Offspring actor Richard Davies welcomes a son with his partner Channelle Calderwood

‘Slice of perfection!’ Offspring actor Richard Davies welcomes a son with his partner Channelle Calderwood

Former Offspring actor Richard Davies has welcomed his first child with partner, Channelle Calderwood. 

Richard, who played Jimmy Proudman in TV comedy-drama series, and Channelle both made the announcement on their social media channels on Wednesday. 

Channelle shared an adorable photo of the infant, before writing lovingly: ‘Our little slice of perfection, Freddie George Davies.’ 

‘Slice of perfection!’ Offspring actor Richard Davies and partner Channelle Calderwood (both pictured) have welcomed a son together with them letting fans know on Instagram 

She let her fans and friends know that he arrived on August 12, the same birth date as Richard.

‘Joining us the 12.08.2020 and officially hijacking his dad’s birthday forever!’ 

Awww, how sweet: Channelle shared a stunning photo of the infant, before writing lovingly: ' Our little slice of perfection, Freddie George Davies'

Awww, how sweet: Channelle shared a stunning photo of the infant, before writing lovingly: ‘ Our little slice of perfection, Freddie George Davies’

Over at Richard’s Instagram, he posted a snap of Channelle holding the gorgeous bub in her arms. 

‘And just like that I became a family man,’ he wrote.

Channelle is the director of the Melbourne marketing firm Overport Agency.  

'And just like that I became a family man,' Richard wrote, sharing a photo of Channelle and newborn baby Freddie on Instagram

‘And just like that I became a family man,’ Richard wrote, sharing a photo of Channelle and newborn baby Freddie on Instagram

The couple have kept the pregnancy quiet. Richard appeared in Offspring as a series regular from 2010 to 2017.  

More recently, he had a role on Netflix’s Tidelands in 2018, as well as in the 2016 film 2:22, alongside Teresa Palmer.

Richard previously revealed he became an actor by accident.  

Private: The couple have kept the pregnancy quiet. Richard appeared in Offspring as a series regular from 2010 to 2017. Here: the couple on holidays together

Private: The couple have kept the pregnancy quiet. Richard appeared in Offspring as a series regular from 2010 to 2017. Here: the couple on holidays together

The star enrolled in media studies at RMIT and had dreams of becoming a journalist. 

However, a cameo appearance in a short film led him to TV. 

‘When you find something that you really love, it actually makes it pretty easy to switch careers,’ he told Men’s Health magazine in 2017. 

'When you find something that you really love, it actually makes it pretty easy to switch careers,' he recently told Men's Health magazine. Here: In Offspring

‘When you find something that you really love, it actually makes it pretty easy to switch careers,’ he recently told Men’s Health magazine. Here: In Offspring