During his Sophomore through Senior summers he would travel to Stagedoor Manor Theatrical Training Center in upstate New York.
After graduating high school in 2001 [4] Davern enrolled at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City.
Davern has appeared in the films The Pool Boys, Born to Race: Fast Track, Love & Mercy and The Stanford Prison Experiment.
In 2016 he starred in season 6 episode 8 of Shameless US as "Larry", a maiesiophile who develops an interest in the show's protagonist, Debbie, then a single pregnant teenager.
In addition to his charity work with Racing for Kids, Davern helps Wounded Warrior Project, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Stars for Smiles, and Ronald McDonald House.