Ryan Bittle Biography

Ryan James Bittle (born March 21, 1976 in La Crescenta, California) is an American actor. He began appearing on television in 1994.

Early life

Ryan Bittle is the son of Kathy Homewood, a nurse and ICU director, and Jim Bittle, a retired Glendale Fire Captain. He has a younger brother Jeff, and an older brother Ron. Ryan attended Crescenta Valley High School (where he was an All-American water polo player), Pasadena City College, The London Academy of Dramatic Art, and The Juilliard School, Drama division (group 31), in New York City.

Career

Ryan Bittle originally had plans to play NCAA water polo and then to attend medical school before he discovered acting. It was in his senior year of high school that he began to take an interest which led to him holding off on college for a while to instead play a role in the television series Sweet Valley High. After two seasons, 1994"1996, he and co-star Bridget Flanery were dismissed for getting romantically involved and the conflict that disrupted their work. He was replaced with actor Jeremy Vincent Garrett.

While studying at Pasadena City College, Ryan continued to work as an actor with guest starring roles in 1996 on the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Boy Meets World, and The Parent Hood. Ryan also had a recurring role on 7th Heaven where he was Jessica Biel's early love interest. He also had supporting roles in the films Tear it Down, Devil in the Flesh and The Clown at Midnight. It was while working with Christopher Plummer on The Clown at Midnight in 1998 that Bittle decided he wanted to leave Hollywood for New York to spend some more time studying at The Juilliard School. It was in New York that Bittle was in numerous productions with actors Nathan Baesel, Jennifer Carpenter, Daniel Breaker and James Martinez.

Back in Los Angeles, Bittle continued with a recurring role on the successful WB drama Dawson's Creek and PBS drama American Family. He also had varying guest star roles on shows such as the CBS dramas CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Numb3rs, and NCIS. Ryan also played an actor for the second time in his career on Courteney Cox's TV show Dirt.

In 2003, Bittle starred as Christian opposite Mark Harelik and Gregory Itzin in Cyrano de Bergerac at South Coast Repertory.

Bittle was in three films that were released in 2010: Take Me Home Tonight, an 1980s comedy starring with Topher Grace and Anna Faris; Backyard Wedding, starring with Alicia Witt and Frances Fisher; and the horror/thriller Lure.

In 2012, Bittle starred in"Annie Claus Is Coming To Town", opposite Maria Thayer and Sam Page, as well as the made for TV movie "Operation Cupcake", opposite Dean Cain and Kristy Swanson. He also and guest starred on "The Closer", as well as the NBC comedy "The New Normal"

In 2013, Bittle could be seen guest starring on the Showtime series "Shameless" as well as reviving the role of "JR Chandler" on the reboot of Prospect Park's "All My Children"

Personal life

Ryan Bittle enjoys playing sports. He plays golf and tennis when he can. And, in his spare time he plays masters water polo and coaches polo at the high school and club level.

Bittle also enjoys flying and got his private pilot's license in 2001.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Tear It Down	John Scott
1998	Devil in the Flesh	Greg Straffer	Video
1999	'	Taylor
2004	Who's Your Daddy?	Hudson Reed	Video
2010	A Lure: Teen Fight Club	Mr. Reed	Video
2011	Take Me Home Tonight	Rick Herrington
2011	Ricky and Ravi (Are in Between Jobs)	Steve	Video short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994-1996	Sweet Valley High	Todd Wilkins	44 episodes
1996	'	Bradley Lewis	Episode: "An American Class President"
1996	7th Heaven	Jeff	4 episodes
1997	Boy Meets World	Gary	Episode: "Chick Like Me"
1997	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Mitch	Episode: "Out of Mind, Out of Sight"
2001	'	Jon Jackson	TV movie
2001	Walker, Texas Ranger	Harley	Episode: "Reel Rangers"
2001-2002	Dawson's Creek	Eric	6 episodes
2002	American Family: Journey of Dreams	Sgt. Williams	Episode "The Forgotten War"
2003	CSI: Miami	David Kendall	Episode: "Death Grip"
2007	CSI: NY	Jackson Rudnick	Episode: "The Lying Game"
2008	Dirt	Paul Trisko	Episode: "Ties That (Don't) Bind"
2008	Numb3rs	Pat Drummond	Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf"
2008	NCIS	Metro Detective Justin Kemp	Episode: "Silent Night"
2010	Backyard Wedding	Jeffery Blake	TV movie
2010	Life Unexpected	Steve	Episode: "Honeymoon Interrupted"
2010	All My Children	Logan	TV series
2011	Femme Fatales	Archie Beecham	Episode: "Speed Date"
2011	Bones	Brock Vorback	Episode: "The Prince in the Plastic"
2011	Annie Claus is Coming to Town	Dean	TV movie
2012	Operation Cupcake	Thad Christopher	TV movie
2012	'	Charlie	Episode: "Hostile Witness"
2012	The New Normal	Mitch Madison	Episode: "Unplugged"
2013	Shameless	Steven Redel	Episode: "A Long Way From Home"
2013	All My Children	JR Chandler