He has made something of a career of playing athletes—famous or otherwise. Davis played an athlete in the 1988 film, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master.[3] In 1991, Davis starred as Texas State wide receiver Featherstone in Necessary Roughness, and he said he did not have to act much as a wide receiver who could not catch passes.[4] Davis pulled his hamstring during filming of the movie but said it was one of his most enjoyable roles.[5] He was in the 1992 Stephen Seagal film, Under Siege.[3] Davis's most celebrated role is as ESU football star Alvin Mack in the 1993 film, The Program. During filming, he broke the metacarpal in his hand and refused to do a scene in which his character broke his leg, as it was too close to his own college experience. He claims that fans still come up to him and repeat his lines.[2] In 1994 he appeared in the Showtime original movie, Past Tense,[6] and the following year he played Buster Douglas in the HBO original movie, Tyson.[1] Davis starred as Bo Kimble in Final Shot: The Hank Gathers Story.[2][7] He played Joe Louis in the 1999 made-for-TV movie about Rocky Marciano.[8] In 2001 he played the part of Uno in Ghosts of Mars, and in 2004 he appeared in Paparazzi as Reggie.[9]
