David Tapp — Saw Character Profile

About David Tapp

Detective obsessed with capturing Jigsaw

David Tapp — Character Profile

Alignment

Anti-hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Police tactics, Obsession, Combat, Investigation, Resilience

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 6/10
• Charisma: 4/10
• Morality: 5/10
• Influence: 5/10

Quick Facts about David Tapp

Occupation

police detective

David Tapp appears in 3 titles

• Saw (2004)
• Saw III (2006) — character page
• Saw V (2008) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Danny Glover

Appears in

Saw (2004)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• David Tapp — Conflict Killer — John Kramer / Jigsaw (Tobin Bell)

  Tapp relentlessly pursues Jigsaw as his primary target.

• David Tapp — Conflict Suspect — Dr. Lawrence Gordon (Cary Elwes)

  Tapp wrongly suspects Gordon of being Jigsaw.

• David Tapp — Conflict Pursuer — Zep Hindle (Michael Emerson)

  Tapp actively hunts Zep after the apartment incident.

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