Ryan Bittle

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Ryan Bittle
Born
Ryan James Bittle

(1976-03-21) March 21, 1976 (age 47)
La Crescenta, California, U.S.
Education Juilliard School (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–present
Spouses
  • Jennifer Davis (2003–2006; divorced)
  • Elizabeth Chang (August 2022-present)

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

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Early life

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

Career

Bittle originally had plans to play NCAA water polo and then to attend medical school before he discovered acting in his senior year of high school. This led him to postpone college in order to play a role in the television series Sweet Valley High . He played the role of Todd Wilkins in the first two seasons of the series (1994-1996).

While studying at Pasadena City College, Bittle continued to work as an actor with guest starring roles in 1996 on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer , Boy Meets World and The Parent 'Hood . He also had a recurring role on 7th Heaven as Jessica Biel's early love interest and supporting roles in the films Tear it Down , Devil in the Flesh and The Clown at Midnight . [1] While working on the latter with Christopher Plummer in 1998, Bittle decided he wanted to leave Hollywood for New York to spend some more time studying at The Juilliard School. In New York, Bittle was in numerous productions with the actors Nathan Baesel, Jennifer Carpenter, Daniel Breaker and James Martinez. [2]

Back in Los Angeles, Bittle continued with a recurring role on the successful WB drama Dawson's Creek and the 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 . [3] He 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. [4]

Bittle was in three films released in 2010-2011: Take Me Home Tonight , a 1980s set comedy starring with Topher Grace and Anna Faris; Backyard Wedding , starring with Alicia Witt and Frances Fisher and the horror/thriller A Lure: Teen Fight Club . [4]

In 2012, Bittle starred in Annie Claus Is Coming To Town , opposite Maria Thayer and Sam Page, as well as the made-for-TV movie Operation Cupcake , opposite Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson. He also guest starred on The Closer and the NBC comedy The New Normal .

In 2013, Bittle guest starred on the Showtime series Shameless as well as reviving the role of JR Chandler on the revived Prospect Park's All My Children .

In 2014, Bittle starred in two films, Love By the Book , starring opposite Leah Renee, and A Christmas Mystery opposite Esmé Bianco.

Personal life

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

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

In 2003, Bittle married Jennifer Davis; [7] they divorced in 2006.

In 2022, Bittle married his girlfriend, Elizabeth Chang. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Tear It DownJohn Scott
1998 Devil in the Flesh Greg StrafferVideo
1999 The Clown at Midnight Taylor Marshall
2004 Who's Your Daddy? Hudson ReedVideo
2009A Good FuneralBill
2010LureMr. ReedVideo
2011Ricky and Ravi (Are Between Jobs)SteveVideo short
2011 Take Me Home Tonight Rick Herrington
2016Marriage of LiesDylan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994–96 Sweet Valley High Todd WilkinsMain role
1996 The Parent 'Hood Bradley Lewis"An American Class President"
1996 7th Heaven JeffRecurring role
1997 Boy Meets World Gary"Chick Like Me"
1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mitch"Out of Mind, Out of Sight"
2001 Walker, Texas Ranger Harley"Reel Rangers"
2001The Big HouseJon JacksonTV film
2001–02 Dawson's Creek EricRecurring role
2002 American Family Sgt. Williams"The Forgotten War"
2003 CSI: Miami David Kendall"Death Grip"
2007 CSI: NY Jackson Rudnick"The Lying Game"
2008 Dirt Paul Trisko"Ties That (Don't) Bind"
2008 Numbers Pat Drummond"Charlie Don't Surf"
2008 NCIS Metro Det. Justin Kemp"Silent Night"
2010 Backyard Wedding Jeffrey BlakeTV film
2010 Life Unexpected Steve"Honeymoon Interrupted"
2010 All My Children Logan2 episodes
2011 Femme Fatales Archie Beecham"Speed Date"
2011 Bones Brock Vorback"The Prince in the Plastic"
2011Annie Claus is Coming to TownDeanTV film
2012Operation CupcakeThad ChristopherTV film
2012 The Closer Charlie"Hostile Witness"
2012 The New Normal 'Mitch Madison"Unplugged"
2013 Shameless Steven Redel"A Long Way from Home"
2013 All My Children JR Chandler Recurring role
2014A Christmas MysteryAndrew SteeleTV film
2014Love by the BookLandon CrestTV film
2017 Lucifer Mr. Taylor"Deceptive Little Parasite"
2018-2019 Hawaii Five-0 John McGarrett Guest role; two episodes

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  7. ↑ Manis, Aimee; Epic Imagery (photography). "Actor Ryan Bittle's Classic Fall Wedding in Long Beach, California". Inside Weddings. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
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