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Dave Davis | |
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| Born | 1989 (age 34–35) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | Tulane University (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actor |
Dave Davis (born 1989) is an American actor based in Los Angeles and New Orleans. He is best known for his role in the 2019 horror film The Vigil .
Davis was born in 1989 in Princeton, New Jersey, into a Jewish family. He grew up in New Orleans. Davis graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 2007, and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Tulane University in 2011. [1] In fulfillment of his thesis, he starred in Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth .
Davis spent five years with the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, culminating with the critically acclaimed role of Hamlet in 2012. [2] Davis then transitioned into screen acting. Based out of New Orleans, Davis starred in many original films for MTV and Syfy, including Ghost Shark , Leprechaun's Revenge , Ozark Sharks , and several others. Notably, he guest starred in True Detective and The Walking Dead , and acted in The Big Short and Logan .
Davis won the Special Jury Prize for Performance at the 2017 Nashville Film Festival for his lead role in the independent film Bomb City . [3] In 2019, Davis starred in the horror film The Vigil , in which he plays a man tasked with watching over a deceased member of an Orthodox Jewish community. [4] [5] [6]
Davis was a member of the comedy group Bare Handed Bear Handlers, releasing a web miniseries, short films, and a number of music videos. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2007 | Flakes | Stoner #1 | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Stolen | Taylor | |
| 2014 | Elsa & Fred | Photographer | |
| 2014 | Starve | Jiminey | |
| 2015 | The Final Girls | 50's Counselor | |
| 2015 | Demonic | Tech 1 | |
| 2015 | Get Hard | Cross Dresser | |
| 2015 | N.O.L.A Circus | Vinny | |
| 2015 | Nocturna | Bobby | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Burry's Assistant | |
| 2015 | Daddy's Home | Panda Singer #1 | |
| 2016 | The Backup Dancer | Rudy | Uncredited |
| 2017 | Logan | Convenience Store Clerk | |
| 2017 | Bomb City | Brian | |
| 2017 | Dark Meridian | Tevi Marek | |
| 2017 | Jeepers Creepers 3 | SWAT Team One | |
| 2018 | Laundry Day | Ethan | |
| 2018 | The Domestics | Flame Gambler | |
| 2019 | The Vigil | Yakov Ronen | |
| 2019 | The True Don Quixote | Trout | |
| 2019 | Sunday Girl | Jack | |
| 2020 | Greyhound | Boatswain's Mate #1 | |
| 2023 | Resurrected | Father Stanley Martin |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Memphis Beat | Bryan | Episode: "The Things We Carry" |
| 2011 | Hide | Young Charlie Marvin | TV movie |
| 2012 | Red Clover | Dax Spence | |
| 2012 | American Horror House | Lloyd | |
| 2012 | The Walking Dead | Gargulio | Episode: "Hounded" |
| 2013 | Heebie Jeebies | Mace | TV movie |
| 2013 | Ladies' Man: A Made Movie | Toby Miller | |
| 2013 | Ghost Shark | Blaise | |
| 2014 | True Detective | Toby | Episode: "After You've Gone" |
| 2014 | SnakeHead Swamp | Chris | Television film |
| 2016 | NCIS: New Orleans | JJ Taylor | Episode: "Help Wanted" |
| 2016 | Ozark Sharks | Harrison | Television film |
| 2018 | Bad Stepmother | Jonathan Hawking | |
| 2019 | Lucifer | Maury Novak | Episode: "Somebody's Been Reading Dante's Inferno" |
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