# Derek Ramsay

Derek Arthur Ramsay Jr. (born December 7, 1976) is a British-Filipino model, actor, and TV host. He was an exclusive talent of GMA Network, ABS-CBN and TV5. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ramsay freezed his contract with GMA Network. Ramsay is currently inactive in showbiz to attend to his personal and married life.

## Early life and education

Ramsay was born on December 7, 1976, in Enfield, England, and he was raised in Cainta, Rizal, Philippines. His Filipina mother, Remedios Paggao, 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. 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.

## Career
### Modelling

Early in the 2000s, Ramsay found work as an MTV VJ, a model, as well as TV commercial actor.

### 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.
In April 2012, he signed a three-year contract and transferred to TV5.
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.
After months of speculations about network transfer, Ramsay returned to GMA Network and signed an 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. 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

In 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. He would make his return to the sport, 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.

#### 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.

#### 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.

#### 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.
He represented the Philippines again as part of the Boracay Dragons in the 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate.

## Personal life

Ramsay married fellow actor Ellen Adarna on November 11, 2021. Ramsay revealed on December 11, 2023, that Adarna had a miscarriage. He and Adarna are coparenting Cruz' son. Adarna gave birth to a child with Ramsay in October 2024.

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001–2004 | One Piece Season 1! | Usopp Voice actor |
| 2005–2006 | Ang Panday: Book 1&2 | Kahimu |
| 2005–2006 | Entertainment Konek | Himself/host |
| 2006 | Your Song: Wish | Mark |
| 2006 | Super Inggo | Louie/Machete |
| 2006 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Love Letter | Abner |
| 2006–2007 | U Can Dance | Himself/host |
| 2007 | Your Song: Kailan Kaya | Migs |
| 2007 | Your Song: Never Knew Love Like This Before | Eric |
| 2007 | Ysabella | Mito Valenzuela |
| 2007 | Your Song: Never Knew Love Like This Before | Eric |
| 2007 | Your Song: Upside Down | Ricky |
| 2007 | Maging Sino Ka Man: Ang Pagbabalik | Joaquin Delos Santos |
| 2008 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Mansyon | Chris |
| 2008 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Isda | Buboy |
| 2009 | Your Song: Open Arms | Raphael |
| 2009 | Your Song: Feb-ibig | Ralph |
| 2009 | Precious Hearts Romances Presents: Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin | Zephyrus "Zephy" McNally |
| 2009 | Komiks Presents: Nasaan Ka Maruja? | Rodrigo Santiago / Ross Lozano |
| 2009 | Maalaala Mo Kaya: Boarding House | Richard |
| 2009 | The Wedding | Warren Garcintorena / Philip Garcintorena |
| 2010 | Habang May Buhay | Samuel David Corpuz / David Briones |
| 2010 | Magkaribal | Louie Villamor |
| 2011 | Your Song Presents: Kim | Ariel |
| 2012 | The Amazing Race Philippines | Host |
| 2013 | Kidlat | Voltaire Megaton / Kidlat |
| 2013 | Undercover | Roy Velasco |
| 2013 | For Love or Money | Edward |
| 2013 | Let's Ask Pilipinas | Himself |
| 2014 | The Amazing Race Philippines 2 | Host |
| 2015 | Mac & Chiz | Mac Vasquez |
| 2015 | 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 |
| 2006 | One More Chance | Mark |
| 2007 | Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo | Ronnie |
| 2009 | T2 | Jeremy |
| 2009 | And I Love You So | Oliver Cruz |
| 2009 | I Love You, Goodbye | Gary Angeles |
| 2011 | No Other Woman | Ram Escaler |
| 2011 | The Unkabogable Praybeyt Benjamin | Brandon Estolas |
| 2012 | Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang | Daniel |
| 2012 | A Secret Affair | Anton |
| 2014 | Trophy Wife | Chino |
| 2014 | The Janitor | Dindo Marasigan |
| 2014 | English Only, Please | Jeremy |
| 2015 | Ex with Benefits | Adam Jacob Castrences |
| 2015 | Etiquette for Mistresses | Arthur Clemente |
| 2015 | All You Need Is Pag-ibig | Dom |
| 2016 | Love Is Blind | Wade Santillan |
| 2016 | The Escort | Xyruz |
| 2016 | My Candidate | Sonny Suarez |
| 2016 | Pangil Sa Tubig | Marlon |
| 2017 | All of You | Gab |
| 2018 | Kasal | Wado Dela Costa |
| 2018 | The Girl in the Orange Dress | Ethan |
| 2019 | Mga Mata Sa Dilim | Borgy |
| 2023 | Kampon | Clark |

## Awards and nominations

| 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 |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2012 | 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Male Face of the Night | — | Won |
| 2012 | 28th PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Movie Actor of the Year | No Other Woman | Nominated |
| 2012 | GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards | Box-Office King | No Other Woman | Won |
| 2012 | 30th Luna Awards | Best Actor | No Other Woman | Nominated |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2015 | 17th Gawad PASADO Awards | PinakaPASADOng Actor | English Only, Please | Nominated |
| 2017 | 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Actor | All of You | Won |
| 2017 | 43rd Metro Manila Film Festival | 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 |