James Davis (actor)

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James Davis
Born
St. Louis, Missouri
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present

James Patrick Davis is an American actor known for his role as Will Parker in the Broadway musical Oklahoma! , where he won a Theatre World Award for his performance of Will Parker; he is also heard on its 2019 broadway cast recording. He made his Broadway debut in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves .

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Early life

Davis grew up in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from The Juilliard School in New York City. He began his career at the Shakespeare Theater in Washington, D.C. playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet opposite Finn Wittrock. [1] [2]

Career

Some of his early off-Broadway productions include an unnamed lead role in What Happened When by Daniel Talbott at Rising Phoenix Repertory in 2007, [3] an unnamed role in We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915 at Soho Repertory Theatre in 2012, [4] and also in The Mother of Invention by James Lecesne at Abingdon Theatre Company. [5]

He made his Broadway debut in The House of Blue Leaves as a military policeman and an understudy to the lead role, Artie Shaughnessy, alongside Ben Stiller and Edie Falco in 2011. [1]

In both the 2015 Bard SummerScape version of Oklahoma! as well as its 2019 Broadway revival he played Will Parker, where he earned a Theatre World Award for his performance. [6]

Acting credits

YearTitleRoleLocationNotesRef.
2008 Romeo and Juliet Juliet Shakespeare Theatre Company Regional Theater [2]
2010 American Buffalo BobbyStudio TheaterRegional Theater [7]
2011 House of Blue Leaves PolicemanWalter KerrBroadway [1]
2012 We are Proud to Present Man Soho Rep Off-Broadway [4]
2013 Clybourne Park Jim/Tom/Kenneth Long Wharf Theatre Regional Theater
2014 As You Like It JacquesQuintessence TheaterRegional Theater [8]
2014 Richard II King Richard IIQuintessence TheatreRegional Theater [9]
2017The Mother of InventionJimmyAbingdon TheatreOff-Broadway [5]
2017Long Day's Journey Into NightEdmundQuintessence TheatreRegional Theater
2018 Oklahoma! Will Parker St. Ann's Warehouse Off-Broadway [10]
2019 Circle in the Square Theatre Broadway [11]
2022 Young Vic Off West End [12]
2023 Wyndham's Theatre West End [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Newmark, Judith (May 10, 2011). "St. Louis actor makes his Broadway debut". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  2. 1 2 "DC's All-Male Romeo and Juliet Will Feature Juilliard's Wittrock and Davis". Playbill.
  3. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (2007-07-12). "Sex, Abuse and Voices From Beyond". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 Isherwood, Charles (2012). "Acting Out a Blood Bath Brings Dangers of Its Own". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 Hetrick, Adam (2017-02-24). "The Compass Welcomes Mother of Invention's James Davis". Playbill. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  6. ↑ Millward, Tom (2019-05-02). "Theatre World Awards 2019 recipients revealed". New York Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  7. ↑ Trey, Graham (2010-05-14). "Reviewed: American Buffalo". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
  8. ↑ Agnew, Ginger (2014-10-15). "Don't Miss a Comedy Romp AS YOU LIKE IT at Quintessence". Stage Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  9. ↑ Agnew, Ginger (2014-10-22). "RICHARD II Holds Court at Quintessence Theatre Group". Stage Magazine. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  10. ↑ Paulson, Michael (2018-12-11). "Acclaimed 'Oklahoma!' Revival Is Coming to Broadway". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  11. ↑ "Broadway's Oklahoma! Revival Announces Extension Into 2020". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2025-09-10. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  12. ↑ Millward, Tom (2022-03-17). "Full cast for Oklahoma! at the Young Vic announced including Arthur Darvill and Anoushka Lucas". WhatsOnStage. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
  13. ↑ Naylor, Gary (2023-03-01). "Oklahoma!, Wyndham's Theatre review - radical reimagining adds plenty but achieves less". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
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