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

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''.

Early life

McPartlin was born in

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, to Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in

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(a suburb of Chicago), and attended

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. McPartlin graduated with a degree in speech communication from the

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. He was a member of the

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team as a walk-on tight end from 1993 to 1995. McPartlin's older brother, Chris, was also a member of the Illinois football team, earning a

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as a

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in 1994. After six months in Australia and New Zealand, McPartlin moved to

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to pursue acting as a career.

Career

McPartlin spent years as an

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model. McPartlin's first acting role was on ''

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'' with

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as a

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-type character in a ''

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'' spoof. McPartlin has been mostly known for his role as Hank Bennett on the popular

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'' replacing Dalton James from April 2001 until June 2004 and made a brief appearance in the series '' L.A. 7'' as Ryan. McPartlin worked with Drescher again as Riley Martin on the television sitcom ''

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'' playing her much younger live-in boyfriend. ''Living with Fran'' was canceled on May 17, 2006, after two seasons. McPartlin originally auditioned for the role of Clark Kent/Superman in the film ''

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'', but lost the role to

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. In 2008, Ryan participated in ''

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'', playing an affair of

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's character,

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. McPartlin also played Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on

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's ''

'' from 2007 to 2012. In mid-2010, McPartlin appeared in

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's music video " Stuck Like Glue" as a man being stalked and abducted by lead singer

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. McPartlin appears in commercials for Kate Walsh's perfume "Boyfriend". In March 2012, McPartlin began working with the websit
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to help promote active lifestyles and is filming a series of videos for the site. In 2014, he portrayed the recurring roles of police detective Dwayne Freeman on ''

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'' and Billy the fireman on '' Bad Judge''.

Personal life

McPartlin is a certified

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. He has been married to former actress Danielle Kirlin, whom he met at the University of Illinois, since October 26, 2002, and has two sons Wyatt and Dylan. McPartlin's hobbies include scuba diving, tennis, snowboarding, and racquetball.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

References

External links

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