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.[5]
Career
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 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]