Marchánt Davis () is an American actor. He is known for his performance in the 2019 film ''

The Day Shall Come ''The Day Shall Come'' is a 2019 comedy film directed by Chris Morris and written by Morris and Jesse Armstrong. It stars Marchánt Davis, Anna Kendrick, Danielle Brooks and Denis O'Hare. The film satirises a real-life FBI sting operation. It ...

''. He also played a supporting role in the film ''

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'' (2019). He was nominated for a

Lucille Lortel Award The Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986. They are produced by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres ...

for his performance in Jordan E. Cooper's ''

Ain't No Mo' ''Ain't No Mo'' is a play consisting of a series of sketch comedy-style vignettes written by Jordan Cooper. The premise of the play is set in an alternate present where the United States government has put forward a program to buy every Black p ...

'' at

The Public Theater The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization founded as the Shakespeare Workshop in 1954 by Joseph Papp, with the intention of showcasing the works of up-and-coming playwrights and performers.Epstein, Helen. ''Joe Papp: An American L ...

Early life and education

Davis was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

. He attended

Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as CAPA, is a magnet school in South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the edge of the Christian Street Historic District. It is a part of the School Distr ...

. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Personal life

Davis resides in

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ...

Filmography

*''

'' (2019) *''

'' (2019) * ''

A Journal for Jordan ''A Journal for Jordan'' is a 2021 American romantic drama film directed and co-produced by Denzel Washington from a screenplay written by Virgil Williams, based on the memoir ''A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor'' by Dana Canedy. ...

'' (2021) * ''

Reality Reality is the sum or aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. The term is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence. In physical terms, r ...

'' (2023)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Marchant Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American male actors African-American male actors American male film actors American male stage actors Male actors from New York City Male actors from Philadelphia Tisch School of the Arts alumni