Ditch Davey

Ditch Davey (born 12 April 1972) 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 (TV series) in 2018.

Ditch Davey
Ditch Davey in 2006
Born (1972-04-12) 12 April 1972
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
Known forBlue Heelers and Roman Empire (TV series)
Spouse(s)Sophia Davey (Dunn).
Children2
AwardsLogie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent (2002)

Early life and education

Davey graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Perth in 1998.[1]

Career

Not long after leaving the WAAPA in 1998 and the state of Western Australia, he got his first acting job on a Wrigley's Eclipse chewing gum ad.[1] Following this, he was seen on Australian dramas such as All Saints, Above the Law, Water Rats, and the telemovie Do or Die.[2] In 2001 he auditioned for the role of Evan Jones on Blue Heelers. He got the role and quit his job as a part-time barman in Sydney, moved from Sydney to Melbourne, and cut his long blonde hair and dyed it brown. His first episode was "Dragged".

In 2006, Blue Heelers was axed after a 12-year-run. Davey hosted Channel Seven's Police Files: Unlocked before leaving to work on Sea Patrol. In the 2008 series, Davey played SAS officer Jim Roth on a semi-regular basis.[3] He also portrayed Romeo in the 2012 Australian Science-Fiction Film "Crawlspace".[4] 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.[5]

In 2018, he landed the lead role of Julius Caesar in Netflix Season 2: Master of Rome Roman Empire (TV series)[6] alongside Jessica Green who played Cleopatra.[7]

In September 2020, Davey will star in a recurring role on the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away, as neurosurgeon Dr. Christian Green.[8]

Personal life

Davey is married to actress Sophia Davey Dunn since 2010.[9] They have two sons.

Awards and Nominations

In 2002, Davey won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent.[10]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Bondi Banquet Dasher Rorschach
2000 Water Rats Brendan Hogan Episode: Reunion / Episode: In the Blood
2000 Above the Law Chris Clark Episode: A Hard Day's Night / Episode: By the Book
2001 Do or Die Slipper TV Mini-Series
2001-2006 Blue Heelers Evan Jones Season 8-13
2007 Small Change Mick Short
2008 Satisfaction Rosso Episode: Rubber Dubber
2008 Under a Red Moon Stew
2009 Blessed Nathan
2009 If at First You Don't Succeed Andrew Short
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 character
2011 Closing In Whelan Short
2012 Crawlspace Romeo
2013 We've All Been There Matt Short
2012-2013 Spartacus: War of the Damned Nemetes
2013 Coping Uncle Trevor Short
2014 Black Box Dr. Ian Bickman Series regular
2015 Texas Rising:The Lost Soldier George Wilkerson Mini-series
2016 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Llewellyn Sullivan Episode: The Visible World
2017 800 Words Terry Turner
2018 Roman Empire (TV series) Julius Caesar Season 2: Master of Rome
2020 – Present Home and Away Christian Green Main Role

References
  1. Williams, vanessa (28 February 2017). "Here comes trouble". thewest.com.au/.
  2. "Ditch Davey" Archived 15 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Blue Heelers Fan Site, retrieved 30 November 2006
  3. Official site
  4. Nearly a Half-Dozen New Crawlspace Stills Uncovered
  5. Richardson, Louise (27 February 2017). "Blue Heelers' Ditch Davey joins 800 Words cast". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. "Ditch Davey tackles the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in Netflix's 'Roman Empire'". au.news.yahoo.com. 26 July 2018.
  7. "Hail Caesar: Ditch Davey plays the Roman general in Netflix series". if.com.au. 6 August 2018.
  8. Knox, David (16 September 2020). "Ditch Davey enters Summer Bay". TV Tonight.
  9. "Ditch & Sophia Davey". blurb.com. 3 May 2010.
  10. "And the winners are..." Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au. 29 April 2002.
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