Derek Ramsay
Derek Ramsay | |
|---|---|
 Ramsay in 2010 | |
| Born | Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. December 7, 1976[1] |
| 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 | 2[2][3] |
| 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 |
Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976)[1] is a British-Filipino model, actor, and TV host. He has an exclusive contract with GMA Network.[4][5] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramsay froze his contract with GMA Network.[6] Ramsay is currently inactive in showbiz to focus on his personal and married life.[7][8]
Early life and education
[edit]Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. was born on December 7, 1976,[9] in Enfield, England,[10] and he was raised in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines.[citation needed] His Filipina mother, Remedios Paggao,[10] 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 at Scotland Yard.[10][11][1] He was educated in the Philippines at Maria Montessori High School and at a boarding school in England. He studied for an undergraduate degree in marketing in New Hampshire and Boston.[10]
Career
[edit]Modelling
[edit]Early in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor.[10]
Television and film
[edit]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.[12]
In April 2012, he signed a three-year contract and transferred to TV5.[13]
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.[14]
After months of speculations about network transfer, Ramsay returned to GMA Network and signed a five-year 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.[15] 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. In 2022, he received an offer to do with To Love and To Hold, but he declined the role due to lock-in taping.
Showbiz hiatus
[edit]In December 2021, Ramsey and GMA Network have agreed that the actor would take an "indefinite leave" and "freeze the contract" from showbiz to attend to "personal matters and family".
Sports
[edit]Basketball
[edit]Ramsay also played basketball competitively. In 2004, he played for the Toyota Otis–Letran Knights in the now-defunct Philippine Basketball League.[16] He made his return to the sport,[16] 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.[17]
Beach soccer
[edit]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 because of his commitment to Kidlat, where he played the lead role.[18]
Golf
[edit]He also plays golf, a sport 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.[19]
Ultimate
[edit]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.[20]
He represented the Philippines again as part of the Boracay Dragons in the 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate.[21][22]
Personal life
[edit]Ramsay married fellow actor Ellen Adarna on November 11, 2021.[23] Ramsay revealed on December 11, 2023, that Adarna had a miscarriage.[24] He and Adarna are coparenting Cruz' son.[25] Adarna gave birth to a child with Ramsay in October 2024.[3]
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 | N/a | Won |
| Male Face of the Night | N/a | Won | ||
| Movie Actor of the Year | No Other Woman | Nominated | ||
| GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Box-Office King[26] | 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 | N/a | 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 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Derek Ramsay Official Website – About Derek". Derekramsay.com.ph. December 7, 1976. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- 1 2 "Derek Ramsay and Mary Christine Jolly Wedding Photos, Derek Sued by Wife and Son Austin Gabriel". Showbiznest.com. August 2, 2014. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- 1 2 Escuadro, Kiko (October 24, 2024). "Ellen Adarna, Derek Ramsay welcome baby". ABS-CBN. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Kapuso actor Derek Ramsay on Kapuso Profile". GMA Network. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ↑ "Kapuso actor Derek Ramsay signed exclusive movie and TV contract with GMA Network, GMA Entertainment Group and GMA Pictures". GMA Network. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Kapuso actor Derek Ramsay and GMA-7 agree to freeze actor's exclusive contract until 2025". GMA Network.
- ↑ "Is Kapuso exclusive talent Derek Ramsay taking a showbiz break? GMA Pictures have suffers lined-up movie project cancellation with Derek's request leave alongside cancelled Sanggang Dikit teleserye with Andrea Torres. GMA Network and GMA Pictures agree to freeze actor's exclusive contract until 2025". GMA Network. January 24, 2022. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ↑ "Kapuso exclusive talent Derek Ramsay explains frozen contract with GMA Network and GMA Pictures and he is semi-retirement in showbusiness. The network agree to freeze actor's exclusive contract until 2025". GMA Network. Archived from the original on December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Lo, Ricky (October 12, 2008). "Beyond Body Beautiful". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on April 5, 2017. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Dem Behnito biography". MyHeritage.com. December 7, 1976. Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ "Derek Ramsay, babalik din sa Eat Bulaga?". GMA Network. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. 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. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ "It's official, Derek Ramsay is now a Kapuso". GMA Network. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- 1 2 "Before MPBL, Derek Ramsay already had taste of top-flight basketball in PBL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. May 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. 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. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ Abellon, Bam (September 4, 2017). "Our Favorite Couples At The Vicki-Hayden Paris Wedding". Cosmpo.ph. Archived from the original on August 15, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
- ↑ "Derek Ramsay, Ellen Adarna are now married". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on November 11, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 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
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