Background
He was born Kristian Lind, but legally changed his name to Ditch when he was 18.
He was born Kristian Lind, but legally changed his name to Ditch when he was 18.
Ditch graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) in 1998.
Not long after leaving WAAPA and the state of Western Australia, he got his first acting job on a Wrigley"s Eclipse chewing gum adjunct After this, he was seen on Australian dramas such as All Saints, Above the Law, Water Rats, and the telemovie Do or Die. In 2001 he auditioned for the role of Evan Jones on Blue Heelers.
He got the role and quit his job as a part-time barman in Sydney, moved from Sydney to Melbourne, and cut his long blonde hair and dyed it brown.
His first episode was "Dragged". In 2006, Blue Heelers was axed after a 12-year-run.
Davey hosted Channel Seven"s Police Files - Unlocked before leaving to work on Sea Patrol. In the 2008 series, Ditch played SAS officer Jim Roth on a semi-regular basis.
He also portrayed Romeo in the 2012 Australian Science-Fiction Film "Crawlspace".
He also had a supporting role in the final season of "Spartacus: War of the Damned". In 2014, Ditch stars in the American Broadcasting Company-television series Black Box, as Doctor Ian Bickman, chief of neurosurgeon, opposite Kelly Reilly.