Robert James Ramsay is a Canadian actor. Ramsay is known for his roles as Donnie Schrab in Blue Mountain State, Percy Budnick in Aaron Stone, Barnabis in and Jay Jay in NickelodeonâÂÂs The Thundermans.
Robert James Ramsay was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He grew up in both Toronto and Saint John, New Brunswick. In his youth, he performed in plays and musicals as well as playing for football teams in Toronto. These two passions never mixed until a casting director came to practice scouting football players to be in a movie called âÂÂIt's a Boy Girl ThingâÂÂ. On set, Ramsay was approached by the director who cast him in his first role.
Ramsay studied dramatic arts at Acadia University while simultaneously appearing on DisneyâÂÂs âÂÂAaron StoneâÂÂ, âÂÂPure Pwnageâ and âÂÂThe Jon Dore Showâ for the Comedy Network.
In 2011, Ramsay was cast as the lead in âÂÂPatchtownâÂÂ; a satirical, dark comedic short about âÂÂoppression, consumerism and a culture of discarded loveâÂÂ.
In 2014, Ramsay and the rest of the cast of Blue Mountain State raised $1.9 million on Kickstarter to make âÂÂâÂÂ. Production started in November the same year.