Ritchson reprised his role as Aquaman in a voiceover role for the animated film Justice League: The New Frontier, and the final season of Smallville. His Smallville co-star, Justin Hartley, has since portrayed Aquaman in an unaired pilot of the same name.

His role in Smallville marked the first time that an actor portrayed Aquaman in an officially licensed live-action production.

Aquaman, a small role as an army officer in the 2006 Hallmark Channel movie Though None Go with Me alongside Cheryl Ladd, and the role of Lucian Manet in the 2009 Lifetime original film Nora Roberts' Midnight Bayou.

His television acting credits include a recurring guest star role on the television series Smallville as Arthur Curry, a.k.a. His appearance on the show was noted for his striptease in one episode in which he wooed judge Paula Abdul. Ritchson ( left) with Alex O'Loughlin in the television series Hawaii Five-0 in 2013Īlan Ritchson first came to the attention of the public in 2004 when he appeared on American Idol as one of the top 87 contestants in the third season before being cut in Hollywood. He began his modeling career in the Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue. He was a member of the Fine Arts division's Soundsations and Madrigal Singers. From 1999 to 2003, he attended as a dual-enrollment student and graduated with an Associate of Arts degree at Okaloosa Walton Community College, now Northwest Florida State College. In a 2013 interview with Indonesian magazine Da Man, he stated that he once obtained a full music scholarship. He attended Niceville High School and graduated in 2001. At age 10, Ritchson's family settled in Niceville, Florida. During his childhood, his family moved to Rantoul, Illinois. He is the second of three boys and is a father to three boys himself. Ritchson was born on Novemin Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Vickie (born 1958), high school teacher and David Ritchson (born 1956), a retired U.S. He made his directorial debut and co-starred in the action-comedy Dark Web: Cicada 3301 (2021). Outside of television, Ritchson played Raphael in the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot and its 2016 sequel, along with appearing in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). After leaving Titans in 2021, Ritchson portrayed the title character on the Amazon Prime Video series Reacher (2022–present). In 2018, he returned to superhero television as Hank Hall / Hawk on the DC Universe / HBO Max series Titans. He also headlined the SyFy action series Blood Drive (2017). Ritchson gained further prominence for portraying Thad Castle on the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010–2011), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005–2010), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor, filmmaker, and singer.

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