Jason Ritter Biography

Jason Ritter was born on February 17, 1980, in Los Angeles, California to Nancy Morgan and John Ritter. His family had a history in entertainment industry, his grandparents, Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay working as musician and actor. His step mother Amy Yasbeck was an actress as well. He has three siblings, including actor Tyler Ritter.

Ritter first ever onscreen appearance was for his father's show, ‘Three's Company’. He was barely 1 year old then. He was seen in the opening credits from Seasons 6 to 8, standing next to ‘Janet Wood’ as she pets a goat.

It was the made for television biographical film ‘The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story’ that marked Ritter’s big debut on screen in 1990. However, after ‘The Dreamer of Oz’, Ritter disappeared from screen only to return in 1999, with a lead role in the third season of the televisions series ‘Undressed’.

In 2002, Ritter had two releases slated for the year, ‘PG’ and ‘Swimfan’. Meanwhile, he also guest appeared as Teddy Griffin in ‘Hack’. The following year, Ritter played a lead role in the horror film, ‘Freddy vs Jason’. He also did a couple of guest appearances before finally bagging a lead role in the televisions series ‘Joan of Arcadia’. It changed the fate of Ritter’s acting career thereafter.

Ritter’s television appearances also widened as he no longer was seen as a guest actor. After his stint of a full time role of Kevin Girardi in ‘Joan of Arcadia’, numerous offers came rolling in for him. From 2006 to 2007, he was seen in ‘The Class’ and later played Jack Yusen in ‘WWII in HD’.

Films and television apart, Ritter also was active as a theatre artist. He played the titular role in Wendy Wasserstein's ‘Third’. The play was loved by the audience and even won him two awards, the Clarence Derwent Award and the Martin E. Segal Award. He was seen in an Off-Broadway production ‘The Beginning of August’ and in Neil LaBute’s play ‘The Distance from Here’.

He appeared in ABC sitcom ‘Kevin (Probably) Saves the World’, a high concept angelic themed fantasy drama. 

After 4 years of dating each other, Ritter got engaged to actress Melanie Lynskey in 2017. In 2020, the couple got married. He previously dated actress Marianna Palka.

Jason Ritter is an accomplished voice actor and has lent his voice to various animated shows and video games, including "Gravity Falls" and "Kingdom Hearts III."

In addition to his acting talents, Jason Ritter is also a skilled musician and plays the guitar and sings in a band called "The Eventuals."

Jason Ritter comes from a family of actors, as his father is the late John Ritter, known for his role in the sitcom "Three's Company."

Jason Ritter is a passionate advocate for social and environmental causes, often using his platform to raise awareness and support for various charities.

Despite his busy schedule in Hollywood, Jason Ritter makes time to volunteer at local community organizations and is dedicated to giving back to his community.