Richard Davies (Australian actor)

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Richard Davies
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Davies at the 2012 GQ Men of the year awards
Born12 August [1]
Australia
Education National Theatre Drama School (2005)
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Known for The Saddle Club
Bed of Roses
Offspring

Richard Davies is an Australian actor best known for his roles in television series, such as Offspring and The Saddle Club .

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Early life

In 2005, Davies graduated from the National Theatre Drama School. In his graduation productions he performed Wayne Shute in The Rivers of China, directed by Ken Boucher and Harry Bagley, and Cathy in Cloud 9 , directed by Melanie Beddie. [2]

Acting career

Davies' first television roles were guests appearances in Neighbours [3] and Satisfaction . [4] After this, he played Max Regnary #2 on season 3 of The Saddle Club from September 2008 to April 2009. From 2008 to 2010, he had had a recurring role in Bed of Roses as Rooster McIver. [5]

Davies is best known for his role as Jimmy Proudman, the brother of main character Nina (played by Asher Keddie) in Network 10 drama Offspring , [6] which he appeared in from 2010 to 2017. He has also had recurring roles in miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (2012) as David Hookes, Let's Talk About (2015) as Ben Gould, multi-award winning web series Bruce (2016), supernatural Netflix series Tidelands (2018) and Lucy and DiC (2019).

Davies starred in the short film Oxygen (2009) as well as playing the lead in the short film When the Wind Changes, [7] which he also wrote and produced. Other film appearances include biographical TV film Beaconsfield (2012), documentary That Sugar Film (2014) and comedy crime drama The Mule (also 2014). Further films include family drama Oddball (2015) and thriller 2:22 (2017).

Davies' other television guest roles have been in Rush (2009), My Life is Murder (2019), Fisk (2021), Summer Love (2022) and The Newsreader (2023).

Personal life

In 2020, on his own birthday, Davies welcomed his first child, a son with partner Channelle Calderwood. [1]

Davies has been open about the fact that he struggles with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 The Mule Simon Rowland
That Sugar Film Sugar ShopperDocumentary film
Bound by BlueCole
2015 Oddball Jack Jones
2016 2:22 Inky
2017 That's Not Me Jack Campbell
2019The DustwalkerLuke

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Look and Read Guard1 episode
2008 Neighbours Nurse Peter Hart1 episode
Satisfaction Trent Davis2 episodes
2008–2009 The Saddle Club Max RegnarySeries regular; 26 episodes
2008–2010 Bed of Roses Rooster McIverRecurring role; 10 episodes
2009 Rush Jerrod1 episode
2010The NursesJimmyTV series
2010–2017 Offspring Jimmy Proudman Series regular; 86 episodes [9]
2012 Beaconsfield Daniel PiscioneriTelevision film
Howzat! Kerry Packer's War David Hookes 2-part miniseries
2015 Let's Talk About Ben Gould10 episodes
2016The Caravan Jimmy Proudman 7 episodes
BruceBruce7 episodes
2017St Francis Jimmy Proudman 5 episodes
2017–2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy Scotty / Col2 episodes
2018 Tidelands Colton RaxterSeries regular
2019 My Life Is Murder Tye Danzinger1 episode
Lucy and DiCYoung Johnathan8 episodes
2020 Informer 3838 Kevin 'Juicy' Jucirovic2 episodes
DiscoverDerek1 episode
2021 Fisk Brandon1 episode
Fraud FestivalRick HiltonTelevision film
New Gold Mountain EarleMiniseries; 2 episodes
Spreadsheet Greg2 episodes
2022 Summer Love CraigAnthology series; 1 episode
2023 The Newsreader Glen RickardsEpisode: "A Model Daughter"
2024 Austin Eric3 episodes
2025 Apple Cider Vinegar TBATBA

References

  1. 1 2 Hockey, Maddison (2 September 2020). "Offspring star Richard Davies has welcomed his first child with partner Channelle Calderwood". Now to Love. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. "Watch full episodes of TV shows for free on 10 play".
  3. "Neighbours Episode Guide: 5376–5400". Neighbours Worldwide Fanpages. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  4. "Satisfaction: episode guide". Australian Television. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  5. "Bed of Roses". Australian Television. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  6. "Offspring". Channel Ten. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  7. "When the Wind Changes". When the Wind Changes. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  8. Doyle, Erin (8 March 2021). "Offspring star speaks candidly about his OCD". New Idea. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  9. "Australian Television: Offspring: Cast".