Alan Ritchson (Hunger Games) Wiki Bio, net worth, height, wife, gay, body

• Alan Ritchson is an American actor, model and singer.
• His most notable roles include Aquaman in “Smallville” and Thad Castle in “Blue Mountain State”
• He started his modeling career with Abercrombie and Fitch and signed to Los Angeles agency Vision Model Management in 2008.
• He has a net worth of approximately $3 million and is married with three sons.
• He has been the subject of gay rumors, but has never confirmed or denied them.

Who is Alan Ritchson?

Alan Ritchson is an American actor, model and singer, perhaps best known for his role of superhero Aquaman in the series “Smallville” (2005-2010), while he also played Thad Castle in the comedy show “Blue Mountain State” (2010-2011), and has appeared in such movies as “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (2013) and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” (2016). He is currently involved in numerous on-screen projects.

So, do you want to find out more about the life and work of Alan Ritchson, from his early childhood to date, including his personal life? If yes, then stay with us for the length of the article as we bring you closer to a prominent actor and model.

Alan Ritchson Wiki: Early Life, Parents, and Education

Born Alan Michael Ritchson on the 28th November 1984 in Grand Forks, North Dakota USA, of English, German and Czech descent. he is the second of three sons of David Ritchson, a retired US Air Force chief master sergeant, and Vickie, a high school teacher. When Alan was still young, his family moved to Rantoul, Illinois before settling in Niceville, Florida, where he went to Niceville High School, matriculating in 2001. Between 1999 and 2003, Ritchson also attended the Okaloosa Walton Community College (now Northwest Florida State College) and graduated with an Associate Arts degree, and was a member of the Madrigal Singers and Fine Arts division’s Soundsations.

Modeling Career

Alan started his modeling career with the well-known fashion company Abercrombie and Fitch, posing for their catalogs, and also for internationaljock.com. – the men’s online underwear store. Ritchson signed to Los Angeles agency Vision Model Management in 2008, and worked on N2N Bodywear, but in early 2009 he made his final appearance as a model for Abercrombie and Fitch, deciding to pursue a career on TV and in films.

Alan Ritchson

Television

Ritchson’s first TV appearance came in 2004 when he participated in the third season of  “American Idol” as one of 87 contestants, and caught the eye of the public with a striptease performance in front of the judges including famous singer Paula Abdul. A year later, Alan made his debut in TV series in “Smallville”, playing Arthur Curry/Aquaman in five episodes from 2005 to 2010. In 2006, Ritchson had his first TV movie role as he played an army officer in “Though None Go with Me”, while he also appeared in an episode of the Primetime Emmy Award-winning series “CSI: Miami” in 2010.

Alan’s early work on television was a good recommendation for his next TV project, the “Blue Mountain State”, a sports comedy in which he played a captain of the college football team named Thad Castle, appearing in 39 episodes between 2010 and 2011. After brief appearances in such popular shows as the “New Girl” (2014) and “Black Mirror” (2016), his most recent and current work on television is in the “Titans” (2018-2019), in which he plays Hank Hall / Hawk.

Films

Alan’s first movie was a horror called “The Butcher” (2006), and by the end of the last decade he had appeared in the sports comedy “Fired Up!” (2009) alongside Eric Christian Olsen, Nicholas D’Agosto, and Sarah Roemer. The biggest movie project to date in which Alan participated is surely Francis Lawrence’s blockbuster “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” (2013), which was nominated for the Golden Globe. Ritchson played Gloss alongside Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth, and the movie grossed over $860 million worldwide. He portrayed the role of Raphael in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014) and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” (2016), and in the meantime, appeared alongside Kevin Hart, Josh Gad and Kaley Cuoco in the comedy “The Wedding Ringer” (2015).

In the past few years, Alan had parts in “Lazer Team” (2015) and “Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland” (2016), while his most recent movie role came in the “Office Uprising” (2018). At the moment, Ritchson is working on “The Turkey Bowl”, “Shadow Girl” with Megan Fox, and “The Rock Pile” alongside Hope Davis and Hugh Bonneville.

Alan Ritchson Net Worth

The multi-talented artist has earned a few million dollars thanks to his modeling and acting career, but he is also a singer and songwriter, best known for such tracks as “Guppy”, “Eternity This Time”, “Invisible Things”, “Bad Girl Foolish Me”, “Take Me Away”, and ” Love Poison”, all of which became hits – it is interesting that he usually writes his songs while driving! His music career helped Ritchson to increase his wealth, which is estimated at around $3 million, according to authoritative sources as of early 2019. Undoubtedly, his wealth will become even higher in the upcoming years, assuming that he successfully continues his career.

Height, Weight, Gay Rumors, and Family

Do you know how tall Alan Ritchson is? Well, Alan stands at 6 ft 2 ins, which is equal to 1.87m and he weighs 96lbs (89 kgs), with a chest measuring 45 inches, his biceps 16 inches, and his waist 34 inches; he has blue eyes. Having previously worked as an underwear model, Alan found himself amid rumors about his sexuality, and the gay kiss scene with Trevor Donovan in an episode of the TV series “90210” fueled them. He didn’t confirm or deny the rumors, the probability that he’s gay being minimal because he’s been in an apparently happy marriage with Catherine Ritchson since 2006, and they have three sons named Calem, Edan, and Amory.

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