Jeremy Davies | |
|---|---|
 Davies at the Toronto premiere ofRescue Dawn in 2006 | |
| Born | Jeremy Boring (1969-10-08)October 8, 1969 (age 56) Traverse City, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Father | Mel Boring |
| Website | www |
Jeremy Boring (born October 8, 1969),[1] known professionally asJeremy Davies, is an American actor. He is known for playing Ray Aibelli inSpanking the Monkey (1994), Corporal Timothy Upham inSaving Private Ryan (1998), Private Toffler inRavenous (1999), Snow inSolaris (2002), Bill Henson inDogville (2003),Charles Manson inHelter Skelter (2004), SergeantGene DeBruin inRescue Dawn (2006),Daniel Faraday on the seriesLost (2008–2010), and Dickie Bennett in the series Justified (2011–2015).
Davies won anEmmy Award forOutstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2012 for his portrayal of Dickie Bennett in the seriesJustified (2011–2015). He also received theBAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game for his role asBaldur inGod of War (2018).
Davies was born on October 28, 1969, inTraverse City, Michigan, ofScottish andWelsh descent, the son of children's authorMelvin Lyle "Mel" Boring. Davies is Jeremy's mother's maiden name, which he adopted as his professional name. He has a brother, Joshua, and two half-siblings, Zachery and Katrina, from his father's second marriage.[citation needed]
His parents separated when he was young, leaving Davies to relocate toKansas with his mother until the mid-1970s, when she died oflupus. He went to live with his father and his stepmother inSanta Barbara, California, before moving toRockford, Iowa in 1986, where he completed high school. He attendedcollege at theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts inCalifornia, in the class of 1990.[2]
In 1991, he played Roger, Robin's first boyfriend, inGeneral Hospital. In 1992, he appeared on two episodes ofThe Wonder Years.[3] He appeared in small roles in theNBC TV filmShoot First: A Cop's Vengeance and in thepilot for thecolonial-era sitcom1775. He played a youth in theShowtime thrillerGuncrazy and had a guest appearance onMelrose Place. In 1993, Davies was cast in a TV commercial forSubaru in which his character compares the car topunk rock.[4] Numerous casting directors and industry forces noticed the commercial, and Davies found himself being sent feature film scripts. Critics embraced his performance inDavid O. Russell's debut film, the black comedySpanking the Monkey.[5]
In 1998, he landed a pivotal role inSteven Spielberg'sSaving Private Ryan as Corporal Upham,[3] an American GI linguist inNormandy, recruited just after the Normandy landings by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) to be the interpreter on a dangerous mission to rescue the film's eponymous paratrooper (Matt Damon). Davies' performance was well received, and he went on to appear in several films, includingCQ,Secretary, andSolaris. In 2004, he portrayedCharles Manson inCBS's adaptation ofHelter Skelter.[3] In 2006, he appeared inRescue Dawn.[3]Werner Herzog, who directed Davies inRescue Dawn, described Davies as "a unique, very significant talent", asserting that "anywhere in the world, there [are] very, very few actors of his calibre."[6]
Davies appeared as a main cast member onLost during its fourth and fifth seasons (2008–09),[3] playingDaniel Faraday, an amnesiac physicist who comes to the island as part of a team hired byCharles Widmore.[3] He guest-starred in three episodes inLost's sixth season.[7] He had a recurring role onFX'sJustified as Dickie Bennett,[3] for which he earned aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series in 2012. He was also nominated for the award in 2011. In 2014, Davies appeared in two episodes ofHannibal. He starred in theHistory Channel's 2015 miniseriesTexas Rising, as Sergeant Ephraim Knowles.[3] This was his second role in a production withBill Paxton, the first being 1996's film Twister.[3] In the 2017 TV dramaAmerican Gods he plays one version of Jesus Christ, and in the 2018 video gameGod of War,[3] he provided the voice and motion capture forBaldur.[3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Dream On | Mugger #3 | Episode: "No, I'm Just Happy to See You" |
| Shoot First: A Cop's Vengeance | White Punk | Television film | |
| 1992 | General Hospital | Roger | |
| The Wonder Years | Eddie Horvath | 2 episodes | |
| Melrose Place | Pete Stoller | Episode: "The Whole Truth" | |
| 2001 | The Atlantis Conspiracy | Flush | Television film |
| 2002 | The Laramie Project | Jedadiah Schultz | Television film Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film |
| 2004 | Helter Skelter | Charles Manson | Television film |
| 2008–2010 | Lost | Daniel Faraday | 23 episodes Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television |
| 2011–2015 | Justified | Dickie Bennett | 20 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series(2012) Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series(2011) |
| 2014 | Hannibal | Peter Bernardone | 2 episodes |
| Constantine | Ritchie Simpson | Episodes:"Non Est Asylum" and"A Whole World Out There" | |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Sergeant Ephraim Knowles | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Lucifer | Nick Hofmeister | Episode: "Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil." |
| 2017 | Sleepy Hollow | Malcolm Dreyfuss | 13 episodes[10] |
| American Gods | Jesus Prime[11] | Episode: "Come to Jesus" | |
| Twin Peaks | Jimmy | Episode: "Part 6" | |
| 2018 | The Flash | Dr. John Deegan[12] | Episode: "Elseworlds" |
| Arrow | |||
| Supergirl | |||
| 2020 | FBI | Kenneth Bates | Episode: "Hard Decisions" |
| The Rookie | Detective Bill Summerland | Episode: "Hand-off" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | God of War | The Stranger / Baldur | BAFTA Games Award for Best Performer Nominated—NAVGTR Award for Performance in a Drama, Supporting |
| 2022 | God of War Ragnarök | Baldur |
