Benjamin Byron Davis (born June 21, 1972[1]) is an American actor, writer, director and acting coach. He is known for his performance as Dutch van der Linde in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | June 21, 1972
Other names | Ben Davis |
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Years active | 1998–present |
Website | benjaminbyrondavis |
Career
editDavis has appeared primarily on television series, including Without a Trace, Criminal Minds, Gilmore Girls, Windfall, MADtv, Six Feet Under, among other series.[2] In addition to television, he also performs on stage. In 2011, Davis directed the theatre production Awake.[3] Davis voiced and provided performance capture for multiple characters in various Rockstar titles, and is best known for his role as Dutch van der Linde in Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | Getting Personal | Bart | |
1999 | Flushed | Zeius (Drag Queen) | |
2005 | Black Eyed Sue | Osbourne Crawl | Short |
2006 | Lies & Alibis | Bartender | |
2008 | Miracle of Phil | Bartender | Short |
Q: Secret Agent | Agent Briggs | Short | |
2011 | CIS: Las Gidi | Captain Regis | |
Talida | Radomir | Short | |
2012 | Faded | Big Man | Short |
2013 | Somewhere Slow | Steve | |
2015 | I'm Patrick, and You're Insane | Dr. Gooch | Short |
2016 | The Belko Experiment | Antonio Fowler | |
2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp | Agent Burleigh | |
2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | Bletelsnort | |
2024 | Borderlands | Marcus |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Chowdaheads | Buff Bagwell (voice) | Main cast |
2002 | Six Feet Under | Doctor | Episode: "Back to the Garden" |
Off Centre | Big Guy #2 | Episode: "Addicted to Love" | |
MADtv | Balloon Guy | Episode: "Episode #8.7" | |
2004 | Las Vegas | James L. Nelson | Episode: "Catch of the Day" |
2005 | The Comeback | Red Carpet Coordinator | Episode: "Valerie Stands Out on the Red Carpet" |
2006 | Drake & Josh | Jerk in Line | Episode: "The Demonator" |
Related | Liquor Supplier #1 | Episode: "Sisters Are Forever" | |
Windfall | Lottery Winner | Episode: "There and Gone Again" & "Running with the Devil" | |
Standoff | Clumsy Man | Episode: "Circling" | |
Gilmore Girls | Tow Truck Driver | Episode: "The Long Morrow" | |
2007 | Heroes | Linderman's Guard #2 | Episode: "Chapter Nineteen '.07%'" |
2008 | Without a Trace | Dale Kinecki | Episode: "Better Angels" |
2009 | Criminal Minds | Burt Lang | Episode: "To Hell... And Back" |
2010 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Waiter | Episode: "Burned" |
Medium | Aaron Foley | Episode: "Smoke Damage" | |
Sonny with a Chance | Savage Stan | Episode: "Marshall with a Chance" | |
Desperate Housewives | Ex-Con | Episode: "Down the Block There's a Riot" | |
Twentysixmiles | Police Officer (2008) | TV series | |
2011 | Bones | Tariq Grazdani | Episode: "The Blackout in the Blizzard" |
Chuck | Villain | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Last Details" | |
The Homes | Mr. Hanson | Web series | |
2012 | Up All Night | Man at Taco Stand | Episode: "Daddy Daughter Time" |
2013 | The Goodwin Games | Prison Guard | Episode: "Pilot" |
Ironside | Large Russian | Episode: "Action" | |
2014 | How I Met Your Mother | Burly Guy | Episode: "Sunrise" |
Parks and Recreation | Foreman George | Episode: "The Wall" | |
2016 | Rizzoli & Isles | Hank Mills | Episode: "Cops vs. Zombies" |
2023 | Fright Krewe | Malcolm Thibodeaux (voice) | Recurring cast |
Music video
editYear | Song | Artist | Role |
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2016 | "Low Life" | X Ambassadors (featuring Jamie N Commons & A$AP Ferg) | Bar Patron |
Video games
editYear | Title | Role |
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2004 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Pedestrian / Radio Commercial |
2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Dutch van der Linde / Nastas |
2011 | L.A. Noire | Paul Kadarowski |
2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Dutch van der Linde |
References
edit- ^ Davis, Benjamin Byron [@Tooda] (June 15, 2009). "Just remembered I turn 37 next Sunday! Shoulda pitched my Tom Bergins tradition to the Crew at Sunset Sundays..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Benjamin Byron Davis Movies & TV, The New York Times
- ^ Awake: A New Solo Show By Joe Hernandez-Kolski Archived March 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine