
David Ramsey
Highest Rated: 78% Mother and Child (2009)
Lowest Rated: 9% Accidental Love (2015)
Birthday: Nov 17, 1971
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA
A dependable supporting player on television for nearly two decades, actor David Ramsey moved smoothly between drama and comedy in such popular series as "Dexter" (Showtime, 2006-13), "Blue Bloods" (CBS, 2010- ) and "Arrow" (The CW, 2012- ). He paid his dues as a bit player in the early '90s, landing minor roles in major features like "Con Air" (1997) before scoring his first turn as a leading man with the sitcom "Good News" (1997-1998) for UPN. Ramsey soon moved into major projects like "Ali: An American Hero (Fox, 2000), which cast him in the title role, and "Pay It Forward" (2000), but soon returned to journeyman work as a guest star on TV. He enjoyed critical acclaim and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for his role as a police informant on "Dexter," which naturally drew the attention of small screen casting agents seeking to parlay his new popularity into their series projects. Few of these subsequent efforts had much lasting power, though Ramsey did find consistent work with a recurring role on "Blue Bloods." In 2012, he found a suitable outlet for his talents in "Arrow," which cast him as bodyguard and partner to Stephen Arnell's playboy turned crimefighter. Ramsey's large and diverse list of credits, all culled in a relatively short period of time, underscored his status as one of television's most reliable character actors.
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | 12% | Illicit |
Guy Curtis (Character), Producer |
- | 2017 |
9% | 15% | Accidental Love | Rep. Harshtone (Character) | - | 2015 |
78% | 76% | Mother and Child | Joseph (Character) | $1.1M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 21% | Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America | Curtis Ansen (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 52% | Hello Sister, Goodbye Life! | Uncle Dennis Klein (Character) | - | 2006 |
17% | 69% | Hair Show | Cliff (Character) | $303K | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 63% | Mr. Bones | Vince Lee (Character) | - | 2001 |
39% | 77% | Pay It Forward | Sidney Parker (Character) | $33.5M | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ali: An American Hero |
Cassius Clay/ |
- | 2000 |
28% | 48% | Three to Tango | Bill (Character) | $10.5M | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 27% | Mutiny | Vernon Nettles (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | 62% | CHiPs '99 | Officer Sergeant McFall (Character) | - | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Her Costly Affair | Shep Walker (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet | 44% | Scared Stiff | George Masterson (Character) | - | 1987 |
No Score Yet | 21% | The Clairvoyant | Burt Johnson (Character) | - | 1982 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Line | Unknown (Character) | - | 1981 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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86% | 64% | Arrow |
John Diggle/ Director |
2012-2020 |
88% | 68% | The Flash |
John Diggle/ |
2018-2019 2015-2016 |
87% | 70% | DC's Legends of Tomorrow |
John Diggle/ |
2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | 89% | Blue Bloods | Mayor Poole (Guest Star) | 2011-2017 |
74% | 73% | The Defenders | ADA Ward (Guest Star) | 2010-2011 |
9% | No Score Yet | Outlaw | Unknown (Character) | 2010 |
84% | 77% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
71% | 80% | Dexter | Anton Briggs (Guest Star) | 2008-2009 |
82% | 86% | Castle | Jim Wheeler (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 2005-2006 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 85% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All of Us | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
55% | No Score Yet | Second Time Around | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 66% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Crossing Jordan | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One on One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |
No Score Yet | 86% | Navy NCIS | Special Agent Richard Owens (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Guardian | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thieves | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girlfriends | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | For Your Love | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
14% | No Score Yet | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mama Flora's Family | Unknown (Character) | 1998 |
57% | No Score Yet | Good News | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
91% | No Score Yet | Murder One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Citizen Baines | Unknown (Guest Star) | |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Free SHOWTIME Dexter | Anton (Character) |
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