Greg Tarzan Davis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greg Davis
Greg Davis at the 2018 BET Social Awards
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2016–present

Greg Tarzan Davis is an American actor. He began in theater, moved to Los Angeles, and starting his acting career. In 2022, he played the role of Javy "Coyote" Machado in the Top Gun: Maverick film. In 2021, he received a recurring role on ABC's series Grey's Anatomy. He also had a supporting role in the horror film Tales from the Hood 2 (2018).

Career

Before becoming an actor, Davis worked as an elementary school teacher. "I realized it was time to change careers after preaching to my students that they should follow their dreams no matter what," he said.

Davis created a weekly soap opera on Instagram titled Living with Jane and followed it with a sequel, Living with Jane 2. Davis wrote, produced, recorded, and acted as every character in the weekly soap opera.

In 2018, Davis moved to Los Angeles to focus on his acting career. He played Kahad in the horror-comedy direct-to-video anthology film Tales from the Hood 2. Davis recently recurred on Freeform's Good Trouble and had a guest-starring role in CBS's All Rise.

In May 2021, Davis signed with ICM Partners. In December 2021, it was announced that Davis has joined the cast of ABC's medical drama series Grey's Anatomy. It was his first major role; he portrays Dr. Jordan Wright, who is from Minnesota, the favorite of Dr. Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman), and crosses paths with main character Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo).

Davis portrayed Lieutenant Javy "Coyote" Machado in the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick. Davis then starred as Degas in the 2023 film Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, and will reprise his role in the untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film, scheduled for a 2025 release. All three films star Tom Cruise, whom Davis is friends with.

Davis has also modeled for companies such as Nike and Coca-Cola.

Personal life

Davis has an intricate workout plan and enjoys baking and cooking.

Filmography

Films

Key

Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2017	Woke	Brandon Ferguson	Short film
2017	Controversy	Pharaoh Pittman	TV movie
2018	Tales from the Hood 2	Kahad
2020	The Call of the Wild	Orchard Worker
2022	Top Gun: Maverick	Lieutenant Javy "Coyote" Machado
2023	Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One	Degas
2025	Untitled eighth Mission: Impossible film		Filming

Television series

See also

In Spanish: Greg Tarzan Davis para niños