DeRay Davis

DeRay Davis

Known for
Acting
Born
February 26, 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article DeRay Davis  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

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GRQ the Movie

GRQ the Movie

Movie · as Reggie

2026
Lot Patrol poster

Lot Patrol

TV · as Touche · 10 eps

2025
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances poster

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

TV · as Mechanic / Terrance (voice), Mechanic (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Wake poster

Wake

Movie · as Eddie

2022
Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special poster

Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special

Movie · as Self

2022
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival poster

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

Movie · as Self

2022
Silver Shamrock Novelties poster

Silver Shamrock Novelties

Movie · as Freddy

2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy poster

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 2 eps

2022
So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg poster

So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2022
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy poster

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2021
Gully poster

Gully

Movie · as Calvin's Father

2020
A Compton Story poster

A Compton Story

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

2020
I Can See Your Voice poster

I Can See Your Voice

TV · as Self - Guest Panelist · 2 eps

2019
How High 2 poster

How High 2

Movie · as Big Bang

2018
The Chi poster

The Chi

TV · as Marshawn · 5 eps

2017
Lady Bouncer poster

Lady Bouncer

Movie · as Bromley

2017
All Eyez on Me poster

All Eyez on Me

Movie · as Legs

2017
Grow House poster

Grow House

Movie · as Pat

2017
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars poster

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars

Movie · as One-Oh-One (voice)

2017
DeRay Davis: How to Act Black poster

DeRay Davis: How to Act Black

Movie · as Artist

2017
DeRay Davis' Annual Funny & Famous Comedy Jam poster

DeRay Davis' Annual Funny & Famous Comedy Jam

Movie

2017
Tales poster

Tales

TV · as Davenport · 1 ep

2017
Snowfall poster

Snowfall

TV · as Peaches · 12 eps

2016
48 Hours to Live poster

48 Hours to Live

Movie · as Fiorentino

2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut poster

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Movie · as Rayford

2016
Meet the Blacks poster

Meet the Blacks

Movie · as Tyrone

2015
My Favorite Five poster

My Favorite Five

Movie · as Sans

2015
Chocolate City poster

Chocolate City

Movie · as Chris McCoy

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Jermel · 2 eps

2015
Joking Off poster

Joking Off

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Drumline: A New Beat poster

Drumline: A New Beat

Movie · as Kevin Taylor

2014
A Very Larry Christmas poster

A Very Larry Christmas

Movie · as Larry Huffman

2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation poster

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Movie · as Stoop

2012
21 Jump Street poster

21 Jump Street

Movie · as Domingo

2011
Deray Davis:  Power Play poster

Deray Davis: Power Play

Movie · as Himself

2011
Jumping the Broom poster

Jumping the Broom

Movie · as Malcolm

2011
Chocolate Sundaes Presents: Live on Sunset Strip!: Vol. 2 poster

Chocolate Sundaes Presents: Live on Sunset Strip!: Vol. 2

Movie

2010
Life As We Know It poster

Life As We Know It

Movie · as Lonnie

2010
My Girlfriend's Back poster

My Girlfriend's Back

Movie · as Kenyatta

2009
All Star Comedy Jam poster

All Star Comedy Jam

Movie · as Self

2009
Old Dogs poster

Old Dogs

Movie · as Zoo Security Guard

2009
I Want Your Girl

I Want Your Girl

Movie

2009
Imagine That poster

Imagine That

Movie · as John Strother

2009
Frankenhood poster

Frankenhood

Movie · as Motown

2009
The League poster

The League

TV · as Boris · 1 ep

2008
Semi-Pro poster

Semi-Pro

Movie · as Bee Bee Ellis

2008
How She Move poster

How She Move

Movie · as Self

2007
License to Wed poster

License to Wed

Movie · as Joel

2007
Code Name: The Cleaner poster

Code Name: The Cleaner

Movie · as Ronnie

2007
The Hit

The Hit

Movie · as Sirus

2006
Scary Movie 4 poster

Scary Movie 4

Movie · as Marvin

2006
School for Scoundrels poster

School for Scoundrels

Movie · as Bee Bee

2006
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? poster

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

Movie · as June Bug

2005
The Fog poster

The Fog

Movie · as Spooner

2005
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood poster

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Movie · as Mario 'FA REAL' Greene

2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out poster

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

TV · as Self · 12 eps

2005
The Boondocks poster

The Boondocks

TV · as Various (voice), Luna's Ex-Boyfriend (voice), Man at the Door (voice), Slave #1 (voice), V.J. (voice), Leonard/Crack User (voice), Leonard (voice) · 4 eps

2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business poster

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Movie · as Hustle Guy

2004
The Seat Filler poster

The Seat Filler

Movie · as E.J.

2004
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1 poster

The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1

Movie

2004
Full Clip poster

Full Clip

Movie · as Preacher

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Hack · 1 ep

2003
Reno 911! poster

Reno 911!

TV · as Criminal, Homeless Guy, Junior the Third · 2 eps

2002
Barbershop poster

Barbershop

Movie · as Hustle Guy

2002
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story poster

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

Movie · as Jaxx's bodyguard

2001
My Wife and Kids poster

My Wife and Kids

TV · as R.J. · 1 ep