Ryan McPartlin | |
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 McPartlin at San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2009 | |
| Born | Ryan John McPartlin July 3, 1975 |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Danielle Kirlin (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
Ryan John McPartlin [1] (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the action-comedy series Chuck .
McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), [2] and attended Glenbard South High School. McPartlin graduated with a degree in speech communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team as a walk-on tight end from 1993 to 1995. McPartlin's older brother, Chris, was also a member of the Illinois football team, earning a varsity letter as a linebacker in 1994. [3] After six months in Australia and New Zealand, McPartlin moved to Southern California to pursue acting as a career.
McPartlin spent years as an Abercrombie & Fitch model. [2] McPartlin's first acting role was on The Nanny with Fran Drescher as a Leonardo DiCaprio-type character in a Titanic spoof. [2] McPartlin has been mostly known for his role as Hank Bennett on the popular soap opera Passions replacing Dalton James from April 2001 until June 2004 and made a brief appearance in the series L.A. 7 as Ryan. McPartlin worked with Drescher again as Riley Martin on the television sitcom Living with Fran playing her much younger live-in boyfriend. [2] Living with Fran was canceled on May 17, 2006, after two seasons. McPartlin originally auditioned for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the film Superman Returns , but lost the role to Brandon Routh. In 2008, Ryan participated in Mad Men , playing an affair of January Jones's character, Betty Draper.
McPartlin also played Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on NBC's Chuck from 2007 to 2012. In mid-2010, McPartlin appeared in Sugarland's music video "Stuck Like Glue" as a man being stalked and abducted by lead singer Jennifer Nettles. McPartlin appears in commercials for Kate Walsh's perfume "Boyfriend". In March 2012, McPartlin began working with the website LiveLifeLocal to help promote active lifestyles and is filming a series of videos for the site. In 2014, he portrayed the recurring roles of police detective Dwayne Freeman on Mystery Girls and Billy the fireman on Bad Judge .
McPartlin is a certified personal trainer. He has been married to former actress Danielle Kirlin, whom he met at the University of Illinois, [4] since October 26, 2002, and has two sons Wyatt and Dylan. [5] McPartlin's hobbies include scuba diving, tennis, snowboarding, and racquetball.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | King of the Ants | Straff | |
| 2006 | The Shadow Effect | Chaz Martini | Short film |
| 2009 | Super Capers | Will Powers | |
| 2010 | Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers | Clutch Powers | Voice |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Lawrence Richey | |
| 2013 | The Right Kind of Wrong | Danny Hart | |
| 2015 | You Cast a Spell on Me | Matt Andover | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | Matt Johnstone | |
| 2021 | A Clüsterfünke Christmas | Chancington Winterthorpe V |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Nanny | Performer #3 | Episode: "Yetta's Letters" |
| 1999 | Odd Man Out | — | Episode: "Batman Forever" |
| 2000 | L.A. 7 | Ryan Sinclar | Episode: "Mr. Muscle" |
| 2001 | Three Sisters | Brad | Episode: "My Best Friend's Girl" |
| 2001–2004 | Passions | Hank Bennett | Contract: April 24, 2001 – April 2004 Recurring: April – June 18, 2004 |
| 2003 | According to Jim | Bob | Episode: "No Harm, No Fowl" |
| 2004 | Still Standing | Jeremy | Episode: "Still Flirting" |
| 2004 | North Shore | William | Episode: "Secret Service" |
| 2005 | What I Like About You | Riley Martin | Episode: "Girls Gone Wild" |
| 2005–2006 | Living with Fran | Riley Douglas Martin | Main role |
| 2006 | Pepper Dennis | Grady Harper | Episode: "Charlie Babcock's Homosexual Encounter" |
| 2007 | CSI: NY | Terry Rockwell | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2007 | Notes from the Underbelly | Hunter | Episode: "Mother's Milk" |
| 2007–2012 | Chuck | Devon Woodcomb | Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–5) |
| 2008 | Swingtown | Luke | Episode: "Friends with Benefits" |
| 2009 | Mad Men | Gentleman | Episode: "Meditations in an Emergency" |
| 2009 | Everything She Ever Wanted | Tom Allanson | Miniseries; 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Evan Macklam | Episode: "The Benefit of the Right Track" |
| 2011 | Game Time: Tackling the Past | Jake Walker | Television film |
| 2011 | Community | Frisbee student #3 | Episode: "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux" |
| 2012 | Hot in Cleveland | David | Episode: "Life with Lucci" |
| 2012 | CSI: Miami | Josh Avery | 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Rizzoli & Isles | Dale Bowman | Episode: "Money Maker" |
| 2012 | Necessary Roughness | Ted | Episode: "Double Fault" |
| 2012 | Holly's Holiday | Bo | Television film |
| 2013 | I Hate My Teenage Daughter | Chris Reynolds | Episode: "Teenage Party" |
| 2013–2014 | Hart of Dixie | Carter Covington | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Chance at Romance | Heath Madsen | Television film |
| 2014 | Playing House | Steve | Episode: "Totes Kewl" |
| 2014 | Friends with Better Lives | Sam | Episode: "Cyrano de Trainer-Zac" |
| 2014 | Mystery Girls | Detective Dwayne Freeman | 5 episodes |
| 2014 | Sequestered | Ryan | Main role |
| 2014 | Bad Judge | Billy | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Babysitter's Black Book | Mark | Television film |
| 2015 | The Flight Before Christmas | Michael Nolan | Television film |
| 2016 | Fuller House | Tyler | Episode: "Mad Max" |
| 2016 | Devious Maids | Kyle | 8 episodes |
| 2016 | Heaven Sent | Sean Miller | Television film |
| 2017 | Ghosted | Jace | Episode: "Lockdown" |
| 2019–2020 | L.A.'s Finest | Patrick McKenna | Main role |
| 2019 | Twinkle All the Way | Henry Harrison | Television film |
| 2020 | Once Upon a Main Street | Vic Manning | Television film |
| 2021 | All American | Manny | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Why Women Kill | Tom Madison | Episode: "Lady in the Lake" |
| 2021 | A Clusterfunke Christmas | Chancington Windmere | Television film |
| 2021 | The Holiday Fix Up | Coop | Television film |
| 2022 | Cut, Color, Murder | Kyle Crawford | Television film |
| 2024 | Monsters at Work | Bully Monster 1/Mr. April | Episode: "The C.R.E.E.P. Show" |
| 2024 | A Very Vermont Christmas | Television film | |
| TBA | Hungry | Justin | Main role [6] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Daybreak | Eric | 5 episodes |
| Year | Title | Artist |
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| 2010 | "Stuck Like Glue" | Sugarland |
| 2015 | "Give You What You Like" | Avril Lavigne |
Francine Joy Drescher is an American actress, comedian, writer, activist, and trade union leader, currently serving as the national president of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA). She is known for her role as Fran Fine in the television sitcom The Nanny (1993–1999), which she created and produced with her then-husband Peter Marc Jacobson.
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