Alan Ritchson
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Alan Michael Ritchson is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. He subsequently had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel. He also headlined the SyFy action series Blood Drive (2017), and returned to superhero television as Hank Hall / Hawk on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2021. He gained wider recognition for portraying the title character in the ongoing Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Reacher since 2022. In his latest film appearance, War Machine (2026), Ritchson depicted an army ranger candidate fighting an extraterrestrial killing machine.
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Alan Michael Ritchson is an American actor, singer, singer-songwriter, and model. Born in 1982 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, he began his work period in 2004. He is a male human who speaks, writes, and sings in the English language.
Ritchson is known for his work in acting and music, utilizing his voice as an instrument. He has three children. His name in his native language is Alan Ritchson. He holds citizenship in the United States.
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Film & TV
Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and 10th seasons. He subsequently had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2012), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel. He also headlined the…
Known for
- Groove Tails — (voice)2027
- The Man with the Bag — Vance2026
- Motor City — John Miller2026
- War Machine — 812026
- Runner — Hank Malone2026
- Neagley — Jack Reacher2026
- Playdate — Jeff2025
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare — Anders Lassen - 'The Danish Hammer'2024
- Ordinary Angels — Ed Schmitt2024
- Fast X — Aimes2023
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Key facts
- Born
- Alan Michael Ritchson , ( 1982-11-28 ) November 28, 1982 (age 43) , Grand Forks, North Dakota , U.S.
- Education
- Okaloosa Walton Community College ( AA )
- Occupations
- Actor film director screenwriter producer singer
- Years active
- 2003–present
- Spouse
- Catherine Ritchson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Grand Forks
- Occupation
- executive producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Lazer Team premiere - Alan Ritchson (27161983270) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 75
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Alan Ritchson
- date of birth
- 1984-11-28
- start of work period
- 2004-00-00
- name in native language
- Alan Ritchson
- social media followers
- 122041
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Alan Michael Ritchson
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Encyclopedic overview
Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor . He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. He subsequently had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel. He also headlined the SyFy action series Blood Drive (2017), and returned to superhero television as Hank Hall / Hawk on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans from 2018 to 2021. He gained wider recognition for portraying the title character in the ongoing Amazon Prime Video action thriller series Reacher since 2022. In his latest film appearance, War Machine (2026), Ritchson depicted an army ranger candidate fighting an extraterrestrial killing machine.
Outside television, Ritchson played Raphael in the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot and its 2016 sequel, along with appearances in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Lazer Team (2015), and Fast X (2023). He made his directorial debut and co-starred in the action-comedy Dark Web: Cicada 3301 (2021).
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