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name: "Khris Davis"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/khris-davis"
roles: []
born: "21 December 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-20T08:04:11.516251+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Khris Davis

Actor. Born 21 December 1987 in Lakewood, California, USA.

## Details

- **Born:** 21 December 1987, Lakewood, California, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khris_Davis_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28007227, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7800057/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2073341

## Coming up

- *Atonement* (2026-10-02), as Leray

## Biography

Khris Davis is an American film, stage and television actor. He graduated cum laude from Cheyney University in 2009 with a degree in theatre arts, having begun acting as a student at the Creative Arts Academy in Camden, New Jersey, where he was raised.

Davis's breakthrough came with a role in the 2017 film *Detroit*. He is known for playing Steel in *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021), Malik in *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021) and the title character in *Big George Foreman* (2023). His television credits include appearances in *Atlanta* (2018–2022) and *The Blacklist* (2019). On stage, he played Biff Loman in the 2022 Broadway revival of *Death of a Salesman* and received a Drama League Award nomination for his performance in *The Royale* (2016).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021), Fi1m 80, as Steel — [page](https://film.one/film/judas-and-the-black-messiah.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Atonement* (2026), as Leray
- *Twelfth Night* (2025), as Orsinio
- *Big George Foreman* (2023), as George Foreman
- *Space Jam: A New Legacy* (2021), as Malik
- *The Royale* (2021), as Jay
- *Judas and the Black Messiah* (2021), as Steel — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/judas-and-the-black-messiah.md)
- *Goldie* (2020), as Jay
- *Summer Night* (2019), as Luke
- *Detroit* (2017), as Blind Pig Patron
- *Atlanta* (2016), series, as Tracy — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/atlanta.md)
- *The Blacklist* (2013), series, as Agent Randolph
- *Unforgettable* (2011), series, as Security Guard
- *Great Performances* (1971), series, as Orsinio

## Awards

### Other awards — 2 won

- Drama Desk Awards 2016: Drama Desk Awards (won)
- Theatre World Award 2016: Theatre World Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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