Charles Michael Davis
{{short description|American actor}}
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| name = Charles Michael Davis
| image = Charles Michael Davis at PaleyFest 2014.jpg
| caption = Davis at PaleyFest 2014 for The Originals.
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|12|1}}
| birth_place = Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2005–present
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Charles Michael Davis (born December 1, 1984) is an American actor. Best known for his roles as Marcel Gerard on The CW television drama The Originals (2013–2018) and Zane Anders on the TV Land original series Younger (2017–2021). He also starred as Special Agent Quentin Carter on NCIS: New Orleans.
Early life
Davis was born in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Stebbins High School in the Dayton suburb of Riverside and from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.{{cite news |last=Katz |first=Marc |date=August 13, 2011 |title=Stebbins grad makes transition to the stage |url=https://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/stebbins-grad-makes-transition-the-stage/LfyTkgFaSJ5f3GRp6BgW8J/ |work=Dayton Daily News |location=United States |publisher=Cox Enterprises |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217012100/https://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/stebbins-grad-makes-transition-the-stage/LfyTkgFaSJ5f3GRp6BgW8J/ |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |page=D8}} He is of African American and Filipino descent. His father is from Kentucky and his mother is from Manila.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xu6J3XxwF4 YouTube interview]
Career
Davis got his start at an Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ (AMTC) event.{{cite web |url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/amtc_auditions/talent/prweb10738828.htm |title=Actors, Models and Talent for Christ Announces New Audition Sites for Up and Coming Talent of All Ages |publisher=PRWeb |date=2013-05-16 |access-date=2013-05-21 |archive-date=October 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025171446/http://www.prweb.com/releases/amtc_auditions/talent/prweb10738828.htm |url-status=dead }} Davis has done print modeling and commercials for Nike and FootLocker.{{cite web |url=http://www.amtcworld.com/the-results/top-100/charles-michael-davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106165449/http://www.amtcworld.com/the-results/top-100/charles-michael-davis |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2009-01-06 |title=Success Stories: Charles Michael Davis |publisher=AMTC World |access-date=2013-05-21 }}
Davis has had guest and recurring appearances in several notable television shows, including That's So Raven, Switched at Birth, and Grey's Anatomy. In 2011, he landed a recurring role on BET's The Game as Kwan Kirkland, a quarterback for the San Diego Sabers.
In February 2013, it was announced that Davis was cast in a lead role on The CW's new show The Originals, a spinoff of The Vampire Diaries, centered on the Original Family as they move to New Orleans, where Davis' character (a vampire named Marcel) currently rules.{{cite web |url=https://www.deadline.com/2013/02/charles-michael-davis-lands-key-role-in-%E2%80%98vampire-diaries%E2%80%99-spinoff-%E2%80%98the-originals%E2%80%99/ |title=Charles Michael Davis Lands Key Role In Vampire Diaries Spinoff The Originals |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=2013-02-05 |access-date=2013-05-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421041116/http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/charles-michael-davis-lands-key-role-in-%E2%80%98vampire-diaries%E2%80%99-spinoff-%E2%80%98the-originals%E2%80%99/ |archive-date=2013-04-21 |url-status=dead }}
In 2018, after appearing in a recurring capacity in the fourth season of the American comedy-drama Younger, Davis was promoted to the series' main cast for its fifth season.
Davis joined the cast of NCIS: New Orleans in March 2020, playing the role of Special Agent Quentin Carter, the new agent for NCIS New Orleans office.
On July 17, 2020, Davis starred alongside Laura Harrier as a couple going through a breakup in the music video for "What's Love Got to Do with It", the remix version by Kygo of the original Tina Turner song.{{Cite web|last=Slater|first=Georgia|date=July 17, 2020|title=Tina Turner Is Back (at 80!) on Kygo's 'What's Love Got to Do with It' Remix|url=https://people.com/music/tina-turner-kygo-release-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-remix/|access-date=2020-07-18|website=People|language=EN}}{{Cite web|last=Ushe|first=Naledi|date=2020-07-17|title=Tina Turner teams up with Kygo for 'What's Love Got to Do With It' remix|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/tina-turner-kygo-whats-love-got-to-do-with-it-remix|access-date=2020-07-18|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}
In March 2022 it was announced that Davis would appear in Legacies as Marcel Gerard.
Personal life
Davis was in a relationship with choreographer and model Katrina Amato. However, in a September 19, 2014, episode of the CBS talk show The Talk, he disclosed that he is "newly single".{{cite web |date=2014-02-04 |title=My LA To Z: Charles Michael Davis |url=http://www.lamag.com/laculture/mylatoz/2014/02/04/my-la-to-z-charles-michael-davis |access-date=2014-02-04 |publisher=Los Angeles Magazine}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2009
| Thanksgiving Seconds | Les | Short |
| 2010
| Night and Day | Hicks | TV movie |
| 2013
| The Proposal | Charles | Short |
| 2014
| The Learning Curve | Frank | Short |
| rowspan="2"| 2015
| Ur in Analysis | Mike | TV movie |
| Battle Scars
| Ramirez |
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| Younger: Candy Shop | Zane | Short |
| No Sleep ‘til Christmas
| Josh Wright | TV movie |
| 2019
| Same Time, Next Christmas | Jeff Williams | TV movie |
=Television=
=Web series=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Episode ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2018
| Josh | Deal Breakers | Episode 3 |
=Music videos=
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|2179037}}
- {{Twitter}}
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Category:21st-century American male actors
Category:American male actors of Filipino descent
Category:American male television actors
Category:American models of Filipino descent
Category:Male actors from Dayton, Ohio
Category:American male film actors
Category:21st-century African-American male actors