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{{Infobox person
| name = Davi Santos
| image = Davi Santos on Dulce Osuna.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Santos interviewed about '']'' by Dulce Osuna in 2019
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|1}}
| birth_place = ], Brazil
| nationality = {{hlist|Brazilian|American}}
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| spouse =
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| education =
| alma_mater = ]
| years_active = 2015–present
| notable_works = {{hlist|'']''|''The Cure''}}
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'''Davi Santos''' (born 1 February 1990) is an American actor, best known for his role playing ] on the television series '']''<ref name=":16">{{Cite web|url =https://powerrangers.hasbro.com/en-us/tv-shows/power-rangers-dino-charge|title = Power Rangers Dino Charge|access-date = 5 November 2021|website = Hasbro}}</ref><ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url = https://youtube.com/watch?v=kyPIX4dOvpY|title = Power Rangers Dino Charge episode 11: Break Out|access-date = 5 November 2021|website = YouTube|date=September 12, 2015}}</ref><ref name=":18">{{cite web |author1=Power Rangers |title=Power Rangers - Meet the Gold Ranger - Davi Santos |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=EZfLwlm18AA |website=YouTube |access-date=November 5, 2021 |date=September 14, 2015}}</ref> and Dr. Joey Costa on '']''. He is a screenwriter&nbsp;and star of ''The Cure'',<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url = http://www.denselyhollow.com|title = Densely Hollow Films|access-date = 12 September 2015|publisher = Densely Hollow Films, LLC.}}</ref><ref name=":12" /> a film that world premiered at&nbsp;].{{Citation needed|date = September 2015|reason = Ref to Cannes film festival missing}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Davi Santos
|home_town = ]
|residence = ]
|known_for = {{Flat list|
* ]
* ]
* Densely Hollow}}
|occupation = {{Flat list|
* Actor
* Writer
* Director
* Producer}}
|years_active = 2009 - Present
|birth_date = 1 February 1990
|alma_mater = ] at ]
|education = Cognitive Philosophy and Theatrical Arts
|image = ]
|birth_place = ]}}


==Biography==
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Santos was born in ]. In late 1990, Santos' family immigrated to ], and he was raised in ], a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of ].<ref name=":19">{{Cite news|url = http://viralfashion.com/2013/11/spotlight-on-densely-hollow-christopher-lopez-davi-santos/|title = Decently Hollow and Filmmakers Christopher Lopez & Davi Santos|last = Cavallaro|first = G.|date = 18 November 2013|work = Spotlight On|access-date = 20 September 2015|via = Viral Fashion|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181226035330/http://viralfashion.com/2013/11/spotlight-on-densely-hollow-christopher-lopez-davi-santos/|archive-date = 26 December 2018|url-status = dead}}</ref>
'''Davi Santos''' (born February 1, 1990) is a Brazilian born American<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url = http://www.denselyhollow.com|title = Densely Hollow Films|accessdate = 12 September 2015|publisher = Densely Hollow Films, LLC.}}</ref> actor best known for his role as Sir Ivan (Dino Charge Gold Ranger) on the long-running American television series ]{{Citation needed}}. Santos is also a screenwriter and principle of ], a ] that world premiered at ]{{Citation needed}}<ref name=":7" />.


Santos attended the ]<ref name=":19" /> alongside ] and ]. He graduated from ].<ref name=":7" /> In 2008, Santos enrolled in&nbsp;]&nbsp;at&nbsp;] where he designed the courses of his customized CUNY BA in Cognitive Philosophy and Theatrical Arts. At Lehman he acted in a production of ]'s ] directed by Susan Soetaert in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.facebook.com/pg/lehmanstages/photos/?tab=album&album_id=438841662836|title = Lehman Stages Facebook page|date = 2010|access-date = 10 September 2021|website = Lehman Stages}}</ref> Since the age of 8, he has trained in ]. He holds a second ] ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://shotojuku.com/index.php?page=blackbelts|title = Back Belts|access-date = 15 September 2015|website = Kai Leung's Shotojuku|last = Leung|first = K.|archive-date = 10 August 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150810121654/http://shotojuku.com/index.php?page=blackbelts|url-status = dead}}</ref>
Born in ] and raised in ], Santos attended the ] along side ], ], and ]. Santos is alum of ]<ref name=":7" />.


== Career == ==Career==
With a background in theatre and commercials,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbBSimp84KA|title=Davi Santos: McDonald's - Romeo and Juliet|last=DavidSaints4U|date=16 June 2010|access-date=7 March 2019|via=YouTube}}</ref> Santos appeared ] between 2009 and 2012 in plays premiering at New York Theatre Festival, Samuel French Play Festival<ref>{{Cite news|url =http://www.playbill.com/article/six-plays-selected-for-finals-at-samuel-french-short-play-festival-com-170122|title = Six Plays Selected for finals at Samuel French Short Play Festival|last = Peter|first = T.|date = 16 July 2010|work = Playbill|access-date = 5 November 2021}}</ref> and the ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Threads-Theater-Company-Presents-The-World-Premiere-Of-AFTERLIGHT-814825-At-Cherry-Lane-Theatre-20090728|title = Threads Theater Company Presents The World Premiere Of AFTERLIGHT 8/14-8/25 At Cherry Lane Theatre|date = 28 July 2009|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Broadway World|last = BWW News Desk}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url = http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/08-2009/fringenyc-2009-roundup-1_20706.html|title = FringeNYC 2009: Roundup #1|last = Bacalzo|first = D.|date = 17 August 2009|work = Reviews|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Theater Mania}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url = http://www.nytheatre.com/Review/david-ian-lee-2009-8-14-afterlight|title = Afterlight|last = Lee|first = D.|date = 14 August 2009|work = Reviews|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Indie Theater Now|quote = Santos is especially engaging, with a loose, playful quality that hints at his potential should he continue in this career.}}</ref> In his late teens, he wrote and appeared in the coming of age ], ''Lone Prophet'', utilizing guerrilla filmmaking in support of the ]. In 2011, he collaborated with Christopher J. Lopez to create Densely Hollow Films. Their first film, ''The Cure'', premiered at the ] at ].<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5I2iggHvAw|title = The Cure|date = 25 January 2014|access-date = 12 September 2015|website = Youtube|publisher = Densely Hollow Films}}</ref>
=== Film ===
In 2010, Santos played the role of Rafael, a young Brazilian arriving to New York City in 1962, in Bemvindo (Welcome). Written, directed and produced by Alexandra Roxo, Bemvindo is based on a true story and was made for the <ref name=":8">{{Cite web|url = https://vimeo.com/19765466|title = Bemvindo (welcome)|accessdate = 12 September 2015|website = Vimeo|last = Roxo|first = A.|orig-year = 2010|year = 2011|month = February}}</ref>.


A self-tape audition led Santos to an appearance on the ] comedy series '']'',<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|url = https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AYT1FYW/ref=dv_dp_ep9|title = Don't trust the B---- in apartment 23, Season 2, Episode 9: "The Scarlet Neighbor"|access-date = 20 September 2015|website = Amazon}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite web|url = http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/dont-trust-the-b-in-apartment-23/episode-9-season-2/the-scarlet-neighbor/319244/|title = The Scarlet Neighbor|access-date = 20 September 2015|website = TV Guide}}</ref> after which he joined the cast of the American Sitcom ] for two seasons.<ref name=":24">{{Cite news|url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bill-bellamy-jon-lovitz-vivica-fox-sitcom-keshia-knight-pulliam-gary-busey-byron-allen-321177|title = Bill Bellamy, Jon Lovitz, Vivica A. Fox to Star in Syndicated Sitcom|last = Block|first = A.|date = 7 May 2012|work = News|access-date = 20 September 2015|via = Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> He continued making television appearances on ]'s '']'',<ref name=":25">{{Cite web|url = https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009V5E6J6/ref=dv_dp_ep20|title = How to Rock, Season 1, Episode 20: "How to Rock a Good Deed"|access-date = 20 September 2015|website = Amazon}}</ref> and ]'s '']'', '']''<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|url = https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00M27IIYO?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0|title = Mystery Girls, Season 1, Episode 5: "High School Mystery"|access-date = 14 September 2015|website = Amazon}}</ref> and '']''{{Citation needed|date = September 2015|reason = Only IMDB reference}}.
In the Fall of 2011, after two months of work, ] and Santos completed the script for ] which was shot in December of the same year and completed in early 2012. The Cure, where Santos plays the role of Damien Villanueva, premiered at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès at the ] ]<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5I2iggHvAw|title = The Cure|date = 25 January 2014|accessdate = 12 September 2015|website = Youtube|publisher = Densely Hollow Films}}</ref>{{Citation needed}}.


In 2014, Santos was cast as ], the Gold Ranger on ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' for two seasons.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":17" /><ref name=":18" /> He would reprise the role in two episodes of '']'', "Finders Keepers" and "Grid Connection".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prudom |first1=Laura |title=Power Rangers Beast Morphers: Exclusive First Look at the Dino Charge Crossover - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/power-rangers-beast-morphers-dino-charge-crossover-part-1-finders-keepers |website=IGN |access-date=November 5, 2021 |date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> In 2017, he starred in the film '']'' based on the acclaimed novel of the same title.<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url = http://blueseraph.com/2014/12/09/2162/|title = Davi Santos cast in 'something Like Summer'|last = Pedraza|first = C.|date = 9 December 2014|work = Projects|access-date = 12 September 2015|via = Blue Seraph Productions|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150810141053/http://blueseraph.com/2014/12/09/2162/|archive-date = 10 August 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url =https://www.huffpost.com/entry/something-like-summer-jay-bell_b_2952394 |title = A Book and Its Film Version -- Made Possible by Readers and Viewers|last = Kralev|first = Nicholas|date = 28 March 2013|work = Entertainment|access-date = 5 November 2021|via = Huffpost}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite journal|url = http://www.jaybellbooks.com/at-last-meet-tim-wyman/|title = At least! Meet Tim Wyman!|last = Bell|first = J.|date = 10 December 2010|journal = Jay Bell Books|access-date = 12 September 2015}}</ref> The same year, Densely Hollow Films began ] on its feature debut, ''Adrift'', produced by ], in which Santos starred opposite ] and ]. Santos also appeared in the horror film '']'', which was released in 2019.
{{Quote box|width = 24em|quote = Davi Santos seems to live and breathe acting. While watching so many clips that it made my head spin, there were definitely many moments where I saw my Tim. … Already in my mind, the names Davi Santos and Tim Wyman are becoming synonymous.|source = -- Bell, J. (2014)|align = left}}


In July 2018, Santos was cast as Gabe for the first season of the ] fantasy drama series '']'' which premiered that October.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Petski |first1=Denise |title='Tell Me A Story': Davi Santos To Co-Star In Kevin Williamson's CBS All Access Drama Series |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/tell-me-a-story-davi-santos-co-star-kevin-williamson-cbs-all-access-drama-series-1202424022/ |website=Deadline |access-date=July 10, 2018 |date=July 10, 2018}}</ref>
On December 9, 2014 ] announced that Santos will portray the role of Tim Wyman in their third feature film ]<ref name=":9">{{Cite news|url = http://blueseraph.com/2014/12/09/2162/|title = Davi Santos cast in 'something Like Summer'|last = Pedraza|first = C.|date = 9 December 2014|work = Projects|access-date = 12 September 2015|via = Blue Seraph Productions}}</ref> based on Jay Bell's acclaimed novel of the same name<ref name=":10">{{Cite news|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-kralev/something-like-summer-jay-bell_b_2952394.html|title = A Book and Its Film Version -- Made Possible by Readers and Viewers|last = Kralev|first = N.|date = 28 March 2013|work = Entertainment|access-date = 12 September 2015|via = Huffpost}}</ref><ref name=":11">{{Cite journal|url = http://www.jaybellbooks.com/at-last-meet-tim-wyman/|title = At least! Meet Tim Wyman!|last = Bell|first = J.|date = 10 December 2010|journal = Jay Bell Books|doi = |pmid = |access-date = 12 September 2015}}</ref>.


=== Theatre === ==Personal life==
Santos has said he identifies with the ] community.<ref>{{cite news |title=Good Sam's Davi Santos Talks Joining the Cast and His Career So Far |url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/1/26/good-sams-davi-santos-talks-joining-cast-and-his-career-so-far |access-date=29 January 2022 |work=www.advocate.com |date=26 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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==Filmography==
{{Quote box|quote = Santos is especially engaging, with a loose, playful quality that hints at his potential should he continue in this career.|width = 24em|source = — Lee, D. (2009)|align = left}}
===Film===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
Running from August 14th to August 25th at the 2009 ], Santos played his first ] role as Hunter in the world premiere of ] by Monica Flory at the ]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Threads-Theater-Company-Presents-The-World-Premiere-Of-AFTERLIGHT-814825-At-Cherry-Lane-Theatre-20090728|title = Threads Theater Company Presents The World Premiere Of AFTERLIGHT 8/14-8/25 At Cherry Lane Theatre|date = 28 July 2009|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Broadway World|last = BWW News Desk}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url = http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/reviews/08-2009/fringenyc-2009-roundup-1_20706.html|title = FringeNYC 2009: Roundup #1|last = Bacalzo|first = D.|date = 17 August 2009|work = Reviews|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Theater Mania}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url = http://www.nytheatre.com/Review/david-ian-lee-2009-8-14-afterlight|title = Afterlight|last = Lee|first = D.|date = 14 August 2009|work = Reviews|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Indie Theater Now|quote = Santos is especially engaging, with a loose, playful quality that hints at his potential should he continue in this career.}}</ref>.
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! Year
In early 2010, Santos presented a staged reading of ] by ], a play in progress about an ambitious politician struggling for success who ends up sacrifiyig his sexuality, identity and goodness to win. Later that year, ] premiered at ] and Santos shared credits with ] nominee Ron Raines and ] veteran Dona D. Vaugh<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url = http://events.cuny.edu/eventDetail.asp?EventId=26674|title = Pail of Smoke: A Play|work = News & Events|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = The City University of New York|last = CUNY Events}}</ref>.
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2017
| '']''
| Tim Wyman
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| '']''
| Second Student
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| rowspan="2"| 2019
| '']''
| Tyler
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| '']''
| Ben
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| 2021
| '']''
| Daniel
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|}


===Television===
In 2011, Davi Santos portrayed the seductive titular character of Salome at an irreverent and erotic new production of ] ]. Presented at ] from October 6th to October 16th, the Brooklyn-based production featured an all-male cast and explored unrequited lust and sexual taboos through a distinctly queer aesthetic<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Femme-Fatale-Theater-Presents-OSCAR-WILDES-SALOME-106-16-20111015#|title = Femme Fatale Theater Presents OSCAR WILDE'S SALOME 10/6-16|last = BWW News Desk|date = 15 October 2011|work = Off-Off-Broadway|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Broadway World}}</ref>.
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Presented at the 2012 ], Santos stared, at the ], in ], a new rock musical called "intense", "shocking", and "profoundly moving''"'' during its London Premiere. ] is a raw and uncensored look at eight teenagers and all the turmoil, sex, joy, heartbreak and trouble that young love brings<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url = http://www.broadwayworld.com/nymf/article/Daniel-Quadrino-Sara-Kapner-et-al-to-Lead-TROUBLE-THE-MUSICAL-at-NYMF-20120625|title = Daniel Quadrino, Sara Kapner, et al. to Lead TROUBLE THE MUSICAL at NYMF|last = BWW News Desk|date = 25 June 2012|work = NYMF|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Broadway World}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url = http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city-theater/news/06-2012/sara-kapner-daniel-quadrino-justin-stein-and-more-_58791.html|title = Sara Kapner, Daniel Quadrino, Justin Stein and More Set for NYMF's Trouble the Musical|last = Rickwald|first = B.|date = 25 June 2012|work = Theater News|access-date = 11 September 2015|via = Theater Mania}}</ref>.

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! rowspan="2" width="220px" | Title
! width="30px" rowspan="2" | Year
! colspan="4"| Credited as
! width="170px" rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Notes
! width="50px" rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
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! Year
! width="20px" |Director!! width="20px" | Writer!! width="20px" |Producer!! width="160px" | Actor (role)
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|- |-
|2012
! scope="row" | Bemvindo
|'']''
| 2010 || || || || {{yes|Rafael}} || Short film. . ||<ref name=":8" />
|Mark
|Episode: "How to Rock a Good Deed"
|- |-
|2012-2013
!scope="row" | ]
|'']''
| 2012 || || {{yes|}} || || {{yes|Damien Villanueva}} || Short film. . ||<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":12" />
|Carlos
|recurring, 23 episodes
|- |-
|2013
! scope="row" | ]
|'']''
| 2016 || || || || {{yes|Tim Wyman}} || || <ref name=":9" /><ref name=":10" /><ref name=":11" />
|Anthony Pizzoli
|Episode: "The Scarlet Neighbour"
|-
|2014
|'']''
|Martin
|Episode: "Love Among the Ruins"
|-
| 2015–2016
| '']''
| Sir Ivan/The Gold Ranger
| Main Cast
|-
| rowspan="3" |2017
|'']''
|Apollo
|Episode: "Queen for a Dawn"
|-
|'']''
|Twenty-Something
|Episode: "Who's Your Daddy"
|-
| '']''
| Andy Cano
| recurring, 3 episodes
|-
| 2018–2019
| '']''
| Gabe Perez
| Main Cast (season 1)
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| '']''
| Sir Ivan/The Gold Ranger
|guest, 2 episodes (season 2)
|-
| ''Kappa Kappa Die''
| Derrick
| CW Seed Halloween special<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cwseed.com/shows/kappa-kappa-die/kappa-kappa-die/|title=Kappa Kappa Die (2020) on CW Seed|via=CW Seed|access-date=October 26, 2021}}{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026070141/https://www.cwseed.com/shows/kappa-kappa-die/kappa-kappa-die/?play=e2faa9c4-4daa-4c12-966b-3d7a265cef9a |archive-date=6 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| '']''
| Dr. Joey Costa
| Series regular; 12 episodes
|} |}


=== Theatre === === Video Games ===
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! style="width:220PX;" | Title
! style="width:30px;" | Year
! style="width:150PX;" | Role
! style="width:220PX:" class="unsortable" | Venue
! style="width:170PX;" class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}
|-
| Afterlight || 2009 || Hunter || ] || ] || <ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
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| Pail of Smoke || 2010 || || ] || || <ref name=":3" />
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! Year
|Salome || 2011 || Salome || ] || ] ||<ref name=":4" />
! Title
|-
! Role
| Trouble The Musical || 2012 || James || ] || ] ||<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" />
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2021
|'']''
|Gustavo Dos Santos
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CmegwL9KlFT/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref>
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|2023
|]
|Additional Voices
|
|} |}


== References == ===Podcasts===
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Notes
! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2020
| ''The Shadow Diaries''
| Trevor Roland
| Voice role
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/the-shadow-diaries-podcast-madelaine-petsch-kara-hayward-studio71-snarled-entertainment-1234603643/|title=The Shadow Diaries' Podcast Starring Madelaine Petsch & Kara Hayward In The Works From Studio71 & Snarled Entertainment|work=Deadline|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=October 27, 2020|access-date=July 9, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}


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American actor (born 1990)

Davi Santos
Santos interviewed about 47 Meters Down: Uncaged by Dulce Osuna in 2019
Born (1990-02-01) February 1, 1990 (age 34)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality
  • Brazilian
  • American
Alma materMacaulay Honors College
OccupationActor
Years active2015–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 and Dr. Joey Costa on Good Sam. He is a screenwriter and star of The Cure, a film that world premiered at Cannes Film Festival.

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.

Santos attended the Professional Performing Arts School alongside Connor Paolo and Sarah Hyland. He graduated from LaGuardia Arts "Fame" High School. 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. Since the age of 8, he has trained in martial arts. He holds a second Dan Black-belt in Shotokan Karate.

Career

With a background in theatre and commercials, Santos appeared Off-Broadway between 2009 and 2012 in plays premiering at New York Theatre Festival, Samuel French Play Festival and the New York International Fringe Festival. 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.

A self-tape audition led Santos to an appearance on the ABC comedy series Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, after which he joined the cast of the American Sitcom Mr. Box Office for two seasons. He continued making television appearances on Nickelodeon's How to Rock, and ABC Family's Switched at Birth, Mystery Girls and Chasing Life.

In 2014, Santos was cast as Sir Ivan of Zandar, the Gold Ranger on Power Rangers Dino Charge for two seasons. He would reprise the role in two episodes of Power Rangers Beast Morphers, "Finders Keepers" and "Grid Connection". In 2017, he starred in the film Something Like Summer based on the acclaimed novel of the same title. 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.

Personal life

Santos has said he identifies with the LGBT community.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2017 Something Like Summer Tim Wyman
The Man from Earth: Holocene Second Student
2019 Polaroid Tyler
47 Meters Down: Uncaged Ben
2021 13 Minutes Daniel

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2012 How to Rock Mark Episode: "How to Rock a Good Deed"
2012-2013 Mr. Box Office Carlos recurring, 23 episodes
2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Anthony Pizzoli Episode: "The Scarlet Neighbour"
2014 Switched at Birth Martin Episode: "Love Among the Ruins"
2015–2016 Power Rangers Dino Charge Sir Ivan/The Gold Ranger Main Cast
2017 Kirby Buckets Apollo Episode: "Queen for a Dawn"
Will & Grace Twenty-Something Episode: "Who's Your Daddy"
Law & Order: True Crime Andy Cano recurring, 3 episodes
2018–2019 Tell Me a Story Gabe Perez Main Cast (season 1)
2020 Power Rangers Beast Morphers Sir Ivan/The Gold Ranger guest, 2 episodes (season 2)
Kappa Kappa Die Derrick CW Seed Halloween special
2022 Good Sam Dr. Joey Costa Series regular; 12 episodes

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Gustavo Dos Santos
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Additional Voices

Podcasts

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2020 The Shadow Diaries Trevor Roland Voice role

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