Khris Davis (actor)

Khris Davis is an American film, stage and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Steel in the drama film Judas and the Black Messiah and Malik in Space Jam: A New Legacy.

Career
Davis was raised in Camden, New Jersey, and began acting as a student at Creative Arts Academy.

A 2009 cum laude graduate of Cheyney University who earned a degree in theatre arts, Davis had his breakthrough role when he appeared in the 2017 film Detroit.

On December 12, 2018, Davis was cast as Luke in the Joseph Cross-directed film Summer Night. On May 27, 2021, Davis was cast as George Foreman in George Tillman Jr.'s 2023 biopic Big George Foreman. In May 2022, Davis was cast as Biff Loman in Miranda Cromwell and Marianne Elliott's Broadway revival of Death of a Salesman along with Wendell Pierce, Sharon D. Clarke, and André De Shields.

Awards and nominations
Nominations
 * 2016 Drama League Awards - Distinguished Performance Award – The Royale