Ryan McPartlin


Ryan John McPartlin is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the NBC action-comedy series Chuck.

Early life

McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and attended Glenbard South High School. McPartlin graduated with a degree in speech communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. He was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team as a walk-on tight end from 1993-95. McPartlin's older brother, Chris, was also a member of the Illinois football team, earning a varsity letter as a linebacker in 1994. After six months in Australia and New Zealand, McPartlin moved to Southern California to pursue acting as a career.

Career

McPartlin spent years as an Abercrombie & Fitch model. McPartlin's first acting role was on The Nanny with Fran Drescher as a Leonardo DiCaprio-type character in a Titanic spoof. McPartlin has been mostly known for his role as Hank Bennett on the popular soap opera Passions replacing Dalton James from April 2001 until June 2004 and made a brief appearance in the series L.A. 7 as Ryan. McPartlin worked with Drescher again as Riley Martin on the television sitcom Living with Fran playing her much younger live-in boyfriend. Living with Fran was canceled on May 17, 2006, after two seasons. McPartlin originally auditioned for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the film Superman Returns, but lost the role to Brandon Routh. In 2008, Ryan participated in Mad Men, playing an affair of January Jones's character, Betty Draper.
McPartlin also played Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on NBC's Chuck from 2007 to 2012. In mid-2011, McPartlin appeared in Sugarland's music video "Stuck Like Glue" as a man being stalked and abducted by lead singer Jennifer Nettles. McPartlin appears in commercials for Kate Walsh's perfume "Boyfriend". In March 2012, McPartlin began working with the website to help promote active lifestyles and is filming a series of videos for the site. In 2014, he portrayed the recurring roles of police detective Dwayne Freeman on Mystery Girls and Billy the fireman on Bad Judge.

Personal life

McPartlin is a certified personal trainer. He has been married to former actress Danielle Kirlin, whom he met at University of Illinois, since October 26, 2002, and has two sons. McPartlin's hobbies include scuba diving, tennis, snowboarding, and racquetball.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999'Performer #3Episode: "Yetta's Letters"
1999Odd Man OutEpisode: "Batman Forever"
2000L.A. 7Ryan SinclarEpisode: "Mr Muscle"
2001Three SistersBradEpisode: "My Best Friend's Girl"
2001–04PassionsHank BennettContract: April 24, 2001 – April 2004
Recurring: April – June 18, 2004
2003According to JimBobEpisode: "No Harm, No Fowl"
2004Still StandingJeremyEpisode: "Still Flirting"
2004North ShoreWilliamEpisode: "Secret Service"
2005What I Like About YouRiley MartinEpisode: "Girls Gone Wild"
2005–06Living with FranRiley Douglas MartinMain cast; 26 episodes
2006Pepper DennisGrady HarperEpisode: "Charlie Babcock's Homosexual Encounter"
2007'Terry RockwellEpisode: "Obsession |Obsession"
2007Notes from the UnderbellyHunterEpisode: "Mother's Milk"
2007–12ChuckDevon WoodcombRecurring, season 1; main cast, seasons 2–5; 70 episodes
2008SwingtownLukeEpisode: "Friends with Benefits"
2009Mad MenGentlemanEpisode: "Meditations in an Emergency"
2009Everything She Ever WantedTom AllansonMiniseries; 2 episodes
2011Friends with BenefitsEvan MacklamEpisode: "The Benefit of the Right Track"
2011CommunityFrisbee student #3Episode: ""
2012Hot in ClevelandDavidEpisode: "Life with Lucci"
2012Josh Avery4 episodes
2012Rizzoli & IslesDale BowmanEpisode: "Money Maker"
2012Necessary RoughnessTedEpisode: "Double Fault"
2013I Hate My Teenage DaughterChris ReynoldsEpisode: "Teenage Party"
2013–14Hart of DixieCarter Covington4 episodes
2014Playing HouseSteveEpisode: "Totes Kewl"
2014Friends with Better LivesSamEpisode: "Cyrano de Trainer-Zac"
2014SequesteredRyanMain cast; 12 episodes
2014Mystery GirlsDetective Dwayne Freeman5 episodes
2014Bad JudgeBilly2 episodes
2016Fuller HouseTylerEpisode: "Mad Max"
2016Devious MaidsKyleRecurring Role
2017GhostedWater Delivery GuyEpisode: "Lockdown"
2019L.A.'s FinestPatrick McKennaMain cast

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012DaybreakEric5 episodes

YearTitleArtist
2010"Stuck Like Glue"Sugarland
2015Give You What You LikeAvril Lavigne