Dan Davies (actor)

Dan Davies
Dan Davies at the Music Box Theatre, Chicago in 2010
Born
Daniel Joseph Davies

(1965-12-25) December 25, 1965 (age 59)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actor; writer; producer
Years active1994–Present

Daniel Joseph "Dan" Davies (born December 25, 1965) is an American actor, screenplay writer, and producer. Davies wrote, co-produced and starred in the comedy film Ed Gein, the Musical (2010), about the cannibalistic murderer and graverobber, Ed Gein.[1]

Early life

Davies was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] He attended Waupaca High School in Waupaca, Wisconsin and he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a B.A. in Political Science and English.[3][4] Davies claims Irish, Welsh and American Indian heritage.[5]

Career

In 1997, he wrote and hosted the instructional video, The Games We Used to Play.[6]

In 2010 he wrote, co-produced and played the title character in Ed Gein, The Musical, a micro-budget horror/musical/comedy film.[1][7]

Davies co-wrote the screenplay for, and acted in the film, West of Thunder.[5][8] He co-starred with Sadie Kaye in Miss Adventure meets Motörhead, which was a highly rated video on Will Ferrell/HBO's Funny or Die.[9] He was part of an ensemble cast in the British Independent Film Award (BIFA) nominated mockumentary feature film "Flim, the Movie".[10][11] He played the role of Scorpion alongside the Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah in the Hollywood/Nollywood collaboration, Tempting Fate (2015 film). It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival in 2015[12] and is a Dove Foundation Award-winning film.[13][14]

Davies also co-starred with Ayo Makun, Funke Akindele, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Eric Roberts in the Nollywood/Hollywood comedy A Trip to Jamaica that was released in September, 2016.[15] This film also premiered in London in Dec 2016 and held the highest per-screen average in the UK during its box office run.[16] The film has been nominated in 5 categories for the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2017.[17] It also has been nominated for a 2017 African Academy Award (Best Comedy) [18] It was the No. 1 Nollywood box office film of 2016,[19] and, as of December 2016, became the No. 1 Nollywood box office film of all time.[20] He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) along with Majid Michel and John Dumelo in the 2017 Golden Movie Awards for his work in A Trip to Jamaica.[21] He won the award July 22.[22][23] The award ceremonies were televised on the African Movie Channel throughout Africa as well as the UK, Germany, France and The Netherlands.[24]

In 2017 he appeared in the revenge thriller Wronged[25] and the psychological thriller/horror Mr. Thursday.[26]

Dan Davies at IMDb

References

  1. ^ a b "PBS: Director's Cut Videos". PBS.
  2. ^ Dudek, Duane (April 27, 2010). "Ed Gein: The Musical". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "UW-La Crosse Lantern Alumni Magazine Summer 2015". issuu. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  4. ^ PARLIN, GERI. "'Ed Gein, The Musical' an offbeat approach to story of La Crosse-born killer". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  5. ^ a b "Film sheds light on plight of Lakotas". SFGate.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  6. ^ Greene, Bob. "Children Having Fun in the Sun?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  7. ^ Spychalla, Craig (22 Oct 2010). "DIAL M FOR MUSICAL: Two area filmmakers say you need to see their film "Ed Gein: The Musical" before you judge it". Capital Newspapers. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  8. ^ Olsen, Mark (2012-09-20). "'West of Thunder' is a tale of revenge and empty victory: review". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  9. ^ "All Videos: Highest Rated All Time | Funny Or Die". www.funnyordie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  10. ^ "Dan Davies' 'Flim' to screen in Appleton". Post-Crescent Media. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  11. ^ "The nominations are in for the 2014 British Independent Film Awards". British Film Institute. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  12. ^ "Nigeria: Tempting Fate Hits the Cinema". This Day (Lagos). 2015-07-04. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  13. ^ "Hollywood meets Nollywood in Tempting Fate". Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  14. ^ "Tempting Fate | Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews". The Dove Foundation. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  15. ^ Izuzu, Chidumga. ""A Trip to Jamaica": Tiwa Savage"s "Keys to the city" is movie"s official soundtrack". Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  16. ^ "'A trip to Jamaica' By AY Comedian tops Hollywood Movies at the Odeon London Cinemas". newsng.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-29. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  17. ^ "2017 AMVCAs nominees announced". www.dstv.com. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  18. ^ "Vaya, Queen of Katwe, 93, 76 Top Africa Movie Academy Awards 2017 Nominations | See the Complete List - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  19. ^ "Top 5 Nollywood movies of 2016 - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  20. ^ "Winning! AY's Sophomore Movie 'A Trip to Jamaica' breaks his Debut Movie '30 Days in Atlanta's Guinness World Record - BellaNaija". www.bellanaija.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  21. ^ "EnterGhana – Everything Ghanaian and more". enterghana.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  22. ^ "Appleton's Davies named 'Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  23. ^ Arthur, Portia. "Golden Movie Awards Africa 2017: See the full list of winners". Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  24. ^ "NOMINEES FOR 2017 GOLDEN MOVIE AWARDS AFRICA ANNOUNCED -#GoldeMAA2017". GhLinks.com.gh™. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  25. ^ "Trailer For Wronged Promises No Heroes - Dread Central". Dread Central. 2016-10-24. Retrieved 2017-09-28.
  26. ^ Turner, Jonathan. "Scary murder mystery shot in the Q-C is joy for its crew". Dispatch-Argus-QCOnline. Retrieved 2017-09-28.