Jason Ritter

Jason Ritter stars in the independent feature PETER AND VANDY which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, and the upcoming THE PERFECT AGE OF ROCK ‘N ROLL and MORNING.  He can be seen in the feature films THE DEAL, with William H. Macy and Meg Ryan, GOOD DICK, written and directed by Marianna Palka, both of which premiered at Sundance in 2008, and the recently-released THE EDUCATION OF CHARLIE BANKS, directed by Fred Durst.  He just finished filming the independent feature THE DRY LAND and next begins work on BAG OF HAMMERS.

Ritter can also be seen in the films OUR VERY OWN, opposite Allison Janney and Keith Carradine, HAPPY ENDINGS, written and directed by Don Roos, and starring Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Tom Arnold, and LENEXA, 1 MILE, directed by Jason Wiles.  Other film credits include MUMFORD, directed by Lawrence Kasdan, FREDDY VS. JASON, SWIMFAN, AND RAISE YOUR VOICE.

Ritter starred in the CBS comedy THE CLASS, from producers David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik.   He also is familiar to television audiences from the CBS drama JOAN OF ARCADIA, where he starred as ‘Kevin Girardi,’ a former star athlete who is adjusting to life as a paraplegic.  In addition, he has guest-starred on HACK, LAW & ORDER, LAW & ORDER: SVU.

Ritter starred as the title character in the Lincoln Center production of Wendy Wasserstein’s “THIRD,” opposite Dianne Wiest, Charles Durning, Amy Aquino, and Gaby Hoffmann, directed by Daniel Sullivan.  His additional theater credits include the Off-Broadway production of Tom Donaghy’s THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, starring Mary Steenburgen, directed by Neil Pepe, and the role of ‘Tim’ in the world premiere of Neil LaBute’s play THE DISTANCE FROM HERE at London’s Almeida Theatre, directed by David Leveaux.

Ritter is a graduate of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theatre Company.  He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London.  He is the son of actors John Ritter and Nancy Morgan, and the grandson of Tex Ritter, “America’s Most Beloved Cowboy.”

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