Daniel M. Ewing (born 3 June 1985), is an Australian actor. He appeared on
Seven Network
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's ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...
'' series as Reuben Humphries in 2007. In 2011 he returned to the show and rose to prominence for his portrayal of
Heath Braxton. Ewing is also known for portraying Dillon in ''
Power Rangers RPM
''Power Rangers RPM'' is the seventeenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'' and is an adaptation of ''Engine Sentai Go-onger'', the thirty-second Japanese ''Super Sentai'' series.
The season was the eighth and final to air on Ame ...
''.
Early life
Ewing was born in
Manly and grew up in
Forestville.
He is the eldest of four children. Ewing attended
Marist Catholic College North Shore
Marist Catholic College North Shore (often shortened to Marist North Shore or abbreviated as MCCNS) is an independent Systemic Schools, Australia, systemic Roman Catholic Church in Australia, Roman Catholic K–12 Mixed-sex education, coeducat ...
, where he took part in various musicals.
Ewing played representative basketball for Manly Warringah and he took part in two state championships and toured the U.S. and Canada.
Ewing was a part-time student at
NIDA, attending the Open Program courses.
Career
Ewing appeared in ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...
'' as Reuben Humpheries in 2007.
He has also had guest roles in ''
Blue Water High'', ''
Spirited'' and ''
Rescue: Special Ops''.
Ewing secured a role as Dillon the Black RPM Ranger in children's television series ''
Power Rangers RPM
''Power Rangers RPM'' is the seventeenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'' and is an adaptation of ''Engine Sentai Go-onger'', the thirty-second Japanese ''Super Sentai'' series.
The season was the eighth and final to air on Ame ...
''.
In September 2010, Ewing joined the cast of ''Home and Away'' again, this time as
Heath Braxton. The actor made his debut in February 2011.
Ewing also became a contestant on the 11th season of ''
Dancing with the Stars
''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...
''. He was partnered with
Luda Kroiter, and danced in support of the
St Vincent de Paul Society
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP or SVdP or SSVP) is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the service of the poor. Started by Frédéric Ozanam and Emmanuel-Joseph Bailly de Surcy and nam ...
, where his mother works. Ewing and Kroiter were eliminated in week five. On 9 December 2013, Ewing confirmed that he would be leaving ''Home and Away'', and made his on-screen departure during the following year.
Ewing reprised his role as Heath Braxton for the feature-length special, ''
Home and Away: An Eye for an Eye'', along with co-star
Lisa Gormley
Lisa Gormley (born 29 September 1984) is an English-born Australian actress and best known for playing Bianca Scott on the Channel 7 serial drama '' Home and Away''. She is a NIDA graduate.
Early life
Gormley was born in Bradford, Wes ...
(
Bianca Scott
Bianca Scott is a fictional character from the Australian Seven Network, Channel Seven soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Lisa Gormley. Gormley had recently graduated from National Institute of Dramatic Art, NIDA when she secured the role o ...
). In 2016, Ewing returned to ''Home and Away'', along with Gormley. Both Ewing and Gormley starred in the feature-length specials ''
Home and Away: Revenge'' and ''
Home and Away: All or Nothing''. Ewing also starred in the Australian feature film ''
Red Billabong'', alongside
Tim Pocock
Tim Pocock is an Australian actor and pianist best known for his role as a teenage Scott Summers in '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', as well as Ethan Karamakov in the ABC television series ''Dance Academy'' and NBC's '' Camp'', as Robbie Matt ...
.
He has roles in ''Dunamis'', and ''
Chasing Comets''.
In 2018, Ewing starred in horror film ''
Beast No More'', and the sci-fi action film ''
Occupation'', alongside
Temuera Morrison
Temuera Derek Morrison (born 26 December 1960) is a New Zealand actor who first gained recognition in his home country for playing Dr. Hone Ropata on the soap opera ''Shortland Street''. He garnered critical acclaim for starring as Jake "The M ...
. He filmed an appearance in the sci-fi thriller ''1'', directed by
Robert Braiden,
and made a guest appearance in the ninth episode of ''
Harrow''. In April 2019, Ewing joined the cast of ''
Love and Monsters''. He will reprise his ''Occupation'' role of Matt Simmons in the 2021 sequel ''
Occupation: Rainfall''.
Personal life
Ewing became engaged to Marni Little in September 2011, and they married on 15 December 2012. Little gave birth to their son in September 2014. The couple announced their separation in 2016.
Ewing has been in a relationship with actress Kat Risteska since August 2016.
He announced their engagement on 24 December 2021. In March 2022, they confirmed they were expecting their first child together, and Risteska gave birth to their daughter on 22 July 2022.
On 21 October 2018, Ewing allegedly assaulted Little's husband David Robertshaw during a custody swap of their son. Ewing and Robertshaw argued for almost an hour while keeping his son locked in the car, before the police were called to the scene. Ewing was given an
apprehended violence order
An injunction is an equitable remedy in the form of a special court order compelling a party to do or refrain from doing certain acts. It was developed by the English courts of equity but its origins go back to Roman law and the equitable remed ...
(AVO) and faced Manly Local Court on 6 November 2018. On 3 November 2018, Ewing was handed another AVO, this time to keep away from Little's home and was due to attend Manly Local Court on 13 November 2018.
Filmography
Television appearances
Film appearances
Theatre
References
External links
*
Dan Ewingat johnsonlaird.com
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1985 births
21st-century Australian male actors
Australian male television actors
Living people
Male actors from Sydney
People from Manly, New South Wales