Born in Los Angeles, California, Jason Ritter first appeared on national television as a toddler in the opening credits of his father's show Three's Company. He has a BFA in drama from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and later studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. He made his professional acting debut at age 10 as Harry Neal Baum in the 1990 television movie The Dreamer of Oz.
Known For
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After Midnight (2024)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 1x50: Moshe Kasher, Jason Ritter, Chloé Hilliard (Apr 25, 2024)
Captain Fall (2023)
Starring as Jonathan Fall
(10 episodes)
- Episode 1x10: The Hornet’s Nest (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x09: Family Reunion (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x08: Sweet Sixteen (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x07: Cultural Exchange (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x06: Face Off (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x05: Je Suis Tanner (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x04: Boner Medicine (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x03: The Human Zoo (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x02: Baptized in Blood (Jul 28, 2023)
- Episode 1x01: An Unconventional Cruise Line (Jul 28, 2023)
Slumberkins (2022)
Starring as Fox Dad
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x12: Bigfoot's First Sleepover (Nov 4, 2022)
- Episode 1x11: When Things Change (Nov 4, 2022)
Candy (2022)
Guest starring as Deputy Denny Reese
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x05: The Fight (May 13, 2022)
- Episode 1x04: Cover Girl (May 12, 2022)
Raising Dion (2019)
Starring as Pat Rollins
(17 episodes)
- Episode 2x08: ISSUE #208: Who You Are (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x07: ISSUE #207: World Without Mom (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x06: ISSUE #206: 36 Good Hours (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x05: ISSUE #205: You vs. Me (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x04: ISSUE #204: With Friends Like These (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x03: ISSUE #203: Monster Problem (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x02: ISSUE #202: Sankofa (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 2x01: ISSUE #201: A Hero Returns (Feb 1, 2022)
- Episode 1x09: ISSUE #109: Storm Killer (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x08: ISSUE #108: You Won't Like Him When He's Angry (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x07: ISSUE #107: Why So Vomity? (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x06: ISSUE #106: Super Friends (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x05: ISSUE #105: Days of Mark's Future Past (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x04: ISSUE #104: Welcome to BIONA. Hope You Survive the Experience (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x03: ISSUE #103: Watch Man (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x02: ISSUE #102: Fortress of Solitude (Oct 4, 2019)
- Episode 1x01: ISSUE #101: How Do You Raise a Superhero? (Oct 4, 2019)
A Million Little Things (2018)
Guest starring as Eric
(9 episodes)
- Episode 2x12: Guilty (Feb 6, 2020)
- Episode 2x11: We're the Howards (Jan 30, 2020)
- Episode 2x10: The Kiss (Jan 23, 2020)
- Episode 2x09: Time Stands Still (Nov 21, 2019)
- Episode 2x06: Unleashed (Oct 31, 2019)
- Episode 2x05: Austin (Oct 24, 2019)
- Episode 2x04: The Perfect Storm (Oct 17, 2019)
- Episode 2x03: Mixed Signals (Oct 10, 2019)
- Episode 2x02: Grand Canyon (Oct 3, 2019)
The Long Road Home (2017)
Starring as Capt. Troy Denomy
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1x02: Black Sunday: The Eye of the Storm (Nov 7, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Black Sunday: The Road to War (Nov 7, 2017)
Kevin (Probably) Saves the World (2017)
Starring as Kevin Finn
(16 episodes)
- Episode 1x16: The Right Thing (Mar 6, 2018)
- Episode 1x15: World's Worst Domino (Feb 27, 2018)
- Episode 1x14: Old Friends (Feb 20, 2018)
- Episode 1x13: Fishtail (Feb 6, 2018)
- Episode 1x12: Caught White-Handed (Jan 16, 2018)
- Episode 1x11: Solo (Jan 9, 2018)
- Episode 1x10: The Ugly Sleep (Jan 2, 2018)
- Episode 1x09: Probably (Dec 12, 2017)
- Episode 1x08: Chrysalis (Dec 5, 2017)
- Episode 1x07: Dave (Nov 14, 2017)
- Episode 1x06: Rocky Road (Nov 7, 2017)
- Episode 1x05: Brutal Acts of Kindness (Oct 31, 2017)
- Episode 1x04: How to Be Good (Oct 24, 2017)
- Episode 1x03: Sweet Little Lies (Oct 17, 2017)
- Episode 1x02: Listen Up (Oct 10, 2017)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Oct 3, 2017)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (2016)
Guest starring as Ranger Bill
- Episode 1x04: Fall (Nov 25, 2016) [Co-Star]
Goliath (2016)
Guest starring as Agent Farley
(3 episodes)
- Episode 1x08: Citizens United (Oct 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x07: Beauty and the Beast (Oct 14, 2016)
- Episode 1x06: Line of Fire (Oct 14, 2016)
Match Game (2016)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 3x01: Joel McHale, Niecy Nash, Mark Duplass, Caroline Rhea, Jason Ritter, Constance Zimmer (Jan 3, 2018)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 7x05: Jordin Sparks vs Jason Ritter and Nikki Glaser vs Wayne Knight (Oct 25, 2023)
Another Period (2015)
Starring as Frederick Bellacourt
(25 episodes)
- Episode 3x11: President Bellacourt (Mar 20, 2018)
- Episode 3x10: Commodore Returns (Mar 20, 2018)
- Episode 3x09: Little Orphan Garfield (Mar 13, 2018)
- Episode 3x08: Lucky Chang's (Mar 13, 2018)
- Episode 3x06: Shady Acres (Feb 27, 2018)
- Episode 3x05: Masquerade (Feb 20, 2018)
- Episode 3x04: The Love Boat (Feb 13, 2018)
- Episode 3x03: Olympics (Feb 6, 2018)
- Episode 3x02: Séance (Jan 30, 2018)
- Episode 3x01: Congress (Jan 23, 2018)
- Episode 2x09: Lillian's Wedding (Aug 10, 2016)
- Episode 2x07: Harvard (Jul 27, 2016)
- Episode 2x06: Servants' Disease (Jul 20, 2016)
- Episode 2x05: Roosevelt (Jul 13, 2016)
- Episode 2x04: Trial of the Century (Jul 6, 2016)
- Episode 2x02: Annulment (Jun 22, 2016)
- Episode 1x10: Modern Pigs (Aug 25, 2015)
- Episode 1x09: Reject's Beach (Aug 18, 2015)
- Episode 1x08: Dog Dinner Party (Aug 11, 2015)
- Episode 1x06: Lillian's Birthday (Jul 28, 2015)
- Episode 1x05: Senate (Jul 21, 2015)
- Episode 1x04: Pageant (Jul 14, 2015)
- Episode 1x03: Funeral (Jul 7, 2015)
- Episode 1x02: Divorce (Jun 30, 2015)
- Episode 1x01: The Party of the Century (Jun 23, 2015)
Us & Them (2014)
Starring as Gavin
(7 episodes)
- Episode 1x07: Upstairs & Downstairs (Jul 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x06: Coeds & Carburetors (Jul 19, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Corn & Cancer (Jul 18, 2014)
- Episode 1x04: Together & Apart (Jul 17, 2014)
- Episode 1x03: Snowmen & Wingmen (Jul 16, 2014)
- Episode 1x02: Crunch & Brunch (Jul 15, 2014)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Jul 14, 2014)
@midnight (2013)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 2015-07-20: Riki Lindhome, Jason Ritter & Michael Ian Black (Jul 20, 2015)
Hollywood Game Night (2013)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 6x01: Pop Goes the Game Night (Nov 21, 2018)
Drunk History (2013)
Guest starring as Orville Wright
- Episode 4x06: Siblings (Nov 1, 2016)
Guest starring as John Barry
- Episode 4x08: Food (Nov 22, 2016)
Guest starring as Montgomery Meigs
- Episode 5x12: Death (Jul 17, 2018)
Guest starring as Elisha Gray
- Episode 3x11: Inventors (Nov 10, 2015)
Guest starring as Robert Wilson
- Episode 3x01: New Jersey (Sep 1, 2015)
Gravity Falls (2012)
Starring as Dipper Pines
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2x20: Weirdmageddon (3): Take Back the Falls (Feb 15, 2016)
- Episode 1x03: Headhunters (Jun 30, 2012)
Girls (2012)
Guest starring as Scott
(5 episodes)
- Episode 5x08: Homeward Bound (Apr 10, 2016)
- Episode 5x03: Japan (Mar 6, 2016)
- Episode 4x10: Home Birth (Mar 22, 2015)
- Episode 4x08: Tad & Loreen & Avi & Shanaz (Mar 8, 2015)
- Episode 4x06: Close-Up (Feb 22, 2015)
NTSF:SD:SUV (2011)
Guest starring as Chet Bratner
- Episode 2x04: Lights, Camera, Assassination (Aug 31, 2012)
The Event (2010)
Starring as Sean Walker
(22 episodes)
- Episode 1x22: Arrival (May 23, 2011)
- Episode 1x21: The Beginning of the End (May 16, 2011)
- Episode 1x20: One Will Live, One Will Die (May 9, 2011)
- Episode 1x19: Us or Them (May 2, 2011)
- Episode 1x18: Strain (Apr 25, 2011)
- Episode 1x17: Cut Off the Head (Apr 18, 2011)
- Episode 1x16: You Bury Other Things Too (Apr 4, 2011)
- Episode 1x15: Face Off (Mar 28, 2011)
- Episode 1x14: A Message Back (Mar 21, 2011)
- Episode 1x13: Turnabout (Mar 14, 2011)
- Episode 1x12: Inostranka (2) (Mar 7, 2011)
- Episode 1x11: And Then There Were More (1) (Mar 7, 2011)
- Episode 1x10: Everything Will Change (Nov 29, 2010)
- Episode 1x09: Your World to Take (Nov 22, 2010)
- Episode 1x08: For the Good of Our Country (Nov 15, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: I Know Who You Are (Nov 8, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: Loyalty (Oct 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: Casualties of War (Oct 18, 2010)
- Episode 1x04: A Matter of Life and Death (Oct 11, 2010)
- Episode 1x03: Protect Them from the Truth (Oct 4, 2010)
- Episode 1x02: To Keep Us Safe (Sep 27, 2010)
- Episode 1x01: I Haven't Told You Everything (Sep 20, 2010)
Parenthood (2010)
Guest starring as Mark Cyr
(30 episodes)
- Episode 5x19: Fraud Alert (Mar 27, 2014)
- Episode 4x15: Because You're My Sister (Jan 22, 2013)
- Episode 4x14: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back (Jan 15, 2013)
- Episode 4x13: Small Victories (Jan 8, 2013)
- Episode 4x10: Trouble in Candyland (Dec 4, 2012)
- Episode 4x09: You Can't Always Get What You Want (Nov 27, 2012)
- Episode 4x08: One More Weekend with You (Nov 20, 2012)
- Episode 4x06: I'll Be Right Here (Oct 23, 2012)
- Episode 4x05: There's Something I Need to Tell You (Oct 9, 2012)
- Episode 4x03: Everything Is Not Okay (Sep 25, 2012)
- Episode 4x01: Family Portrait (Sep 11, 2012)
- Episode 3x18: My Brother's Wedding (Feb 28, 2012)
- Episode 3x17: Remember Me, I'm the One Who Loves You (Feb 21, 2012)
- Episode 3x16: Tough Love (Feb 14, 2012)
- Episode 3x15: Politics (Feb 7, 2012)
- Episode 3x13: Just Smile (Jan 10, 2012)
- Episode 3x11: Missing (Nov 29, 2011)
- Episode 3x09: Sore Loser (Nov 15, 2011)
- Episode 3x08: In-Between (Nov 8, 2011)
- Episode 3x07: Forced Family Fun (Nov 1, 2011)
- Episode 3x06: Tales from the Luncheonette (Oct 18, 2011)
- Episode 3x05: Nora (Oct 11, 2011)
- Episode 3x04: Clear Skies from Here on Out (Oct 4, 2011)
- Episode 3x02: Hey, If You're Not Using That Baby... (Sep 20, 2011)
- Episode 3x01: I Don't Want to Do This Without You (Sep 13, 2011)
- Episode 2x18: Qualities and Difficulties (Mar 1, 2011)
- Episode 1x13: Lost and Found (May 25, 2010)
- Episode 1x07: What's Goin' on Down There? (Apr 13, 2010)
- Episode 1x06: The Big O (Apr 6, 2010)
- Episode 1x05: The Situation (Mar 30, 2010)
Mercy (2009)
Guest starring as Gabe Tyler
- Episode 1x09: Some of Us Have Been to the Desert (Dec 9, 2009)
The Class (2006)
Starring as Ethan L. Hass
(19 episodes)
- Episode 1x19: The Class Goes Back to the Hospital (Mar 5, 2007)
- Episode 1x18: The Class Rides a Bull (Feb 26, 2007)
- Episode 1x17: The Class Springs a Leak (Feb 19, 2007)
- Episode 1x16: The Class Has a Snow Day (Feb 12, 2007)
- Episode 1x15: The Class Eats Moroccan Chicken (Feb 5, 2007)
- Episode 1x14: The Class Has to Go to a Stupid Museum (Jan 22, 2007)
- Episode 1x13: The Class Hits It (Jan 15, 2007)
- Episode 1x12: The Class Visits a Bad Neighborhood (Jan 8, 2007)
- Episode 1x11: The Class Celebrates an Anniversary (Dec 11, 2006)
- Episode 1x10: The Class Runs Into a Convenience Store (Nov 27, 2006)
- Episode 1x09: The Class Gives Thanks (Nov 20, 2006)
- Episode 1x08: The Class Celebrates a Birthday (Nov 13, 2006)
- Episode 1x07: The Class Goes to a Bar (Nov 6, 2006)
- Episode 1x06: The Class Goes Trick-or-Treating (Oct 23, 2006)
- Episode 1x05: The Class Gets Frozen Yogurt (Oct 16, 2006)
- Episode 1x04: The Class Blows the Whistle (Oct 9, 2006)
- Episode 1x03: The Class Learns About Hurricanes (Oct 2, 2006)
- Episode 1x02: The Class Visits a Hospital (Sep 25, 2006)
- Episode 1x01: The Class Reunites (Sep 18, 2006)
Made in Hollywood (2005)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 17x20: Last Looks; The Requin; Last Survivors; Raising Dion Season 2 (Feb 5, 2022)
Joan of Arcadia (2003)
Starring as Kevin Girardi
(44 episodes)
- Episode 2x22: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Apr 22, 2005)
- Episode 2x21: Common Thread (Apr 15, 2005)
- Episode 2x20: Spring Cleaning (Apr 8, 2005)
- Episode 2x18: Secret Service (Mar 4, 2005)
- Episode 2x17: Shadows and Light (Feb 25, 2005)
- Episode 2x16: Independence Day (Feb 18, 2005)
- Episode 2x15: Romancing the Joan (Feb 11, 2005)
- Episode 2x14: The Rise & Fall of Joan Girardi (Jan 28, 2005)
- Episode 2x13: Queen of the Zombies (Jan 14, 2005)
- Episode 2x12: Game Theory (Jan 7, 2005)
- Episode 2x11: Dive (Dec 10, 2004)
- Episode 2x10: Book of Questions (Nov 26, 2004)
- Episode 2x09: No Future (Nov 19, 2004)
- Episode 2x08: Friday Night (Nov 12, 2004)
- Episode 2x07: P.O.V. (Nov 5, 2004)
- Episode 2x06: Wealth of Nations (Oct 29, 2004)
- Episode 2x05: The Election (Oct 22, 2004)
- Episode 2x04: The Cat (Oct 15, 2004)
- Episode 2x03: Back to the Garden (Oct 8, 2004)
- Episode 2x02: Out of Sight (Oct 1, 2004)
- Episode 2x01: Only Connect (Sep 24, 2004)
- Episode 1x23: Silence (May 21, 2004)
- Episode 1x22: The Gift (May 14, 2004)
- Episode 1x21: Vanity, Thy Name Is Human (May 7, 2004)
- Episode 1x20: Anonymous (Apr 30, 2004)
- Episode 1x19: Do the Math (Apr 2, 2004)
- Episode 1x18: Requiem for a 3rd Grade Ashtray (Mar 12, 2004)
- Episode 1x17: No Bad Guy (Feb 27, 2004)
- Episode 1x16: Double Dutch (Feb 20, 2004)
- Episode 1x15: Night Without Stars (Feb 13, 2004)
- Episode 1x14: State of Grace (Feb 6, 2004)
- Episode 1x13: Recreation (Jan 16, 2004)
- Episode 1x12: Jump (Jan 9, 2004)
- Episode 1x11: The Uncertainty Principle (Dec 12, 2003)
- Episode 1x10: Drive, He Said (Dec 5, 2003)
- Episode 1x09: St. Joan (Nov 21, 2003)
- Episode 1x08: The Devil Made Me Do It (Nov 14, 2003)
- Episode 1x07: Death Be Not Whatever (Nov 7, 2003)
- Episode 1x06: Bringeth It On (Oct 31, 2003)
- Episode 1x05: Just Say No (Oct 24, 2003)
- Episode 1x04: The Boat (Oct 17, 2003)
- Episode 1x03: Touch Move (Oct 10, 2003)
- Episode 1x02: The Fire & the Wood (Oct 3, 2003)
- Episode 1x01: Pilot (Sep 26, 2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 2018-01-08: Meryl Streep, Jason Ritter, Blake Shelton (Jan 8, 2018)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
Guest starring as Billy Baker
- Episode 4x20: Dominance (Apr 4, 2003)
Country Music Association Awards (1967)
Guest starring as Jason Ritter
- Episode 2017-11-08: The 51st Annual CMA Awards (Nov 8, 2017)