David Ramsey

Actor

Birthday November 17, 1960

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Age 52 years old

Nationality United States

#23955 Most Popular

1971

David Paul Ramsey (born November 17, 1971) is an American actor and director.

Ramsey was born November 17, 1971, in Detroit, Michigan.

He graduated from Wayne State University.

1997

From 1997 to 1998, he starred in the UPN sitcom Good News, as pastor David Randolph.

2000

In 2000, he starred as Muhammad Ali in the Fox television film Ali: An American Hero.

That year, he appeared in Pay It Forward and started a recurring role in For Your Love.

2001

In 2001, he starred as Vince Lee in the South African comedy film "Mr Bones".

He has also starred in recurring roles in All of Us, One on One, The West Wing, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Ghost Whisperer, Wildfire, and Hollywood Residential.

2008

From 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.

2009

He is best known for his roles in The CW Arrowverse series Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, and Batwoman as John Diggle / Spartan, portraying Diggle and Bass Reeves in Legends of Tomorrow, recurring as an alternate universe version of Diggle in Superman & Lois, recurring as Anton Briggs on the Showtime TV series Dexter, and starring in the film Mother and Child (2009) as Joseph.

2010

In 2010, he appeared in an episode of Grey's Anatomy and in the short-lived NBC courtroom drama series Outlaw.

2012

From 2012 to 2020, he appeared in the main cast of CW's superhero show Arrow, as John Diggle, a military veteran who is Oliver's partner, confidant, bodyguard, and later gained an alter ego, Spartan, since the fourth season.

The season seven episode "Past Sins" was Ramsey's directorial debut.

As part of the greater Arrowverse, Ramsey has reprised his role as Diggle on The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl and Batwoman, as well as portraying an alternate version of the character on the non-Arrowverse Superman & Lois.

Ramsey also starred in the TV series Blue Bloods as Mayor Carter Poole.

Ramsey is an accomplished Jeet Kune Do practitoner.

He has also studied boxing, taekwondo and Wing Chun, and trained in kickboxing under Benny Urquidez.