Ryan McPartlin
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 McPartlin at the 2010 Comic Con in San Diego. |
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| Born | Ryan McPartlin July 3, 1975 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Danielle Kirlin (m. 2002) |
Ryan McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on NBC's Chuck.
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[edit] Early life
McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago),[1] 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 1993-95. His older brother, Chris, was also a member of the Illini football team, earning a varsity letter as a linebacker in 1994.[2] After six months in Australia and New Zealand, McPartlin moved to Southern California to pursue acting as a career.
[edit] Career
McPartlin spent years as an Abercrombie and Fitch model.[1] McPartlin's first acting role was on The Nanny, alongside Fran Drescher, as a Leonardo DiCaprio-type character in a Titanic spoof.[1] McPartlin has been mostly known for his role as Hank Bennett on the popular soap opera Passions, replacing Dalton James from April 2001 until April 2004. He 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. He played her much younger live-in boyfriend.[1] Living with Fran was cancelled on May 17, 2006, after two seasons. McPartlin originally auditioned for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the movie Superman Returns, but he lost the role to Brandon Routh.
He also played Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on NBC's Chuck.
One of his co-stars on Chuck, Yvonne Strahovski, also co-starred with him in the film LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers.
In mid-2011, he appeared in Sugarland's music video "Stuck Like Glue" as a man being stalked and abducted by lead singer Jennifer Nettles.
He appears in commercials for Kate Walsh's perfume, Boyfriend.
[edit] Personal life
McPartlin is a board certified personal trainer. He has been married to actress Danielle Kirlin since October 26, 2002. They have two sons, Wyatt Duke and Dylan James.
[edit] Filmography
2001-2004 Passions-Hank
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | The Nanny | Performer #3 | Season 6 episode 18 "Yetta's Letters" |
| 2000 | "L.A. 7" | Ryan Sinclar | Episode 8 |
| 2003 | King of the Ants | Straff | Movie (support role) |
| 2004 | Still Standing | Jeremy | Season 2 episode 15 Still Flirting |
| 2005 | North Shore | Secret Service Agent | |
| 2005–2006 | Living With Fran | Riley Douglas Martin | Main cast |
| 2007–2012 | Chuck | Devon Woodcomb | Main cast |
| 2008 | Super Capers | Will Powers | Movie (support role) |
| 2009 | Mad Men | Gentleman | Season 2 episode 13 "Meditations in an Emergency" |
| 2009 | Everything She Ever Wanted | Tom Allanson | Mini-series |
| 2010 | LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers | Clutch Powers | Movie (lead role) |
| 2010 | Stuck Like Glue | Sugarland music video | |
| 2011 | Game Time: Tackling the Past | Jake | NBC (TV movie) [3] |
| 2011 | Friends with Benefits | Evan | 1 Episode |
| 2011 | Community | Student in original commercial | Season 3 episode 8 Documentary Filmmaking: Redux |
| 2011 | J. Edgar | Lawrence Richey | [4] |
| 2012 | Hot In Cleveland | David | Season 3 episode "Life with Lucci" |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Keck, William (April 8, 2005), "Ryan McPartlin: The newest hunk in town". He also spent many summers at his lake home on Lake Genva. USA Today.
- ^ All-Time Letterwinners – Official University of Illinois 2008 Football Media Guide.
- ^ http://tv.blogs.starnewsonline.com/13740/chuck-star-ryan-mcpartlin-i-fell-in-love-with-wilmington/
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0574131/
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