Eka Darville

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Eka Darville
Eka Darville at the premiere of Mr Pip, Toronto Film Festival 2012.jpg
Darville in 2012
Born (1989-04-11) 11 April 1989 (age 34)
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active2006-present
PartnerLila Darville
ChildrenMana Darville (deceased),[ citation needed ] Zion Akua Darville

Eka Darville (born 11 April 1989) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Scott Truman in Power Rangers RPM, Pip in Mr. Pip , Malcolm Ducasse in Jessica Jones and Diego in The Originals .

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Biography

Early life

Darville went to Byron Bay High School and lives in Byron Bay, New South Wales, and Sydney. His father is the Jamaican reggae artist Ray Darwin and his mother is Canadian. [1]

Career

Darville is known for playing Malcolm Ducasse on the Netflix television series Jessica Jones , [2] as well as Diego on The CW TV series The Originals and Ryan Morgan on the Fox TV series Empire. He is also known for his past roles as Adam Bridge on the Australian television drama series Blue Water High , Taylor in The Elephant Princess , Scott Truman (Red Ranger) in Power Rangers RPM and Pietros in Spartacus: Blood and Sand .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The Sapphires Hendo
2012 Mr. Pip Pip
2017 Bernard and Huey Conrad
2018 Her Smell Ya-ema
2024 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes SilvaPost-production

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006Answered by FireSophie's BoyfriendTV film
2008 East of Everything Skateboarder"Viola Baby"
2008 Blue Water High Adam BridgeMain role (season 3)
2009 Power Rangers RPM Scott Truman/Red RangerMain role
2010 Spartacus: Blood and Sand PietrosRecurring role
2011 The Elephant Princess TaylorMain role (season 2)
2011 Terra Nova Max"Genesis: Parts 1 & 2", "What Remains"
2011 Power Rangers Samurai Scott Truman/Red Ranger"Clash of the Red Rangers: Parts 1 & 2" (Voice Only) (Credited as Tobias Reiss)
2012ShelterBobby RepetaTV film
2013 The Vampire Diaries Diego"The Originals"
2013–14 The Originals Diego Recurring role
2015 Empire Ryan MorganRecurring role
2015–19 Jessica Jones Malcolm Ducasse Main role
2017 The Defenders Main role
2019–20 Tell Me A Story Beau MorrisMain role (Season 2)

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References

  1. Eka Darville On 'Jessica Jones': 5 Things You Need To Know About Malcolm Ducasse
  2. "TV review: Marvels' Jessica Jones, Netflix" . Retrieved 4 September 2022.