Richard Davies is an Australian actor best known for his roles in television series, such as Offspring and The Saddle Club.
Early life In 2005, Davies graduated from the National Theatre Drama School. In his graduation productions he performed Wayne Shute in The Rivers of China, directed by Ken Boucher and Harry Bagley, and Cathy in Cloud 9, directed by Melanie Beddie.
Acting career Davies' first television roles were guests appearances in Neighbours and Satisfaction. After this, he played Max Regnary #2 on season 3 of The Saddle Club from September 2008 to April 2009. From 2008 to 2010, he had a recurring role in Bed of Roses as Rooster McIver.
Davies is best known for his role as Jimmy Proudman, the brother of main character Nina (played by Asher Keddie) in Network 10 drama Offspring, which he appeared in from 2010 to 2017. He has also had recurring roles in miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer's War (2012) as David Hookes, Let's Talk About (2015) as Ben Gould, multi-award winning web series Bruce (2016), supernatural Netflix series Tidelands (2018) and Lucy and DiC (2019).
Davies starred in the short film Oxygen (2009) as well as playing the lead in the short film When the Wind Changes, which he also wrote and produced. Other film appearances include biographical TV film Beaconsfield (2012), documentary That Sugar Film (2014) and comedy crime drama The Mule (also 2014). Further films include family drama Oddball (2015) and thriller 2:22 (2017).
Davies' other television guest roles have been in Rush (2009), My Life is Murder (2019), Fisk (2021), Summer Love (2022) and The Newsreader (2023).
In 2025, Davies appeared as Ryan Jarvis in season three of RFDS.
Personal life In 2020, on his own birthday, Davies welcomed his first child, a son with partner Channelle Calderwood. Davies has been open about the fact that he struggles with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes2014 The Mule Simon Rowland That Sugar Film Sugar Shopper Documentary film Bound by Blue Cole 2015 Oddball Jack Jones 2016 2:22 Inky 2017 That's Not Me Jack Campbell 2019 The Dustwalker Luke
Television Year Title RoleNotes 1997 Look and Read Guard 1 episode2008 Neighbours Nurse Peter Hart 1 episode Satisfaction Trent Davis 2 episodes 2008–2009 The Saddle Club Max Regnary Series regular; 26 episodes 2008–2010 Bed of Roses Rooster McIver Recurring role; 10 episodes 2009 Rush Jerrod 1 episode 2010 The Nurses Jimmy TV series 2010–2017 Offspring Jimmy Proudman Series regular; 86 episodes2012 Beaconsfield Daniel Piscioneri Television film Howzat! Kerry Packer's War David Hookes 2-part miniseries 2015 Let's Talk About Ben Gould 10 episodes2016 The Caravan Jimmy Proudman 7 episodes Bruce Bruce 7 episodes 2017 St Francis Jimmy Proudman 5 episodes 2017–2018 True Story with Hamish & Andy Scotty / Col 2 episodes 2018 Tidelands Colton Raxter Series regular 2019 My Life Is Murder Tye Danzinger 1 episode Lucy and DiC Young Johnathan 8 episodes2020 Informer 3838 Kevin 'Juicy' Jucirovic 2 episodes Discover Derek 1 episode2021 Fisk Brandon 1 episode Fraud Festival Rick Hilton Television filmNew Gold Mountain Earle Miniseries; 2 episodes Spreadsheet Greg 2 episodes 2022 Summer Love Craig Anthology series; 1 episode 2023 The Newsreader Glen Rickards Episode: "A Model Daughter" 2024 Austin Eric 3 episodes 2025 Apple Cider Vinegar Sean 6 episodes2025RFDS Ryan JarvisTV series
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