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WILLIAM B. DAVIS
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A MASTERCLASS ON ACTING by WILLIAM B. DAVIS NOW AVAILABLE on YOUTUBE!
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Best known as an iconic villain on TV, William B. Davis also had a long career as an acting teacher and director. He has worked with some of the greats in British theatre and is a former director of the National Theatre School of Canada.

 

Watch now his Masterclass on Youtube and discover his tricks, traps and techniques about acting.

What to do first with a script and how to avoid the acting pitfalls; why actors should not highlight their lines; how actors can avoid being self-conscious; and much more!

 

NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE!

​For more acting techniques, subscribe to William B. Davis Official YouTube channel and remember to turn on your notifications so you never miss a new video when it’s published.

If you are looking for more in-depth acting tips and to discover how William B. Davis became a star, be sure to buy his book "On Acting... and life". The book can be signed and personalized at your request.

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On Acting... and life. THE AUDIO BOOK
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Review by AudioFile

Listeners are treated to the pleasing voice and manner of Canadian actor, director, and writer William B. Davis, made famous as the sinister Cigarette-Smoking Man in “The X-Files.” Part memoir of his professional life, part acting handbook, Davis’s work offers both an engaging, never sentimental look at the knowledge he’s gained and his hard-won philosophy on the essential elements needed for truthful acting. In Part I, he shares anecdotes from his first acting classes and his first acting and directing jobs, including his candid views of fellow actors, teachers, and other colleagues. In Part II, he focuses on the skills an actor can develop to make their performance resonate honestly. Listeners will enjoy this entertaining audiobook, and student actors and directors will especially appreciate Davis’s wealth of wisdom.

 

S.J.H. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

UPLOAD RENEWED FOR A SEASON 4!
WILLIAM B. DAVIS WILL RETURN AS DAVID CHOAK IN ONE OF THE BEST SCI-FI COMEDIES

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Upload has been renewed for Season 4 and David Choak, played by William B Davis, will return.

 

What weird things will he be up to? We won't tell but stay tuned to find out when Season 4 will be on your screen.

 

Season 3 is available now on Amazon Video.

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TROIKA
directed by WILLIAM B. DAVIS

William B. Davis directed and appeared in the Smoking Gun Collective production of Troika, 3 short comedies by Anton Chekhov.

The Proposal

On the Harmful Effects of Tobacco

The Bear

Troika was on stage from October 28 to November 12, 2023 at the Jericho Arts Centre in Vancouver. 

With Jack Rigg, Chris Walters, Rebecca Husain, William B. Davis, Martha Ansfield-Scrase, Peter Robbins and John Prowse.

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WILLIAM B. DAVIS' NEW BOOK:
On Acting ...and life.

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Dozens of books on acting exist, but none of them are quite like this. Part memoir and part master class, modelled after Stephen King’s bestseller, On Writing, the book is divided into two parts. 

 

Part one takes readers on a seventy-year journey that begins with William B. Davis, at age twelve, riding his bicycle through the streets of Toronto to his first acting classes, and eventually leads to him starring in the long-running television series, The X-Files. From a summer theatre in Ontario to the National Theatre of Great Britain to the National Theatre School of Canada to the William Davis Centre for Actors’ Study in Vancouver, few have travelled such a colourful journey. Along the way, Davis met all sorts of familiar faces, including Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox, Albert Finney, Laurence Olivier, Maggie Smith, David Duchovny, and Gillian Anderson, among others. 

 

Although there is a lot about acting in part one, the heart of the book for an aspiring or working actor is in part two. What has Davis learned in seventy years of working both in the theatre and in film and television? A lot, as you will see. Davis grasp of the art of acting is vast and practical. And in some ways, original. 

 

In his final chapter, Davis explores the underlying philosophy of acting and actor training and argues for bringing the work in to the twenty-first century.

WILLIAM B. DAVIS' NEW BOOK LAUNCH

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The launch of William B. Davis's new book "On Acting... and life" took place on May 3rd in Vancouver.

Joining William B. Davis was special guest, X-Files Producer, R.W. Goodwin for a lively interview and storytelling from their time together on their iconic television show.

 

The evening included:

Excerpts from "On Acting... and life" read by William B. Davis

Questions and Answers with the audience

An opportunity to have your book signed by the author.

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