Ryan Bittle

Ryan Bittle

Bittle in April 2009
Born Ryan James Bittle
March 21, 1976 (1976-03-21) (age 35)
La Crescenta, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1994-present

Ryan James Bittle (born March 21, 1976 in La Crescenta, California) is an American actor. He began appearing on television in 1994.

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Early life

Ryan Bittle is the son of Kathy Homewood, a nurse and ICU director, and Jim Bittle, a retired Glendale Fire Captain. He has a younger brother Ron, and an older brother Jeff. Ryan attended Crescenta Valley High School (where he was an All-American water polo player), Pasadena City College, The London Academy of Dramatic Art, and The Juilliard School, Drama division (group 31), in New York City.

Career

Ryan Bittle originally had plans to play NCAA water polo and then to attend medical school before he discovered acting. It was in his senior year of high school that he began to take an interest which led to him holding off on college for awhile to instead play a role in the television series Sweet Valley High.[1] After two seasons, 1994–1996, he left the show to attend school. While studying at Pasadena City College, Ryan continued to work as an actor with guest starring roles in 1996 on the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Boy Meets World, and The Parent Hood. Ryan also had a recurring role on 7th Heaven where he was Jessica Biel's early love interest. He also had supporting roles in the films Tear it Down, Devil in the Flesh and The Clown at Midnight.[2] It was while working with Christopher Plummer on The Clown at Midnight in 1998 that Bittle decided he wanted to leave Hollywood for New York to spend some more time studying at The Juilliard School. It was in New York that Bittle was in numerous productions with actors Nathan Baesel, Jennifer Carpenter, Daniel Breaker and James Martinez.[3]

Back in Los Angeles, Bittle continued with a recurring role on the successful WB drama Dawson's Creek and PBS drama American Family. He also had varying guest star roles on shows such as the CBS dramas CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Numb3rs, and NCIS.[4] Ryan also played an actor for the second time in his career on Courteney Cox's TV show Dirt.

In 2003, Bittle starred as Christian opposite Mark Harelik and Gregory Itzin in Cyrano de Bergerac at South Coast Repertory.[1]

He continues to work today with three films released in 2010: Take Me Home Tonight, an 1980s comedy starring with Topher Grace and Anna Faris; Backyard Wedding, starring with Alicia Witt and Frances Fisher; and the horror/thriller Lure.[1]

Personal life

Ryan Bittle enjoys playing sports. He plays golf and tennis when he can. And, in his spare time he plays masters water polo and coaches polo at the high school and club level.[5]

Bittle also enjoys flying and got his private pilot's license in 2001.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1994 Sweet Valley High Todd Wilkens Television debut 1994-1996
1996 The Parent Hood Bradley Lewis guest star
1996 7th Heaven Jeff recurring role
1997 Tear it Down Jon Scott film debut
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mitch guest star
1997 Boy Meets World Gary guest star
1998 Devil in the Flesh Greg Straffer
1998 The Clown at Midnight Taylor Marshall
2001 Walker Texas Ranger Harley guest star
2001 Being Brewster Jon Jackson pilot
2001 Dawson's Creek Erick recurring role
2002 American Family Sgt. Williams recurring role
2003 Who's Your Daddy? Hudson Reed
2003 CSI: Miami David Kendall guest star
2007 CSI: NY Jackson Rudnick guest star
2008 Dirt Paul Trisko guest star
2008 Numb3rs Pat Drummond guest star
2008 NCIS Metro Det. Justin Kemp guest star
2010 Take Me Home Tonight Rick
2010 A Good Funeral Bill
2010 Lure Mr. Reed
2010 Backyard Wedding Jeffrey Blake TV Film
2010 Life Unexpected Steve Guest Star
2010 Ricky and Ravi Steve Guest star
2010 All My Children Logan Guest star
2011 Femme Fatales Archie Beecham Guest star
2011 Annie Kringle Is Coming To Town Dean TV Film
2011 Bones Brock Vorback Guest Star
2012 "The Closer" Charlie Guest Star
2012 "Operation Cupcake" Thad TV Film

References

  1. ^ a b c imdb.com
  2. ^ tvguide.com
  3. ^ juilliard.edu
  4. ^ film.com
  5. ^ mvpolo.org
  6. ^ faa.gov

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