Career
In 1997, he wrote and hosted the instructional video, The Games We Used to Play. [6]
In 2010 he wrote, co-produced and played the title character in Ed Gein, The Musical, a micro-budget horror/musical/comedy film. [1] [7]
Davies co-wrote the screenplay for, and acted in the film, West of Thunder. [5] [8] He co-starred with Sadie Kaye in Miss Adventure meets Motörhead , which was a highly rated video on Will Ferrell/HBO's Funny or Die . [9] He was part of an ensemble cast in the British Independent Film Award (BIFA) nominated mockumentary feature film "Flim, the Movie". [10] [11] He played the role of Scorpion alongside the Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah in the Hollywood/Nollywood collaboration, Tempting Fate (2015 film). It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in 2015 [12] and is a Dove Foundation Award-winning film. [13] [14]
Davies also co-starred with Ayo Makun, Funke Akindele, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Eric Roberts in the Nollywood/Hollywood comedy A Trip to Jamaica that was released in September, 2016. [15] This film also premiered in London in Dec 2016 and held the highest per-screen average in the UK during its box office run. [16] The film has been nominated in 5 categories for the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2017. [17] It also has been nominated for a 2017 African Academy Award (Best Comedy) [18] It was the No. 1 Nollywood box office film of 2016, [19] and, as of December 2016, became the No. 1 Nollywood box office film of all time. [20] He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) along with Majid Michel and John Dumelo in the 2017 Golden Movie Awards for his work in A Trip to Jamaica. [21] He won the award July 22. [22] [23] The award ceremonies were televised on the African Movie Channel throughout Africa as well as the UK, Germany, France and The Netherlands. [24]
In 2017 he appeared in the revenge thriller Wronged [25] and the psychological thriller/horror Mr. Thursday. [26]
In 2019 he founded the National Independent Film Association also known as the NIFA Awards. That same year, he awarded Sean Connery and country legend Neal McCoy NIFA Lifetime Achievement Awards [27] This film awards show takes place yearly in October. [28]
He had a supporting role in The Runners (2020) featuring Tom Sizemore and Neal McCoy. [29]
In addition to his screen work, Davies plays a recurring character on the Mental Ideas radio show on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). [30] [31] The program was nominated for an Association of International Broadcasters (AIB) Award in 2020. [32] [33] The AIB Award Show was televised by Al Jazeera TV.
In March of 2021 Davies wrote and published a comedic semi-autobiographical book about his career entitled, The Rantings of a Madman on Facebook: The Inspiration, Perspiration & Inebriation of a Lovable Loser. [34]
Also in 2021, Davies appeared in I Dream of a Psychopomp. [35] It premiered at the Music Box Theatre (Chicago) [36] and later secured international distribution [37] [38]
Davies created and launched his own book publishing company called Renegade Press in the Spring of 2022. This boutique publisher specializes in publishing 3-5 books a year. [39]
In 2023 his film (Screenwriter/Producer/Actor) "Ed Gein, the Musical" received national distribution via SRS Cinema [40] and the film went on a limited screening 13th Anniversary Cinema Tour. [41] [42] Davies then adapted the film into a theatrical play. [43] It had its world premiere April 3-5, 2025. [44] [45]
In 2025 Davies co-produced a reimagined reboot of the 1975 cult classic film The Giant Spider Invasion. [46] He also plays a starring role in it. [47] Theatrical release is scheduled for 2026. [48] [49]
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