Ditch Davey

Ditch Davey
Ditch Davey in 2006
Born1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1]
Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Known forBlue Heelers and Home and Away
Spouse
Sophia Dunn
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(m. 2010)​
(separated)
Children2
AwardsLogie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent (2002)

Kristian "Ditch" Davey is an Australian actor known for his role as Evan Jones in the Seven Network's Blue Heelers from 2001 to 2006, and for playing the lead role of Julius Caesar in Netflix Season 2: Master of Rome Roman Empire in 2018.

Early life and education

Davey graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Perth in 1998.[2]

Career

Not long after leaving the WAAPA in 1998 and the state of Western Australia, Davey got his first acting job on a Wrigley's Eclipse chewing gum ad.[2] Following this, he was seen on Australian dramas such as All Saints,[3] Above the Law, and Water Rats.[4] Following a small role in the Seven Network telemovie Do or Die, Davey attracted the attention of the Blue Heelers producers. He was soon cast as probationary constable Evan Jones and he made his first appearance in July 2001.[5] In 2006, Blue Heelers was cancelled after twelve years.[6]

Davey hosted Channel Seven's Police Files: Unlocked before leaving to work on Sea Patrol. From 2008 until 2011, Davey played SAS officer Jim Roth on a semi-regular basis.[7][3] He had a guest role in a 2010 episode of Wilfred.[3] The following year, Davey played Detective Sergeant Mick Ritchie in Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here.[8] He also portrayed Romeo in the 2012 Australian science-fiction film Crawlspace.[9] He also had a supporting role in the final season of "Spartacus: War of the Damned". In 2014, Davey starred in the ABC-TV series Black Box, as Dr. Ian Bickman, chief neurosurgeon, opposite Kelly Reilly. In 2017, he joined the cast of the comedy-drama series 800 Words.[10]

In 2018, he landed the lead role of Julius Caesar in Netflix Season 2: Master of Rome Roman Empire,[11] alongside Jessica Green who played Cleopatra.[12]

From September 2020, Davey began playing neurosurgeon Dr. Christian Green in the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away.[13] Davey plays the role of Roger Levett in the Network 10/Paramount+ series Paper Dolls.[14]

Personal life

Davey has been married to actress Sophia Dunn since 2010. They have two sons.[15] In 2020, the family relocated to Sydney to accommodate Davey's filming commitments with Home and Away.[15]

Awards and nominations

In 2002, Davey won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent.[16]

Filmography

Film performances
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Small Change Mick Short film
2008 Under a Red Moon Stew Feature film
2009 Blessed Nathan Feature film
2009 If at First You Don't Succeed Andrew Short film
2011 Closing In Whelan Short film
2012 Crawlspace Romeo Feature film
2013 We've All Been There Matt Short film
2013 Coping Uncle Trevor Short film
Television performances
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Bondi Banquet Dasher Rorschach
2000 Water Rats Brendan Hogan Episodes: "Reunion" and "In the Blood"
Above the Law Chris Clark Episodes: "A Hard Day's Night" and "By the Book"
2001 Do or Die Slipper Miniseries
2001–2006 Blue Heelers Evan Jones Series regular
2008 Satisfaction Rosso Episode: "Rubber Dubber"
2010 Wilfred Clarance Episode: "Dog Star"
2011 Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here Det. Sgt. Mick Ritchie
2008–2011 Sea Patrol Captain Jim Roth Recurring role
2012–2013 Spartacus: War of the Damned Nemetes
2014 Black Box Dr. Ian Bickman Series regular
2015 Texas Rising: The Lost Soldier George Wilkerson Miniseries
2016 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Llewellyn Sullivan Episode: "The Visible World"
2017 800 Words Terry Turner
2018 Roman Empire Julius Caesar Season 2: Master of Rome
2020–21 Home and Away Christian Green Main cast
2022 Beyond the Dark Nathan 1 episode
2023 Paper Dolls Roger Levett Main cast

References

  1. ^ Vnuk, Helen (4 December 2023). "Ditch Davey can relate to the Paper Dolls storyline about a young person being exploited". TV Week. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Williams, Vanessa (28 February 2017). "Here comes trouble". The West Australian. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Jansen, Ara (26 April 2011). "Love goes on Patrol". The West Australian. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Ditch Davey" Archived 15 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Blue Heelers Fan Site, retrieved 30 November 2006
  5. ^ "New cop for Heelers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 11 January 2024 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon
  6. ^ Idato, Michael (14 January 2006). "Blue Heelers killed, and AFL is main suspect". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Official site". Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  8. ^ Knox, David (28 January 2011). "Airdate: Underbelly Files: Lucifer / Infiltration / Man Who Got Away". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  9. ^ Nearly a Half-Dozen New Crawlspace Stills Uncovered
  10. ^ Richardson, Louise (27 February 2017). "Blue Heelers' Ditch Davey joins 800 Words cast". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Ditch Davey tackles the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in Netflix's 'Roman Empire'". Yahoo! News. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Hail Caesar: Ditch Davey plays the Roman general in Netflix series". IF Magazine. 6 August 2018.
  13. ^ Knox, David (16 September 2020). "Ditch Davey enters Summer Bay". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  14. ^ Knox, David (1 March 2023). "More cast join Paper Dolls". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  15. ^ a b Brennan, Bella (8 December 2020). "Family first! Meet Home And Away star Ditch Davey's two mini-me sons". Now to Love. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  16. ^ "And the winners are..." The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Ditch Davey". The Independent Management Company. Retrieved 11 January 2024.