Glenn Davis (American actor)

Glenn Davis is an American actor and producer, and the Co-Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company — the first person of color in the company's history to assume this position. Davis is a partner at Cast Iron Entertainment with Sterling K. Brown, Brian Tyree Henry, Jon Michael Hill, Andre Holland, and Tarell Alvin McCraney, and the collective is in residence at Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.[1] He is also an artistic associate at the Young Vic Theatre in London and the Vineyard Theatre in New York.[1]

Education

Born in Oceanside, California, Glenn Davis grew up in the Chatham neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. He attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, where he currently sits on the Alumni Association Executive Board. Davis earned his BFA in Acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University.[2] He is also a graduate of the Birmingham Conservatory of Classical Theatre at the Stratford Festival in and is the first African American to do so.

Career

Davis is an accomplished actor, producer, and theatre leader who has worked with organizations such as Williamstown Theatre Festival, Congo Square Theatre Company, Stratford Festival, The Young Vic, The Shakespeare Company, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Vineyard Theatre, and MCC Theater. Davis garnered widespread acclaim on Broadway in Rajiv Joseph's play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo alongside award-winning actor Robin Williams. His TV work includes the Showtime series Billions, The Good Wife Jericho, The Unit and 24. [3] He was named an Ensemble Member at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2017 and has since starred in critically-acclaimed productions such as The Christians, Head of Passes, The Brother/Sister Plays, Downstate (also at the National Theatre in London and Playwrights Horizons in New York),[4] King James (also at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles and Manhattan Theatre Club in New York).[5] In 2021, Davis was appointed Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, serving alongside Audrey Francis.[6] In the same year, he and longtime collaborator, Tarell Alvin McCraney, launched their production company, Chatham Grove, and its corresponding multi-year overall deal with UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.[7]

Theatre
YearTitleRoleVenue
2024PurposeSolomon "Junior" Jasper Jr.Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2023Describe The NightVovaSteppenwolf Theatre Company
2023King JamesShawnManhattan Theatre Club, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Center Theatre Group
2022DownstateGioPlaywrights Horizons, National Theatre of Great Britain, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
2018TransfersPerformerMCC Theatre
2018You Got OlderMacSteppenwolf Theatre Company
2017Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow MoscowSolyonyWilliamstown Theatre Festival
2016The ChristiansAssociate PastorSteppenwolf Theatre Company
2013Head of PassesAubreySteppenwolf Theatre Company
2011Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooTomBroadway, Center Theater Group
2010In the Red and Brown WaterElegbaSteppenwolf Theatre Company
2010The Brothers Size / Marcus; Or the Secret of SweetElegba / MarcusSteppenwolf Theatre Company
2008Wig Out!DeityVineyard Theatre
2005Edward IIEdmund, Earl of KentStratford Festival of Canada
2003A Lesson Before DyingSteppenwolf Theatre Company

References
  1. "Steppenwolf Names Audrey Francis, Glenn Davis Co-artistic Directors". American Theatre. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. "I Survived Theatre School: Glenn Davis on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  3. "Glenn Davis". IMDb. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  4. "Glenn Davis". Playwrights Horizons.
  5. "King James".
  6. "Artistic Director". www.steppenwolf.org. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  7. Andreeva, Nellie (December 10, 2021). "Tarell Alvin McCraney & Glenn Davis Launch Chatham Grove Production Company With Overall Deal At UCP". Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.


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