Daniel Joseph "Dan" Davies (born December 25, 1965) is an American actor, screenplay writer and producer who wrote, co-produced and starred in the 2010 comedy film
Ed Gein, the Musical, about the cannibalistic murderer and graverobber,
Ed Gein
Edward Theodore Gein (; August 27, 1906 – July 26, 1984), also known as the Butcher of Plainfield or the Plainfield Ghoul, was an American murderer and body snatcher. Gein's crimes, committed around his hometown of Plainfield, Wisconsin, ga ...
.
Early life
Davies was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He attended Waupaca High School in
Waupaca, Wisconsin
Waupaca is a city in and the county seat of Waupaca County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 6,282 at the 2020 census.
The city is located mostly within the Town of Waupaca, and it is politically independent of the town. A p ...
and he graduated from the
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with a B.A. in Political Science and English. Davies claims Irish, Welsh and American Indian heritage.
Career
In 1997, he wrote and hosted the instructional video, ''The Games We Used to Play''.
In 2010 he wrote, co-produced and played the title character in ''Ed Gein, The Musical'', a micro-budget horror/musical/comedy film.
[
Davies co-wrote the screenplay for, and acts in the film, West of Thunder.]Motörhead
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'', which was a highly rated video on Will Ferrell
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/HBO's ''Funny or Die
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''. He was part of an ensemble cast in the British Independent Film Award
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(BIFA) nominated mockumentary
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These productions are often used to analyze or comment on c ...
feature film "Flim, the Movie". He played the role of Scorpion alongside the Nollywood actor Ramsey Nouah
Ramsey Nouah (born Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr.; 19 December 1970) is a Nigerian actor and director. He won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010 for his performance in the movie '' The Figurine''. He made his dire ...
in the Hollywood/Nollywood collaboration, Tempting Fate (2015 film). It premiered at the Pan African Film Festival Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is a non-profit corporation in Los Angeles, California, that states its goal is to promote "cultural understanding among peoples of African descent" through exhibiting art and film. It hosts a film festival and an ar ...
in 2015 and is a Dove Foundation
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De ...
Award-winning film.
Davies also co-starred with Ayo Makun
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, Funke Akindele
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, Nse Ikpe-Etim
Nse Ikpe-Etim (born 21 October 1974) is a Nigerian actress. She came into prominence in 2008 for her role in ''Reloaded''. She was nominated for '' Best Actress in a Leading Role'' at the 5th and 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her role in ...
and Eric Roberts
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in the Nollywood/Hollywood comedy ''A Trip to Jamaica
''A Trip to Jamaica'' is a 2016 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Robert Peters starring Ayo Makun, Funke Akindele, Nse Ikpe Etim and Dan Davies. The film tells a story about the adventures of a newly engaged couple in their relatives res ...
'' that was released in September, 2016. This film also premiered in London in Dec 2016 and held the highest per-screen average in the UK during its box office run. The film has been nominated in 5 categories for the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
''Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards'' (AMVCA) is an annual accolade presented by MultiChoice recognizing outstanding achievement in television and film. The inaugural Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards ceremony was held in Lagos, Lagos State ...
2017. It also has been nominated for a 2017 African Academy Award (Best Comedy) It was the No. 1 Nollywood box office film of 2016, and, as of December 2016, became the No. 1 Nollywood
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box office film of all time. He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) along with Majid Michel
Majid Michel (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist and a humanitarian. He received nominations for '' Best Actor in a Leading Role'' at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 201 ...
and John Dumelo
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in the 2017 Golden Movie Awards
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for his work in ''A Trip to Jamaica''. He won the award July 22. The award ceremonies were televised on the African Movie Channel throughout Africa as well as the UK, Germany, France and The Netherlands.
In 2017 he appeared in the revenge thriller ''Wronged'' and the psychological thriller/horror ''Mr. Thursday''.
References
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1965 births
Male actors from Milwaukee
Living people
Writers from Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse alumni
American male film actors
21st-century American male actors