Jason Ritter
Biography
Jason Ritter is an American actor and producer who began acting at age 10 in the television film The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story and made his feature debut in Mumford (1999). Early roles came in Swimfan (2002), Freddy vs. Jason (2003), and Raise Your Voice (2004). He played Kevin Girardi on Joan of Arcadia from 2003 to 2005, then played Mark Cyr on Parenthood, earning a nomination for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor. He voiced Dipper Pines on Gravity Falls and appeared in independent films including Happy Endings (2005), The Education of Charlie Banks (2007), The Perfect Family (2011), The East (2013), About Alex (2014), The Meddler (2015), The Intervention (2016), Carrie Pilby (2016), Bitch (2017), and The Tale (2018). He also voiced Ryder in Frozen II (2019) and co-founded the production company Morning Knight.
46years old
Turns 47 on February 17in 138 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Jason Morgan Ritter (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 27
- Career span
- 27 years1999 to 2026
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First role
At 10 years old, Ritter began his professional acting career. He played Harry Neal Baum in The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, a television film from 1990.
Early training
Ritter earned his degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, studying at the Atlantic Theater Company there. He then continued his training at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Getting ready for a role
To prepare for playing Jeb Bush in the 2008 film W, Ritter watched everything he could and read books about the Bush family and Jeb.
Jason Ritter movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Frozen II2019 Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musicalas Rydervoice
IMDb rating 6.8224K votes
Most often with
Melanie Lynskey appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Melanie Lynskey's page
Alfred Molina's page
Laura Dern's page
Ernie Hudson's page
Billy Magnussen's page
Jesse Bradford's page
Also two films together7 more actors
- Dana IveyWe'll Never Have Paris (2014) and Mumford (1999)
- Maggie GraceAbout Alex (2014) and We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
- Brittany SnowAlways Woodstock (2014) and Call Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013)
- Chris MarquetteThe Education of Charlie Banks (2007) and Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- James AveryCall Me Crazy: A Five Film (2013) and Raise Your Voice (2004)
- Meredith HagnerHits (2014) and We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
- Simon HelbergWe'll Never Have Paris (2014) and Mumford (1999)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Jason Ritter's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.6 billion
10 of the 27 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 27 films: 10 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 12 figure not found.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 12Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.5B88.8% of the total
- 2$117M7.1% of the total
- 3$34M2.1% of the total
- 4$15M0.9% of the total
- 5$9.2M0.6% of the total
- 6$4.3M0.3% of the total
- 7$2.4M0.1% of the total
- 8$895K0.1% of the total
$136,151from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Clarence Derwent Awards | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.