Ryan James Pinkston is an American actor and model. He was a cast member on ''

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'', he played Arnold in the third '' Spy Kids'' installment, and played Billy Hunkee in ''

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''.

Life and career

Pinkston was born on February 8, 1988, in

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, the son of Linda and Mark Pinkston. He is of partial

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descent. Pinkston appeared on ''

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'' at the age of twelve and was subsequently a cast member on

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show ''

''. (He bears no relation to Rob Pinkston, another ''Punk'd'' alumnus.) He starred in the sitcom ''

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''; his older brother, Aaron, made guest appearances on the show. He graduated from River Hill High School in

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, in 2006. '' Full of It'' opened on March 2, 2007; in the film, he plays a

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senior who lies to become popular. The film also premiered on

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on September 16, 2007, and was released on

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on September 25, 2007. He appeared in

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's ''

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'' in 2008, alongside

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and Andrew Caldwell. He also appeared in ''

Hannah Montana ''Hannah Montana'' is an American teen sitcom created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O'Brien that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between March2006 and January2011. The series centers on Miley Stewart (played by Miley Cy ...

'', which came out in 2006. His role is Connor, a friend of Oliver, and Miley falls for him, but later finds out how short he is and dumps him.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

Official site
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''Full of It's'' MySpace page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinkston, Ryan Living people American male child actors American male film actors American people of Greek descent American male television actors People from Howard County, Maryland People from Silver Spring, Maryland 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people)