Tyler David Thomas Ritter (born January 31, 1985) is an American actor who starred as Ronny McCarthy of ''

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''.

Early life

Ritter is the son of actor

John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on the ...

and brother of actor

Jason Ritter Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series '' Joan of Arcadia'', Ethan Haas in '' The Class'', Sean Walker in the NBC series ''The Event'', ...

. His grandfather was country singer

Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and ...

, who died a decade before Tyler was born. He grew up in Los Angeles. Despite having acted in high school plays and student films, following his father's unexpected death in 2003, he originally decided not to pursue acting professionally. After graduating from the

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in 2007, he worked for three years as a teacher in Argentina. At the age of 25, he made the decision to return to Los Angeles and pursue an acting career.

Career

After featuring in guest roles on ''

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'' and ''

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'', Ritter landed his first starring role on the 2014 sitcom ''

'', playing Ronny McCarthy, the openly gay son in a family of six. Ritter has discussed in interviews the bittersweet nature of his casting, with regard to the death of his father. In 2015, Ritter was cast in '' NCIS'' as

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's brother Luca, appearing in both an episode of ''NCIS'' and '' NCIS: New Orleans''. 2016 saw Ritter cast in two recurring roles. He was cast in the role of Adam on the fourth season of Freeform's comedy '' Young and Hungry'', and was cast in the role of Detective Billy Malone on the fifth season of the CW series ''

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''. In 2020, he had a guest appearance in an Amazon Original series, ''Homecoming'', directed by Julia Roberts.

Personal life

Ritter married Argentine film director Lelia Parma in 2007. In 2017, they welcomed their first child, a son named Benjamin Parma Ritter.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ritter, Tyler Living people American male television actors Male actors from Los Angeles 1985 births