Ryan Pinkston
| Ryan Pinkston | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ryan James Pinkston February 8, 1988 Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, model |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
Ryan James Pinkston (born February 8, 1988) is an American actor and model. He is best known for being a cast member on Punk'd and for his role as Billy Hunkee in the 2004 urban comedy Soul Plane.
Life and career
Pinkston was born in Silver Spring, Maryland, the son of Linda and Mark Pinkston.[1][2] He is of partial Greek descent.[3][4] Before he became an actor, he was involved in karate competitions, having been inspired by watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He was known in Europe and highly touted for his participation and success in the sport, he gained praise by such organizations as Karate Kidz Online. Pinkston appeared on Star Search at the age of twelve and was subsequently a cast member on Ashton Kutcher's MTV show Punk'd. (He bears no relation to Rob Pinkston, another Punk'd alumnus.)
He starred in the sitcom Quintuplets; his older brother, Aaron, has made guest appearances on the show. He graduated from River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland in 2006.[5]
Full of It opened on March 2, 2007; in the film, he played a high school senior who lies to become popular. The film also premiered on ABC Family on September 16, 2007, and was released on DVD on September 25, 2007. He appeared in Lionsgate's College in 2008, alongside Drake Bell and Andrew Caldwell. Pinkston's most recent role is in Hannah Montana, which came out in 2008. His role is Connor, a friend of Oliver, and Miley falls for him, but later finds out how short he is and dumps him. His most known role is in Cartoon Network's live-action series Tower Prep, along with Drew Van Acker, Dyana Liu, and Elise Gatien which premiered on October 19, 2010, and was cancelled after only one season.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Arnold | |
| Bad Santa | Shoplifter | ||
| 2004 | Soul Plane | Billy Hunkee | |
| One Night in Ryan | Ron Jeremy | ||
| 2007 | Full of It | Samuel "Sam/Chapstick/Bridge Cable" Leonard | |
| 2008 | College | Fletcher | |
| Foreign Exchange | Dave | ||
| Extreme Movie | Mike | ||
| 2010 | BoyBand | Greg | |
| 2011 | Cougars, Inc. | Jimmy Rissoli | |
| 2011 | Spy Kids: All the Time in the World | Arnold | |
| 2014 | Undrafted | Jonathan Garvey | |
| Television films | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2002 | Go Sick | Little Timmy | |
| Straight-to-DVD | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Adventures in Online Dating | Brando | |
| 2010 | I Owe My Life to Corbin Bleu | Pinkston | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004–2005 | Quintuplets | Patton Chase | Main cast |
| 2010 | Tower Prep | Gabe Forrest | |
| 2015 | Clipped | Ben | |
| Television guest appearances | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Himself | |
| 2006 | Teachers | Logan | |
| Veronica Mars | Danny Rossow | ||
| 2007 | How I Met Your Mother | Kyle | (1 episode) "First Time in New York" |
| 2008 | Out of Jimmy's Head | Donny Ironsides | (1 episode) "Stunt" |
| Hannah Montana | Connor | (1 episode) "Killing Me Softly with His Height" | |
| 2009 | Party Down | Dennis | |
| Bones | Eli Rounder | (1 episode) "The Beaver in the Otter" | |
| In the Motherhood | Syd | ||
| 2010 | 10 Things I Hate About You | Yearbook photographer 2 | |
| 2012 | House of Lies | Alex Katz-Nelson | (1 episode) "Mini-Mogul" |
References
- ↑ Youth wins talent contest in vote of Internet users He's found best in dance in Ed McMahon's search; accessed January 5, 2016.
- ↑ Your guide to Howard County, Maryland, baltimoresun.com; accessed January 5, 2016.
- ↑ "OnTV: Pinkston shoots from the lip on MTV series". M.naplesnews.com. 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ↑ Ryan's Message Board, CompuVisions.net; accessed January 5, 2016.
- ↑ Profile, tv.com; accessed January 5, 2016.