David Ramsey
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Ramsey at the 2014 Phoenix Comicon Fan Fest, for Arrow, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona
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Born | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
November 17, 1971
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1987–present |
Spouse(s) | Briana Ramsey |
David Ramsey (born November 17, 1971) is an American actor, best known for his roles in the Showtime TV series Dexter as Anton Briggs, the film Mother and Child (2009) as Joseph, and the CW show Arrow as John Diggle.
Life and career
Ramsey was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Wayne State University. From 1997 to 1998, he starred in the UPN sitcom Good News, as pastor David Randolph. In 2000, he starred as Muhammad Ali in the Fox television movie Ali: An American Hero. Later that year, he appeared in Pay It Forward and started a recurring role in For Your Love. He has also starred in recurring roles in All of Us, The West Wing, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Ghost Whisperer, Wildfire, and Hollywood Residential. In 2008 to 2009, he appeared in 17 episodes of Dexter as Anton Briggs, a pot-smoking confidential informant who has an affair with Debra Morgan in Season 3 and at the start of Season 4. In 2010, he appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy and in the short-lived NBC courtroom drama series Outlaw.[1] In 2012, he has been pulling double duty, appearing in the main cast of CW's superhero show Arrow, as John Diggle, a military veteran who is Oliver's partner, confidant, and bodyguard, while also starring in the TV series Blue Bloods as Mayor Carter Poole.
Ramsey is an accomplished martial artist, with a black belt in jeet kune do. He has also studied boxing and tae kwon do, and trained in kickboxing under Benny "Jet" Urquidez.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Scared Stiff | George Masterson | |
1996 | The Nutty Professor | Student | |
A Very Brady Sequel | Brent, the Lifeguard | ||
1997 | Con Air | Londell | |
1998 | A Short Wait Between Trains | Jenkins | |
1999 | Three to Tango | Bill | |
2000 | Pay It Forward | Sidney Parker | |
2001 | Mr. Bones | Vince Lee | |
2004 | Hair Show | Cliff | |
2005 | Resurrection: The J.R. Richard Story | J.R. Richard | Produced by Benjamin O. Jimerson-Phillips[3][4] |
Bathsheba | King David | ||
2007 | The Death and Life of Bobby Z | Wayne | |
2008 | The Coverup | Bill Daily | |
2009 | The Rub | Cam Stewart | |
Mother and Child | Joseph | ||
2014 | Draft Day | Thompson | |
2015 | Accidental Love | Rep. Bill Harshtone |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Murder One | Reporter #3 | Episode: "Chapter Two" |
1996 | Deutschlandlied | George | Television miniseries |
Space: Above and Beyond | Supervisor | Episode: "The Angriest Angel" | |
Her Costly Affair | Shep Walker | Television movie | |
1997–98 | Good News | Pastor David Randolph | Main cast (22 episodes) |
1998 | CHiPs '99 | Officer Sergeant McFall | Television movie |
Mama Flora's Family | Booker Palmer (Adult) | Television movie | |
1999 | Mutiny | Vernon Nettles | Television movie |
2000 | Ali: An American Hero | Muhammad Ali | Television movie |
2000–01 | For Your Love | Brian | 4 episodes |
2001 | Girlfriends | Randall | Episode: "Mom's the Word" |
Thieves | Agent Victor | Episode: "The Long Con" | |
2002 | For the People | Episode: "To DNA or Not to DNA" | |
Romeo Fire | Television movie | ||
The Guardian | Debord's Lawyer | Episode: "No Good Deed" | |
2002–03 | One on One | Jayden | Episodes: "Everybody Loves Whom?", "It's a Miserable Life" |
2003 | The Flannerys | Sam Gable | Television movie |
Strong Medicine | Jake Cortese | Episode: "Breathing Lessons" | |
NCIS | Special Agent Richard Owens | Episode: "The Curse" | |
2004 | Crossing Jordan | Agent Scannell | Episode: "Is That Plutonium in Your Pocket, or Are You Just Happy to See Me?" |
CSI: Miami | Officer Everhart | Episode: "Wannabe" | |
Charmed | Upper Level Demon | Episode: "Witch Wars" | |
Second Time Around | Travis Byrd | Episode: "A Kiss Is Still a Kiss" | |
2005 | Central Booking | Troy Stonebreaker | Television movie |
Huff | Clay | 3 episodes | |
All of Us | Rusty | Recurring cast (6 episodes) | |
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face | Mac | Television movie | |
2005–08 | Ghost Whisperer | Will | 4 episodes |
2006 | Hello Sister, Goodbye Life | Uncle Dennis Klein | Television movie |
The West Wing | Teddy - Santos's Turnout Briefer | Episodes: "Welcome to Wherever You Are", "Election Day: Part 1" | |
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Curtis Ansen | Television movie | |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gerald Crowley | Episode: "Burn Out" | |
2007 | Criminal Minds | Wakeland | Episode: "Fear and Loathing" |
Journeyman | Det. Wilson Hargreaves | Episode: "The Legend of Dylan McCleen" | |
2008 | Hollywood Residential | Don Merritt | Main cast (8 episodes) |
Wildfire | Dr. Noah Gleason | Recurring cast (8 episodes) | |
2008–09 | Dexter | Anton Briggs | Recurring cast (17 episodes) Nominated: Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series |
2009 | Castle | Jim Wheeler | Episode: "Fool Me Once..." |
2010 | Grey's Anatomy | Jimmy Thompson | Episode: "Sympathy for the Parents" |
Outlaw | Al Druzinsky | Main cast (8 episodes) | |
2011–present | Blue Bloods | Mayor Carter Poole | Recurring cast (19 episodes) |
2012–present | Arrow | John Diggle/Spartan | Main Cast |
2014–present | The Flash | John Diggle/Spartan | 3 episodes |
References
External links
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- David Ramsey at the Internet Movie Database
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- 1971 births
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American Jeet Kune Do practitioners
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Detroit, Michigan
- Wayne State University alumni