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 filed an indefinite leave and is currently inactive in showbiz to attend to his personal life.
Derek Ramsay | |
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 Ramsay in 2010 | |
| Born | Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. [fn 1] December 7, 1976[1] Enfield, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | Filipino, British |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997–present[1] |
| Agent(s) | Sparkle GMA Artist Center (2001–2004; 2019–2022; hiatus for leave of absence) Viva Artists Agency (2011–2021) Regal Entertainment (2015–2021) |
| Spouses | |
| Children | Austin Gabriel Ramsay (with Jolly)[2] |
| Sports career | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Sport | Basketball, Golf, Ultimate, Football |
| Team | Boracay Dragons (Beach Ultimate) |
| Basketball career | |
| Career history | |
| 2004 | Toyota Otis–Letran Knights |
| 2019–2020 | Batangas City Athletics |
Early life and education
editRamsay 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 London, 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
editModelling
editEarly in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor.[4]
Television and film
editRamsay 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 Better Woman that garnered high ratings aired in 2019.
In 2020, he was supposed to topbill a project Kapuso project entitled Sanggang Dikit however because of the pandemic the production was halted. Later on, he received an offer to do with To Love and To Hold but he declined the role due to lock-in taping.
Showbiz hiatus
editIn 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
editBasketball
editRamsay 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
editRamsay 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
editHe 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
editRamsay 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
editRamsay married fellow actor Ellen Adarna on November 11, 2021.[17] Derek Ramsey revealed on December 11, 2023, that Adarna had a miscarriage.[18] He and Adarna are coparenting Cruz' son, Elias Modesto.[19] Adarna gave birth to a child with Ramsay in October 2024.[20]
Filmography
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Television
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Film
edit| 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 | Dindo Marasigan | |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Kampon | Clark |
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Award-Giving Body | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 35th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | I Love You, Goodbye | Nominated |
| 2010 | 12th Gawad PASADO Awards | Pinakapasadong Katuwang na Aktor | I Love You, Goodbye | Won |
| 2011 | 25th PMPC Star Awards for TV | Best Drama Actor | Magkaribal | Nominated |
| ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series | Magkaribal | Nominated | |
| 2012 | 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Mr. Great Shape Personality | — | Won |
| Male Face of the Night | — | Won | ||
| Movie Actor of the Year | No Other Woman | Nominated | ||
| GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Box-Office King[21] | No Other Woman | Won | |
| 30th Luna Awards | Best Actor | No Other Woman | Nominated | |
| 60th FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | No Other Woman | Nominated | |
| 2013 | 61st FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | A Secret Affair | Nominated |
| 2014 | 40th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | English Only, Please | Won |
| 2015 | 31st PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | English Only, Please | Nominated |
| 17th Gawad PASADO Awards | PinakaPASADOng Actor | English Only, Please | Nominated | |
| 2017 | 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | All of You | Won |
| Male Star of the Night | — | Won | ||
| 2018 | 34th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | All of You | Nominated |
| 2023 | 49th Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | Kampon | Nominated |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Derek Ramsay Official Website – About Derek". Derekramsay.com.ph. December 7, 1976. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Derek Ramsay, Ellen Adarna are now married". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Ellen Adarna suffered miscarriage – Derek Ramsey". Rappler. December 11, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Roque, Nika (June 8, 2024). "Ellen Adarna and John Lloyd Cruz's son Elias is the cutest young man in his school portrait". GMA Integrated News. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ Escuadro, Kiko (October 24, 2024). "Ellen Adarna, Derek Ramsay welcome baby". ABS-CBN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ^ 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
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Media related to Derek Ramsay at Wikimedia Commons- Derek Ramsay at IMDb
- GMA Network profile
