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Ryan McPartlin

Ryan McPartlin
Ryan McPartlin by Gage Skidmore.jpg
McPartlin at San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2009
Born (1975-07-03) July 3, 1975 (age 41)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Danielle Kirlin (m. 2002)
Children 2
Relatives Chris McPartlin (brother)

Ryan McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on the NBC action-comedy series Chuck.

McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), 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.

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.


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