Ryan Bittle

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

Early life Bittle was born in La Crescenta, California, the son of Kathy Homewood, a nurse, and ICU director, and Jim Bittle, a Glendale fire captain. He has a younger brother, Ron, and an older brother, Jeff.

While attending Crescenta Valley High School, Bittle was a successful water polo athlete for the Crescenta Falcons. He later attended Pasadena City College, The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and The Juilliard School, Drama division (group 31), in New York City, graduating in 2002.

Career As a teenager, Bittle modelled for magazines and catalogues, including Vogue.

While studying at Pasadena City College, Bittle continued to work as an actor with guest starring roles in 1996 on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Boy Meets World and The Parent 'Hood. He also had a recurring role on 7th Heaven as Jessica Biel's early love interest and supporting roles in the films Devil in the Flesh and The Clown at Midnight.

While working on the latter with Christopher Plummer in 1998, Bittle decided he wanted to leave Hollywood for New York to spend some more time studying at the Juilliard School. Back in Los Angeles, Bittle continued with a recurring role on the successful WB drama Dawson's Creek and the PBS drama American Family. He had varying guest star roles on shows such as the CBS dramas CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Numb3rs and NCIS.

Bittle was in three films released in 2010–11: Take Me Home Tonight, a 1980s set comedy starring with Topher Grace and Anna Faris; Backyard Wedding, starring with Alicia Witt and Frances Fisher, and the horror/thriller A Lure: Teen Fight Club. In 2014, he starred in two films, Love by the Book, starring opposite Leah Renee, and A Christmas Mystery opposite Esmé Bianco.

Personal life In 2003, Bittle married Jennifer Davis; they divorced in 2006. In 2022, Bittle married Elizabeth Chang.

Filmography Film

Television