Ditch Davey

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Ditch Davey
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Ditch Davey in 2006
Born1974or1975(age 48–49) [1]
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Known for Blue Heelers and Home and Away
Spouse
Sophia Dunn
(m. 2010)
(separated)
Children2
Awards Logie 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.

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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
YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Small ChangeMickShort film
2008Under a Red MoonStewFeature film
2009 Blessed NathanFeature film
2009If at First You Don't SucceedAndrewShort film
2011Closing InWhelanShort film
2012 Crawlspace RomeoFeature film
2013We've All Been ThereMattShort film
2013CopingUncle TrevorShort film
Television performances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Bondi BanquetDasher Rorschach
2000 Water Rats Brendan HoganEpisodes: "Reunion" and "In the Blood"
Above the Law Chris ClarkEpisodes: "A Hard Day's Night" and "By the Book"
2001 Do or Die SlipperMiniseries
2001–2006 Blue Heelers Evan JonesSeries regular
2008 Satisfaction RossoEpisode: "Rubber Dubber"
2010 Wilfred ClaranceEpisode: "Dog Star"
2011 Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here Det. Sgt. Mick Ritchie
2008–2011 Sea Patrol Captain Jim RothRecurring role
2012–2013 Spartacus: War of the Damned Nemetes
2014 Black Box Dr. Ian BickmanSeries regular
2015Texas Rising: The Lost SoldierGeorge WilkersonMiniseries
2016 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Llewellyn SullivanEpisode: "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
2022Beyond the DarkNathan1 episode
2023 Paper Dolls Roger LevettMain cast

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