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Roman Griffin Davis
Born (2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 (age 14)
London, England
NationalityEnglish
French[1]
OccupationActor
Years active2019–present
Parent(s)

Roman Griffin Davis (born 5 March 2007) is an English actor. He is best known for his title role in the film Jojo Rabbit (2019), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor — Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.

Early life and career[edit]

Roman Griffin Davis was born on 5 March 2007 in London.[2] He is the son of cinematographer Ben Davis and writer-director Camille Griffin.[3][4] He lives with his parents and brothers, twins Gilby and Hardy, in East Sussex.[5][6] Davis made his acting debut in the 2019 satirical black comedy film Jojo Rabbit directed by Taika Waititi. His twin brothers are also in the film as Hitler Youth clones.[5] Davis was nominated for six awards for his performance in Jojo Rabbit and won two, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.[7][8]

Filmography[edit]

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Jojo RabbitJohannes “Jojo” Betzler
TBASilent NightPost-production[9]

Awards[edit]

Major associations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2020Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest Young PerformerJojo RabbitWon[8]
2020Golden Globe AwardsBest Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated[3]
2020Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureNominated[10]
Other associations
YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2019Chicago Film Critics AssociationMost Promising PerformerJojo RabbitNominated
2019Florida Film Critics CirclePauline Kael Breakout AwardNominated
2019Hollywood Critics AssociationBest Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and UnderNominated
2019Indiana Film Journalists AssociationBreakout of the YearNominated
2019Las Vegas Film Critics SocietyYouth in Film - MaleNominated
2019North Texas Film Critics AssociationBest NewcomerWon
2019Online Association of Female Film CriticsBreakthrough PerformanceNominated
2019Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBreakthrough PerformanceWon
Best Performance by a YouthWon
2019San Diego Film Critics SocietyBreakthrough ArtistNominated[11]
2019Seattle Film Critics SocietyBest Youth PerformanceNominated
2019Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Youth PerformanceWon[7]
2020Central Ohio Film Critics AssociationBreakthrough Film ArtistNominated
2020Dorian AwardsWe're Wilde About You! Rising Star of the YearNominated[12]
2020London Film Critics' CircleYoung British/Irish Performer of the YearNominated
2020Music City Film Critics' AssociationBest Young ActorNominated
2021Saturn AwardsBest Performance by a Younger Actor in a FilmPending[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jojo Rabbit Production Notes" (PDF). Fox Searchlight Pictures. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Roman Griffin Davis". Golden Globes. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b Grobar, Matt (9 December 2019). "12-Year-Old 'Jojo Rabbit' Star Romanov Griffin Davis Nabs Golden Globe Nomination With First Screen Performance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  4. ^ Cooper, Mariah (12 January 2020). "5 Things to Know About 'Jojo Rabbit' Star Roman Griffin Davis". Us Weekly. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b Nguyen, Hanh (26 October 2019). "How "Jojo Rabbit" crafted that hilarious yet horrifying "Heil Hitler" scene". Salon. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  6. ^ Bullmore, Harry (10 December 2019). "Sussex boy, 11, features alongside Hollywood superstars in new film". The Argus. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "2019 WAFCA Award Winners". Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b Malkin, Marc (8 December 2019). "Critics' Choice: 'The Irishman,' 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' Lead Movie Nominations". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (17 January 2020). "Matthew Goode And Annabelle Wallis Join Keira Knightley And Roman Griffin Davis In Christmas Pic 'Silent Night'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. ^ Hipes, Patrick (11 December 2019). "SAG Awards Nominations: 'Bombshell', 'The Irishman', 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Top Film List, 'Maisel,' 'Fleabag' Score In TV – Complete List Of Noms". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  11. ^ "2019 San Diego Film Critics Society's Awards". San Diego Film Critics Society. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  12. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (8 January 2020). "'Parasite' Tops Dorian Awards With 5 Wins". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  13. ^ Saturn Awards Nominations: ‘Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker’, ‘Tenet’, ‘Walking Dead’, ‘Outlander’ Lead List, Deadline[1]

External links[edit]

  • Roman Griffin Davis at IMDb
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