Ditch Davey
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Ditch Davey (born 30 July 1975, in Melbourne) is an Australian actor.
He was born Kristian Davey, but legally changed his name to Ditch when he was 18. He got the name Ditch when his younger sister couldn't pronounce Kristian, so instead she ended up calling him 'Ditchin'. As the years went on 'Ditch' became a nickname so on his eighteenth birthday Ditch was who he became.
Ditch graduated from the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 1998, being one of the Academy's most successful graduates. Not long after leaving WAAPA and the state of Western Australia, he got his first acting gig on a Wrigley's Eclipse chewing gum ad. After this, he got many guest roles on Australian dramas such as All Saints, Above the Law, Water Rats, and the telemovie Do or Die.[1]
Early 2001 was the time when Ditch auditioned for the role of Evan Jones on Blue Heelers. Even though a lot of people were going for this role, three auditions later, Ditch, out of heaps of people got the role. He 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 2002, Ditch won the Silver Logie for Most Popular New Male Talent.[2]
In 2006, Blue Heelers was axed after a 12-year-run. Currently Davey is hosting Channel Seven's Police Files - Unlocked screening on Wednesday nights.
[edit] References
- ^ "Ditch Davey", Blue Heelers Fan Site, retrieved 30 November 2006
- ^ "And the winners are...", Sydney Morning Herald, retrieved 30 November 2006
