David Coulson is an editor known for his work on movies like Whale Rider (2002) and North Country (2005). Coulson made his editorial debut with Strata (1983). Since then he has worked on movies like Trespasses (1984), A Death in the Family (1987), Illustrious Energy (1988), Just Me and Mario (1988), Beyond Gravity (1989), User Friendly (1990), We're Here to Help (2007) and A Heavenly Vintage (2009). He is known to constantly work with director Niki Caro. Their movies together include Whale Rider, North Country and McFarland, USA (2015). He also edited her 2017 movie The Zookeeper's Wife. The movie cast includes Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh and Daniel Brühl.