Name Nick Davis Role Writer | Spouse Jane Mendelsohn (m. 1994) Children Lily Davis | |
Movies Blood, Sweat + Gears: Racing Clean to the Tour de France, JACK, 1999 Parents Johanna Mankiewicz Davis, Peter Davis Books Early Modern Writing a, Stories of Chaos: Reason a, Jamaica ‑ Culture Smart!: T, Boone: A Novel, Jamaica ‑ Culture Smart!: th Similar People Jane Mendelsohn, Peter Davis, Herman J Mankiewicz, Tess Slesinger, Josh Mankiewicz | ||
Nick Davis (born 1965) is a writer, director, and producer.
He is the son of film director Peter Davis and the late Johanna Mankiewicz Davis. His paternal grandparents were the novelist and screenwriter Tess Slesinger and the screenwriter Frank Davis. His maternal grandfather was the screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz. His brother, Tim, is a television writer. Davis lives in New York City with his wife, novelist Jane Mendelsohn, and their two daughters.
After graduating from Harvard University, where he was one of the founding members of the improv comedy group On Thin Ice, Davis co-wrote the novel Boone with his friend Brooks Hansen. He then performed improvisational comedy and acting before moving to behind-the camera roles.
Early in his career, Davis co-produced The Language of Life with Bill Moyers for PBS and produced Money and Power: The History of Business for CNBC. Davis also directed the Emmy Award-winning Jack: The Last Kennedy Film in 1993, which was produced with his father.
In 1998 he wrote and directed an independent film called 1999.
In 2001, he started Nick Davis Productions and has produced numerous television programs, including Making News, which ran for two seasons on TV Guide Network.
In 2007, he wrote an episode of the ESPN Miniseries The Bronx is Burning.
In 2009, he directed the film Blood, Sweat + Gears, about the 2008 season of Team Slipstream, a cycling team devoted to riding clean and succeeding at the highest level of the sport. The film aired on the Sundance Channel.