Roman Griffin Davis


Roman Griffin Davis is a British actor. He is best known for his title role in the film Jojo Rabbit, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe.

Early life and career

Roman Griffin Davis was born on 5 March 2007 in London. He is the son of cinematographer Ben Davis and writer-director Camille Griffin. He lives with his parents and twin brothers Gilby and Hardy in East Sussex. Davis made his acting debut in the 2019 satirical black comedy film Jojo Rabbit directed by Taika Waititi. His twin brothers are also in the film as Hitler Youth clones. Davis was nominated for 6 awards for his performance in Jojo Rabbit and won 2, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Young Performer and the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance.

Filmography

Awards


YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2020Critics' Choice Movie AwardsBest Young PerformerJojo Rabbit
2020Golden Globe AwardsBest Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyJojo Rabbit
2020Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion PictureJojo Rabbit

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2019Chicago Film Critics AssociationMost Promising PerformerJojo Rabbit
2019Florida Film Critics CirclePauline Kael Breakout AwardJojo Rabbit
2019Hollywood Critics AssociationBest Performance by an Actor or Actress 23 and UnderJojo Rabbit
2019Indiana Film Journalists AssociationBreakout of the YearJojo Rabbit
2019Las Vegas Film Critics SocietyYouth in Film - MaleJojo Rabbit
2019North Texas Film Critics AssociationBest NewcomerJojo Rabbit
2019Online Association of Female Film CriticsBreakthrough PerformanceJojo Rabbit
2019Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBreakthrough PerformanceJojo Rabbit
2019Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardsBest Performance by a YouthJojo Rabbit
2019San Diego Film Critics SocietyBreakthrough ArtistJojo Rabbit
2019Seattle Film Critics SocietyBest Youth PerformanceJojo Rabbit
2019Washington D.C. Area Film Critics AssociationBest Youth PerformanceJojo Rabbit
2020Central Ohio Film Critics AssociationBreakthrough Film ArtistJojo Rabbit
2020Dorian AwardsWe're Wilde About You! Rising Star of the YearJojo Rabbit
2020London Film Critics' CircleYoung British/Irish Performer of the YearJojo Rabbit
2020Music City Film Critics' AssociationBest Young ActorJojo Rabbit