Dan Davies

Dan Davies

Davies hosted his own syndicated comedic radio show "The Swami," on which he played Achmed Benaben (The Swami), from 1998-2001. The show was syndicated throughout the Midwest. From 2002 to 2004 he hosted two TV shows "Just for the Health of it" and "Now We're Cooking" that were aired throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois.

In late 2007, he started his own production company with Steve Russell. DaviesRussell, LLC is a full-service TV and film production house. One of their first productions was the Rex Piano directed "Wienerfest" (2009). Davies portrays the drunk yet musclebound and egotistical Hunter Rolph while Russell was the D.P. They also co-produced "Mitakuye Oyasin" (2009).

In 2008-2010 DaviesRussell co-produced, along with Blame Society Films, the internet short comedy "Thor's Kitchen." The 2010 "Ed Gein, the Musical" (which Davies written, co-produced, and acted as title character) opened the door for the critically acclaimed film, "West of Thunder" (2015), which Davies wrote the screenplay for, along with Jody Marriott Bar-Lev. The creative advisors on the film included Lakota elders and Academy Award winner Michael Blake. In it Davies plays the starring role of Henry Seed. "West of Thunder" went on to win the Political Film Society's Best Film (Peace) and Best Film (Human Rights) becoming the first film in their almost 30 year existence to win both categories. It was also awarded, along with "Django Unchained," the Best Western at the Almeria Western Film Festival in Almeria, Spain. In honor of the 40th Annual American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco, CA, it was chosen as a Top-10 All-Time film among such classics as "Dances with Wolves," "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" and "Last of the Mohicans."

Movies for Dan Davies...

I Dream of a Psychopomp
Title: I Dream of a Psychopomp
Character: Detective Scott Redmayne (segment "Answers")
Released: December 12, 2021
Type: Movie
A widower haunted by the distressed ghost of his recently deceased wife is visited in his dreams by a psychopomp who teaches him about the spirit world and soul guiding through stories of death and the supernatural.
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From The Furnace
Title: From The Furnace
Character: Dante Cohen
Released: March 22, 2019
Type: Movie
Lance Gordon is seemingly the last good cop in town. Three villains, each with their own agendas, arise and threaten to tear the city apart. As the stakes grow higher, Lance looks to end the destruction once and for all.
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A Trip to Jamaica
Title: A Trip to Jamaica
Character: Michael Rice
Released: September 25, 2017
Type: Movie
A story about the adventures of a newly engaged couple in their relatives residence outside Nigeria, and how the secrets of their host led to the eventual breakup of their union amidst the culture shock of the new country and living with upper-class citizens.
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Tempting Fate
Title: Tempting Fate
Released: March 14, 2014
Type: Movie
Two brothers, one of deep faith and the other buried in a life of crime have their worlds torn apart when the wrong one goes to jail and the other commits an unforgivable act.
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West of Thunder
Title: West of Thunder
Character: Henry Seed
Released: January 1, 2012
Type: Movie
In 1899, a mysterious stranger's arrival on the outskirts of the Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation seems to coincide with a series of horrific events that closely mirror the atrocity brought to the Lakota natives during the Wounded Knee Massacre.
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Ed Gein: The Musical
Title: Ed Gein: The Musical
Character: Ed Gein
Released: January 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A glimpse inside the mind of one of America's most notorious murderers set to a unique musical score.
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Without a Name
Title: Without a Name
Character: Pastor Jamison
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A pre-teen boy is drawn into a cult that worships youth and murders anyone over 40. The boy's father teams up with a woman whose daughter is also in the cult to get their kids out... but the kids may not want to leave.