Josef Davies

Josef Davies is a British stage, television and film actor. Among his numerous roles, he played Sören in television series Young Wallander (2020–2022) and Sergei Nikulov in Star City (TV series).

Career

Stage He trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and graduated in 2015. He made his professional debut as Hennessy in the original cast of the Martin McDonagh play Hangmen at the Royal Court Theatre. In 2016, he appeared in a production of The 306: Dawn by Oliver Emanuel, in Perthshire.

In 2021, he appeared in Samuel Bailey play Shook at the Southwark Playhouse. In 2022, he appeared in Ravenscourt at the Hampstead Theatre. In 2023, he acted in the West End in the Peter Morgan play Patriots at the Noël Coward Theatre, portraying Alexander Litvinenko, opposite Stefanie Martini as his wife, Martina.

Film and television His early television roles included historical drama Chernobyl (2019), the 2019 British television series Curfew and long-running BBC One historical drama series Call the Midwife. He had a series regular role as Sören in Young Wallander on Netflix in 2021. He played Chris Brown in the ITV drama series The Hunt for Raoul Moat in 2023.

His film roles include 1917, Dumbo, and The King. He played a prison inmate in the first season of Andor, the Star Wars: Rogue One prequel series for Disney+.

In 2025, he was a guest star on the fifth series of Grace for ITV. He has an upcoming role in 2025 Agatha Christie adaptation The Seven Dials Mystery for Netflix. In February 2025, he was cast in For All Mankind spin-off Star City for Apple TV+.

Filmography Film + Year Title Role Notes 2019 Dumbo Dreamland Security Guard The King Beale 1917 Private Stokes

Television + Year Title Role Notes 2018 Call the Midwife Allan 1 episode 2019 Silent Witness Les 2 episodes 2019 Curfew Ewan 1 episode 2019 Chernobyl Janek Miniseries, 1 episode 2019 World on Fire Henry 1 episode 2019 The Crown Christine's boyfriend 1 episode 2020–2022 Young Wallander Soren Main role, 12 episodes 2022 This is Going to Hurt Medieval Costume Man Miniseries, 1 episode 2022 Andor Xaul 3 episodes 2025 Grace Danny Starr 1 episode 2026 Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Alfred Miniseries, 2 episodes 2026 Star City Sergei Nikulov 8 episodes