcement and Organized Crime Museum (The Mob Museum) in Las Vegas where Uslan just finalized a mainstream publishing imprint deal for the museum which he’ll run, San Diego Comicon Museum, Envoy Network, a next generation blockchain and NFT company focused on developing a unique ecosystem of digital collectibles, and Team Prime Time, an influential afterschool organization based in Los Angeles. He also maintains strong ties to the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) as well as the New Jersey Film Commission, where his father is currently serving as Chairman. Uslan is a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the Producers Guild of America, as well as being elected to the Producer Guild of America’s China Task Force. David was awarded the 2016 Korean Culture Supporters award by KOCCA, the Korean Creative Content Agency. Recent speaking engagements include events such as San Diego Comicon, New York Comic Con, LA Comic Con, C2E2 in Chicago, Bangkok Comic Con, Hong Kong’s FILMART, NAB Show Shanghai, The American Film Market, The International Licensing Expo, KOCCA & KOTRA related events, The Frankfurt Book Fair, Book Expo America, Digital Book World, AFCI, Anime Expo, Project Anime, and Silicon Dragon events. In June 2016, David had the honor of giving one of the two opening night, keynote addresses alongside his close friend, Chinese director Stanley Tong, at the Shanghai International Film Festival.

Uslan is represented by William Morris Endeavor.