Ryan Pinkston

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Ryan Pinkston
Born
Ryan James Pinkston

(1988-02-08) February 8, 1988 (age 37)
Occupation(s)Actor, model
Years active2001–present
Children1 [1]

Ryan James Pinkston is an American actor and model. He was a cast member on Punk'd , he played Arnold in the third Spy Kids installment, and played Billy Hunkee in Soul Plane .

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Life and career

Pinkston was born on February 8, 1988, in Silver Spring, Maryland, the son of Linda and Mark Pinkston. [2] [3] He is of partial Greek descent. [4] [5] Pinkston appeared on Star Search at the age of twelve and was subsequently a cast member on Ashton Kutcher's MTV show Punk'd . (He bears no relation to Rob Pinkston, another Punk'd alumnus.)

He starred in the sitcom Quintuplets ; his older brother, Aaron, made guest appearances on the show. He graduated from River Hill High School [6] in Clarksville, Maryland, in 2006.

Full of It opened on March 2, 2007; in the film, he plays a high school senior who lies to become popular. The film also premiered on ABC Family on September 16, 2007, and was released on DVD on September 25, 2007. He appeared in Lionsgate's College in 2008, alongside Drake Bell and Andrew Caldwell. He also appeared in Hannah Montana , which came out in 2006. His role is Connor, a friend of Oliver, and Miley falls for him, but later finds out how short he is and dumps him.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Arnold
2003 Bad Santa Shoplifter
2004 Soul Plane Billy Hunkee
2004One Night in RyanRon Jeremy
2007 Full of It Sam "Chapstick/Bridge Cable" Leonard
2008 College Fletcher
2008 Foreign Exchange Dave
2008 Extreme Movie Mike
2009Adventures in Online DatingBrandoDirect-to-video
2010I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu PinkstonDirect-to-video
2010 BoyBand Greg
2011 Cougars, Inc. Jimmy Rissoli
2015 See You in Valhalla Pauly Paparazzo
2016 Undrafted Jonathan Garvey
2018 Delirium Keith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Go SickLittle TimmyTelevision film
2003 Punk'd Himself6 episodes
2004–2005 Quintuplets Patton ChaseMain role
2006 Teachers LoganEpisode: "Golf"
2006 Veronica Mars Danny RossowEpisode: "President Evil"
2007 How I Met Your Mother KyleEpisode: "First Time in New York"
2008 Out of Jimmy's Head Donny IronsidesEpisode: "Stunt"
2008 Hannah Montana ConnorEpisode: "Killing Me Softly with His Height"
2009 Party Down DennisEpisode: "California College Conservative Union Caucus"
2009 Bones Eli RounderEpisode: "The Beaver in the Otter"
2009 In the Motherhood Syd2 episodes
2010 10 Things I Hate About You Yearbook photographer 2Episode: "Don't Trust Me"
2010 Tower Prep Gabe ForrestMain role
2011 The Defenders Doug ChristensenEpisode: "Nevada v. Doug the Mule"
2012 House of Lies Alex Katz-NelsonEpisode: "Mini-Mogul"
2012 Ben and Kate SamEpisode: "Career Day"
2015 Clipped BenMain role
2016 The Skinny Stuart3 episodes
2016 Mary + Jane TrentEpisode: "MarijuanaCon"
2016 Young & Hungry LeoEpisode: "Young & Sofia"
2018–2019 Will & Grace Officer Drew8 episodes
2022–2023 Young Rock Downtown Bruno 17 episodes
2023 Grey's Anatomy Carlton AllynEpisode: "Mama Who Bore Me"
2024 Laid Brad5 episodes

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2004 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast [A] Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Nominated

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References

  1. "Instagram".
  2. "Ryan Pinkston". imdb.com. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  3. Respers, Lisa (2 August 2000). "Youth wins talent contest in vote of Internet users He's found best in dance in Ed McMahon's search". The Baltimore Sun . Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  4. Morrow, Terry (18 November 2004). "OnTV: Pinkston shoots from the lip on MTV series". Naples News . Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  5. "Ryan's Message Board". RyanPinkston.com. CompuVisions.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
  6. Page, Lane (June 3, 2015). "Brothers, Howard natives, moved to Hollywood to follow their dreams". Baltimore Sun . Howard County Times. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018. He made friends and learned the showbiz routine, but he came home to graduate with his River Hill High School class.