Richard Davies (Australian actor)

Acting career

Richard Davies first appeared on television with guest spots on Neighbours and Satisfaction. He then took on the role of Max Regnary #2 during the third season of The Saddle Club from September 2008 to April 2009, and from 2008 to 2010 he had a recurring part as Rooster McIver on Bed of Roses. His most famous role is Jimmy Proudman, the brother of Asher Keddie’s character Nina, on the Network 10 series Offspring, where he appeared from 2010 to 2017.

Recurring roles followed in the miniseries Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War (as David Hookes), Let’s Talk About, the award-winning web series Bruce, the Netflix supernatural drama Tidelands, and Lucy and DiC. On film, he starred in the short Oxygen, wrote and produced the lead role in When the Wind Changes, and appeared in the TV movie Beaconsfield, the documentary That Sugar Film, the comedy crime drama The Mule, the family drama Oddball, and the thriller 2:22.

Additional guest television roles include Rush, My Life is Murder, Fisk, Summer Love, and The Newsreader. In 2025, he played Ryan Jarvis in the third season of RFDS.

Did You Know?

• In his graduation productions, he performed Wayne Shute in The Rivers of China and Cathy in Cloud 9.