David Wood (born April 7, 1976)[4][5] is an American evangelical apologist, philosopher[6][7] and YouTube personality, who is the head of the Acts 17 Apologetics ministry,[8] which he co-founded with Nabeel Qureshi.

He later smashed his father's head in with a hammer[12] at the age of 18 in an attempt on his life, claiming a belief that morality was merely societal rules that were beneath him.

[13][14] He also said that after the assault on his father (who survived), Wood was diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder[15] and was sentenced to ten years in prison for malicious wounding.

[15] Writing for The Catholic World Report, William Kilpatrick says that Wood on YouTube has made "highly effective short videos that set the record straight on areas of Christian-Muslim disagreement," and that he "comes across as the quintessence of calm, controlled manhood.

Armed with a winning sense of humor, a razor-sharp mind, and a ton of knowledge, Wood doesn’t even have to raise his voice to make his points.

"[22] His YouTube page has furthermore been described as "a great resource with debates, testimonies and much important information concerning Islam, Muhammad, the hadith, sirah and Qur’an".

[29] They were then ejected for filming interviews at a Muslim booth, after which they protested with YouTube videos titled "Sharia in the U.S."[9] In 2010, Wood and three other evangelists were arrested outside Dearborn, after again preaching at the Arab festival[30] and being charged with a misdemeanor of disturbing the peace, but they were later acquitted.

[38][39] In 2013, Wood completed his Ph.D. in philosophy from Fordham University, publishing his dissertation Surprised by suffering: Hume, Draper, and the Bayesian argument from evil.

[19] British jihadi Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, who was arrested for attacking two police officers outside Buckingham Palace with a sword in 2017, had repeatedly shared videos of Wood on Telegram.