“ | I couldn't be more sorry. I never want to lie to you again. I think that we can both agree to be better. That we can live our lives more honestly. Both with ourselves and with each other. | ” |
— Nick to Julien
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Davis Calloway is a recurring character in the Gossip Girl revival. He is portrayed by Luke Kirby.
Davis is the absentee father of Julien Calloway, who holds a grudge against Nick Lott for his affair with Davis's wife that resulted in the birth of their daughter.
Summary[]
Davis married Marion and they had a daughter, Julien. Davis was wealthy due to his exceptional career as a record producer for musical artists. Marion, however, was unhappy with her life and had an affair with Nick Lott. She left her husband and daughter to be with Nick, and had a child with him named Zoya. Marion died before she had the chance to raise either of her girls. Davis was left a single father and kept Julien in New York, though he was distant due to the travel his job demanded. However, he forbade Julien from forming a relationship with her half-sister and refused to speak to Nick due to their complicated past. He had a long battle with alcoholism after Marion died, but decided to get sober after an accident he had in front of Julien when she was 9.
Television Series[]
Season One[]
In "Just Another Girl on the MTA", Davis arrives at Julien's room to say goodbye as he has to fly to LA for a recording session. He wishes her a good first day of school.
In "She's Having a Maybe", Davis finds out about the secret sister relationship that Julien and Zoya were having, and also learned that Zoya and Nick moved to the Upper West Side to attend Constance. After learning the news, he is visibly upset, making Julien worry about his sobriety. In the end of the episode, Davis apologizes to Julien for lashing out at her at the charity the night before and for keeping her away from
In "Lies Wide Shut", While out partying with Max, Julien finds her dad in a club with another woman, Lola who he has been dating in secret, for a year. Julien also found that all those "business trips " about traveling abroad for work was a cover, when in reality he is staying with his girlfriend in a secret apartment. Julien didn't like the fact that her father was keeping secrets from her, and storms out of the penthouse. Later in the episode, Julien returns and finds her father having dinner with Lola at their place, and decides to put her opinions about her to the side, and pulls up to the table. She finds out that Lola was a decent person for her father, and apologizes to Davis for the way she was acting.
In "Fire Walks with Z" Davis greets Julien on her birthday with a gourmet breakfast spread on the table, where all the luxury designer brands have sent Julien birthdays gifts of their own. Julien clashes with Zoya since her birthday falls on the same day that their mother died. Their feud comes to a head when Gossip girl announces that the two girls were throwing separate parties to spite each other. Unfortunately, Davis and Nick got wind of this and sat the two girls down and came to a decision to merge the parties together after their daughters attempt to overthrow each other's party.
In "Parentsite" After failing the PSATs, Davis questions Julien's career path as an influencer so she has Luna arrange a business meeting to prove to him that she is serious.
In Once Upon a Time in the Upper West, After Lola burns their turkey, The Calloway's are forced to Zoya's place for Thanksgiving. During dinner, Davis reveals that he stopped Nick from being at Zoya's birth and from seeing her and Julien's mother before she died. he also announces that he and Lola were secretly engaged, were planning on getting married later in the next year. However, later in the episode, when a very intoxicated Lola was throwing up, she admits to Kate that she is unsure about whether he proposed out of love or to stop her testifying against him. Kate tells Jordan that Lola's secret is too incendiary to post on "Gossip Girl"
In Posts on a Scandal, . Jordan and Wendy convince Kate to post that Davis is a rapist on "Gossip Girl", which brings Julien's world crashing down. Davis denies the allegations but says that the accusation will destroy his and Julien's lives regardless. However, Julien finds evidence that Davis has slept with multiple women who were too drunk to consent and confronts him, though he continues to deny any wrongdoing
In Blackberry Narcissus, Davis and Julien continue to clash over the allegations and the situation is manipulated by "Gossip Girl" to get the public to turn on Julien for not taking an official stance. Julien and her friends trick "Gossip Girl" by overwhelming the account with tip-offs of her location so that she and Zoya can meet one of the women from Davis' past but she is shocked when the woman tells her she doesn't want to come forward. Davis and Julien continue to clash over the allegations and the situation is manipulated by "Gossip Girl" to get the public to turn on Julien for not taking an official stance. Julien and her friends trick "Gossip Girl" by overwhelming the account with tip-offs of her location so that she and Zoya can meet one of the women from Davis' past but she is shocked when the woman tells her she doesn't want to come forward.
In You Can't Take It with Jules, Julien returns home, only to find out Davis signed the majority of his assets to Julien and makes her grandparents legal guardians. Julien's grandmother revealed that her father has left town and has no intentions of returning.
In Gossip girl gone, Davis returns to New York, and heads to Nick's apartment, Davis gives Nick enough money to help him and Zoya stay in New York and Nick initially rejects his offer but later relents in order to do what's best for Zoya and Julien. He then hops on a plane leaving for France.
Personality[]
Relationships (TV Series)[]
Family[]
- Julien Calloway (Daughter with Marion)
Romances[]
- Marion † (Ex-Wife)
- Lola Morgan (Ex-fiancée; end engagement)
- Riley Love (One-Night-Stand; non-consensual)
Memorable Quotes[]
Hobbies & Skills[]
Trivia[]
- Davis’ Instagram account is run by his publicist.
- According to Rima, Davis has won more Grammys than Diplo and Calvin Harris combined. At the time of her statement, Diplo had five Grammy's and Calvin Harris had one.