Khris Davis (actor)

This article is about the actor. For the baseball player, see Khris Davis.

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.

Khris Davis
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2013–present

Career

Davis was raised in Camden, New Jersey,^[1] and began acting as a student at Creative Arts Academy.^[1][2]

A 2009 cum laude graduate of Cheyney University who earned a degree in theatre arts,^[3] 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.^[4] On May 27, 2021, Davis was cast as George Foreman in George Tillman Jr.'s 2023 biopic Big George Foreman.^[5][6] 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.^[7] In 2025, he starred in a Shakespeare In The Park production of Twelfth Night; or What You Will as Orsino.^[8]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2017	Detroit	Blind Pig Patron
2019	Summer Night	Luke
	Goldie	Jay
2021	Judas and the Black Messiah	Steel
	Space Jam: A New Legacy	Malik
2023	Big George Foreman	George Foreman		[5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Unforgettable	Security Guard	Episode: "All In"
2018–22	Atlanta	Tracy	7 episodes
2019	The Blacklist	Agent Randolph	2 episodes

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016	The Royale	Jay
2017	Sweat	Chris
2018	Fireflies	Charles
2022	Death of a Salesman	Biff Loman
2025	Twelfth Night	Orsino		[9][10]

Awards and nominations

Nominations

• 2016 Drama League Awards - Distinguished Performance Award – The Royale