Peter Davis (actor)
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Peter Davis is a Malaysian actor, model and mixed martial artist
best known for his role as Eric Tan in the award winning 2008 movie Sell Out!
.
Davis has starred in a number of TV commercials for brands such as Nissan, Samsung, Mentos and Sony and is a runway model who has appeared at shows for Calvin Klein, Adidas, Levis, Canali, Roger Dubius and many more. He has also been a model coach on the Malaysian reality TV show I Wanna Be A Model (Season 3)
.
He also works as an occasional columnist for Men's Health (magazine)
, offering readers tips on style and fashion. In 2009 he was named by MSN Malaysia as one of the top ten rising stars in the world of entertainment.
While fixing his car in Kuala Lumpur he was approached by Sell Out!
Director Yeo Joon Han, who wanted to cast him as the hero in his debut feature. Sell Out! won numerous awards and Davis received widespread praise for his role as Eric Tan which also required him to sing, something he admits he is not particularly good at.
He began learning a martial art called 'Wuji Chuan' from a fellow Malaysian when he was 20 years old. He has continued to practise martial arts ever since and currently teaches a class in Kuala Lumpur.
He made his mixed martial arts
debut against Masaya Doi and won by knockout after 0:59 at UKMMAC on 22 August 2004. His next fight was against Darren Guisha at UKMMAC on 24 November 2004. The fight was for the UKMMAC Welterweight title but Davis lost a unanimous decision.
Davis did not compete for two years until he faced Paul Broughton at UKMMAC 15 with the UKMMAC Welterweight title on the line again. This time Davis was victorious winning with a unanimous decision to become the UKMMAC Welterweight champion, a title he would never defend.
|Win
|align=center|2-1
|
Paul Broughton
|Decision (unanimous)
|UKMMAC 15
|
|align=center|4
|align=center|5:00
|Circus Tavern
, Essex
|Wins UKMMAC Welterweight Title
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-1
| Darren Guisha
|Decision (unanimous)
|UKMMAC 9
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Circus Tavern
, Essex
|For UKMMAC Welterweight Title
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|
Masaya Doi
|Knock out (punch)
|UKMMAC 8
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:59
|Circus Tavern
, Essex
|
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
best known for his role as Eric Tan in the award winning 2008 movie Sell Out!
Sell Out!
Sell Out! is a 2008 comedy film set in Malaysia which premiered at the 65th Venice International Film Festival where it also won the Young Cinema Award for Alternative Vision. It was written, edited and directed by Yeo Joon Han who is a graduate of the London Film Academy...
.
Davis has starred in a number of TV commercials for brands such as Nissan, Samsung, Mentos and Sony and is a runway model who has appeared at shows for Calvin Klein, Adidas, Levis, Canali, Roger Dubius and many more. He has also been a model coach on the Malaysian reality TV show I Wanna Be A Model (Season 3)
I Wanna Be A Model (Season 3)
I Wanna Be A Model featured a cast of 16 contestants will compete with each other to become the ultimate male and female supermodel...
.
He also works as an occasional columnist for Men's Health (magazine)
Men's Health (magazine)
Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...
, offering readers tips on style and fashion. In 2009 he was named by MSN Malaysia as one of the top ten rising stars in the world of entertainment.
Biography
Davis is the son of an English father and a Malaysian mother. He grew up in England and began his career in the finance industry before moving to Kuala Lumpur in 2006. A friend suggested he try modelling and he entered a competition for Elite Modelling. He was subsequently spotted by Blitz Productions who put him on the catwalk for the first time at KL Fashion Week in 2006.While fixing his car in Kuala Lumpur he was approached by Sell Out!
Sell Out!
Sell Out! is a 2008 comedy film set in Malaysia which premiered at the 65th Venice International Film Festival where it also won the Young Cinema Award for Alternative Vision. It was written, edited and directed by Yeo Joon Han who is a graduate of the London Film Academy...
Director Yeo Joon Han, who wanted to cast him as the hero in his debut feature. Sell Out! won numerous awards and Davis received widespread praise for his role as Eric Tan which also required him to sing, something he admits he is not particularly good at.
He began learning a martial art called 'Wuji Chuan' from a fellow Malaysian when he was 20 years old. He has continued to practise martial arts ever since and currently teaches a class in Kuala Lumpur.
He made his mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
debut against Masaya Doi and won by knockout after 0:59 at UKMMAC on 22 August 2004. His next fight was against Darren Guisha at UKMMAC on 24 November 2004. The fight was for the UKMMAC Welterweight title but Davis lost a unanimous decision.
Davis did not compete for two years until he faced Paul Broughton at UKMMAC 15 with the UKMMAC Welterweight title on the line again. This time Davis was victorious winning with a unanimous decision to become the UKMMAC Welterweight champion, a title he would never defend.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
|align=center|2-1
|
Paul Broughton|Decision (unanimous)
|UKMMAC 15
|
|align=center|4
|align=center|5:00
|Circus Tavern
Circus Tavern
The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. However, it is most famous as having been a long-time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship....
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
|Wins UKMMAC Welterweight Title
|-
|Loss
|align=center|1-1
|
Darren Guisha|Decision (unanimous)
|UKMMAC 9
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Circus Tavern
Circus Tavern
The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. However, it is most famous as having been a long-time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship....
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
|For UKMMAC Welterweight Title
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0
|
Masaya Doi|Knock out (punch)
|UKMMAC 8
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:59
|Circus Tavern
Circus Tavern
The Circus Tavern is an entertainment venue in Purfleet, Essex, England which hosts functions, cabaret acts and is also a nightclub venue. However, it is most famous as having been a long-time venue of the PDC World Darts Championship....
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
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