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My Take
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.
Overview
Ryan Merriman (born 1983) is an American actor from Choctaw, Oklahoma, who began performing as a child. He is known for the title role in the television film The Pretender franchise's young Jarod, 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.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Pig
- Origin
- Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Television actor / Actor / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
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
- 2026-06-02
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.