David Ramsey

David Ramsey is an American actor and director from Detroit who studied at Wayne State University. He played pastor David Randolph on the UPN sitcom Good News from 1997 to 1998, then portrayed Muhammad Ali in a 2000 Fox television film, appeared in Pay It Forward (2000), and began a recurring role on For Your Love. He went on to play Vince Lee in the comedy Mr. Bones (2001) and had recurring parts in NCIS and Ghost Whisperer. From 2008 to 2009 he appeared as Anton Briggs on Dexter. He joined Arrow in 2012 as military veteran John Diggle, who takes the name Spartan, and directed the season seven episode Past Sins. He reprised that character on Supergirl, Batwoman, The Flash, and Legends of Tomorrow, also playing Bass Reeves in the last, and portrayed an alternate version on Superman & Lois. He appeared in Mother and Child (2009) and played Mayor Carter Poole on Blue Bloods.