Benjamin Byron Davis

Benjamin Byron Davis is an actor, writer, director, and acting coach. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of three brothers. His parents are retired, Jessica from teaching and William from finance. Benjamin graduated from the Noble and Greenough School, where he was awarded the Eaton Prize for Excellence in Performing Arts, went on to attend the University of Chicago where he sat on the board of the University Theatre, and finally to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he graduated with honors and a Playwrights Horizons Theatre School "Achievement in Acting" award (1996). Ben's early work in theater featured two solo shows that he wrote and performed: In Absentia (HERE, NYC, 1995 ; The Evidence Room, LA, 2001) and Big Shot (Lillian Theater, LA, 2002; Trilogy Theater, NYC, 2002). Among numerous stage roles, Ben played Lord Byron in Bloody Poetry (nyte/Classic Stage Company, NYC, 1998) and Woland in The Master and Margarita (Zoo District/Hudson Backstage, LA, 2000). Direc