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Ryan Merriman - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Ryan Merriman - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Actor, Producer.
Born April 10, 1983 - American actor.
He has a sister, Monica, who lives and works in New Zealand. Ryan's father is German, his mother is English and Scottish by birth.
started his career at the age of ten. His aunt Heather was the first to discover his talent. First, he starred in commercials and booklets, played in a local amateur theater in his home state of Oklahoma, USA. Soon the filmmakers noticed him. So at the age of ten he went to Los Angeles for the casting of The Mommies, and got the role of Blake Kellogan for 2 years (from 1993 to 1995). At the same time, he landed a minor role on The Client. Following The Client, Ryan landed a role in What is Right in America? (in 1997). And in the same year he gets the role of young Jared for 4 seasons in the series "Pretender". It was after this series that Merriman gained worldwide fame. Starring in All That Grows, he receives the Young artist awards.
In 1999, he starred in At the Bottom of the Ocean, where he plays Michelle Pfeiffer's lost son. As Ryan says, "I had a good experience doing this movie." In 2000, he starred in the films Peeping Tom and Smart Home for the Disney Channel. He then landed his first major role in Project Mercury and Irish Fortune. After which he gained a lot of fans.
In 2001, he appeared in the series "Angels of Happiness". Ryan Merriman has starred in many horror films such as Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Call 2 (2005), Destination 3 (2006) and Backwoods (2008). In 2002, Ryan starred in Spielberg's mini-series Taken. Through the series, Merriman gets the lead role in the ABC series "Veritas: In Search of Truth". But the series did not live up to expectations and the project was canceled. Soon he gets a role in the film "Born Free" based on Sholokhov's book "The Foal". In the movie "House of the Giants," he plays the school basketball star.
He appeared on Comanche Moon in January 2008. Merriman was invited to play the lead role of Henry Dunn in the action-packed series Harper's Island, but was later replaced by Christopher Gorham when the script was finalized. Ryan Merriman recently began filming The Fifth Quarter. A film based on a true story about John Ebbat, who tragically killed his 15-year-old brother Luke in a car accident. The actor also took part in the filming of the films "Wild Cherry" and "The Girl in the Elevator" .
Ryan Merriman is also a member of the Mountain Eagle sports and tourism charity, which helps disadvantaged children, disabled children and visitors to crisis centers in Montana and Oklahoma, and actively supports the government's efforts to donate cinematographic products to the state.
