Photo: anna Hanks from Austin, Texas, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Alan Ritchson is my favorite kind of Hollywood story: the slow burn. He spent years as a working actor, playing Aquaman on Smallville and riding the gleeful absurdity of Blue Mountain State, before the industry finally figured out what to do with that linebacker frame and deadpan delivery. What I respect is that the long apprenticeship shows; there is no panic in his screen presence, just settled confidence. The singer-songwriter side intrigues me too, a sensitivity you would not guess from the silhouette. North Dakota-born, Florida-raised, and utterly unpretentious, he proves that durability and craft can matter more than an early breakout.
Overview
Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman/Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–10), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. He subsequently had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alan Ritchson
- Name (Japanese)
- アラン・リッチソン
- Reading
- あらん・りっちそん
- Born
- November 28, 1982 (age 43)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Dog
- Origin
- Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 80 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / singer-songwriter / model / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Niceville High School
- University
- Northwest Florida State College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.