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Dave Davis (actor)
American actor (born 1989) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dave Davis (born June 7, 1989)[citation needed] is an American actor, musician and producer based in New Orleans.[2] He is best known for his lead roles in the 2017 film Bomb City and the 2019 horror film The Vigil.[3][4]
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Early life and education
Davis was born on June 7, 1989[citation needed] in Princeton, New Jersey, into a Jewish family. He grew up in New Orleans and had his Bar Mitzvah at Touro Synagogue.[2][4][5] He appeared in various productions as a child and attended summer courses in theatre. He graduated from the Lawrenceville School in 2007 following Hurricane Katrina,[5][2] then earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Tulane University in 2011.[1][6][5] In fulfillment of his thesis, he starred in Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth.[2]
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Davis spent five years[citation needed] with the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival, culminating with the role of Hamlet in 2012.[7][6][5] After graduation, he worked out of New Orleans, appearing in films including Ghost Shark, Red Clover, Ozark Sharks, and several others.[2][8] He also guest starred in True Detective and The Walking Dead, and acted in The Big Short and Logan.[6][5] For several years, Davis was a member of the comedy group Bare Handed Bear Handlers, releasing a web miniseries, short films, and a number of music videos.[9][10] In 2015, he moved to Los Angeles,[2] where he continued to work with the comedy group from afar.[10]
In 2017, Davis played the lead role in Bomb City, a film about the life and murder of Brian Deneke.[11] This earned him a Best Actor award and the Special Jury Prize for Performance at the 2017 Nashville Film Festival,[12][6][13] followed by a second Best Actor award at the Louisville International Festival of Film.[13][6] Director Keith Thomas chose him to play the lead in his 2019 horror film The Vigil after seeing him in Bomb City.[4] He played a man tasked with watching over a deceased member of an Orthodox Jewish community.[3][14][15] He was nominated for Best Actor in a Horror Movie at the 2nd Critics' Choice Super Awards.[16] Davis returned to New Orleans permanently during the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
In 2025, he appeared in and was executive producer of the film Hazard.[5]
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