Alan Michael Ritchson, born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, to Vickie (Harrell),a high school teacher, and David Ritchson, a U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant, of Czech, English, and German descent, was raised in a military family and frequently relocated as the middle son.
This experience of building friendships in new and unfamiliar environments through adaptation and entertainment has been a crucial factor in his success in the industry.
Alan's early credits include portraying Aquaman in the long-running series Smallville, marking the first portrayal of the superhero in an officially licensed live-action production.
He has also taken on grittier leading man roles in the independent film market with the modern-day western "Rex" and the dramatic love story "Steam" alongside Ally Sheedy.
In contrast, he made a comedic impression with his love-to-hate-him character Thad Castle on the football comedy Blue Mountain State and parlayed his comedic skills to work with Rebel Wilson in her CBS pilot Super Fun Night.
In addition to his acting repertoire, Alan is a writer, producer, and singer/songwriter.
Most recently, Alan can be seen as the District 1 victor, Gloss, in Catching Fire, the second installment of the hugely successful Hunger Games franchise, and as the cool-but-crude Raphael in the Michael Bay produced reboot of TMNT.
