Philip Davis kickstarted his acting career in various films such as the Anthony Newley musical comedy "Mr. Quilp" (1975), "Quadrophenia" (1979) and "Grown Ups" (1980). He also appeared in "Pink Floyd The Wall" (1982), the dramatic adaptation "The Bounty" (1984) with Mel Gibson and the Timothy Dalton historical feature "The Doctor and the Devils" (1985). He kept working in film throughout the nineties, starring in the Reece Dinsdale drama "I.D." (1995), "Crimetime" (1996) and the Timothy Spall comedic drama "Secrets & Lies" (1996). He also appeared in the dramatic comedy "Different for Girls" (1997) with Steven MacKintosh. Davis was nominated for an Actor In a Supporting Role BAFTA Award for "Vera Drake" in 2004. In his more recent career, he continued to act in the dramatic period piece "Casanova" (2005) with Heath Ledger, "Notes on a Scandal" (2006) with Judi Dench and the crime picture "Cassandra's Dream" (2008) with Colin Farrell. He also appeared in the foreign "Another Year" (2010) with Jim Broadbent and "Brighton Rock" (2011). Davis most recently acted on "Poldark" (PBS, 2015-).