Ryder Britton

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Ryder Britton
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Born (1985-12-21) December 21, 1985 (age 36)
Alma mater University of Guelph
Ivey Business School
OccupationBusiness manager

Ryder Britton (born 21 December 1985) is a former Canadian film and television actor.

A graduate from Ivey Business School (MBA), [1] University of Guelph (BSc), [2] and George Brown Theatre School, [3] his most prominent role to date was as Young Richard Hayden in the hit film Tommy Boy. [4] He has also had appearances on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation, [5] Runaway, [6] and Goosebumps. [7] In 2010, Ryder was also a contestant on the Canadian reality television show Mantracker. [8]

Drawn to acting by his mother, who was also an actress, Britton enrolled in acting school shortly after her death from breast cancer in 2000. [9]

He currently resides in London, Ontario.

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