DeRay Davis
Acting • Born 1982-02-26
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.
Filmography
67 credits
The Fog
Movie • 2005
Spooner
Barbershop
Movie • 2002
Hustle Guy
License to Wed
Movie • 2007
Joel
Scary Movie 4
Movie • 2006
Marvin
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Movie • 2004
Hustle Guy
All Star Comedy Jam
Movie • 2009
Self
Old Dogs
Movie • 2009
Zoo Security Guard
Semi-Pro
Movie • 2008
Bee Bee Ellis
Lady Bouncer
Movie • 2017
Bromley
School for Scoundrels
Movie • 2006
Bee Bee
Code Name: The Cleaner
Movie • 2007
Ronnie
I Want Your Girl
Movie • 2009
Imagine That
Movie • 2009
John Strother
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Movie • 2013
Stoop
Deray Davis: Power Play
Movie • 2011
Himself
Jumping the Broom
Movie • 2011
Malcolm
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story
Movie • 2002
Jaxx's bodyguard
Chocolate Sundaes Presents: Live on Sunset Strip!: Vol. 2
Movie • 2011
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood
Movie • 2005
Mario 'FA REAL' Greene
Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special
Movie • 2022
Self
The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival
Movie • 2022
Self
The Seat Filler
Movie • 2004
E.J.
My Favorite Five
Movie • 2015
Sans
48 Hours to Live
Movie • 2016
Fiorentino
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?
Movie • 2006
June Bug
The Hit
Movie • 2007
Sirus
Drumline: A New Beat
Movie • 2014
Kevin Taylor
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Movie • 2016
Rayford
Wake
Movie • 2023
Eddie
A Very Larry Christmas
Movie • 2014
Larry Huffman
Meet the Blacks
Movie • 2016
Tyrone
All Eyez on Me
Movie • 2017
Legs
Frankenhood
Movie • 2009
Motown
Life As We Know It
Movie • 2010
Lonnie
Grow House
Movie • 2017
Pat
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
Movie • 2017
One-Oh-One (voice)
DeRay Davis: How to Act Black
Movie • 2017
Artist
DeRay Davis' Annual Funny & Famous Comedy Jam
Movie • 2017
21 Jump Street
Movie • 2012
Domingo
The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1
Movie • 2004
How High 2
Movie • 2019
Big Bang
Gully
Movie • 2021
Calvin's Father
Chocolate City
Movie • 2015
Chris McCoy
How She Move
Movie • 2008
Self
Full Clip
Movie • 2004
Preacher
A Compton Story
Movie • 2020
Narrator (voice)
GRQ the Movie
Movie
Reggie
My Girlfriend's Back
Movie • 2010
Kenyatta
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
TV • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Tales
TV • 2017
Davenport
Empire
TV • 2015
Rose Thug
Snowfall
TV • 2017
Peaches
My Wife and Kids
TV • 2001
R.J.
I Can See Your Voice
TV • 2020
So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg
TV • 2022
Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
TV • 2005
Self
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
TV • 2022
Self
The League
TV • 2009
Boris
Joking Off
TV • 2015
Self
The Chi
TV • 2018
Marshawn
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
TV • 2025
Mechanic / Terrance (voice)
Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances
TV • 2025
Mechanic (voice)
Reno 911!
TV • 2003
Criminal
Reno 911!
TV • 2003
Homeless Guy
Reno 911!
TV • 2003
Junior the Third
Entourage
TV • 2004
Hack
I Can See Your Voice
TV • 2020
Self - Guest Panelist