Ryan Cartwright (born 14 March 1981) is an English actor.

Early life

Cartwright was born on 14 March 1981 in

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, West Midlands. He has an older brother, Che Cartwright, who is also an actor.

Career

He began acting with the

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. His first major role came at the age of 15 in the British

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comedy-drama ''

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''. He has also appeared in such other British television programmes as '' Seriously Weird'', '' Hardware'', ''Donovan'', '' Microsoap'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. Since moving to the US, Cartwright had a recurring role on the television series ''

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'' as the laboratory intern Vincent Nigel-Murray, until the death of his character in the season 6 episode ''The Hole in the Heart''. He also completed filming a

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, ''

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'' alongside

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, in which he used an American accent. He had a recurring role (as upper class Briton

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) on Season 3 of ''

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''. He played Gary Bell, an

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character, on the

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television series ''

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'' (2011–2012). To prepare for the role, Cartwright consulted with people who worked with autistic people, watched documentaries, read blogs created by autistic people, and books from autistic authors, such as

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and

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. Cartwright's portrayal of Bell has earned praise from the neurological science community, crediting his complexity for eschewing stereotypes of autism previously displayed in mass media. In September 2016, Cartwright began a main role in the CBS sitcom ''

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'' as Chale Witt. On 12 May 2018, the series was canceled after two seasons.

Personal life

Cartwright has lived in

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since 2006.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cartwright, Ryan 1981 births Living people English expatriates in the United States English male film actors English male television actors Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands