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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

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