Ryan Merriman

Ryan Merriman is a familiar face to anyone who grew up on late-1990s and 2000s television; he had that earnest, approachable quality that made him a natural for Disney Channel fare like Smart House and for teen thrillers. I always thought he was underrated in the horror space, bringing a grounded believability to Final Destination 3 and The Ring Two that kept those films from tipping into pure camp. He never became an A-lister, but he has had the kind of durable working-actor career that quietly outlasts a lot of flashier names, popping up reliably across TV movies and indies.

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Ryan Merriman (born 1983) is an American actor from Choctaw, Oklahoma, who began performing as a child. He is known for playing the young Jarod in the series The Pretender, the Disney Channel movie Smart House, and feature films including Final Destination 3 and The Ring Two. He has continued to work steadily in television and independent films.

Name (English)

Ryan Merriman

Name (Japanese)

ライアン・メリマン

Reading

らいあん・めりまん

Born

April 10, 1983 (age 43)

Origin

Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States

Occupation

Television actor / Actor / Film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Pig

• Official sitehttp://www.ryanmerrimanweb.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Merriman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q504075

Tags

• From Oklahoma
• Television actor
• Actor
• Film actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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