Dan Davies is a renowned writer, actor, and producer who has gained international recognition and accolades for his work in the film industry. With a diverse range of credits to his name, he has co-starred, produced, or written feature films that have been nominated for and won numerous prestigious awards, including the British Independent Film Award, the African Academy Award, the American Indian Best Film Award, the Toronto Film Festival Best Film, and the Raindance Film Festival Best Film, among others.
His impressive list of awards includes the Political Film Society's Best Film (Human Rights and Peace),the AMVCA (African Magic Viewers' Choice Award),the AELA (African Entertainment Legend Award),and the Golden Movie Award (Africa) Best Supporting Actor Comedy. Notably, he is the first American to ever receive the Golden Movie Award (Top 3 film award on the continent of Africa).
Dan's films have been showcased nationally on various platforms, including PBS, Retro TV Network, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Redbox, Tribeca Shortlist, Walmart, and Barnes & Noble, among others. He has also co-starred in two films that are respectively the No. 10 and No. 60 Highest Box Office Nollywood films of All-Time, solidifying his position as the No. 1 American Actor in Nollywood.
One of his notable films is "A Trip to Jamaica," which premiered on Netflix in 190 countries and became a Top 10 Most Trended & Popular New Addition for the month of December. His film "The Runners" with Tom Sizemore and Neal McCoy was released on Amazon and has been a consistent Top 10 New Release in the Thriller and Action categories since its premiere.
Dan also plays a recurring role on the Mental Ideas Radio show on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK-Radio 3),which was recently nominated for an Association of International Broadcasters Award (AIB Award) in its respective category (Radio & Audio). His semi-autobiographical book, "The Rantings of a Madman on Facebook," was published in March 2021.
He has a small supporting role in "I Dream of a Psychopomp," which opened at the historic Music Box Theatre in Chicago in September 2021 and secured international distribution via Terror Films in February 2022. His film "Ed Gein, the Musical" secured national distribution via SRS Cinema in April 2022.
Dan has also co-created and co-stars in two TV pilots that are currently being shopped to all major platforms. He has been featured in over 1000 media outlets, including CBS (National) News, CNN, BBC, NPR, PBS, PRI, USA Today, RTHK (Radio TV Hong Kong),Al Jazeera, The Financial Times (UK),Variety, Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, and Coast to Coast AM, among others.
