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David Ramsey is an American actor and television director. Born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1971, he began his work period in 1987. He is a male citizen of the United States who was educated at Wayne State University.
Ramsey works primarily in the acting department. He speaks and writes in English, which is also his native language. His family name is Ramsey and his given name is David.
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Film & TV
Detroit, Michigan, USA
David Paul Ramsey (born November 17, 1971) is an American actor, director, and martial artist, best known for his roles in the CW series Arrow as John Diggle/Spartan, Anton Briggs on the Showtime TV series Dexter, and the film Mother and Child (2009) as Joseph.
Known for
- Legend of the White Dragon — Mayor Trevon Sterns2026
- The Hunting Party — Arlo Brandt2025
- Tracker — Hale Ripley2024
- The Rookie: Feds — Greg Wright2022
- Bel-Air — Lamont Alton2022
- Superman & Lois — John Diggle2021
- Illicit — Guy Curtis2020
- Batwoman — John Diggle2019
- Journeyman — Det. Wilson Hargreaves2018
- DC's Legends of Tomorrow — John Diggle / Spartan2016
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1971-11-17 ) November 17, 1971 (age 54) , Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor, director
- Years active
- 1987–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Ramsey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Detroit
- Occupation
- television director
- Educated at
- Wayne State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.davidramseyonline.com
- Image
- David Ramsey Photo Op GalaxyCon Des Moines 2025.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1971-11-17
- Commons category
- David Ramsey
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- social media followers
- 466114
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
David Paul Ramsey (born November 17, 1971) is an American actor and director. 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.
Early life
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