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Jimmy Davis | |
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| Born | 27 December 1984 (age 40) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
James Patrick Davis is an American actor known for his role as Will Parker in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, on Broadway Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, the West End , the Young Vic Olivier Award for Best Revival of a musical in London, St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, and Bard Summerscape. He won a Theatre World Award for his breakout performance and can be heard on the Grammy-nominated cast album. He made his Broadway debut in John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Davis grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City. He began his career at the Shakespeare Theater in Washington, D.C. playing Juliet in Romeo and Juliet opposite Finn Wittrock.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dyl | Dylan Bauer | short film |
| 2015 | Muckland | Zeke | short film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Search Party | Manager | HBO Max | Guest appearance |
Acting credits
[edit]Stage
[edit]- Oklahoma! (2023) – Will Parker (Wyndham's Theatre, West End)[citation needed]
- Oklahoma! (2022) – Will Parker (Young Vic, London)[2]
- Oklahoma! (2019–2020) – Will Parker (Circle in the Square Theatre, Broadway)[3]
- Oklahoma! (2018) – Will Parker (St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn)[4]
- Long Day's Journey Into Night (2017) – Edmund Tyrone (Quintessence Theatre Group)
- The Mother of Invention (2017) – David (Abingdon Theatre Company)
- Oklahoma! (2015) – Will Parker (Bard Summerscape)
- Richard II (2014) – King Richard II (Quintessence Theatre Group)
- As You Like It (2014) – Jaques (Quintessence Theatre Group)
- Clybourne Park (2013) – Jim Tom Kenneth (Long Wharf Theatre)
- We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884–1915 (2012) – Another White Man (Soho Rep Theatre)[5]
- The More Loving One (2011) – Heinrich (La MaMa, 15th Annual New York Fringe Festival)
- The House of Blue Leaves (2011) – M.P. (Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway)[6]
- American Buffalo (2010) – Bobby (The Studio Theatre)
- Romeo and Juliet (2008) – Juliet (Shakespeare Theatre Company)[7]
- Hamlet (2007) – Osric/Player Queen (The Pearl Theatre Company)
Awards and nominations
[edit]- 2019: Theatre World Award – Breakout Performance – Oklahoma![8]
- Part of productions nominated for Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival.
References
[edit]- ^ "DC's All-Male Romeo and Juliet Will Feature Juilliard's Wittrock and Davis". Playbill.
- ^ "Full Cast Announced for Oklahoma! at the Young Vic". Rodgers & Hammerstein.
- ^ "Oklahoma! Tickets". Broadway.com.
- ^ "'Oklahoma!' will bring St. Ann's cast to Broadway". Broadway News. 19 February 2019.
- ^ "We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia". Soho Rep.
- ^ "Oklahoma! Tickets". Broadway.com.
- ^ "DC's All-Male Romeo and Juliet Will Feature Juilliard's Wittrock and Davis". Playbill.
- ^ "Theatre World Awards names 2019 honorees". Broadway News. 2 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Davis at IMDb
- [BroadwayWorld profile](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/James-Patrick-Davis/)
- [Broadway.com profile](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/james-davis/profile/)
- [Rodgers & Hammerstein 2019 Broadway Revival Cast Album](https://rodgersandhammerstein.com/record/oklahoma/2019-broadway-revival/)
- [Broadway News: 'Oklahoma!' Will Bring St. Ann's Cast to Broadway](https://www.broadwaynews.com/oklahoma-will-bring-st-anns-cast-to-broadway/)
- [BroadwayBox Interview: Introduce Yourselfie with James Davis](https://www.broadwaybox.com/daily-scoop/introduce-yourselfie-oklahoma-star-james-davis/)
- [Soho Rep – We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia](https://www.sohorep.org/shows/we-are-proud-to-present-a-presentation-about-the-herero-of-namibia-formerly-known-as-southwest-africa-from-the-german-sudwestafrika-between-the-years-1884-1915/)
- [Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Award_for_Best_Revival_of_a_Musical)
- [Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Olivier_Award_for_Best_Musical_Revival)