Benjamin Byron Davis

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Benjamin Byron Davis
Benjamin Byron Davis - Great Philadelphia Comic Con.jpg
Davis in 2019
Born (1972-06-21) June 21, 1972 (age 53)
Other namesBen Davis
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
  • acting coach
Years active1998–present
Website benjaminbyrondavis.com

Benjamin Byron Davis (born June 21, 1972) [1] is an American actor, writer, director and acting coach. He is known for his performance as Dutch van der Linde in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 .

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Career

Davis has appeared primarily on television series, including Without a Trace , Criminal Minds , Gilmore Girls , Windfall , MADtv , Six Feet Under , among other series. [2] In addition to television, he also performs on stage. In 2011, Davis directed the theatre production Awake. [3] Davis voiced and provided performance capture for multiple characters in various Rockstar titles, and is best known for his role as Dutch van der Linde in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2 . [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Getting PersonalBart
1999 Flushed Zeius (Drag Queen)
2005Black Eyed SueOsbourne CrawlShort
2006 Lies & Alibis Bartender
2008Miracle of PhilBartenderShort
Q: Secret AgentAgent BriggsShort
2011CIS: Las GidiCaptain Regis
TalidaRadomirShort
2012FadedBig ManShort
2013 Somewhere Slow Steve
2015I'm Patrick, and You're InsaneDr. GoochShort
2016 The Belko Experiment Antonio Fowler
2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp Agent Burleigh
2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Bletelsnort
2024 Borderlands Marcus

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 Chowdaheads Buff Bagwell (voice)Main cast
2002 Six Feet Under DoctorEpisode: "Back to the Garden"
Off Centre Big Guy #2Episode: "Addicted to Love"
MADtv Balloon GuyEpisode: "Episode #8.7"
2004 Las Vegas James L. NelsonEpisode: "Catch of the Day"
2005 The Comeback Red Carpet CoordinatorEpisode: "Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet"
2006 Drake & Josh Jerk in LineEpisode: "The Demonator"
Related Liquor Supplier #1Episode: "Sisters Are Forever"
Windfall Lottery WinnerEpisode: "There and Gone Again" & "Running with the Devil"
Standoff Clumsy ManEpisode: "Circling"
Gilmore Girls Tow Truck DriverEpisode: "The Long Morrow"
2007 Heroes Linderman's Guard #2Episode: "Chapter Nineteen '.07%'"
2008 Without a Trace Dale KineckiEpisode: "Better Angels"
2009 Criminal Minds Burt LangEpisode: "To Hell... And Back"
2010 NCIS: Los Angeles WaiterEpisode: "Burned"
Medium Aaron FoleyEpisode: "Smoke Damage"
Sonny with a Chance Savage StanEpisode: "Marshall with a Chance"
Desperate Housewives Ex-ConEpisode: "Down the Block There's a Riot"
Twentysixmiles Police Officer (2008)TV series
2011 Bones Tariq GrazdaniEpisode: "The Blackout in the Blizzard"
Chuck VillainEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Last Details"
2012 Up All Night Man at Taco StandEpisode: "Daddy Daughter Time"
2013 The Goodwin Games Prison GuardEpisode: "Pilot"
Ironside Large RussianEpisode: "Action"
2014 How I Met Your Mother Burly GuyEpisode: "Sunrise"
Parks and Recreation Foreman GeorgeEpisode: "The Wall"
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Hank MillsEpisode: "Cops vs. Zombies"
2023 Fright Krewe Malcolm Thibodeaux (voice)Recurring cast (season 1)
2024 Creature Commandos Rupert Thorne (voice)Episode: "Priyatel Skelet"

Music video

YearSongArtistRole
2016"Low Life" X Ambassadors (featuring Jamie N Commons & A$AP Ferg)Bar Patron

Video games

YearTitleRole
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian / Radio Commercial
2010 Red Dead Redemption Dutch van der Linde / Nastas
2011 L.A. Noire Paul Kadarowski
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Dutch van der Linde

References

  1. Davis, Benjamin Byron [@Tooda] (June 15, 2009). "Just remembered I turn 37 next Sunday! Shoulda pitched my Tom Bergins tradition to the Crew at Sunset Sundays..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021 via Twitter.
  2. Benjamin Byron Davis Movies & TV, The New York Times
  3. Awake: A New Solo Show By Joe Hernandez-Kolski Archived March 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. White, Sam (April 13, 2019). "Red Dead Redemption 2 interview: The actor behind Dutch reveals all". British GQ. Retrieved August 9, 2025.