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Meet Jonathan Daviss, who stars as Pope in Outer Banks and will play Snoop Dogg next

STORYAlexa Vernice Pacis
Jonathan Daviss attends a fan event for Netflix’s Outer Banks Season 5 in Los Angeles on August 15. Photo: EPA
Jonathan Daviss attends a fan event for Netflix’s Outer Banks Season 5 in Los Angeles on August 15. Photo: EPA
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As the Netflix hit draws to a close, the actor playing the brains of the Pogues bids an emotional farewell to co-stars Madelyn Cline, Chase Stokes and more

The fifth and final season of Outer Banks just dropped on Netflix, and anticipation among fans is high after the major cliffhanger and character death in Season 4.
Outer Banks cast members at a fan event for Season 5 of the Netflix show on August 15. Photo: @obx/Instagram
Outer Banks cast members at a fan event for Season 5 of the Netflix show on August 15. Photo: @obx/Instagram
The show first aired in 2020 during the early days of the Covid-19 lockdown, and quickly went viral for its coastal aesthetics, the treasure hunt plot and the attractive young cast. After seven years of working together, the series wrap was emotional for the actors.
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“All of a sudden, we do that last shot, and then we hear, ‘That’s a wrap on the show,’” Jonathan Daviss, who plays Pope Heyward, told People. “And I’m looking around at everybody, and it really starts to set in that this is the last time we’re going to be doing this show forever. It’s a wash of emotions.”

Though Outer Banks is coming to an end, Daviss is among the actors who have new, exciting projects lined up. So, who is the 26-year-old breakout star set to play Snoop Dogg in the rapper’s upcoming biopic? Here’s what we know.

What is Jonathan Daviss’ background?

Jonathan Daviss kept himself busy in school with extracurricular activities. Photo: @jonathandavissofficial/Instagram.
Jonathan Daviss kept himself busy in school with extracurricular activities. Photo: @jonathandavissofficial/Instagram.

Jonathan Pierce Daviss was born on February 28, 2000, in Nashville, Tennessee. He was raised in Conroe, Texas, where he attended Conroe High School.

In his secondary school years, Daviss was actively engaged in various extracurricular activities. “I wanted to figure out how to do [acting] at a young age,” Daviss told tmrw Magazine. “But then I played [American] football. And then once you get to varsity football, that kind of cuts into theatre time. And then I was doing debate at the same time, too. And I was doing prose and poetry competitions. I was doing a lot in high school at the same time.”

How did Jonathan Daviss get into acting?

Jonathan Daviss, pictured with Snoop Dogg, whom he will portray in an upcoming biopic about the rapper. Photo: @snoopdogg/Instagram
Jonathan Daviss, pictured with Snoop Dogg, whom he will portray in an upcoming biopic about the rapper. Photo: @snoopdogg/Instagram
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