Ryan Ashton (born September 24, 1984) is an American actor, director, and screenwriter. Ashton is best known for his portrayal of Zack Sinnett on the

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'', which earned a nomination for the Daytime Emmy Award for Guest Performer in a Drama Series in 2018. He appeared in the feature film, Allegiant, and in the Bedsider series The Guys Guide to Birth Control, which was featured in

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. He grew up in

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before attending The University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking where he received a BFA in Directing for Film.

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