Acclaimed actor Adam Davenport is once again being recognized for his work by being submitted to the Breakthrough Actor categories at the Black Reel Awards and NAACP Image Awards. The actor is being recognized for his immense portrayal of real-life WWII pilot James Alonzo Walker in the biographical war drama, ‘Heroes of Halyard.’

Davenport made history as the first African American actor to appear in both Serbian and Croatian cinema. He starred in ‘Heroes of Halyard,’ which was written and directed by Rados Bajić and premiered on Prime Video in the U.S. earlier this year. He also appeared in helmer Danilo Šerbedžija’s biographical film, ‘Dražen.’ His portrayal of Walker earned Best Supporting Actor honors from more than a dozen international festivals, including the Anatolian Film Awards (Turkey), Eastern Europe Film Festival, Five Continents, New York International Film Awards, Oniros, Rome International Movie Awards and Sweden Films. Additionally, he won a Sattelite Award for Best Acting Ensemble for the film ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.’

A multi-hyphenate artist, he previously made history as the first African American producer to chart on Billboard for EDM when his debut single ‘My Return Address Is You’ broke into the top 25 of the Billboard Dance Club Chart.

He graduated from Yale University and is a member of BAFTA, the European Film Academy and National Alliance of Acting Teachers. As the artistic director of The International Acting Studio (TIAS), he is also a certified Chubbuck Technique Teacher and Designated Meisner Teacher.

He also co-produced the feature film ‘Furlough,’ starring Academy Award winners Melissa Leo, Whoopi Goldberg and Anna Paquin.

Check out our op-ed celebrating the actor’s career, ‘Why Hollywood Should Give Adam Davenport a Real Role,’ here, which was covered in the Serbian media outlet, Nova.

We appreciate having a pull quote from ‘Why Hollywood Should Give Adam Davenport a Real Role’ in the FYC one sheet above!