9 6 1 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Scottish ▁film ▁director , ▁producer ▁and ▁screen writer . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁G orb als , ▁Davis ▁was ▁bed - rid den ▁with ▁ast h ma ▁during ▁his ▁child hood . ▁When ▁he ▁out g rew ▁the ▁condition , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fit ness ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁football ▁team ▁C elt ic ▁F . C . ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁and ▁be fri ended ▁the ▁singer ▁Rod ▁Stewart , ▁an ▁ar dent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁C elt ic . ▁When ▁Davis ▁moved ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁screen writing , ▁Stewart ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁people ▁in ▁show bus iness ▁to ▁give ▁his ▁career ▁a ▁start . ▁ ▁Davis ' ▁first ▁major ▁credit ▁was ▁as ▁screen writer ▁on ▁Love ▁in ▁Paris ▁( also ▁called ▁Another ▁ 9 ½ ▁We eks , ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁ 9 ½ ▁We eks ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁director ial ▁debut ▁with ▁The ▁Match , ▁a ▁football - th emed ▁rom antic ▁comedy ▁fil med ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁directed ▁Mod igli ani , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁artist ▁Am ede o ▁Mod igli ani . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Davis ▁wrote , ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁a ▁short ▁film , ▁Ha un ting ▁Charles ▁M anson , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year , ▁a ▁feature - length ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁film . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External