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Geraint was in New York playing the part of Edmond in
King Lear, which starred
Christopher Plummer in the title role, when he was asked to play Cyrano in
Michael Kahn's production of Rostand's play.
Stacy Keach had been signed on for the role, but when his knee surgery failed to heal in time, they knew that they needed a replacement within a few days' time, and Geraint was deemed to be the best choice to take it on at the last minute.
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Geraint has narrated a pair of audio books, Great American Suspense: Five Unabridged Classics and Great Classic Hauntings: Six Unabridged Stories.
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In 2004, Geraint recorded a CD which was auctioned for charity titled "5 Uneasy Pieces". Only one copy was made of the CD, so that it would fetch the highest possible bid for the charity.
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Geraint is 5'11", with brown hair and eyes.
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Geraint's hobbies include golf, tennis, skiing, and traveling.
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After the tragedy of September 11th, Geraint wrote a poem entitled "The Rest is Silence," which can be read on his official website.
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While attending boarding school in Toronto, Geraint ran the schools theater. He admits to playing all of the female characters until he convinced the school to allow girls to join.
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Geraint says that if he wasn't an actor he'd have a job writing music, although he doesn't know what form the music would take.
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Geraint's 20 year marriage to artist Alana Guinn ended when he became involved with his
Cyrano co-star,
Claire Lautier, in 2006. Geraint played Cyrano, and Claire played Roxane in this production for Washington DC's Shakespeare Theatre Company. Geraint and ex-wife Alana have two children together, son Galen (born in 1986) and daughter Pyper (born in 1988).
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In 1999, Geraint was the executive producer of the short film Cocktailed Confusion.
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In 2006, Geraint became a U.S. citizen. His induction ceremony was presided over by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after the Court had been sworn in for the session. Geraint had become a resident of Washiington DC while starring in a production of Love's Labour Lost.
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Geraint is represented professionally by Paradigm in Beverly Hills, California.
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In 2000, Geraint released a CD entitled "Bar Talk." All the music on the album was written, arranged, and performed by Davies. Geraint has donated the proceeds from the CD to several charities, including Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, the Childrens' Hospital Foundation of Washington D.C., the Atlantic Theatre Festival of Wolfville and The Stratford Festival's Shakespeare School located in Stratford, Ontario.
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Geraint has been nominated for three Gemini Awards, all in the category of "Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role." In 1993 and 1996 for
Forever Knight and in 1998 for
Black Harbour.
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Geraint's acting dream was to play the title role of Richard III in the famed Shakespeare play. In early 2007 he achieved that dream when he starred in the Shakespeare Theater Company in Washington D.C.
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Davies has admitted that he has a fear of heights.
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On the
Forever Knight episode "
Baby Baby", Davies was actually playing the piano. He also co-wrote the song for that episode.