Dan Davies (actor)

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]

In 2019 he founded the National Independent Film Association also known as the NIFA Awards. That same year, he awarded Sean Connery and country legend Neal McCoy NIFA Lifetime Achievement Awards ^[27] This film awards show takes place yearly in October.^[28]

He had a supporting role in The Runners (2020) featuring Tom Sizemore and Neal McCoy.^[29]

In addition to his screen work, Davies plays a recurring character on the Mental Ideas radio show on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK).^[30][31] The program was nominated for an Association of International Broadcasters (AIB) Award in 2020.^[32][33] The AIB Award Show was televised by Al Jazeera TV.

In March of 2021 Davies wrote and published a comedic semi-autobiographical book about his career entitled, The Rantings of a Madman on Facebook: The Inspiration, Perspiration & Inebriation of a Lovable Loser.^[34] Also in 2021, Davies appeared in I Dream of a Psychopomp.^[35] It premiered at the Music Box Theatre (Chicago)^[36] and later secured international distribution^[37][38]

Davies created and launched his own book publishing company called Renegade Press in the Spring of 2022. This boutique publisher specializes in publishing 3-5 books a year.^[39]

In 2023 his film (Screenwriter/Producer/Actor) "Ed Gein, the Musical" received national distribution via SRS Cinema^[40] and the film went on a limited screening 13th Anniversary Cinema Tour.^[41][42] Davies then adapted the film into a theatrical play.^[43] It had its world premiere April 3-5, 2025.^[44][45]

In 2025 Davies co-produced a reimagined reboot of the 1975 cult classic film The Giant Spider Invasion.^[46] He also plays a starring role in it.^[47] Theatrical release is scheduled for 2026.^[48][49]

Dan Davies at IMDb