Geraint Wyn Davies
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Geraint Wyn Davies | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
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Years active | 1976–present |
Spouse(s) | Alana Guinn (1985–2006, divorced) Claire Lautier (August 2011– 2024, Separated) |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Geraint Wyn Davies (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɡɛraint], born 20 April 1957) is a British-American stage, film and television actor. Born in Wales and educated in Canada, he became a citizen of the United States on 13 June 2006, having been sworn in by then Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[1] His most famous role as the vampire-turned police detective Nick Knight in the Canadian television series Forever Knight.
Early life and training
Geraint Wyn Davies was born on 20 April 1957 in
Career
Acting
His professional stage debut was in 1976 in
In April 1996, Davies appeared as Petruchio in Shakespeare's
In 2004, Davies performed at the Lincoln in New York City as Edmund to
In 2006, he returned to The Shakespeare Theatre in
Early in 2007, Davies headlined as Richard III by Shakespeare at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C. He, along with friend
For the Stratford Festival's 60th season in 2013, Davies portrayed Duke Vincentio in
Audiobooks
He has voiced two audiobooks: Great American Suspense: Five Unabridged Classics and Great Classic Hauntings: Six Unabridged Stories.[citation needed]
Directing
Davies has directed several episodes of Forever Knight, Black Harbour, Pit Pony, Power Play and North of 60.[5][6]
Music performance
In Forever Knight, Wyn Davies played the piano in the loft and co-wrote a song for the "Baby Baby" episode; he was featured in one of the selections on the first Forever Knight CD.
Davies produced a CD of his own works, Bar Talk, which is sold through his fan club with the proceeds going to a variety of charities such as
Personal life
Wyn Davies was married to Canadian artist Alana Guinn from 1985 to 2006. They have two children.[citation needed] On July 5, 2012, he married actress Claire Lautier.[citation needed] 2024 Separated from Claire Lautier.
Filmography
Davies made his film debut in Deadly Harvest in 1977, and has since appeared in many films, among them
- Deadly Harvest (1977) - Michael Franklin
- D.O.A. (1978) - Jon
- A Paid Vacation (1979) - Rick Jarrell
- The Boys from Syracuse (1986) - Antipholus of Syracuse
- Learning to Fly (1986) - Young pilot
- IKWE: Daughters of the Country (1987) - Angus
- The Taming of the Shrew (1988) - Hortensio
- Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989) - Allan Devlin
- Terror Stalks the Class Reunion (1992) - Anton/Tony
- Hush Little Baby (1993) - Dr. Martin Nolan
- Other Women's Children (1993) - Matt Stewart
- Ghost Mom (1993) - Martin Mallory
- Dancing in the Dark (1995) - Dr. Lambert
- The Conspiracy of Fear (1996) - Timothy Straker
- Trilogy of Terror II (1996) - Ben
- One of the Hollywood Ten (2000) - Michael Wilson
- Trudeau (2002) - Premier William G. Davis
- American Psycho 2 (2002) - Daniels
- Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) - Simon Grady
- The Wild Dogs (2002) - Colin
- Some Things That Stay (2004) - Mr. Murphy
- I Know What I Saw (2007) - Detective Morgan
- Pavane (2008) - Phil
- Antony and Cleopatra(2015) — Antony
Television
Davies was a regular in the cast of To Serve and Protect. Since Forever Knight he has appeared in several series. He has guest-starred in episodes of
- Hangin' In (1982) as Drake/Jonathan (2 episodes)
- The Littlest Hobo (1982–83) as Adam Coulter/David Barrington (3 episodes)
- The Judge (1986) as Allan Pearson (6 episodes)
- Airwolf (1987) as Major Mike Rivers (24 episodes)
- Dracula: The Series (1990–91) as Klaus Helsing (5 episodes)
- Highlander: The Series (1993) as Michael Moore/Quentin Barnes
- Forever Knight (1992–96) as Det. Nicholas 'Nick' Knight/Nicholas de Brabant (70 episodes)
- RoboCop (Canadian TV series)(1994) as Martin (episode: "Provision 22")
- Black Harbour (1996–99) as Nick Haskell (34 episodes)
- The Outer Limits (1996–2001) as David / Sheriff Grady Markham (2 episodes)
- Robocop: Prime Directives(2001) (TV mini-series) as Dr. David Kaydick
- Tracker (2001–2002) as Zin (12 episodes)
- Slings and Arrows(2005) as Henry Breedlove (5 episodes)
- James Nathanson(6 episodes)
- ReGenesis (2007–2008) as Carleton Riddlemeyer (18 episodes)
- Murdoch Mysteries (2008, 2013) as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (3 episodes)[7]
- Frankie Drake Mysteries (2021) as Ned Drake (one episode)
References
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Ouzounian, Richard (3 June 2011). "Geraint Wyn Davies: It's good to be the king". Toronto Star.
- ^ "From 'Lear' To 'Cyrano', Just Following His Nose", washingtonpost.com; accessed 2 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "Shakespeare Theatre Company". shakespearetheatre.org. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Geraint Wyn Davies". imdb.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Geraint Wyn Davies biography". filmreference.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Murdoch Mysteries infosite, thefiveeight.com; accessed 2 December 2015.
External links
- Geraint Wyn Davies at IMDb
- Geraint Wyn Davies at the Internet Broadway Database