Jason Ritter
| Jason Ritter | |
|---|---|
 Ritter at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival | |
| Born |
Jason Morgan Ritter February 17, 1980 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Tisch School of the Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Parent(s) |
John Ritter (father) Nancy Morgan (mother) Amy Yasbeck (stepmother) |
Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor, and the son of actress Nancy Morgan and actor John Ritter, known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia, as Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event, and as the voice of Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls. He also played the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination.
Early life
Ritter was born on February 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Nancy Morgan and John Ritter (1948-2003), and the grandson of musician/actor, Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay. His stepmother is actress Amy Yasbeck. He has three siblings, including actor Tyler Ritter.
Ritter first appeared in the opening credits of his father's show, Three's Company.[1][2]
He attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, with Simon Helberg, who became his roommate at NYU.[3] He then attended and graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theater Company. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, UK.
Career
Ritter appeared in The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, co-starring as Baum's son alongside his own father. In 2002, he appeared in the movies PG and Swimfan. In 2003, Ritter had a major role in the slasher/horror film Freddy vs. Jason as Will Rollins. He appeared in Raise Your Voice and Happy Endings. He portrayed Jeb Bush in the Oliver Stone film W. In 2007, he also voiced substitute teacher, Mr. Fisk, in an episode of All Grown Up, the grown up version of Rugrats, a teacher whom Angelica falls in love with. In 2008, he released Good Dick, a movie which he produced and starred in along with his long term girlfriend at the time, Marianna Palka (with whom he began a relationship after meeting in Queens in October 1999),[4] who also wrote and directed the film.
Among his theater credits are Wendy Wasserstein's Third at Lincoln Center, for which he won the Clarence Derwent Award and the Martin E. Segal Award for his portrayal of the title character; the Off Broadway production of The Beginning of August, and the role of Tim in the world premiere of Neil LaBute's play The Distance From Here at London's Almeida Theatre. Ritter has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program.
Ritter has appeared in the MTV show Punk'd. Ritter also starred as Sean Walker in the season-long NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010.[5][6] Ritter will be seen alongside Kate French in the upcoming short film, Atlantis, a romance film centered on two strangers who fall in love during the preparation for the final launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis.[7] He has a recurring role on NBC's Parenthood.[8][9][10] His performance on the show earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2012.[11] It was confirmed in early March 2013 that he would play Gavin opposite Alexis Bledel's Stacey in Us & Them, FOX's sitcom pilot based on the British television show Gavin & Stacey.[12]
Personal life
Ritter is in a relationship with actress Melanie Lynskey.[13][14][15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Real Story Of Christmas Tree | Little Acorn | Voice; Animated short film |
| 1999 | Mumford | Martin Brockett | |
| 2001 | Earth Day | Jack | Voice; Short film |
| 2002 | PG | Paul | |
| 2002 | Swimfan | Randy | |
| 2003 | Smash the Kitty | Josh | Short film |
| 2003 | Freddy vs. Jason | Will Rollins | |
| 2004 | Raise Your Voice | Paul Fletcher | |
| 2005 | Perceptions | Michael | |
| 2005 | Happy Endings | Otis McKeen | |
| 2005 | Our Very Own | Clancy Whitfield | |
| 2005 | Placebo | Daniel | Short film |
| 2006 | Lenexa, 1 Mile | Sean Hickey | |
| 2006 | The Wicker Man | Bar Guy #2 | |
| 2007 | The Education of Charlie Banks | Mick | |
| 2008 | The Deal | Lionel Travitz | |
| 2008 | Good Dick | The man | |
| 2008 | W. | Jeb Bush | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Age of Rock 'n' Roll | Eric Genson | |
| 2009 | Peter and Vandy | Peter | |
| 2010 | The Dry Land | Michael | |
| 2011 | A Bag of Hammers | Ben "Benjamin" Platt | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Family | Frank Cleary Jr. | |
| 2011 | The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best | Kyle | |
| 2011 | They're with Me | Isaac Solomon | Short film |
| 2011 | Atlantis | Ben | Short film |
| 2011 | The Five Stages of Grief | Orion | Short film |
| 2012 | The Break In | Larry | Short film |
| 2012 | Angel of Death | Victim 1 | Short film |
| 2012 | Trying | Mark | Short film |
| 2012 | The Golden Age | Mitch | Short film |
| 2012 | Manhattan Mixup | Fritz | Short film |
| 2012 | Free Samples | Wally | |
| 2013 | I Am I | Jonathan | |
| 2013 | The Big Ask | Owen | |
| 2013 | The Sidekick | Kid Loco | Short film |
| 2013 | The Goldfish | Yoni | Short film |
| 2013 | The East | Tim | |
| 2013 | The End of Love | Jason | |
| 2014 | Hits | Julian | |
| 2014 | Wild Canaries | Damien | |
| 2014 | There's Always Woodstock | Garret | |
| 2014 | About Alex | Alex | |
| 2014 | 7 Minutes | Mike | |
| 2014 | You're Not You | Will | |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris | Kurt | |
| 2015 | The Steps | Jeff | |
| 2015 | Embers | Guy | |
| 2015 | The Meddler | Jacob | |
| 2016 | The Intervention | Matt | |
| 2016 | Carrie Pilby | Matt | |
| 2017 | The Labyrinth | Usher |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story | Harry Neal Baum | Television film |
| 1999 | Days of Our Lives | Toddy | Supporting role (Season 34) |
| 1999 | Undressed | Allan | Main role (Season 3) |
| 2001 | Law & Order | Nick Simms | "Teenage Wasteland" (Season 11, Episode 12) |
| 2002 | Hack | Teddy Griffin | "My Brother's Keeper" (Season 1, Episode 5) |
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Billy Baker | "Dominance" (Season 4, Episode 20) |
| 2003 | Players | Tim | "Players Halloweenie Televizzie" (Season 2, Episode 16) |
| 2003–05 | Joan of Arcadia | Kevin Girardi | Main role |
| 2006–07 | The Class | Ethan Haas | Lead role |
| 2007 | Punk'd | Himself | "#8.6" (Season 8, Episode 6) |
| 2009 | WWII in HD | Jack Yusen (USN) | Main role |
| 2009 | Mercy | Gabe Tyler | "Some of Us Have Been to the Desert" (Season 1, Episode 9) |
| 2010–11 | The Event | Sean Walker | Main role |
| 2010–2015 | Parenthood | Mark Cyr | Recurring role |
| 2012 | County | Jack Malloy | Pilot[16][17] |
| 2012–2016 | Gravity Falls | Dipper Pines | Voice; Lead role |
| 2013 | Robot Chicken | Reindeer / Sergeant | "Born Again Virgin Christmas Special" (Season 6, Episode 21) |
| 2013 | Modern Family | Mitchell's co-worker | "Larry's Wife" (Season 5, Episode 3) |
| 2013 | Call Me Crazy: A Five Film | Bruce | Television film |
| 2013–16 | Drunk History | Stetson Kennedy / Art Heist Investigator / Rufus Griswold / Robert Woodrow Wilson / Elisha Gray / Orville Wright / John Barry |
7 episodes |
| 2014 | Us & Them | Gavin | Lead role; Unaired |
| 2014 | Person of Interest | Simon Lee | "Prophets" (Season 4, Episode 5) |
| 2014 | Key & Peele | Customer | "Concussion Quarterback" (Season 4, Episode 5) |
| 2014 | Garfunkel and Oates | Jason | "Maturity" (Season 1, Episode 8) |
| 2015 | Girls | Scott | Recurring role |
| 2015–present | Another Period | Lord Frederick Bellacourt | Main role |
| 2016 | Wander Over Yonder | Skipper | Voice; "The Cartoon" (Season 2, Episode 13) |
| 2016 | Goliath | Agent Farley | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life | Ranger Bill | Episode: "Fall" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | T Takes | The Guest in Room 23 | "Lobby" (Season 1, Episode 1) |
| 2012 | Weasel Town | Haunches | Voice; Main role |
| 2012 | Sketchy | Tom | "You Got Retweeted" (Season 1, Episode 18) |
| 2013 | Ghost Ghirls | William / Brad Wojciehowicz | "Home Is Where the Haunt Is" (Season 1, Episode 1) "Comedy Of Terrors" (Season 1, Episode 7) |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Title | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Parenthood | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Mark Cyr | Nominated | [18] |
References
- ↑ "Jason Ritter Bio". US Weekly. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Jason Ritter Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ Lindhome, Riki. "Making It #1: Jason Ritter". Nerdist. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ↑ Spaner, Whitney (January 2009). "L.A. Is For Lovers: Jason Ritter & Marianna Palka". Paper Magazine. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-10-26.
- ↑ "NBC Picks Up Three New Series for 2010-11 Season with "The Event", "Outsourced" and "Love Bites"". The Futon Critic. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ↑ Hibberd, James (May 16, 2010). "NBC's fall schedule, upfront revealed". The Live Feed. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 16, 2010.
- ↑ "Movie was filmed as space shuttle Atlantis took off from KSC". Orlando Sentinel. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- ↑ Ng, Philiana (July 7, 2011). "'Parenthood': Jason Ritter to Return in Season 3, Teaming Up With Jason Katims for Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ↑ Masters, Megan (June 5, 2012). "Parenthood Scoop: Jason Ritter Will Return in Season 4… But For How Long?". TVLine. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (November 14, 2013). "Parenthood Exclusive: Jason Ritter Set to Return". TVLine. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ↑ Adly McKenzie, Carina Adly (July 19, 2012). "Emmys 2012: Jason Ritter talks 'Parenthood' nomination and Simon Helberg's early-morning text message". Zap2it. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (March 2, 2013). "Alexis Bledel To Star in FOX Comedy Pilot 'Friends & Family'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ↑ "Melanie Lynskey Talks HBO's Togetherness And The Joys Of Mixing Comedy, Drama And Improv". 17 January 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ "Clea DuVall and Melanie Lynskey: "The Expectations of Women Are Sometimes So Unfair"". Elle. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ↑ Hayes, Britt (August 26, 2016). "Melanie Lynskey on 'The Intervention,' Relatable Characters and New Zealand's National Treasures". Screen Crush. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
- ↑ "'Parenthood' Reunion: Michael B. Jordan to Co-Star in Jason Katims/Jason Ritter Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. February 10, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Where Are NBC's 'The Office', 'Parks & Recreation' And 'Up All Night' Renewals?". Deadline.com. PMC. May 10, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ↑ "Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2012 - Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series". Emmys.com. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
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