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My Take
What draws me to Jeremy Davies is his gift for fragility. Most actors reach for strength; he reaches for the trembling, the hesitation, the small human cracks, and that is exactly why his stuttering interpreter in Saving Private Ryan still haunts me decades later. As Daniel Faraday on Lost he made fevered intelligence feel tender and doomed at once. He rarely headlines, but he changes the temperature of every scene he enters. That Emmy was earned. For my money, a quiet character actor like him is worth a dozen louder leads, and I always perk up when his name appears in a cast list.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jeremy Davies
- Name (Japanese)
- ジェレミー・デイビス
- Reading
- じぇれみー・でいびす
- Born
- October 8, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Traverse City, Michigan, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
- 2019 British Academy Games Award for Performer
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jeremy Davies born?
Born October 8, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Jeremy Davies from?
Jeremy Davies is from Traverse City, Michigan, United States.
What does Jeremy Davies do?
Jeremy Davies works as actor, television actor, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.