Charles Michael Davis

Charles Michael Davis (born December 1, 1984) is an American actor, model, producer, and director. He is best known for his role as Marcel Gerard on The CW television drama, The Originals, and currently stars as Special Agent Quentin Carter on "NCIS: New Orleans".

Charles Michael Davis
Davis at PaleyFest 2014 for The Originals.
Born
Charles Michael Davis

(1984-12-01) December 1, 1984
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
  • producer
  • director
Years active2005–present

Life and career

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]

Davis got his start with Jake Lang at Wings Model Management in Cincinnati, Ohio and later attended the talent agency 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]

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".[9]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 The Proposal Charles Short
2014 The Learning Curve Frank Short
2015 Battle Scars Ramirez (formerly Another Stateside)[10]

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Noah's Arc Applicant #2 Episode: "Don't Mess with My Man"
2005 That's So Raven Trevor Episode: "Save the Last Dance"
2008 The Big Match Series Regular TV film
2010 Night and Day Hicks TV film
2011 Switched at Birth Liam Lupo Recurring role, 4 episodes (season 1)
2011–2012 The Game Kwan Kirkland Recurring role, 5 episodes (seasons 4-5)
2012–2013 The Life Genie N/A Miniseries; Associate producer (2 episodes)
2013 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Jason Myers Recurring role, 7 episodes (season 9)
2013 The Client List Ben Dalton 2 episodes (season 2)
2013 The Vampire Diaries Marcel Gerard Episode: "The Originals"
(backdoor pilot)
2013–2018 The Originals Main role; Also director (2 episodes)
2015 Ur in Analysis Mike TV film; Also producer
2017–present Younger Zane Anders Recurring role (season 4); Main role (season 5–)[6]
2018 Jane the Virgin Jeffrey Mullins Episode: "Chapter Seventy-Three"
2018 Z Nation N/A Episode: "State of Mine"
2018 No Sleep ‘til Christmas Josh Wright TV film
2019 Chicago P.D. Blair Williams Recurring Role (season 6)
2019 For the People Ted Main role (season 2)
2019 Same Time, Next Christmas Jeff Williams TV film
2020 NCIS: New Orleans Quentin Carter Main role (season 6-present)

Web series
Year Title Role Episode Notes
2018 Sideswiped (TV series) Josh Deal Breakers Episode 3

Music videos
Year Title Artist Notes
2011 Mi Ricordo J. Ralph [11][12]
2020 What's Love Got to Do With It? Kygo, Tina Turner [13]

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. 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. Swift, Andy (February 21, 2018). "Younger: Charles Michael Davis Promoted to Series Regular". TVLine. 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. "My LA To Z: Charles Michael Davis". Los Angeles Magazine. February 4, 2014. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  10. https://www.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/rentals/battle-scars-214180.html
  11. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lRhX9J7E_yA
  12. https://vimeo.com/119829607/description
  13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNYGLMQxZ64
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