Jonno Davies

**Jonno Davies** (born 17 July 1992) is an English actor born in Chesterfield, best known in the UK and US for his role as Alex DeLarge in the stage production of *A Clockwork Orange*. In 2020, he appeared in the Amazon Prime series *Hunters* as Tobias.

## Career

Davies portrayed the lead role of Alex DeLarge in Action to the Word's all-male stage adaptation of *A Clockwork Orange*. He was initially cast only for the shows tours of Norway and Singapore, in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

The announcement that *A Clockwork Orange* was to be staged in Singapore generated considerable media interest, as all theatre productions of Anthony Burgess' dystopian classic had been banned in the city-state for over 30 years. Much of the show's promotion and marketing concentrated on the production's all-male cast, and Davies' muscular physique hadn't gone unnoticed, with 8 Days Magazine featuring him as their Shirtless Guy of the Week in the run-up to the show opening at the Esplanade Theatre on November 4, 2015. The Singaporean edition of Esquire Magazine also ran a four page interview with Davies.

Davies revived the role during the show's run at Park Theatre, London in February and March 2017 to enthusiastic reviews. Debbie Gilpin of Broadway World described his portrayal as "without doubt this is one of the standout lead performances of the year so far" and Jane Kemp of WhatsOnStage.com commented "Alex is played with brutal splendour by Jonno Davies". The show transferred to the New World Stages theatre, off Broadway, New York in September 2017 with Davies, making his US stage debut,[13][14][15][16] leading a new, all-American supporting cast.

Reviews of the New York production were polarised, with Helen Shaw from Time Out describing the show as "rancid and confused", and vulture.com's Sarah Holdren commenting that it was "shockingly unshocking" with Davies' performance as "a bit unvarying" being examples of bad reviews. On the other hand, Roma Torre from New York One stated "Davies, fresh from the London production, is phenomenal" and Frank Sheck from The Hollywood Reporter enthused "Davies, repeating his London stage success and making his U.S. theatrical debut, is so physically charismatic you can't take your eyes off him" typifying the praise. Davies' portrayal was strong enough for The New York Times' Michael Paulson to include him as the only actor in a "Tomorrow’s Marquee Names, Now in the Making" feature.

Whilst in New York, Davies modelled for several fashion designers and clothing manufacturers, including Loris Diran, Florshiem, Scarci and Cego.

In addition to performing in A Clockwork Orange, Davies played the title role in *Dracula* at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2014 and was also a cast member of the Olivier Award-nominated production of *Shakespeare In Love* at the Noel Coward Theatre in London's West End in 2015.

In June 2019, it was announced that Jonno Davies had been added to the cast of the then-forthcoming Amazon Prime series *The Hunt* (subsequently re-named *Hunters*), starring Al Pacino. Davies played the recurring character Tobias in the series.

Davies has appeared in several TV series and films, including *Kingsman: The Secret Service* as Lee Unwin, *Casualty*, *Spotless*, *Silent Witness*, *Hollyoaks* and *Doctors*. He plays the role of Andrew King in the British cyber-crime thriller *King of Crime* released at the end of 2018.

Davies trained at the *Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts*, graduating in 2013. He was Italia Conti's nominee at the *Spotlight Prize* competition in his final year.

He has been in a relationship with actress Rachel Bright, best known for playing Poppy Meadow in *Eastenders*, since 2014. They are due to be married in October 2020.