Tyler Knight
Tyler David Thomas Ritter (born January 31, 1985 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American actor .
life and career
Tyler Ritter was born in Los Angeles as the son of actor John Ritter . His brother is the actor Jason Ritter . During his time in high school he appeared in school performances, abandoning his father's wish to follow the same path, but initially after his father's untimely death. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2007 and then worked as a teacher in Argentina for three years. At the age of 25, he returned to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.
He took his first role in front of the camera in 2008 in the film Good Dick , in which his brother also starred. In the following years he was mainly seen in short films. From 2013 he appeared in guest roles in the series Modern Family , Grey's Anatomy , Hot in Cleveland , Marvel's Agents of SHIELD , Navy CIS: LA , Navy CIS , Young & Hungry and Chicago PD . From 2014 to 2015 he played the lead role of Ronny McCarthy in the series The McCarthys . In 2016, Ritter appeared as Det. Billy Malone in the series Arrow . In 2019 he took on a supporting role as Alan in the series Merry Happy Whatever .
Personal
Ritter has been married to the Argentinian director Lelia Parma since 2010, who moved to the States with him after he returned from Argentina. In 2017 they became parents of a son.
Filmography (selection)
- 2008: Good Dick
- 2011: Weekends at Bellevue (TV movie)
- 2013: Life in Text (short film)
- 2013: Modern Family (TV series, episode 5x03)
- 2013: Slice (short film)
- 2014: Grey's Anatomy (TV series, episode 10x23)
- 2014: An Evergreen Christmas
- 2014: I'm the Same
- 2014–2015: The McCarthys (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2015: French Kiss (short film)
- 2015: Hot in Cleveland (TV series, episode 6x23)
- 2015: Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (TV series, episode 3x09)
- 2016: NCIS: New Orleans (TV series, episode 2x12)
- 2016: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, episode 13x12)
- 2016: Young & Hungry (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2016: Arrow (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2017: Chicago PD (TV series, episode 4x19)
- 2018: Stillwater
- 2018: The Good Doctor (TV series, episode 2x09)
- 2018: Playing Dead (TV movie)
- 2019: A Friendly Conversation (short film)
- 2019: Merry Happy Whatever (TV series, 3 episodes)
Web links
- Tyler Knight in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Tyler Ritter in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Tyler Ritter talks to GSN about famous Dad, brother Jason and being mistaken for gay Gay Star News , accessed February 1, 2020.
- ^ Tyler Rotter follows in Dad's footsteps with new comedy the McCarthys New York Post , accessed February 1, 2020.
- ^ Tyler Ritter Welcomes Son Benjamin (en) . In: PEOPLE.com . Accessed February 1, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knight, Tyler |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Knight, Tyler David Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |