Tyson Ritter

Tyson Jay Ritter (born April 24, 1984) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor. He is the co-founder, frontman, bassist, and primary lyricist of the rock band The All-American Rejects. As an actor, Ritter appeared as himself on the seventeenth episode of season three in the Fox drama series House, which aired in April 2007; appeared as Dane on Amazon Video's Betas; recurred as rock musician Oliver Rome in the NBC drama series Parenthood; and has had supporting roles in multiple films, including The House Bunny and Miss You Already (2015). In 2018, Ritter played recurring characters on two television series on AMC, Preacher and Lodge 49. Ritter joined the main cast of Preacher for its final season in 2019.

Early life Ritter was born on April 24, 1984, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Tim and Tracy Ritter (née Lyons), his mother is an employee at Stillwater Public Schools. He graduated from Stillwater High School.

Career Ritter met his bandmates while he was at a party in high school. After Jesse Tabish quit the band, and with the additions of Mike Kennerty and Chris Gaylor, The All-American Rejects were picked up by Doghouse Records, and later DreamWorks Records, and subsequently signed with the major label Interscope Records. In early 2018, the band left Interscope. As of July 2019, they are signed to Epitaph Records. The All-American Rejects have released four albums, and have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and 4 million singles.

Ritter has appeared in television series and films such as House (2007), The House Bunny (2008), Betas (2013–14), and Parenthood (2013–15). On November 5, 2013, Ritter released the song "Air" as a solo song to help "ride between the Rejects' next record", which was featured on Parenthood.

Shortly after the release of "Air", Ritter wrote the song "Collide", which was also featured on Parenthood. The song has not been released.

Ritter's next projects included a role in the John Cusack film Love and Mercy (2014). He had also been cast in the lead role of singer Gregg Allman in the biopic Midnight Rider, directed by Randall Miller, but the film was halted in production, and ultimately cancelled, due to the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones. The following year, Ritter had a supporting role in the comedy-drama film Miss You Already.

On August 6, 2021, Ritter released was featured on the Lil Huddy single "Don't Freak Out", additionally featuring Iann Dior and Travis Barker, co-written by All American Rejects bandmate Nick Wheeler.

Ritter starred in the 2022 family drama film Prisoner's Daughter.

In October 2022, Ritter formed the band Now More Than Ever with guitarist Izzy Fontaine and keyboardist Scott Chesak. Their debut album, Creatrix, was released in March 2023.

In 2025, Ritter's band The All American Rejects resumed activity with two singles released as part of an EP titled 'Sandbox' with a US tour.

On May 15, 2026, Ritter's band The All American Rejects released their 5th album titled "Sandbox". Sandbox contains 11 tracks plus a live recording of the song "Search Party" from one of their intimate house party concert tours.

Personal life Ritter and actress Elena Satine were engaged in April 2013 and married on New Year's Eve that year. They have a son. Ritter lived in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ritter announced that he and his family were moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 2023.

Ritter joined OnlyFans as a content creator in June 2025. He told GQ that "hey can expect full-frontal rock and roll with all access", and assured he had the support of his bandmates in joining the platform.

Equipment Ritter likes to use Fender bass guitars. He had previously used Epiphone Flying V or Epiphone Explorer basses during the era of The All-American Rejects, until he started to favor a Fender Precision Bass and started using them more often in his songs. Ritter was also seen using a Gibson Thunderbird bass on their early tours for Move Along and also with a rare Jackson Guitars V Bass. He then later used Fender Jaguar Bass guitars for later tours before switching back to Fender Precision Basses.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Feable Weiner Jock Music Video - San Deem us Ready 2006 Smallville Himself Episode: "Wither" 2007 House Episode: Fetal Position 2012 90210 Episode: Trust, Truth and Traffic 2013–2014 Betas Dane 5 episodes 2013–2015 Parenthood Oliver Rome 10 episodes 2015 Wicked City Bucket 2 episodes 2017–2019 Preacher Jesus Christ/Humperdoo 15 episodes 2018 Lodge 49 Avery 5 episodes 2020 Monsterland Breezy 1 episode 2021 Cowboy Bebop Iron Mink