Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor, son of actor John Ritter and actress Nancy Morgan. Ritter is probably best known for his role as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia and as Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event. He now plays the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood.
Ritter was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Nancy Morgan and John Ritter, and the grand...
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Jason Morgan Ritter (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor, son of actor John Ritter and actress Nancy Morgan. Ritter is probably best known for his role as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia and as Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event. He now plays the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood.
Ritter was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Nancy Morgan and John Ritter, and the grandson of musician/actor, Tex Ritter, and Dorothy Fay. His stepmother is actress Amy Yasbeck. He has three siblings.
Ritter attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, with Simon Helberg, who became his roommate at NYU. He then attended (as did Helberg) and graduated from 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 Art in London.
Ritter appeared in The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story. He appeared...
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