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Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr.[fn 1] (born December 7, 1976)[1] is a British-Filipino model, actor, and host. As of 2019, he is an exclusive talent of GMA Network. In 2021, he file for indefinite leave and is currently inactive in showbiz to attend personal life.
Derek Ramsay | |
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 Ramsay at the KC Concepcion Live! Concert press conference, November 2010 | |
| Born | Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. [fn 1] December 7, 1976[1] Enfield, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Philippine, British |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1997–present[1] |
| Agent(s) | GMA Artist Center (2001–2004; 2019–2022; hiatus for leave of absence) Viva Artists Agency (2011–2021) Regal Entertainment (2015–2021) |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Christine Jolly
(m. 2002; separated 2003) |
| Children | Austin Gabriel Ramsay (with Jolly)[2] |
| Sports career | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Sport | Basketball, Golf, Ultimate |
| Team | Boracay Dragons (Beach Ultimate) |
| Basketball career | |
| Career history | |
| 2004 | Toyota Otis–Letran Knights |
| 2019–2020 | Batangas City Athletics |
Early life and education
Ramsay was born on December 7, 1976,[3] in Enfield, England,[4] and he was raised in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines.[citation needed] His Filipina mother, Remedios Paggao,[4] was the head of the housekeeping unit of 11 Cadogan Gardens in England, and his British father, Derek Arthur Ramsay Sr. was an inspector for the Metropolitan Police Service stationed in Scotland Yard.[4][5][1] He was educated in the Philippines at Maria Montessori High School and a boarding school in England. He studied for an undergraduate degree in Marketing in New Hampshire and Boston.[4]
Career
Modelling
Early in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor.[4]
Television and film
Ramsay first came into wider public attention in Eat Bulaga! as a co-host of the segment Pool Watch from 2001 to 2004 on GMA Network.[6]
In April 2012, he signed a three-year contract and transferred to TV5.[7]
His first show on TV5 was The Amazing Race Philippines. After his contract expired in February 2015, he signed another three-year contract with TV5 on 28 April 2015.[8]
After months of speculations about network transfer, Ramsay returned to GMA Network and signed an exclusive contract with the network on 3 April 2019. He started in the network as a co-host of Eat Bulaga! from 2001 to 2004.[9] His first comeback Kapuso project was The Vetter Woman that garnered high ratings aired on 2019.
In 2020, he was supposed to topbilled a project Kapuso project entitled Sanggang Dikit however because of the pandemic the production was halt. Later on, he received an offer to do with To Love and To Hold but he declines the role due to lock-in taping.
Showbiz hiatus
On December, 2021, Ramsey and GMA Network have agreed that the actor will take an "indefinite leave" and "freeze the contract" from showbiz to attend to "personal matters and family".
Sports
Basketball
Ramsay also played basketball competitively. In 2004, he played for the Toyota Otis–Letran Knights in the now-defunct Philippine Basketball League.[10] He would make his return to the sport,[10] after joining the Batangas City Athletics of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) for the 2019–20 MPBL Lakan Season. He debuted for the team in Batangas' 80–67 win against the Caloocan Supremos in July 2019.[11]
Beach soccer
Ramsay is currently the head ambassador of the Philippine national beach soccer team, and was set to participate in the 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Asian qualifiers, but ultimately did not due to his commitment to Kidlat, where he was playing the lead role.[12]
Golf
He also plays golf, a sport which he took up after his involvement in the 2014 film Trophy Wife. Along with John Estrada, Ramsay won the 2017 Jack Nicklaus International Invitational, a recreational golf tournament in Dublin, Ohio.[13]
Ultimate
Ramsay has also been a competitor for the Philippines national ultimate frisbee team. He was the ninth top scorer at the 13th World Ultimate and Guts Championship 2012.[14]
He represented the Philippines again as part of the Boracay Dragons in the 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate.[15][16]
Personal life
Ramsay married fellow actor Ellen Adarna on November 11, 2021.[17]
Filmography
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Television
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2004 | One Piece Season 1! | Ussop Voice actor | |
| 2005–2006 | Ang Panday: Book 1&2 | Kahimu | |
| Entertainment Konek | Himself/Host | ||
| 2006 | Your Song: Wish | Mark | |
| Super Inggo | Louie/Machete | ||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Love Letter | Abner | ||
| 2006–2007 | U Can Dance | Himself/Host | |
| 2007 | Your Song: Kailan Kaya | Migs | |
| Your Song: Never Knew Love Like This Before | Eric | ||
| Ysabella | Mito Valenzuela | ||
| Your Song: Never Knew Love Like This Before | Eric | ||
| Your Song: Upside Down | Ricky | ||
| Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik | Joaquin Delos Santos | ||
| 2008 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Mansyon | Chris | |
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Isda | Buboy | ||
| 2009 | Your Song: Open Arms | Raphael | |
| Your Song: Feb-ibig | Ralph | ||
| Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin | Zephyrus "Zephy" McNally | ||
| Komiks Presents: Nasaan Ka Maruja? | Rodrigo Santiago / Ross Lozano | ||
| Maalaala Mo Kaya: Boarding House | Richard | ||
| The Wedding | Warren Garcintorena / Philip Garcintorena | ||
| 2010 | Habang May Buhay | Samuel David Corpuz / David Briones | |
| Magkaribal | Louie Villamor | ||
| 2011 | Your Song Presents: Kim | Ariel | |
| 2012 | The Amazing Race Philippines | Host | |
| 2013 | Kidlat | Voltaire Megaton / Kidlat | |
| Undercover | Roy Velasco | ||
| For Love or Money | Edward | ||
| Let's Ask Pilipinas | Himself | ||
| 2014 | The Amazing Race Philippines 2 | Host | |
| 2015 | Mac & Chiz | Mac Vasquez | |
| Extreme Series: Kaya Mo Ba 'To? | Host | ||
| 2018 | Brillante Mendoza's Amo | Rodrigo Macaraeg | |
| 2019 | The Better Woman | Andrew De Villa |
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kasal Kasali Kasalo | Ronnie |
| One More Chance | Mark | |
| 2007 | Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo | Ronnie |
| 2009 | T2 | Jeremy |
| And I Love You So | Oliver Cruz | |
| I Love You, Goodbye | Gary Angeles | |
| 2011 | No Other Woman | Ram Escaler |
| The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin | Brandon Estolas | |
| 2012 | Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang | Daniel |
| A Secret Affair | Anton | |
| 2014 | Trophy Wife | Chino |
| The Janitor | ||
| English Only, Please | Jeremy | |
| 2015 | Ex with Benefits | Adam Jacob Castrences |
| Etiquette for Mistresses | Arthur Clemente | |
| All You Need Is Pag-Ibig | Dom | |
| 2016 | Love Is Blind | Wade Santillan |
| The Escort | Xyruz | |
| My Candidate | Sonny Suarez | |
| Pangil Sa Tubig | Marlon | |
| 2017 | All of You | Gab |
| 2018 | Kasal | Wado Dela Costa |
| The Girl in the Orange Dress | Ethan | |
| 2019 | Mga Mata Sa Dilim | Borgy |
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2015 | 17th Gawad PASADO Awards | PinakaPASADOng Actor | English Only, Please | Nominated |
| 31st PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | English Only, Please | Nominated | |
| 2014 | 40th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | English Only, Please | Won |
| 2013 | 61st FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | A Secret Affair | Nominated |
| 2012 | 60th FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | No Other Woman | Nominated |
| 30th Luna Awards | Best Actor | No Other Woman | Nominated | |
| GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Box-Office King[18] | No Other Woman | Won | |
| 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | No Other Woman | Nominated | |
| Male Face of the Night | — | Won | ||
| Mr. Great Shape Personality | — | Won | ||
| 2011 | ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series | Magkaribal | Nominated |
| 25th PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Drama Actor | Magkaribal | Nominated | |
| 2010 | 12th Gawad PASADO Awards | Pinakapasadong Katuwang na Aktor | I Love You, Goodbye | Won |
| 2009 | 35th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | I Love You, Goodbye | Nominated |
Notes
- Derek Ramsay was born in the United Kingdom. Thus, he does not possess his mother's maiden name which is Paggao.
References
- "Derek Ramsay Official Website – About Derek". Derekramsay.com.ph. December 7, 1976. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- "Derek Ramsay and Mary Christine Jolly Wedding Photos, Derek Sued by Wife and Son Austin Gabriel". Showbiznest.com. August 2, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- Lo, Ricky. "Derek to the Point". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
A Dragon (Dec. 7, 1976), Derek will “breathe fire” in this Year of the Sheep and will prove that, as the cliché goes, you can’t put a good man down.
- Lo, Ricky (October 12, 2008). "Beyond Body Beautiful". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- "Dem Behnito biography". MyHeritage.com. December 7, 1976. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- "Derek Ramsay, babalik din sa Eat Bulaga?". GMA Network. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- "Derek Ramsay is now a certified Kapatid; signs three-year exclusive contract with TV5". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- "Derek Ramsay stays with TV5; signs another three-year contract". PEP.ph (in Filipino and English). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. April 28, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- "It's official, Derek Ramsay is now a Kapuso". GMA Network. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- "Before MPBL, Derek Ramsay already had taste of top-flight basketball in PBL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. May 17, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- From the wires (July 19, 2019). "Athletics give Derek Ramsay a rousing MPBL welcome by routing Caloocan". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- "'Kidlat' forces Kapatid star Derek Ramsay out of Philippines' campaign in FIFA beach soccer tilt". InterAksyon.com. January 23, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- From the wires (June 3, 2017). "Derek Ramsay, John Estrada win Jack Nicklaus tournament, earn meet-up with golf legend". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- "Derek Ramsay, Philippine ultimate frisbee team compete in world championships". InterAksyon.com. July 12, 2012. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- Terrado, Reuben (April 17, 2017). "Derek Ramsay sets acting career aside for 'last hurrah' in Beach Ultimate world championships". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- Abellon, Bam (September 4, 2017). "Our Favorite Couples At The Vicki-Hayden Paris Wedding". Cosmpo.ph. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- News, ABS-CBN. "Derek Ramsay, Ellen Adarna are now married". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - Calderon, Nora (April 15, 2012). "Vice Ganda named Phenomenal Box-Office Star; Derek Ramsay is Box-Office King while Anne Curtis and Cristine Reyes share Box-Office Queen title". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
External links
- Derek Ramsay at IMDb
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