Merriman, Ryan 1983- (Ryan Earl Merriman)

PERSONAL

Born April 10, 1983, in Choctaw, OK; son of Earl and Nona Merriman; married, wife's name Micol, June 25, 2004. Avocational Interests: Boating, fishing, wake-boarding, camping.

Addresses:

Agent—Jennifer Craig, Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Untitled Entertainment, 1801 Century Park E., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Career:

Actor. Worked as a model; appeared in commercials. Supporter of Eagle Mount (camping program for special needs children) and Oklahoma City Infant Crisis Services.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination(with others), outstanding youth ensemble in a television series, 1994, for The Mommies; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a drama series, 1997, YoungStar Award nominations, best performance by a young actor in a dramatic television series, Hollywood Reporter, 1997, 1999, and 2000, and Young Artist Awards, best performance by a supporting young actor in a television series, 1998 and 1999, all for The Pretender; YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a miniseries or made for television film, 1999, for Smart House; Young Artist Award, best performance by a leading young actor in a television movie, pilot, miniseries, or series, 1999, for Everything That Rises; YoungStar Award nomination, best performance by a young actor in a dramatic film, 1999, and Young Artist Award, best performance by a supporting young actor in a feature film, 2000, both for The Deep End of the Ocean; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance by a leading young actor in a feature film, 2001, for Just Looking; Young Artist Award, best performance by a leading young actor in a television movie or special, 2002, for Dangerous Child; Young Artist Award, best performance by a supporting young actor in a television movie, miniseries, or special, 2003, for Taken.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Blake Kellogg, The Mommies, NBC, 1993-95.

Young Jarod, a recurring role, The Pretender, NBC, 1996-2000.

Nikko Zond, Veritas: The Quest, ABC, 2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(As Ryan Earl Merriman) Sam Crawford as an adult, Taken (also known as Steven Spielberg Presents "Taken"), Sci-Fi Channel, 2002.

Jake Spoon, Comanche Moon, CBS, 2008.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Nathan Clay, Everything that Rises, TNT, 1998.

Ben Cooper, Smart House, Disney Channel, 1999.

Young Meyer Lansky, Lansky, HBO, 1999.

Todd Baker, Rocket's Red Glare (also known as The Mercury Project), Fox Family Channel, 2000.

Jack Cambridge, Dangerous Child (also known as Un fils en colere), Lifetime, 2001.

Kyle Johnson, The Luck of the Irish, Disney Channel, 2001.

Adam Eddington, A Ring of Endless Light, Disney Channel, 2001.

Jim Rabb, The Colt, Hallmark Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

What's Right with America, CBS, 1997.

Justin, "Night Ride Home," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1999.

Kevin and himself, Death's Design: Making "Final Destination 3," 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jeff Dietrich, "The Way Things Never Were," The Client (also known as John Grisham's "The Client"), CBS, 1995.

Jason Harris, "Visions of Thy Father," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2001.

Jason Dante, "Velocity," Smallville (also known as Smallville Beginnings and Smallville: Superman the Early Years), The WB, 2004.

Television Appearances; Other:

Will, Gravity (pilot), CW Network, 2008.

Adam Benson, Backwoods, 2008.

Film Appearances:

Sam Karras/Ben Cappadora at age twelve, The Deep End of the Ocean, Columbia, 1999.

Lenny Levine, Just Looking (also known as Cherry Pink), Sony Pictures Classics, 2000.

Myles "Deckard" Barton, Halloween: Resurrection, Dimension Films, 2002.

Eddie Haley, Spin, Freestyle Releasing, 2003.

Jake, Rings (short film), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2005.

Jake, The Ring Two (also known as Samara, Samara: Ring 2, and The Ring 2), DreamWorks, 2005.

Kevin Fischer, Final Destination 3, New Line Cinema, 2006.

Matt Morrison, Home of the Giants, Conquistador Worldwide Media, 2006.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Planned Accidents, New Line Home Video, 2006.

Kill Shot: The Making of "Final Destination 3," New Line Home Video, 2006.

Dead Teenager Movie, New Line Home Video, 2006.

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic:

Ryan Merriman Official Site,http://www.ryanmerrimanweb.com, February 19, 2008.