Dan Davies (actor) explained

Dan Davies
Birth Name:Daniel Joseph Davies
Birth Date:25 December 1965
Birth Place:Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Occupation:Actor; writer; producer
Years Active:1994–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.

Career

In 1997, he wrote and hosted the instructional video, The Games We Used to Play.[5]

In 2010 he wrote, co-produced and played the title character in Ed Gein, The Musical, a micro-budget horror/musical/comedy film.[1] [6]

Davies co-wrote the screenplay for, and acted in the film, West of Thunder.[7] [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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PBS: Director's Cut Videos. .
  2. News: Dudek . Duane . April 27, 2010 . Ed Gein: The Musical . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . March 2, 2012 .
  3. News: UW-La Crosse Lantern Alumni Magazine Summer 2015. issuu. 2017-09-28. en.
  4. News: 'Ed Gein, The Musical' an offbeat approach to story of La Crosse-born killer. PARLIN. GERI. La Crosse Tribune. 2017-09-28. en.
  5. Web site: Greene. Bob. Children Having Fun in the Sun?. Chicago Tribune. 3 June 2012.
  6. News: Spychalla. Craig. DIAL M FOR MUSICAL: Two area filmmakers say you need to see their film "Ed Gein: The Musical" before you judge it. 3 June 2012. Capital Newspapers. 22 Oct 2010.
  7. News: Film sheds light on plight of Lakotas. SFGate.com. 2017-09-28. en-US.
  8. News: 'West of Thunder' is a tale of revenge and empty victory: review. Olsen. Mark. 2012-09-20. Los Angeles Times. 2017-09-28. en-US. 0458-3035.
  9. Web site: All Videos: Highest Rated All Time Funny Or Die. www.funnyordie.com. 2017-09-28.
  10. News: Dan Davies' 'Flim' to screen in Appleton. Post-Crescent Media. 2017-09-28. en.
  11. News: The nominations are in for the 2014 British Independent Film Awards. British Film Institute. 2017-09-28. en.
  12. News: Nigeria: Tempting Fate Hits the Cinema. 2015-07-04. This Day (Lagos). 2017-09-28.
  13. News: Hollywood meets Nollywood in Tempting Fate. 2017-09-28. en-US.
  14. News: Tempting Fate Dove Family Friendly Movie Reviews. The Dove Foundation. 2017-09-28. en-US.
  15. News: "A Trip to Jamaica": Tiwa Savage"s "Keys to the city" is movie"s official soundtrack. Izuzu. Chidumga. 2017-09-28. en-US.
  16. Web site: 'A trip to Jamaica' By AY Comedian tops Hollywood Movies at the Odeon London Cinemas. newsng.com. en. 2017-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000432/http://newsng.com/story-detail.php?title=%E2%80%98A-trip-to-Jamaica%E2%80%99-By-AY-Comedian-tops-Hollywood-Movies-at-the-Odeon-London-Cinemas&story=cba92d91b3. 2017-09-29. dead.
  17. Web site: 2017 AMVCAs nominees announced. www.dstv.com. en. 2017-09-28.
  18. Web site: Vaya, Queen of Katwe, 93, 76 Top Africa Movie Academy Awards 2017 Nominations See the Complete List - BellaNaija. www.bellanaija.com. 17 May 2017 . en-US. 2017-09-28.
  19. News: Top 5 Nollywood movies of 2016 - Premium Times Nigeria. 2016-12-27. Premium Times Nigeria. 2017-09-28. en-GB.
  20. Web site: 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 . en-US. 2017-09-28.
  21. Web site: EnterGhana – Everything Ghanaian and more. enterghana.com. en-US. 2017-09-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729091255/http://enterghana.com/set-2017-golden-movie-africa-awardsslated-saturday/. 2017-07-29. dead.
  22. News: Appleton's Davies named 'Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy'. USA TODAY. 2017-09-28. en.
  23. News: Golden Movie Awards Africa 2017: See the full list of winners. Arthur. Portia. 2017-09-28. en-US.
  24. News: NOMINEES FOR 2017 GOLDEN MOVIE AWARDS AFRICA ANNOUNCED -#GoldeMAA2017. 2017-06-24. GhLinks.com.gh™. 2017-09-28. en-US.
  25. News: Trailer For Wronged Promises No Heroes - Dread Central. 2016-10-24. Dread Central. 2017-09-28. en-US.
  26. News: Scary murder mystery shot in the Q-C is joy for its crew. Turner. Jonathan. Dispatch-Argus-QCOnline. 2017-09-28. en.

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