Geraint Wyn Davies
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Geraint Wyn Davies (b. April 20, 1957, Swansea, Wales) is a Welsh-Canadian actor.
The son of a Welsh Congregationalist preacher, he moved with his family to Canada from Haverfordwest, Wales, at the age of seven, where he attended Upper Canada College. His most famous role is that of vampire turned police detective Nick Knight on the television series Forever Knight. Previous to this role, he had also played a vampire in Dracula: The Series.
His most recent television role was on 24 in early 2006, as James Nathanson. He also played cyber-terrorist David Kaydick in RoboCop: Prime Directives, and also portrayed maverick U.S. Air Force pilot Mike Rivers in the fourth and final season of Airwolf. He played Nick Haskell on the Canadian series Black Harbour, and Henry Breedlove in the second season of Slings and Arrows.
His most recent films include Some Things That Stay (2004), The Wild Dogs (2002), Cube 2: Hypercube (2002), and the direct-to-video release of American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002).
He appeared several seasons with the Shaw and Stratford festivals. He recently appeared in New York City with Christopher Plummer in King Lear, and in Washington, D.C. in the title roles of both Cyrano de Bergerac and Richard III.[1]
He is currently playing Polonius in a Stratford Festival production of Hamlet.
Geraint Wyn Davies was married to fellow Canadian artist Alana Guinn from 1985-2006, with whom he has two children, daughter Pyper and son Galen. He has been involved with actress Claire Lautier for several years.
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- Geraint Wyn Davies at the Internet Movie Database
- Geraint Wyn Davies at the Internet Broadway Database
- Geraint Wyn Davies at Northern Stars - Canadians in the Movies
