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Tyler Ritter
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Tyler David Thomas Ritter
January 31, 1985 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Lelia Parma
(m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
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Tyler David Thomas Ritter (born January 31, 1985) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ronny McCarthy on the TV show The McCarthys.
Early life
Tyler Ritter grew up in Los Angeles, California. He comes from a family of actors. His father was the famous actor John Ritter, and his brother is also an actor, Jason Ritter. His grandfather, Tex Ritter, was a country singer, but he passed away before Tyler was born.
Even though Tyler acted in high school plays, he first decided not to become a professional actor. This was after his father passed away in 2003. After finishing college at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, he worked as a teacher in Argentina for three years. When he was 25, he decided to return to Los Angeles and start an acting career.
Career
Tyler Ritter began his acting career with small parts on popular TV shows. He appeared in episodes of Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy.
In 2014, he got his first main role in a TV show called The McCarthys. He played Ronny McCarthy, a character in a family of six. Tyler has shared in interviews that getting this role was special, especially because it reminded him of his father.
In 2015, Tyler joined the cast of NCIS. He played Luca, the brother of a character named Abby Sciuto. He appeared in episodes of both NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans.
The year 2016 brought Tyler two more regular roles. He played Adam in the fourth season of the comedy show Young and Hungry on Freeform. He also played Detective Billy Malone in the fifth season of the CW series Arrow.
In 2020, he made a guest appearance in an Amazon Original series called Homecoming. This show was directed by Julia Roberts.
Personal life
Tyler Ritter married Lelia Parma, who is a film director from Argentina, in 2007. In 2017, they had their first child, a son named Benjamin Parma Ritter.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | Girlfriend Lies | Gonz | Short Film |
| 2014 | Go Fish | Gabe | Short Film |
| 2018 | Stillwater | Dawson | Film |
| 2022 | Who Killed Cooper Dunn? | Dawson | Film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Good Dick | Young Handsome Man | Television film |
| 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 | Work Mom | Marc Rhodes | Television film |
| 2014 | An Evergreen Christmas | Adam | Television film |
| 2014–2015 | The McCarthys | Ronny McCarthy | Main Role |
| 2015 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Thomas Ward | Episode: "Closure" |
| 2015 | Hot in Cleveland | Bart | 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 | Loosely Exactly Nicole | Danny | Episode: "Danny Boom" |
| 2016 | Young & Hungry | Adam Foley | Episodes: "Young & Hawaii", "Young & Hurricane" |
| 2016 | Arrow | Detective Billy Malone | Recurring Role; Season 5 |
| 2017 | Chicago P.D. | Rex Goldwin | Episode: "Last Minute Resistance" |
| 2018 | The Good Doctor | George Reynolds | Episode: "Empathy" |
| 2019 | What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | Man with no Voice | Episode: "Assistant" |
| 2019 | Merry Happy Whatever | Alan | 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Painkiller | John Brownlee | 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Chicago Med | Derek Walker | Season 9 Episode 13 "I Think I Know You, But Do I Really?" |
See also
In Spanish: Tyler Ritter para niños
