Biography
Good-looking, dark-haired Oklahoma native Ryan Merriman began modeling at age six and landed his first broadcast acting role just a few years after, cast as a regular on the NBC sitcom "The Mommies" (1993-1995, renamed "Mommies" in its final year). Segueing from this sitcom role to a recurring turn as the young version of genius Jarod Russell on the gripping NBC series "The Pretender" (1997-2000) showed the actor's versatility. He was featured …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Guest starred on the ABC Family mystery drama series "Pretty Little Liars" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Andie MacDowell and Aidan Quinn in the biopic "The 5th Quarter" | |
2008 | Acted in the Western miniseries "Comanche Moon" (CBS) | |
2006 | Starred in the thriller "Final Destination 3," helmed by James Wong | |
2005 | Starred opposite Naomi Watts in the thriller "The Ring Two" | |
2002 | Cast in the SciFi miniseries "Taken," produced by Steven Spielberg | |
2002 | Co-starred in "A Ring of Endless Light," a family drama that aired on the Disney Channel | |
2001 | Featured in the horror sequel "Halloween: Homecoming" | |
2001 | Played the titular violent teen in the Lifetime original movie "Dangerous Child" | |
2001 | Starred as a boy descended from leprechauns in the Disney Channel TV-movie "Luck of the Irish" | |
2001 | Made guest appearance on an episode of "Touched By an Angel" (CBS) | |
2000 | Starred in the Fox Family Channel TV-movie "Rockets Red Glare" | |
1999 | Played a New Yorker coming of age in the 1950s in Jason Alexander's "Just Looking" | |
1999 | Starred as a computer whiz kid who designs a "Smart House" in the 1999 Disney Channel TV-movie | |
1999 | Featured as the preteen incarnation of a boy kidnapped nine years earlier in the drama "The Deep End of the Ocean" | |
1999 | Played young Meyer Lansky in the HBO biopic "Lansky" | |
1999 | Featured in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production "Night Ride Home" (CBS) | |
1998 | Had a supporting role in the TNT original drama "Everything That Rises" | |
1996 | Cast in a recurring role on the NBC drama "The Pretender," playing the younger version of super-genius Jarod Russell (Michael T. Weiss) | |
1995 | Guest starred on an episode of "John Grisham's The Client" (CBS) | |
1993 | Starred on the NBC sitcom "The Mommies" (later retitled "Mommies") | |
| Raised in Choctaw, OK | ||