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Tyler Ritter
Born
Tyler David Thomas Ritter

(1985-01-31) January 31, 1985 (age 40)
Occupation Actor
Years active 2007–present
Spouse(s)
Lelia Parma
(m. 2007)
Children 2
Parents
Family

Tyler David Thomas Ritter was born on January 31, 1985. He is an American actor. He is well-known for playing Ronny McCarthy in the TV show The McCarthys.

About Tyler Ritter's Early Life

Tyler Ritter is the son of famous actor John Ritter. His brother, Jason Ritter, is also an actor. Tyler's grandfather was Tex Ritter, a well-known country singer. Tex Ritter passed away ten years before Tyler was born.

Tyler grew up in Los Angeles, California. He enjoyed acting in high school plays and student films. However, after his father's sudden death in 2003, Tyler decided not to become a professional actor right away.

After finishing college at the University of Pennsylvania in 2007, Tyler moved to Argentina. He worked there as a teacher for three years. When he was 25 years old, he decided to return to Los Angeles. That's when he chose to follow his dream of becoming an actor.

Tyler Ritter's Acting Career

Tyler Ritter started his acting career with guest roles on popular TV shows. He appeared on Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy.

First Main Role in The McCarthys

In 2014, Tyler got his first main role in a TV show called The McCarthys. He played Ronny McCarthy, a character who was part of a family of six. Tyler has shared that getting this role was special, but also a little sad, because it happened after his father's passing.

Roles in NCIS and Other Shows

In 2015, Tyler Ritter joined the cast of NCIS. He played Luca, who was the brother of the character Abby Sciuto. He appeared in episodes of both NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans.

The year 2016 was busy for Tyler. He had two repeating roles on TV. He played Adam on the fourth season of the comedy show Young and Hungry on Freeform. He also played Detective Billy Malone on the fifth season of Arrow, a show on CW channel.

In 2020, Tyler Ritter made a guest appearance in an Amazon Original series. This show was called Homecoming and was directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.

Tyler Ritter's Personal Life

Tyler Ritter is married to Lelia Parma, who is a film director from Argentina. They got married in 2007.

In 2017, Tyler and Lelia welcomed their first child, a son named Benjamin Parma Ritter. In 2020, they had their second child, a daughter named Magnolia Parma Ritter.

Tyler Ritter's Film and TV Appearances

Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
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 Roles

Year Title Role Notes
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
2020 Homecoming (TV series) Lane 4 episodes (Season 2)
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

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