Ditch Davey


Ditch Davey 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 in 2018.

Early life and education

Davey graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Perth in 1998.

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. Following this, he was seen on Australian dramas such as All Saints, Above the Law, Water Rats, and the telemovie Do or Die. 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 before leaving to work on Sea Patrol. In the 2008 series, Davey played SAS officer Jim Roth on a semi-regular basis. He also portrayed Romeo in the 2012 Australian Science-Fiction Film "Crawlspace". He also had a supporting role in the final season of "".In 2014, Davey starred in the ABC-TV series Black Box, as Dr. Ian Bickman, chief of neurosurgeon, opposite Kelly Reilly. In 2017, he joined the cast of the comedy-drama series 800 Words.
In 2018, he landed the lead role of Julius Caesar in Netflix Season 2: Master of Rome Roman Empire
alongside Jessica Green who played Cleopatra.

Personal life

Davey is married to actress Sophia Davey Dunn.

Awards and Nominations

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

Filmography