American actor (born 1990)
Davi Santos
Born (1990-02-01 ) February 1, 1990 (age 34) Nationality Alma mater Macaulay Honors College Occupation Actor Years active 2015–present Notable work
Davi Santos (born 1 February 1990) is an American actor, best known for his role playing Sir Ivan, The Gold Ranger on the television series Power Rangers Dino Charge [ 1] [ 2] [ 3] and Dr. Joey Costa on Good Sam . He is a screenwriter and star of The Cure ,[ 4] [ 5] a film that world premiered at Cannes Film Festival .[citation needed ]
Biography
Santos was born in Rio de Janeiro . In late 1990, Santos' family immigrated to New York City , and he was raised in Astoria , a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of Queens .[ 6]
Santos attended the Professional Performing Arts School [ 6] alongside Connor Paolo and Sarah Hyland . He graduated from LaGuardia Arts "Fame" High School .[ 4] In 2008, Santos enrolled in Macaulay Honors College at Lehman College where he designed the courses of his customized CUNY BA in Cognitive Philosophy and Theatrical Arts. At Lehman he acted in a production of Arthur Miller 's A View from the Bridge directed by Susan Soetaert in 2010.[ 7] Since the age of 8, he has trained in martial arts . He holds a second Dan Black-belt in Shotokan Karate .[ 8]
Career
With a background in theatre and commercials,[ 9] Santos appeared Off-Broadway between 2009 and 2012 in plays premiering at New York Theatre Festival, Samuel French Play Festival[ 10] and the New York International Fringe Festival .[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] In his late teens, he wrote and appeared in the coming of age docufiction , Lone Prophet , utilizing guerrilla filmmaking in support of the DREAM Act . In 2011, he collaborated with Christopher J. Lopez to create Densely Hollow Films. Their first film, The Cure , premiered at the Palais des Festivals et des Congress at Cannes Film Festival .[ 4] [ 5]
A self-tape audition led Santos to an appearance on the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 ,[ 14] [ 15] after which he joined the cast of the American Sitcom Mr. Box Office for two seasons.[ 16] He continued making television appearances on Nickelodeon 's How to Rock ,[ 17] and ABC Family 's Switched at Birth , Mystery Girls [ 18] and Chasing Life [citation needed ] .
In 2014, Santos was cast as Sir Ivan of Zandar , the Gold Ranger on Power Rangers Dino Charge for two seasons.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] He would reprise the role in two episodes of Power Rangers Beast Morphers , "Finders Keepers" and "Grid Connection".[ 19] In 2017, he starred in the film Something Like Summer based on the acclaimed novel of the same title.[ 20] [ 21] [ 22] The same year, Densely Hollow Films began principal photography on its feature debut, Adrift , produced by James Manos Jr. , in which Santos starred opposite Lauren Velez and Tony Plana . Santos also appeared in the horror film Polaroid , which was released in 2019.
In July 2018, Santos was cast as Gabe for the first season of the CBS All Access fantasy drama series Tell Me a Story which premiered that October.[ 23]
Personal life
Santos has said he identifies with the LGBT community.[ 24]
Filmography
Film
Television
Video Games
Podcasts
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2020
The Shadow Diaries
Trevor Roland
Voice role
[ 27]
References
^ a b "Power Rangers Dino Charge" . Hasbro . Retrieved 5 November 2021 .
^ a b "Power Rangers Dino Charge episode 11: Break Out" . YouTube . 12 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2021 .
^ a b Power Rangers (14 September 2015). "Power Rangers - Meet the Gold Ranger - Davi Santos" . YouTube . Retrieved 5 November 2021 .
^ a b c "Densely Hollow Films" . Densely Hollow Films, LLC. Retrieved 12 September 2015 .
^ a b "The Cure" . Youtube . Densely Hollow Films. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2015 .
^ a b Cavallaro, G. (18 November 2013). "Decently Hollow and Filmmakers Christopher Lopez & Davi Santos" . Spotlight On . Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2015 – via Viral Fashion.
^ "Lehman Stages Facebook page" . Lehman Stages . 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2021 .
^ Leung, K. "Back Belts" . Kai Leung's Shotojuku . Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015 .
^ DavidSaints4U (16 June 2010). "Davi Santos: McDonald's - Romeo and Juliet" . Retrieved 7 March 2019 – via YouTube. {{cite web }}
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^ Peter, T. (16 July 2010). "Six Plays Selected for finals at Samuel French Short Play Festival" . Playbill . Retrieved 5 November 2021 .
^ BWW News Desk (28 July 2009). "Threads Theater Company Presents The World Premiere Of AFTERLIGHT 8/14-8/25 At Cherry Lane Theatre" . Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via Broadway World.
^ Bacalzo, D. (17 August 2009). "FringeNYC 2009: Roundup #1" . Reviews . Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via Theater Mania.
^ Lee, D. (14 August 2009). "Afterlight" . Reviews . Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via Indie Theater Now. Santos is especially engaging, with a loose, playful quality that hints at his potential should he continue in this career.
^ "Don't trust the B---- in apartment 23, Season 2, Episode 9: "The Scarlet Neighbor" " . Amazon . Retrieved 20 September 2015 .
^ "The Scarlet Neighbor" . TV Guide . Retrieved 20 September 2015 .
^ Block, A. (7 May 2012). "Bill Bellamy, Jon Lovitz, Vivica A. Fox to Star in Syndicated Sitcom" . News . Retrieved 20 September 2015 – via Hollywood Reporter.
^ "How to Rock, Season 1, Episode 20: "How to Rock a Good Deed" " . Amazon . Retrieved 20 September 2015 .
^ "Mystery Girls, Season 1, Episode 5: "High School Mystery" " . Amazon . Retrieved 14 September 2015 .
^ Prudom, Laura (9 October 2020). "Power Rangers Beast Morphers: Exclusive First Look at the Dino Charge Crossover - IGN" . IGN . Retrieved 5 November 2021 .
^ Pedraza, C. (9 December 2014). "Davi Santos cast in 'something Like Summer' " . Projects . Archived from the original on 10 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015 – via Blue Seraph Productions.
^ Kralev, Nicholas (28 March 2013). "A Book and Its Film Version -- Made Possible by Readers and Viewers" . Entertainment . Retrieved 5 November 2021 – via Huffpost.
^ Bell, J. (10 December 2010). "At least! Meet Tim Wyman!" . Jay Bell Books . Retrieved 12 September 2015 .
^ Petski, Denise (10 July 2018). " 'Tell Me A Story': Davi Santos To Co-Star In Kevin Williamson's CBS All Access Drama Series" . Deadline . Retrieved 10 July 2018 .
^ "Good Sam's Davi Santos Talks Joining the Cast and His Career So Far" . www.advocate.com . 26 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022 .
^ "Kappa Kappa Die (2020) on CW Seed" . Retrieved 26 October 2021 – via CW Seed.Archived 2021-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Instagram" . www.instagram.com . Retrieved 6 May 2024 .
^ Petski, Denise (27 October 2020). "The Shadow Diaries' Podcast Starring Madelaine Petsch & Kara Hayward In The Works From Studio71 & Snarled Entertainment" . Deadline . Retrieved 9 July 2023 .
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