Roman Griffin Davis

Roman Griffin Davis (born 5 March 2007) is an English actor. He is best known for his title role in the film Jojo Rabbit (2019), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Roman Griffin Davis
Born	5 March 2007 (2007-03-05) (age 18) London, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2019–2021; 2025-present
Father	Ben Davis

Early life and career

Davis was born on 5 March 2007 in London.^[1] He is the son of cinematographer Ben Davis and writer-director Camille Griffin.^[2][3] He lives with his parents and brothers, twins Gilby and Hardy, in East Sussex. He went to school at Cumnor House and Cranbrook grammar school, Sussex, until 2020.^[4][5] Davis made his acting debut in the 2019 satirical black comedy film Jojo Rabbit directed by Taika Waititi. His twin brothers are also in the film as Hitler Youth clones.^[4] Davis was nominated for various awards for his performance in Jojo Rabbit and won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance. He starred in the 2021 comedy Silent Night directed by his mother Camille Griffin.^[6][7]

In February 2024, he was attached to the film 500 Miles, along with actor Bill Nighy, to be directed by Morgan Matthews.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Jojo Rabbit	Johannes "Jojo" Betzler
2021	Silent Night	Art
2025	The King of Kings	Walter Dickens (voice)
	The Long Walk	Thomas Curley	Post-production
2026	Greenland: Migration	Nathan Garrity	Post-production
TBA	500 Miles	Finn	Post-production

Awards

Major associations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2020	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Young Performer	Jojo Rabbit	Won	[7]
2020	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy		Nominated	[2]
2020	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture		Nominated	[9]

Other associations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2019	Chicago Film Critics Association	Most Promising Performer	Jojo Rabbit	Nominated
2019	Florida Film Critics Circle	Pauline Kael Breakout Award		Nominated
2019	Hollywood Critics Association	Best Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and Under		Nominated
2019	Indiana Film Journalists Association	Breakout of the Year		Nominated
2019	Las Vegas Film Critics Society	Youth in Film - Male		Nominated
2019	North Texas Film Critics Association	Best Newcomer		Won
2019	Online Association of Female Film Critics	Breakthrough Performance		Nominated
2019	Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards	Breakthrough Performance		Won
		Best Performance by a Youth		Won
2019	San Diego Film Critics Society	Breakthrough Artist		Nominated	[10]
2019	Seattle Film Critics Society	Best Youth Performance		Nominated
2019	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association	Best Youth Performance		Won	[6]
2020	Central Ohio Film Critics Association	Breakthrough Film Artist		Nominated
2020	Dorian Awards	We're Wilde About You! Rising Star of the Year		Nominated	[11]
2020	London Film Critics' Circle	Young British/Irish Performer of the Year		Nominated
2020	Music City Film Critics' Association	Best Young Actor		Won
2021	Saturn Awards	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Film		Nominated	[12]