| Intro | Actor | ||||||
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Actor Television actor |
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| From | United States of America | ||||||
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | ||||||
| Gender | male | ||||||
| Birth | 31 January 1985, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A. | ||||||
| Age: | 35 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Aquarius | ||||||
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Tyler Ritter (born January 31, 1985) is an American actor best known as the star of The McCarthys.
Early life
Ritter is the son of the late actor John Ritter (1948-2003) and brother of actor Jason Ritter. He grew up in Los Angeles. Despite having acted in high school plays and student films, following his father’s unexpected death whilst Ritter was still in his teens, he originally decided not to pursue acting professionally. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, he worked for three years as a teacher in Argentina. At the age of 25, he made the decision to return to Los Angeles and pursue an acting career
Career
After featuring in guest roles on Modern Family and Grey’s Anatomy, Ritter landed his first starring role on the 2014 sitcom The McCarthys, playing Ronny McCarthy, the openly gay son in a family of six. Ritter has discussed in interviews the bittersweet nature of his casting, with regard to the death of his father.
In 2015, Ritter was cast as regular NCIS character Abby Sciuto’s brother, appearing in both an episode of NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans.
2016 saw Ritter cast in two recurring roles. He was cast in the role of Adam on the fourth season of Freeform’s comedy Young and Hungry, and was cast in the role of Detective Billy Malone on the fifth season of the CW series Arrow.
Personal Life
Ritter married Argentinian film director Leila Parma in 2007.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Good Dick | Young Handsome Man | TV Movie |
| 2011 | Weekends at Bellevue | Short Film | |
| 2012 | Defeat the Label | Short Film | |
| 2013 | Life in Text | Benjamin | Short Film |
| 2013 | Slice | Morgan | Short Film |
| 2014 | An Evergreen Christmas | Adam | TV Movie |
| 2014 | Girlfriend Lies | Gonz | Short Film |
| 2014 | Work Mom | Marc Rhodes | TV Movie |
| 2014 | Go Fish | Gabe | Short Film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Modern Family | Randall | Episode: “Larry’s Wife“ |
| 2014 | Grey’s Anatomy | Mr. Zarr | Episode: “Everything I Try to Do, Nothing Seems to Turn Out Right“ |
| 2014-2015 | The McCarthys | Ronny McCarthy | Main Role |
| 2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Thomas Ward | 1 episode: Closure |
| 2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Bart | 1 episode: “Vegas Baby/I Hate Goodbyes“ |
| 2016 | NCIS | Luca Sciuto | Episode: Sister City (Part I) |
| 2016 | NCIS: New Orleans | Luca Sciuto | Episode: Sister City (Part II) |
| 2016 | Young & Hungry | Adam Foley | 2 Episodes: Young & Hawaii & Young & Hurricane |
| 2016 | Arrow | Detective Billy Malone | Recurring Role; Season 5 |