Howard "John" Davis was born on December 2nd 1990 in Bath, England to Kelly, a carpenter and Clare, a pharmacy technician. In 2002 Howard immigrated to Canada with his family settling in Kelowna, British Columbia. He was a well respected, hardworking student who, during his free time, participated in as many possible school and community plays and productions. Upon graduating Kelowna Secondary School in 2008 he attended Ryerson Theatre School in Toronto with his sister Kathryn Davis also stage and screen actress. Graduating in June of 2014 Howard joined as a company member with the renowned Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada as part of their 2015 season.