DeRay Davis

Biography: Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, comedian-turned-actor DeRay Davis developed and honed a hip, sardonic, streetwise mentality at an early age and parlayed it smoothly and efficiently into the comedy-club circuit. Davis achieved his career breakthrough at the Laffapalooza Festival in Atlanta, GA, then scored a triple whammy by winning the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and landing covetable spots in the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival and the Cedric the Entertainer Festival. Throughout, the comic wove vulgar and droll, yet also telling and deeply personal, routines around the subjects of race, poverty, and his challenging experiences growing up in the Windy City projects with a dysfunctional African-American family. The transition from behind-the-mike spots to movie roles represented a relatively short jump, for most of Davis' early film assignments emphasized the same subject matter as his routines; for example, he played the "Hustle Guy" in BarbershopBorn and raised on the south side of Chicago, comedian-turned-actor DeRay Davis developed and honed a hip, sardonic, streetwise mentality at an early age and parlayed it smoothly and efficiently into the comedy-club circuit. Davis achieved his career breakthrough at the Laffapalooza Festival in Atlanta, GA, then scored a triple whammy by winning the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and landing covetable spots in the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival and the Cedric the Entertainer Festival. Throughout, the comic wove vulgar and droll, yet also telling and deeply personal, routines around the subjects of race, poverty, and his challenging experiences growing up in the Windy City projects with a dysfunctional African-American family. The transition from behind-the-mike spots to movie roles represented a relatively short jump, for most of Davis' early film assignments emphasized the same subject matter as his routines; for example, he played the "Hustle Guy" in Barbershop (2002) and its sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), rapper Mario "Fa Real" Greene in the Martin Short comedy Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (2004), and a Jamaican stoner in Johnson Family Vacation (2004). Davis expanded his genre focus with roles in Rupert Wainwright's supernatural horror outing The Fog (2005), and Todd Phillips' comedy remake School for Scoundrels (2006). Subsequent feature assignments include License to Wed (2007), Semi-Pro (2008, as basketball player Bee Bee Ellis), and Nowhereland (2009). Meanwhile, Davis also appeared on television series including Entourage and Reno 911!, and televised comedy revues such as Comedy Central's Premium Blend. Expand

DeRay Davis' Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 48
Highest Metascore: 69 21 Jump Street
Lowest Metascore: 25 License to Wed
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Negative: 4 out of 14
14 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Gully Jun 4, 2021 Calvin's Father 1.4
tbd Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars Aug 21, 2017 Principal Cast / Principal Cast / One-Oh-One / One-Oh-One 4.7
tbd Grow House Apr 20, 2017 Pat / Pat tbd
tbd 48 Hours to Live Jan 13, 2017 Fiorentino tbd
67 Barbershop: The Next Cut Apr 15, 2016 Rayford / Rayford / Rayford tbd
26 Meet the Blacks Apr 1, 2016 Tyrone / Tyrone tbd
tbd Chocolate City May 22, 2015 Chris McCoy / Chris McCoy 6.3
69 21 Jump Street Mar 16, 2012 Domingo / Domingo tbd
56 Jumping the Broom May 6, 2011 Malcolm / Malcolm tbd
54 Imagine That Jun 12, 2009 John Strother 5.6
47 Semi-Pro Feb 29, 2008 Bee Bee Ellis 5.8
63 How She Move Jan 25, 2008 Himself 5.3
25 License to Wed Jul 3, 2007 Joel 4.6
33 Code Name: The Cleaner Jan 5, 2007 Ronnie / Ronnie tbd
44 School for Scoundrels Sep 29, 2006 Bee Bee 7.7
27 The Fog Oct 14, 2005 Spooner 2.6
41 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood May 6, 2005 Mario 'FA REAL' Greene 6.6
59 Barbershop 2: Back in Business Feb 6, 2004 Hustle Guy 6.0
66 Barbershop Sep 13, 2002 Hustle Guy / Hustle Guy 6.4