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Ryan Merriman | |
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Born | Ryan Earl Merriman April 10, 1983 Choctaw, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1993–present |
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Children | 1 |
Ryan Earl Merriman (born April 10, 1983) [1] is an American actor. He began his career at the age of ten and has appeared in several feature films and television shows. He is best known for a handful of Disney Channel original movies and for portraying Jake Pierce in The Ring Two , Kevin Fischer in Final Destination 3 , and Ian Thomas in Pretty Little Liars .
Merriman was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, the son of Earl and Nonalyn Merriman. [2] He has a sister named Monica. At a young age, he began acting in commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local theater (Stage Struck Studios) in Oklahoma.
Merriman's first major role was on the television series The Mommies , which ran from 1993 to 1995. During the 1990s, he appeared in most episodes of The Pretender as a younger version of Jarod, the series' main character. He has starred in several television films, including Smart House , The Luck of the Irish , and as a young Meyer Lansky in Lansky . He appeared in the 1999 feature film The Deep End of the Ocean , playing the lost son of Michelle Pfeiffer's character, and subsequently starred as the main character, a Jewish boy from the Bronx, in the 2000 film Just Looking . In 2002, he played Adam Eddington in another Disney Channel original movie, A Ring of Endless Light . He then returned to television roles, appearing in Dangerous Child , Taken , and Smallville .
Merriman's other roles include the horror films Halloween: Resurrection (2002), The Ring Two (2005), and Final Destination 3 (2006). He starred in Home of the Giants , a high school drama. He appeared in the CBS miniseries Comanche Moon in January 2008. He played Henry Dunn in the original pilot presentation for Harper's Island , but was replaced by Christopher Gorham when the series was picked up by CBS. From 2010 to 2014, Merriman portrayed Ian Thomas on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars . In 2012, he starred as Dennis Mack in the 16th episode of Season 2 in Hawaii Five-0 .
Dwight Little wanted Merriman to play Jin Kazama in his film Tekken , but Merriman turned it down. He starred in the Hallmark Channel original movie Elevator Girl as Jonathan, a successful young lawyer who finds himself falling for a free-spirited young woman who is way below his pay grade. In 2011, he appeared as linebacker Jon Abbate in The 5th Quarter , a film about the 2006 football season of Wake Forest University.
Merriman was married to Micol Duncan from 2004 to 2011. On January 1, 2012, he became engaged to Kristen McMullen. [3] They were married in September 2014. [4] Their daughter was born in July 2018.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Benjamin "Ben" Cappadora / Sam Karras - Age 12 | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor |
1999 | Just Looking | Lenny Levine | Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor |
2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | Myles "Deckard" Barton | |
2003 | Spin | Eddie Haley | |
2005 | Rings | Jake Pierce | Short film |
2005 | The Ring Two | ||
2006 | Final Destination 3 | Kevin Fischer | |
2007 | Home of the Giants | Matt Morrison | |
2009 | Wild Cherry | Stanford | |
2011 | The 5th Quarter | Jon Abbate | |
2012 | Cheesecake Casserole | Andy | |
2012 | Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader | Kyle | |
2012 | My Hometown | Rick Dickson | |
2013 | Dose of Reality | Matt | |
2013 | 42 | Dixie Walker | |
2015 | The Last Rescue | Paratrooper Griggs | |
2016 | The Congressman | Jared Barnes | |
2016 | A Sunday Horse | Jonathan Collier | |
2016 | Domain | Denver | |
2018 | The Jurassic Games | The Host | |
2019 | Portal | Steven | |
2020 | Robot Riot | Main Role | Amazon Prime |
2024 | Model House | The Neighbor |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993–1995 | The Mommies | Blake Kellogg | Main role, 30 episodes Nominated — Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series |
1995 | The Client | Jeff Dietrich | Episode: "The Way Things Were" |
1996–2000 | The Pretender | Young Jarod / Gemini | Main role, 50 episodes Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Supporting Young Actor (1997) Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Supporting Young Actor (1998, 1999) |
1997 | What's Right With America | Todd Gordon | Television film |
1998 | Everything That Rises | Nathan Clay | Television film Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series or Series – Leading Young Actor |
1999 | Night Ride Home | Justin | Television film |
1999 | Smart House | Ben Cooper | Disney Channel Original Movie |
1999 | Lansky | Meyer Lansky | Television film |
2000 | Rocket's Red Glare | Todd Baker | Television film |
2001 | The Luck of the Irish | Kyle Johnson | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2001 | Touched by an Angel | Jason Harris | Episode: "Visions of thy Father" |
2001 | Dangerous Child | Jack Cambridge | Television film Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special – Leading Young Actor |
2002 | Taken | Sam Crawford | Episode: "Acid Tests" Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special – Supporting Young Actor |
2002 | A Ring of Endless Light | Adam Eddington | Disney Channel Original Movie |
2003–2004 | Veritas: The Quest | Nikko Zond | Main role, 13 episodes |
2004 | Smallville | Jason Dante | Episode: "Velocity" |
2005 | The Colt | Jim Rabb | Television film (Hallmark) |
2008 | Comanche Moon | Jake Spoon | 3 episodes |
2008 | Backwoods | Adam | Television film |
2010 | Elevator Girl | Johnathan | Television film |
2010–2014 | Pretty Little Liars | Ian Thomas | Recurring role, 16 episodes |
2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Dennis Mack | Episode: "I Helu Pu" |
2013 | Independence Daysaster | Pete Garsette | Television film |
2015 | Ballers | Frat Boy | Episode: Pilot |
2015 | How Not to Propose | Travis | Television film |
2019 | A Christmas Movie Christmas | Dustin | Television film |
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