Ryan Cartwright (born 14 March 1981) is an English actor.
Early life
Cartwright was born on 14 March 1981 in
Erdington
Erdington is a suburb and ward of Birmingham in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Warwickshire and located northeast of central Birmingham, bordering Sutton Coldfield. It was also a council constituency, managed by its o ...
,
Birmingham
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, West Midlands. He has an older brother,
Che Cartwright
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* Che Guevara (1928–1967), Argentine Marxist revolutionary
* Che (surname) (车), Chinese surname
* Che Lovelace (born 1969), Trinidadian artist
...
, who is also an actor.
Career
He began acting with the
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. His first major role came at the age of 15 in the British
ITV comedy-drama ''
The Grimleys
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''.
He has also appeared in such other British television programmes as ''
Seriously Weird'', ''
Hardware
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'', ''Donovan'', ''
Microsoap
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'', ''
Look Around You'' and ''
All About Me''.
Since moving to the US, Cartwright had a recurring role on the television series ''
Bones'' as the laboratory intern
Vincent Nigel-Murray, until the death of his character in the season 6 episode ''The Hole in the Heart''. He also completed filming a
Hallmark Channel
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television film
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, ''
Dear Prudence
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'' alongside
Jane Seymour
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, in which he used an American accent.
He had a recurring role (as upper class Briton
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*John Lee Hooker (1912–2001), American blues singer-songwriter an ...
) on Season 3 of ''
Mad Men
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''.
He played Gary Bell, an
autistic
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character, on the
Syfy television series ''
Alphas
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The seri ...
'' (2011–2012). To prepare for the role, Cartwright consulted with people who worked with autistic people, watched documentaries, read blogs created by autistic people, and books from autistic authors, such as
Temple Grandin
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and
Daniel Tammet. Cartwright's portrayal of Bell has earned praise from the neurological science community, crediting his complexity for eschewing stereotypes of autism previously displayed in mass media.
In September 2016, Cartwright began a main role in the CBS sitcom ''
Kevin Can Wait
''Kevin Can Wait'' is an American television sitcom starring Kevin James that aired on CBS from September 19, 2016, to May 7, 2018. The series was created by James, Rock Reuben, and Bruce Helford, and marked James' second starring role in a CBS ...
'' as Chale Witt. On 12 May 2018, the series was canceled after two seasons.
Personal life
Cartwright has lived in
Los Angeles
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since 2006.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
English expatriates in the United States
English male film actors
English male television actors
Male actors from Birmingham, West Midlands