Derek Ramsay

Derek Ramsay
Ramsay at the KC Concepcion Live! Concert press conference, November 2010
Born	(1976-12-07) 7 December 1976 (age 44)[1] Enfield, England, United Kingdom[2]
Nationality	Philippine, British
Occupation	Actor model TV host VJ athlete
Years active	1997–present[1]
Agent	GMA Artist Center (2001–2004; 2019–present) Viva Artists Agency (2011–present) Regal Entertainment (2015–present) Star Cinema (2006–2015; 2018–2019) Star Magic (2005–2010) TV5 Talent (2012–2017)
Spouse(s)	Mary Christine Jolly ​ ​ (m. 2002; separated 2003)​ [3]
Partner(s)	Ellen Adarna (2021–present; engaged) [4]
Children	Austin Gabriel Ramsay (with Jolly)[3]

Derek Arthur Paggao Ramsay Jr. (born 7 December 1976)^[1][5] is a British-Filipino model, actor, and host.

Early life and education[]

Ramsay was born on 7 December 1976, in Enfield, England, and he was raised in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines. His Filipina mother, Remedios Paggao-Ramsay,^[2] 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.^[2][6][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.^[2]

Career[]

Early in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor.^[2] He was also discovered in the country's longest running noontime show, Eat Bulaga! as a co-host of the segment Pool Watch from 2001 to 2004 on GMA Network.^[7] He is best known for his supporting roles in the ABS-CBN television dramas Ysabella, Habang May Buhay and Magkaribal. He also appeared in commercially successful films I Love You, Goodbye, The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin and No Other Woman.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2012, he signed a three-year contract and transferred to TV5.^[8]

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.^[9]

After months of speculations about network transfer, Ramsay returned to GMA Network and signed a contract with the network on 3 April 2019. He started in the network as a co-host of Eat Bulaga! from 2001 to 2004.^[10]

Sports[]

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.^[11]

Ramsay is currently the head ambassador of the Philippine national beach football 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]

Filmography[]

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Television[]

Film[]

Awards and nominations[]

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References[]

External links[]

• Derek Ramsay at IMDb