Rob Davis is a renowned documentary filmmaker, commercials director, and co-owner of the factual television company Double Act. Over the past twenty years, he has directed and executive produced high-profile factual television programs for major broadcasters worldwide, including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sky, NBC, Netflix, Discovery, Disney+, National Geographic, and Animal Planet.
Rob has earned a reputation for creating films with visual flair, humor, strong characters, and compelling narratives. In addition to his documentary work, he has also directed commercial campaigns for prominent brands such as Ford, Mastercard, Nokia, and Colgate Palmolive.
At the age of 25, Rob won his first award for a powerful documentary titled "My Baby Or My Life," which aired on Channel 4 and received a Royal Television Society Award. The following year, he won an Emmy as Associate Producer for NBC's epic drama-documentary history series "Lost Civilizations." By the time he was 26, Rob had become one of the youngest directors to work on the BBC's flagship documentary series "Modern Times."
Since then, Rob has produced over 100 hours of critically acclaimed television on a wide range of subjects, including science, technology, natural history, crime, human interest, and reality TV. He has a passion for creating groundbreaking television and has directed several notable programs, including the original "Child Genius" series, "Fat Girls & Feeders," and "Dead Famous DNA."
Rob has also devised successful television formats, such as the adventure series "LOST," which aired on Channel 4 and NBC. In recent years, he has turned his attention to executive producing UK and US primetime shows for National Geographic, Discovery Networks, and Channel 4.
Double Act, Rob's production company, is one of the UK's fastest-growing independent TV companies and is based in Brixton, South London. The company has broken into the US market, producing premium shows for Netflix, Disney+, Discovery Channel, National Geographic, HGTV, Facebook, and Animal Planet's Number 1 hit show "Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet."
