- Ryan McPartlin
Ryan McPartlin (born
July 3 ,1975 inChicago, Illinois ) is an Americanactor .Infobox actor
name = Ryan McPartlin
birthdate = birth date and age|1975|7|03
birthplace =Chicago, Illinois Early life
Born and raised in the suburbs of
Chicago, Illinois , McPartlin graduated with a degree in speech communication from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign . He was a member of the Fighting Illini football team, and was awarded a letter for playing in the 1994 season.After graduating, McPartlin decided to spend six months in
Australia andNew Zealand to explore the outback and decide which career path he should follow. It became clear that he wanted to be an actor, so he moved toSouthern California to pursue his dream.Career
McPartlin is mostly known for his role as
Hank Bennett on the popularsoap opera "Passions " replacingDalton James from April 2001 until April 2004. He made a brief appearance in the series "L.A. 7 " from the British pop bandS Club 7 as "Ryan" in the episode "Mr. Muscle".He starred as Riley Martin on the television
sitcom "Living with Fran " along withFran Drescher since the show's debut in April 2005. "Living with Fran" was cancelled on May 17, 2006, after two seasons. McPartlin originally auditioned for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the new movie "Superman Returns ", but he lost the role toBrandon Routh .He is currently playing Devon (AKA Captain Awesome) on NBC's "Chuck".
Personal life
He spends a great deal of his non-working time taking acting classes and says that his other passions include almost any outdoor physical activity, including
scuba diving ,tennis ,snowboarding , andracquetball . Ryan is also serious about physical fitness and is a board certifiedpersonal trainer .McPartlin has been married to actress
Danielle Kirlin sinceOctober 26 ,2002 .External links
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