Dan Ewing

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Dan Ewing
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Ewing in March 2013
Born
Daniel M. Ewing

(1985-06-03) 3 June 1985 (age 39) [1]
Manly, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Spouse
Marni Little
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(m. 2012;div. 2016)​
Children2

Daniel M. Ewing (born 3 June 1985), is an Australian actor. He appeared on Seven Network's Home and Away series as Reuben Humphries in 2007. In 2011 he returned to the show and rose to prominence for his portrayal of Heath Braxton. Ewing is also known for portraying Dillon in Power Rangers RPM .

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Early life

Ewing was born in Manly and grew up in Forestville. [2] He is the eldest of four children. Ewing attended Marist Catholic College North Shore, where he took part in various musicals. [2] Ewing played representative basketball for Manly Warringah and he took part in two state championships and toured the U.S. and Canada. [2] Ewing was a part-time student at NIDA, attending the Open Program courses. [3]

Career

Ewing appeared in Home and Away as Reuben Humpheries in 2007. [4] He has also had guest roles in Blue Water High , Spirited and Rescue: Special Ops . [5] Ewing secured a role as Dillon the Black RPM Ranger in children's television series Power Rangers RPM . [5]

In September 2010, Ewing joined the cast of Home and Away again, this time as Heath Braxton. The actor made his debut in February 2011. [4] Ewing also became a contestant on the 11th season of Dancing with the Stars . He was partnered with Luda Kroiter, and danced in support of the St Vincent de Paul Society, where his mother works. [6] Ewing and Kroiter were eliminated in week five. [7] On 9 December 2013, Ewing confirmed that he would be leaving Home and Away, and made his on-screen departure during the following year. [8]

Ewing reprised his role as Heath Braxton for the feature-length special, Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye , along with co-star Lisa Gormley (Bianca Scott). In 2016, Ewing returned to Home and Away, along with Gormley. [9] Both Ewing and Gormley starred in the feature-length specials Home and Away: Revenge and Home and Away: All or Nothing . [10] Ewing also starred in the Australian feature film Red Billabong , alongside Tim Pocock. [11] He has roles in Dunamis, [12] and Chasing Comets . [13]

In 2018, Ewing starred in horror film Beast No More , [14] and the sci-fi action film Occupation , alongside Temuera Morrison. [15] He filmed an appearance in the sci-fi thriller 1, directed by Robert Braiden, [13] and made a guest appearance in the ninth episode of Harrow . [16] In April 2019, Ewing joined the cast of Love and Monsters . [17] He will reprise his Occupation role of Matt Simmons in the 2021 sequel Occupation: Rainfall . [18]

Personal life

Ewing became engaged to Marni Little in September 2011, [19] and they married on 15 December 2012. [20] Little gave birth to their son in September 2014. [21] The couple announced their separation in 2016. [11]

Ewing has been in a relationship with actress Kat Risteska since August 2016. [13] He announced their engagement on 24 December 2021. [22] In March 2022, they confirmed they were expecting their first child together, [23] and Risteska gave birth to their daughter on 22 July 2022. [24]

On 21 October 2018, Ewing allegedly assaulted Little's husband David Robertshaw during a custody swap of their son. Ewing and Robertshaw argued for almost an hour while keeping his son locked in the car, before the police were called to the scene. Ewing was given an apprehended violence order (AVO) and faced Manly Local Court on 6 November 2018. [25] On 3 November 2018, Ewing was handed another AVO, this time to keep away from Little's home and was due to attend Manly Local Court on 13 November 2018. [26]

Filmography

Television appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 Home and Away Reuben HumpheriesRecurring role; Season 20
2008 Blue Water High Guest role
2009 Rescue: Special Ops Jack GardenerEpisode #1.09
Power Rangers RPM Dillon / Ranger Operator Series BlackAll 32 episodes
2010 Spirited Jason StoneEpisode #1.05
2011–2014,
2016–2017,
2021		 Home and Away [27] Heath Braxton Seasons 24−27 (regular role)
Seasons 29−30, 34 (recurring role)

596 episodes

2015 Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye Heath BraxtonFeature-length special
2016 Home and Away: Revenge Heath BraxtonFeature-length special
2017 Home and Away: All or Nothing Heath BraxtonFeature-length special
2018 Harrow Nurse RawlingsEpisode: "Lex Talionis" ("The Law of Retaliation")

Film appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023The Silent ServiceNelson Asimov 3rd Fleet Chief of Staff USS Abraham Lincoln
Godless: The Eastfield Exorcism Ron Levonde [28] [29] [30]
2021 Occupation: Rainfall Matt Simmons
2020 Love and Monsters Cap
2018 Beast No More Jake
1Darren
Occupation Matt Simmons
Chasing Comets Chase
2016Factory HandsLewis HineShort
Red Billabong Nick Marshall
2008RevolutionBrandon
2007Grand SmokeVincent
2006 Superman Returns University Student
2004 Dead Meat Castle Zombie

Theatre

YearTitleRoleDirectorTheatre
1999 Jesus Christ Superstar ChorusAnthony McDonaldMcDonald Theatre Company – Sydney (Musical)
2002 Godspell SingerAnthony McDonaldMcDonald Theatre Company (Musical)
2003 Les Misérables BrujonAnthony McDonaldMcDonald Theatre Company (Musical)

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