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Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor, model, singer and songwriter. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–2010), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. Ritchson gained further prominence for portraying Thad Castle on the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2012), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel. He also headlined the SyFy action series Blood Drive (2017). In 2018, he returned to superhero television as Hank Hall / Hawk on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans. Ritchson left Titans in 2021 and, in 2022, began portraying the title character on the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher.

Alan Ritchson
Ritchson at the Lazer Team premiere in 2015
Born	Alan Michael Ritchson (1982-11-28) November 28, 1982 (age 39) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Education	Okaloosa Walton Community College (AA)
Occupation	Actor model singer songwriter
Years active	2003–present
Spouse	Catherine Ritchson ​ ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	3

Outside of television, Ritchson played Raphael in the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot and its 2016 sequel, along with appearing in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). He made his directorial debut and co-starred in the action-comedy Dark Web: Cicada 3301 (2021).

Early life and education

Ritchson was born on November 28, 1982, in Grand Forks, North Dakota He is the son of Vickie Ritchson, a high school teacher and David Ritchson, a retired U.S. Air Force chief master sergeant.[1] He is the second of three boys. During his childhood, his family moved to Rantoul, Illinois. At age 10, Ritchson's family settled in Niceville, Florida.[2] He attended Niceville High School and graduated in 2001. In a 2013 interview with Indonesian magazine Da Man, he stated that he once obtained a full music scholarship.[3] From 1999 to 2003, he attended as a dual-enrollment student and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree at Okaloosa Walton Community College, now Northwest Florida State College. He was a member of the Fine Arts division's Soundsations and Madrigal Singers.[4][5][6]

Career

Modeling

He began his modeling career in the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue.[7]

Television

Alan Ritchson first came to the attention of the public in 2004 when he appeared on American Idol as one of the top 87 contestants in the third season before being cut in Hollywood. His appearance on the show was noted for his striptease in one episode in which he wooed judge Paula Abdul.[8]

His television acting credits include a recurring guest star role on the television series Smallville as Arthur Curry, a.k.a. Aquaman,[9] a small role as an army officer in the 2006 Hallmark Channel movie Though None Go with Me alongside Cheryl Ladd, and the role of Lucian Manet in the 2009 Lifetime original film Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou. His role in Smallville marked the first time that an actor portrayed Aquaman in an officially licensed live-action production.[9][10] His Smallville co-star, Justin Hartley, has since portrayed Aquaman in an unaired pilot of the same name. Ritchson reprised his role as Aquaman in the final season.[11] In 2009, he appeared on a third-season episode of Starz's Head Case in which he played a male stripper. Ritchson also made an appearance on CSI: Miami, in which he played a dead victim in episode 19 of season 8. In 2011, he appeared in an episode of season 3 of 90210 as a love interest for main character Teddy Montgomery (Trevor Donovan).[12]

In 2010, he started playing the main role of Thad Castle, the captain of a college football team, in Spike TV's Blue Mountain State.[13] He stayed on the show until it was cancelled after its third season in February 2012.[14] He also appeared in a number of television shows, including Hawaii Five-0. In 2015, Ritchson became a regular on the NBC variety show I Can Do That (based on the Israeli variety show) alongside Nicole Scherzinger, Ciara, Joe Jonas, Cheryl Burke and Jeff Dye, and hosted by Marlon Wayans.[15][16][17] In 2016, he appeared in "Nosedive", an episode of the anthology series Black Mirror.

In 2017, he played the main character in the Syfy series Blood Drive.[18] In 2018, Ritchson played the recurring role of Hank Hall / Hawk in the DC Universe series Titans.[19] His initial deal was for just two episodes but he was promoted to a series regular for the second season. Producers decided to reduce the number of characters and Ritchson was written out of the series.[20]

In 2020, Ritchson was announced to be portraying Jack Reacher in an eponymous series on Amazon Prime.[21]

Films

Movie credits include a role in the 2006 film The Butcher, as well as a minor role in 2009's Fired Up! In 2007, director Robert Zemeckis used Ritchson for his facial image, physique and movement for actor Ray Winstone of the title character of Beowulf.[2]

Ritchson portrayed Gloss, a tribute in the 75th Hunger Games, in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). Ritchson also portrayed Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a reboot to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series after the four previous films.[22][23] Ritchson would later criticize producers of the new TMNT live-action films, claiming they mistreated him and other actors portraying the turtles during and after filming.[24]

He returned to his role as Thad Castle in the Blue Mountain State movie, Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland. Ritchson co-starred in Rooster Teeth Production's first feature-length movie—the science fiction comedy Lazer Team in January 2016.[25] He also played a medium role in The Wedding Ringer.

In 2018, Ritchson was announced as the director, co-writer, and producer of Dark Web: Cicada 3301, a comedy-thriller film inspired by the eponymous organization.[26] He also co-starred as an NSA agent.[27] The film will be the first original project of Phreaker Films, a film fund run by Ritchson.[26] The rights for Dark Web: Cicada 3301 were acquired by Lionsgate in 2020,[27] who released the film digitally on March 12, 2021.[28][29]

Personal life

Ritchson resides in Florida with his wife Catherine and their three children.

Other work

Other projects include an independent album called This Is Next Time, released in late 2005 and appearing in a Russian commercial for Orbit gum. Ritchson also appears in a web series entitled, Enormous Friends[30] with his Blue Mountain State co-star, Rob Ramsay.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	The Butcher	Mark
2007	Steam	Roy
2008	Rex	Chase
2009	Fired Up!	Bruce
2013	The Hunger Games: Catching Fire	Gloss
2014	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Raphael
2015	The Wedding Ringer	Kip Loyola / Carew
2016	Lazer Team	Adam
2016	Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland	Thad Castle
2016	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows	Raphael
2018	Office Uprising	Bob
2019	Above the Shadows	Shayne
2019	The Turkey Bowl	Ronnie Best
2020	Ghosts of War	Butchie
2021	Dark Web: Cicada 3301	Agent Carver	Directorial debut
2023	Fast X		Post-production
TBA	Ordinary Angels		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	American Idol	Himself	Episode 3.1
2005–2010	Smallville	Arthur Curry / Aquaman	4 episodes
2006	Though None Go with Me	Army officer	Television film
2009	Head Case	N/A	Episode: "Tying the... Not"
2009	Midnight Bayou	Lucian Manet	Television film
2010–2011	Blue Mountain State	Kevin Devlin "Thad" Castle	Main role
2010	CSI: Miami	Paul Arnett	Episode: "Spring Breakdown"
2011	90210	Tripp Wilson	Episode: "The Enchanted Donkey"
2012	Fred: The Show	Expired Cow	Episode: "Expired Cow"
2013	Hawaii Five-0	Freddie Hart	Episode: "Olelo Paʻa"
2014	The Rebels	Tyler Stokley	Episode: "Pilot"
2014	New Girl	Matt	Episode: "Micro"
2014	Infomercials	Kent Ross	Episode: "Alpha Chow"
2015	I Can Do That	Himself	Contestant
2015	Workaholics	Troy Torpey	Episode: "Speedo Racer"
2016	Black Mirror	Paul	Episode: "Nosedive"
2017	Blood Drive	Arthur Bailey	Main role
2018–2021	Titans	Hank Hall / Hawk	Recurring role (season 1); main role (season 2–3)
2018	Alexa & Katie	Robbie	Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2019	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Young Norm Scully	Episode: "Hitchcock & Scully"
2019	Supergirl	Hank Hall / Hawk	Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part One"
2020	Legends of Tomorrow	Hank Hall / Hawk	Episode: "Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 5"
2022–present	Reacher	Jack Reacher	Main role

Video games

• Beowulf: The Game (2007), as Beowulf (character model)

Discography

Albums

• This Is Next Time (2006)

References

External links

• Alan Ritchson at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Alan Ritchson

Alan Ritchson (* 28. November 1982 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) ist ein US-amerikanisches Model, Schauspieler und Sänger. Bekannt ist er in Deutschland vor allem wegen seiner Rolle als Thad Castle in der auf MTV ausgestrahlten Serie Blue Mountain State.

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- [en] Alan Ritchson

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[es] Alan Ritchson

Alan Ritchson (Grand Forks, Dakota del Norte, 28 de noviembre de 1982) es un actor, cantante y modelo estadounidense. Es conocido por su carrera como modelo y por participar en las series de televisión Smallville y Blue Mountain State.

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[fr] Alan Ritchson

Alan Ritchson né le 28 novembre 1982 est un chanteur, acteur, producteur, scénariste et top model américain, né en Dakota du Nord.

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[ru] Ритчсон, Алан

Алан Майкл Ритчсон (англ. Alan Michael Ritchson; род. 28 ноября 1982 года, Гранд-Форкс, Северная Дакота) — американский актёр, певец и модель. Наиболее известен по ролям Аквамена в сериале «Тайны Смолвиля», Блеска в фильме «Голодные игры: И вспыхнет пламя» и Теда Касла в «Реальные парни»

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