Charles Michael Davis
Davis at PaleyFest 2014 for The Originals.
Born (1984-12-01) December 1, 1984 (age 39)
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present

Charles Michael Davis (born December 1, 1984) is an American actor. He is 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.[1] He is of African American and Filipino descent. His father is from Kentucky and his mother is from Manila.[2]

Career

Davis got his start at an Actors, Models, and Talent for Christ (AMTC) event.[3] Davis has done print modeling and commercials for Nike and FootLocker.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7][8]

In March 2022 it was announced that Davis would appear in Legacies as Marcel Gerard.[9]

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".[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Thanksgiving Seconds Les Short
2010 Night and Day Hicks TV movie
2013 The Proposal Charles Short
2014 The Learning Curve Frank Short
2015 Ur in Analysis Mike TV movie
Battle Scars Ramirez [11]
2018 Younger: Candy Shop Zane Short
No Sleep ‘til Christmas Josh Wright TV movie
2019 Same Time, Next Christmas Jeff Williams TV movie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Noah's Arc Applicant #2 Episode: "Don't Mess with My Man"
That's So Raven Trevor Episode: "Save the Last Dance"
2011 Switched at Birth Liam Lupo Recurring cast: Season 1
2011–12 The Game Kwan Kirkland Recurring cast: season 4-5
2013 The Client List Ben Dalton Episode: "Cowboy Up" & "Hell on Heels"
Grey's Anatomy Dr. Jason Myers Recurring cast: Season 9
The Vampire Diaries Marcel Gerard Episode: "The Originals"
2013–18 The Originals Marcel Gerard Main cast
2017–21 Younger [6] Zane Anders Recurring cast: season 4, main cast: season 5-6, guest: season 7
2018 Jane the Virgin Jeffrey Mullins Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Three"
Z Nation Talker Rioter Episode: "State of Mine"
2019 Chicago P.D. Blair Williams Recurring cast: Season 6
For the People Ted Main cast: season 2
2020–21 NCIS: New Orleans Quentin Carter Recurring cast: Season 6-7
2022 Legacies [9] Marcel Gerard Episode: "Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found"

Web series

Year Title Role Episode Notes
2018 Sideswiped Josh Deal Breakers Episode 3

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2011 Mi Ricordo J. Ralph [12][13]
2020 What's Love Got to Do With It? Kygo, Tina Turner [14]

References

  1. ^ Katz, Marc (August 14, 2011). "Stebbins grad makes transition to the stage". Dayton Daily News. p. D8.
  2. ^ YouTube interview
  3. ^ "Actors, Models and Talent for Christ Announces New Audition Sites for Up and Coming Talent of All Ages". prweb.com. May 16, 2013. Archived from the original on October 25, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Success Stories: Charles Michael Davis". AMTC World. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Charles Michael Davis Lands Key Role In Vampire Diaries Spinoff The Originals". deadline.com. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Swift, Andy (February 21, 2018). "Younger: Charles Michael Davis Promoted to Series Regular". TVLine. Archived from the original on February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  7. ^ Slater, Georgia (July 17, 2020). "Tina Turner Is Back (at 80!) on Kygo's 'What's Love Got to Do with It' Remix". People. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Ushe, Naledi (July 17, 2020). "Tina Turner teams up with Kygo for 'What's Love Got to Do With It' remix". Fox News. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Swift, Andy (March 24, 2022). "Legacies: Charles Michael Davis and Nathaniel Buzolic to Appear as Marcel and Kol in season 4 Episode". TVLine. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "My LA To Z: Charles Michael Davis". Los Angeles Magazine. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  11. ^ "Battle Scars (Aka Another Stateside) (2015) film".
  12. ^ "J. Ralph - Mi Ricordo". YouTube.
  13. ^ "Mi Ricordo Music Video". February 17, 2015.
  14. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Kygo, Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It". YouTube.

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