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Born | Jason Morgan Ritter February 17, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. |
Years active | 1990 - present |
Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor, son of actor John Ritter and actress Nancy Morgan. Ritter is probably best known for his role as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia and as Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event. He now plays the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood for which he received an Emmy Award nomination.
Early life
Ritter was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Nancy Morgan and (the late) John Ritter, and the grandson of musician/actor, Tex Ritter, and Dorothy Fay. His stepmother is actress Amy Yasbeck. He has three siblings.
Ritter attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, with Simon Helberg, who became his roommate at NYU.[1] He then attended (as did Helberg) and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
Career
Ritter appeared in The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story playing the son of real life father John Ritter. He appeared in the movie PG (2002), and one year later playing in Swimfan. In 2003, Ritter had a major role in the slasher/horror film Freddy vs. Jason as Will Rollins. He appeared in Raise Your Voice and Happy Endings. He portrayed Jeb Bush in the Oliver Stone film W. In 2007, he also voiced substitute teacher, Mr. Fisk, in an episode of "All Grown Up", the grown up version of "The Rugrats", a teacher who Angelica falls in love with. In 2008, he released Good Dick, a movie which he produced and starred in along with his girlfriend, Marianna Palka, who also wrote and directed the film.
Among his theater credits are Wendy Wasserstein's Third at Lincoln Center, for which he won the Clarence Derwent Award and the Martin E. Segal Award for his portrayal of the title character; the Off Broadway production of The Beginning of August, and the role of Tim in the world premiere of Neil LaBute's play The Distance From Here at London's Almeida Theatre. Ritter has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.
Ritter has appeared in the MTV Show Punk'd. Ritter also starred as Sean Walker in the now-cancelled, NBC drama series, The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010.[2][3] Ritter will be seen alongside Kate French in the upcoming short film, Atlantis, a romance film centered around two strangers who fall in love during the preparation for the final launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis.[4]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
1982-1984 | Three's Company | Uncredited - Opening Credits | His father's show |
1990 | The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story | Harry Neal Baum | |
1991 | The Real Story of O Christmas Tree | Rodney | |
1999 | Mumford | Martin Brockett | |
Undressed | Allan | TV series | |
2001 | Law & Order | Nick Simms | Guest spot on TV series |
Earth Day | Jack | Voice | |
2002 | PG | Paul | |
Swimfan | Randy | ||
Hack | Buddy Griffin | TV series | |
2003 | Smash the Kitty | Josh | Short film |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Billy Baker | Guest spot on TV series | |
Freddy vs. Jason | Will Rollins | ||
Player$ | Tim | TV series | |
2003-2005 | Joan of Arcadia | Kevin Girardi | TV series |
2004 | Who's Your Momma? | Jacob Little | |
Raise Your Voice | Paul Fletcher | ||
2005 | Perceptions | Michael | |
Happy Endings | Otis McKee | ||
Our Very Own | Clancy Whitfield | ||
Placebo | Daniel | ||
2006 | Lenexa, 1 Mile | Sean Hickey | |
The Wicker Man | Bar Guy #2 | ||
2006–07 | The Class | Ethan Haas | TV series |
2007 | The Education of Charlie Banks | Mick | |
2008 | The Deal | Lionel Travitz | |
T Takes | The Guest in Room 23 | Web series | |
Good Dick | Boy (unnamed) | ||
W. | Jeb Bush | ||
2009 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Eric Genson | |
2009 | Peter and Vandy | Peter | |
2009 | WWII in HD | voice of Jack Yusen (USN) | A&E Entertainment/History channel. |
2010 | The Dry Land | Michael | |
Parenthood | Mark Cyr | Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series[5] | |
The Event | Sean Walker | Main cast | |
2011 | A Bag of Hammers | Ben "Benjamin" Platt | Started filming in April 2010. |
2012-present | Gravity Falls | Dipper (voice) | Main role Animated series |
2012 | The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Mario (voice) | Cartoon Network |
TBA | Atlantis | Ben Goddard | Short film Leading role |
References
- ^ Lindhome, Riki. "Making It #1: Jason Ritter". Nerdist. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ "NBC Picks Up Three New Series for 2010-11 Season with "The Event", "Outsourced" and "Love Bites"". The Futon Critic. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ Hibberd, James (May 16, 2010). "NBC's fall schedule, upfront revealed". The Live Feed. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ^ "Movie was filmed as space shuttle Atlantis took off from KSC". Orlando Sentinel. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.emmys.com/nominations/2012/Outstanding%20Guest%20Actor%20In%20A%20Drama%20Series