Name
DeRay Davis
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1982-02-26 (44 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Antwan DeRay Davis is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his role as Ray-Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Davis has also appeared in other films, including Semi-Pro (2008) and 21 Jump Street. His television roles and appearances include programs BET's ComicView, MTV's Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out and 'Short Circuitz, and HBO's Entourage.
He began his career in comedy clubs and shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and was a standout on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour. He voices for several skits on rapper Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration, and also appeared in West's music video for "Through the Wire." Other music video appearances for Davis include Lil' Flip's "Game Over", Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)," and Three 6 Mafia's "Doe Boy Fresh."
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Known For
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When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appe...
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Cindy finds out the house she lives in is haunted by a little boy and goes on a quest to f...
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All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to super...
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After a disastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all th...
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A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's ...
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To survive harsh economic times, Calvin and Angie have merged the barbershop and beauty sa...
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Two very different families converge on Martha's Vineyard one weekend for a wedding....
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Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satell...
- 2005 The Fog as Spooner
- 2002 Barbershop as Hustle Guy
- 2007 License to Wed as Joel
- 2006 Scary Movie 4 as Marvin
- 2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Hustle Guy
- 2009 All Star Comedy Jam as Self
- 2009 Old Dogs as Zoo Security Guard
- 2008 Semi-Pro as Bee Bee Ellis
- 2017 Lady Bouncer as Bromley
- 2006 School for Scoundrels as Bee Bee
- 2007 Code Name: The Cleaner as Ronnie
- 2009 I Want Your Girl
- 2009 Imagine That as John Strother
- 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Stoop
- 2011 Deray Davis: Power Play as Himself
- 2011 Jumping the Broom as Malcolm
- 2002 Play'd: A Hip Hop Story as Jaxx's bodyguard
- 2011 Chocolate Sundaes Presents: Live on Sunset Strip!: Vol. 2
- 2005 Jiminy Glick in Lalawood as Mario 'FA REAL' Greene
- 2022 Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special as Self
- 2022 The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival as Self
- 2004 The Seat Filler as E.J.
- 2015 My Favorite Five as Sans
- 2016 48 Hours to Live as Fiorentino
- 2006 Who Made the Potatoe Salad? as June Bug
- 2007 The Hit as Sirus
- 2014 Drumline: A New Beat as Kevin Taylor
- 2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut as Rayford
- 2023 Wake as Eddie
- 2014 A Very Larry Christmas as Larry Huffman
- 2016 Meet the Blacks as Tyrone
- 2017 All Eyez on Me as Legs
- 2009 Frankenhood as Motown
- 2010 Life As We Know It as Lonnie
- 2017 Grow House as Pat
- 2017 Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars as One-Oh-One (voice)
- 2017 DeRay Davis: How to Act Black as Artist
- 2017 DeRay Davis' Annual Funny & Famous Comedy Jam
- 2012 21 Jump Street as Domingo
- 2004 The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
- 2019 How High 2 as Big Bang
- 2021 Gully as Calvin's Father
- 2015 Chocolate City as Chris McCoy
- 2008 How She Move as Self
- 2004 Full Clip as Preacher
- 2020 A Compton Story as Narrator (voice)
- Soon GRQ the Movie as Reggie
- 2010 My Girlfriend's Back as Kenyatta
- 2022 jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy ( 2 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 Tales ( 1 episode ) as Davenport
- 2015 Empire ( 2 episodes ) as Jermel
- 2017 Snowfall ( 12 episodes ) as Peaches
- 2001 My Wife and Kids ( 1 episode ) as R.J.
- 2020 I Can See Your Voice ( 2 episodes )
- 2022 So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2005 Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out ( 12 episodes ) as Self
- 2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2009 The League ( 1 episode ) as Boris
- 2015 Joking Off ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 The Chi ( 5 episodes ) as Marshawn
- 2025 Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances ( 1 episode ) as Mechanic / Terrance (voice)
- 2025 Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances ( 1 episode ) as Mechanic (voice)
- 2003 Reno 911! ( 2 episodes ) as Criminal
- 2003 Reno 911! ( 1 episode ) as Homeless Guy
- 2003 Reno 911! ( 1 episode ) as Junior the Third
- 2004 Entourage ( 1 episode ) as Hack
- 2020 I Can See Your Voice ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Panelist
- 2026 Lot Patrol ( 4 episodes ) as Touche
