Roman Griffin Davis parents Camille Griffin and Ben Davis work in the film industry. Roman acted in the film Silent Night, directed by his mother Camille.
Davis is known for his phenomenal acting in the film Jojo Rabbit as the main lead. For the movie, the actor won two awards Critic’ Choice Movie Awards, two Phoenix Film Society Choice Awards, and a Golden Globe nomination.
The young actor’s twin brothers also acted in Silent Night, while his father assisted in the cinematography.
The film had a cast consisting of well-known actors like Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, and Lily-Rose Depp. The Silent Night premiered at the 2021 Toronto Film Festival and received accolades at the Sitges Film Festival and Sombra Festival.
The 15-year-old actor revealed that after his mother told him the film’s story, he was intrigued with the character Art and wanted to play the role.
In an interview, Roman mentioned that he thought working with his mom would be weird, but he felt normal and surreal.
The Silent Night actor resides in East Sussex with his parents and brothers.
Roman Griffin Davis Parents
Roman Griffin Davis parents Camille Griffin and Ben Davis have been in the industry for over two decades.
The couple began their careers as clapper loaders.
Father Ben Davis Is A Cinematographer
Ben Davis is known for his cinematography in movies like Avengers: Age of Ultron, Eternals, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Hannibal Rising. The cinematographer’s first feature film was Miranda, released in 2002.
The photography director has worked with renowned filmmaker Matthew Vaughn. He first collaborated with Matthew in 2004 in the film Layer Cake and later worked with him on three more films. Ben also worked with the director Martin McDonagh in the movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
At the beginning of his career, he worked as a clapper loader, camera operator, and focus puller at Samuelsons Camera House.
Ben’s father Mike was also a cinematographer and camera operator. The director of photography celebrates his birthday on September 6; he is currently 61 years old.
Mother Camille Griffin Is A Writer and Director
Camille Griffin wrote and directed seven short films, including A Weekend with Eva, Confused, Feeder, Vincent, and Say Sorry. The short films were shown at 20 international film festivals.
After Camille completed her studies at Bournemouth Film School, she worked in the camera department as a clapper loader for 13 years. Later, she went to Amsterdam for screenwriting and directing programs at The Binger Film Lab.
Griffin is 48 years old and celebrates her birthday on July 30.
Ben and Camille Are Married Since 2005
The couple has been married for 17 years. They first met at work when Ben was the director of photography of the project, and Camille was a clapper loader.
The duo has been tight-lipped about their relationship as they prefer to keep their married life private. They have shared limited pictures of them together on Instagram and other social media sites.
In a post, Camille mentioned being married to a cameraman, one would assume that he would take pictures all the time. She added that her husband rarely took pictures of her, but it turned out to be amazing when he did.
Roman Griffin Davis Brothers Gilby and Hardy
Roman twin brothers Gilby and Hardy appeared in the film Jojo Rabbits as Nazi Clones. Gilby and Hardy are the young ones in the family.
The twins became part of the movie when they came along with their mother and brother to Prague. Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi saw them and thought they could also work in the film.
According to their father’s tagged page on Instagram, the twins also have an older sister named Dora Davis.