Lex Scott Davis
{{short description|American actress|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lex Scott Davis
| image = Lex Scott Davis 2018.png
| caption = Davis in 2018
| birth_name = Alexis Scott Davis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1991|02|26}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2014–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Mo McRae|2019}}
| children = 2
}}
Alexis Scott Davis (born February 26, 1991{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CpHRlubAa1l/ |title=Lex Scott Davis on Instagram: "32. 🎈" |website=Instagram |access-date=2023-09-28}}) is an American actress. She is known for playing Nya in The First Purge and Toni Braxton in the 2016 Lifetime television film Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart. In 2017, she had a starring role in the short-lived CBS drama series Training Day. She played Quiara in The L Word: Generation Q.
Early life
Davis was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to a life coach mother and a real estate firm owner father.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/bs-ae-toni-braxton-lex-scott-davis-20160115-story.html|title=Lex Scott-Davis talks about her big break in Toni Braxton biopic 'Unbreak My Heart'|first=Brittany|last=Britto|website=baltimoresun.com}} She attended Drexel University as a Dance and Physical Therapy major before she moved to New York City in 2013 and continued her studies at the New York Film Academy.{{cite web|url=http://www.lexscotttheartist.com/about|title=Lex Scott Davis Official Website - ABOUT|website=Lex Scott Davis Official Website|access-date=11 March 2018}}
Career
In 2015, Davis was cast as Toni Braxton in the Lifetime television movie Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/lifetime-casts-its-toni-braxton-for-biopic/|title=Lifetime Finds Its Toni Braxton for Biopic|date=6 October 2015|publisher=|access-date=11 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/toni-braxton-lifetime-movie-cast-toni-braxton-babyface-1201611714/|title=Toni Braxton Lifetime Movie Sets Full Cast|first=Whitney|last=Friedlander|date=6 October 2015|publisher=|access-date=11 March 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2015/12/lifetime-sets-original-movie-premiere-toni-braxton-unbreak-my-heart-starring-newcomer-lex-scott-davis-166462/|title=Lifetime Sets Original Movie Premiere, 'Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart,' Starring Newcomer Lex Scott Davis|first=Tambay A.|last=Obenson|date=7 December 2015|publisher=|access-date=11 March 2018}} After making her television debut with this role, she next co-starred in the single season of the CBS crime drama series Training Day.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/training-day-lex-scott-davis-cast-cbs-pilot-1201716071/|title='Training Day' CBS Pilot Casts 'Unbreak My Heart's Lex Scott Davis|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=8 March 2016|publisher=|access-date=11 March 2018}}
In 2018, Davis made her big screen debut with starring roles in three films: the action film Superfly, the horror film The First Purge, and the legal drama Foster Boy.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/louis-gossett-replaces-james-earl-jones-foster-boy-drama-1202633546/|title=Film News Roundup: Louis Gossett Jr. Replaces James Earl Jones on 'Foster Boy' Drama|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=8 December 2017|publisher=|access-date=11 March 2018}} In 2018, Davis also played a leading role in the ABC pilot for the magic-mystery drama For Love, that was not picked up to series.{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-casts-lead-drama-pilot-love-1093355 |title=ABC Casts Lead in Drama Pilot 'For Love' |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=9 March 2018 |access-date=11 March 2018}}{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/lex-scott-davis-abc-drama-pilot-for-love-1202722719/|title=Lex Scott Davis to Star in ABC Drama Pilot 'For Love'|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=9 March 2018|work=Variety |access-date=11 March 2018}} The following year, she was cast in a recurring role in the Showtime drama series The L Word: Generation Q. In 2020, she was cast as Katey Sagal's title character's daughter in the ABC series Rebel.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/lex-scott-davis-joins-abcs-erin-brockovich-inspired-drama-pilot-rebel-1202880484/|title=Lex Scott Davis Joins ABC's Erin Brockovich-Inspired Drama Pilot 'Rebel'|first1=Denise|last1=Petski|date=March 12, 2020}} Later that year, she was cast in the film A Lot of Nothing directed by Mo McRae.{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/lex-scott-davis-shamier-anderson-mo-mcrae-a-lot-of-nothing-1202896875/ |title='First Purge' Actress Lex Scott Davis, Shamier Anderson Join Mo McRae's 'A Lot of Nothing |first1=Amanda |last1=N'Duka |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=March 31, 2020}} She also starred in The Roku Channel comedy series The Now.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/quibi-the-now-oshea-jackson-daryl-hannah-jimmy-tatro-alyssa-milano-rob-yang-lex-scott-davis-dave-franco-1202783034/|title=Quibi Comedy 'The Now' Sets O'Shea Jackson, Daryl Hannah, And Jimmy Tatro In Lead Roles; Alyssa Milano, Rob Yang And Lex Scott Davis To Recur|website=Deadline Hollywood |first1=Dino |last1=Ray-Ramos |date=November 11, 2019 |access-date=July 7, 2020}}
Personal life
Davis married actor Mo McRae on July 21, 2019, after less than a year of being engaged. They had an "unplugged" wedding to ensure that all of their guests were "present in the moment" as they shared personalized vows. The couple met on the set of The First Purge.{{Cite magazine |last1=Mier |first1=Tomás |date=July 2019 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/lex-scott-davis-mo-mcrae-are-married/ |title=Actors Lex Scott Davis and Mo McRae Are Married — and Ready to 'Make as Many Kids as We Can' |magazine=People}} They have two children, born in 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CR1o6tMIuLM/ |title=Lex Scott Davis on Instagram: "Guys, my son is ONE today!" |website=Instagram |access-date=2022-01-27}} and 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7XE_mpj3Q/ |title=Lex Scott Davis on Instagram: "She's here.🤍" |website=Instagram |access-date=2023-09-28}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2014
| ColorBlind | Lili |Short film |
| 2016
|The Reunion |Sasha |Short film |
| rowspan=2|2018
|Georgia | |
| The First Purge
|Nya | |
| 2019
|Keisha James | |
| 2020
| Joanne | |
| 2021
| FBI Detective Sarah Meeker | |
| 2022
|A Lot of Nothing |Candy | |
| 2024
|Erin | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2015
|Waitress |Episode: "Along Came Holly" |
| 2016
|Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart |Television film |
| rowspan=2|2017
|Alyse Craig |Main role: 8 episodes |
| Tales
|Angie |Episode: "You Got Me" |
| 2018
|For Love |Hope Castille |Pilot |
| 2019–2020
|Quiara Thompson |Recurring role: 5 episodes |
| 2020
|Rosa Walker |Episode: "Dancing At Los Angeles" |
| rowspan=2|2021
|Rebel{{cite web|title=Rebel Drama From Grey's Boss, Starring Katey Sagal, Gets Series Order at ABC|url=https://tvline.com/2020/09/16/rebel-series-order-katey-sagal-krista-vernoff-drama-abc/|work=TVLine.com|date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=September 18, 2020}} | Main role: 10 episodes |
| The Now
|Kendra |4 episodes |
| 2023
| Iris | Main role: 7 episodes |
| 2025
| Suits LA | Erica Rollins | Main role |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|6280112}}
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:Actresses from Maryland
Category:American film actresses
Category:American television actresses
Category:New York Film Academy alumni