Ryan Merriman played the role of Ian Thomas on Pretty Little Liars.
Career[]
Ryan Merriman began his career doing commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local theater in Oklahoma when he was only 8 years old. He now has 25 films, four television series and several guest appearances to his credit.
He recently wrapped up filming on another independent feature opposite these beautiful ladies, Torrey DeVitto, Brit Morgan and Paige Howard, entitled, Cheescake Casserole. This comedy is all about finding out what's inside. Ryan starred in the Hallmark original movie Elevator Girl starring alongside Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls). Elevator Girl is a romantic comedy about a workaholic attorney Jonathan MacIntyre who gets trapped in a stalled elevator with Liberty Taylor (Chabert), a carefree and eccentric whose life consists of odd jobs and unfinished degrees. Their different lifestyles eventually crash and they must decide whether their love can survive their differences. Romantic comedy is a new genre (for Ryan) to be added to an already diverse resume, ranging from horror movies to westerns, from thrillers to sitcoms.
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | What's Right With America | Todd Gordon | |
| 1998 | Everything That Rises | Nathan Clay | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series or Series – Leading Young Actor |
| 1999 | Night Ride Home | Justin | |
| 1999 | Lansky | Meyer Lansky | |
| 1999 | The Deep End of the Ocean | Sam Karras, Ben Cappadora | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actor |
| 1999 | Smart House | Ben Cooper | |
| 1999 | Just Looking | Lenny Levine | Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actor |
| 2000 | Rocket's Red Glare | Todd Baker | |
| 2001 | The Luck of the Irish | Kyle Johnson | |
| 2001 | Dangerous Child | Jack Cambridge | Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special – Leading Young Actor |
| 2002 | Halloween: Resurrection | Myles Barton | |
| 2002 | A Ring of Endless Light | Adam Eddington | |
| 2003 | Spin | Eddie Haley | |
| 2005 | The Colt | Jim Rabb | |
| 2005 | Rings | Jake | Short film |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Jake | |
| 2006 | Final Destination 3 | Kevin Fischer | lead role alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
| 2007 | Home of the Giants | Matt Morrison | |
| 2008 | Backwoods | Adam | |
| 2009 | Wild Cherry | Stanford | |
| 2011 | The 5th Quarter | Jon Abbate | |
| 2012 | My Hometown | Rick Dickson | |
| 2013 | 42 | Dixie Walker |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1995 | The Mommies | Blake Kellogg | Twenty-nine episodes Nominated — Young Artist Award for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series (shared with Sam Gifaldi, Ashley Peldon, Shiloh Strong, and Joey Zimmerman) |
| 1995 | The Client | Jeff Dietrich | "The Way Things Were" |
| 1996–2000 | The Pretender | young Jarod / Gemini | Forty-nine episodes Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Supporting Young Actor (1997) Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Supporting Young Actor (1998, 1999) |
| 2001 | Touched by an Angel | Jason Harris | "Visions of thy Father" |
| 2002 | Taken | Sam Crawford | "Acid Tests" Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Mini-Series or Special – Supporting Young Actor |
| 2004 | Smallville | Jason Dante | "Velocity" |
| 2003–2004 | Veritas: The Quest | Nikko Zond | Thirteen episodes |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | Jake Spoon | Three episodes |
| 2010 | Elevator Girl | Johnathan | |
| 2010–2011 | Pretty Little Liars | Ian Thomas | Recurring role |
| 2012 | Hawaii Five-0 | Dennis Mack | episode I Helu Pu |
