Khris Davis (actor)

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Khris Davis
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Years active2013–present

Khris Davis is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Steel in the drama film Judas and the Black Messiah and Malik in Space Jam: A New Legacy .

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Career

Davis was raised in Camden, New Jersey, [1] and began acting as a student at Creative Arts Academy. [1] [2]

A 2009 cum laude graduate of Cheyney University who earned a degree in theatre arts, [3] Davis had his breakthrough role when he appeared in the 2017 film Detroit .

On December 12, 2018, Davis was cast as Luke in the Joseph Cross-directed film Summer Night . [4] On May 27, 2021, Davis was cast as George Foreman in George Tillman Jr.'s 2023 biopic Big George Foreman . [5] [6] In May 2022, Davis was cast as Biff Loman in Miranda Cromwell and Marianne Elliott's Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman along with Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke, and André De Shields. [7]

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2017 Detroit Blind Pig Patron
2019 Summer Night Luke
Goldie Jay
2021 Judas and the Black Messiah Steel
Space Jam: A New Legacy Malik
2023 Big George Foreman George Foreman [5]
Television
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2015 Unforgettable Security GuardEpisode: "All In"
2018–22 Atlanta Tracy7 episodes
2019 The Blacklist Agent Randolph2 episodes
Theater
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2016The RoyaleJay
2017 Sweat Chris
2018FirefliesCharles
2022 Death of a Salesman Biff Loman

Awards and nominations

Nominations

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