Daren Kagasoff - wikipedia Daren Kagasoff Daren Kagasoff At the Twilight premiere Daren Maxwell Kagasoff ( 1987 - 09 - 16 ) September 16, 1987 ( age 30 ) Encino, California, U.S. Occupation Actor Years active 2008 -- present Daren Maxwell Kagasoff ( KA - guh - sawf ) ( born September 16, 1987 ) is an American actor. He is known for starring as Ricky Underwood on the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager from 2008 to 2013. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 Awards and nominations 5 References 6 External links Early Life Kagasoff was born in Encino, California to Elise Kagasoff ( née Levy ) and Barry Kagasoff, a diamond merchant. He is the middle of three children ; he has an older brother, Justin, and a younger sister, Natalie. Kagasoff graduated from Montclair Preparatory High School in 2005 where he played on his school 's baseball team. While attending school at San Francisco State University, Kagasoff decided to become an actor. Career After deciding to return to Los Angeles, Kagasoff landed the lead role in a local theater production of Suburbia, a play that the eponymous 1996 film was based upon. After studying acting, he began auditioning for television and film roles. During one of his first auditions, he impressed producer Brenda Hampton so much that she hand - picked him to star as Ricky Underwood in the ABC Family series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. The show ran for five seasons. It was announced on February 24, 2013 that Kagasoff had been cast as Alex in the Fox pilot Delirium, based on the novel by Lauren Oliver. However, the pilot was not picked up to series. Kagasoff co-starred as Trevor in the supernatural horror film Ouija, directed by Stiles White and co-written by Juliet Snowden and White. The film was released in October 2014. In September 2014, Kagasoff joined the cast of the Red Band Society, a comedy - drama series on Fox for the 2014 -- 15 American television season developed by Margaret Nagle. He had a recurring role playing Kara 's love interest, Hunter Cole. The series premiered on September 17, 2014 and was canceled after one season. Filmography Television and film roles Year Title Role Notes 2008 -- 13 Secret Life of the American Teenager, The The Secret Life of the American Teenager Richard `` Ricky '' Underwood Main role 2014 Blue Daren Web series ; 2 episodes 2014 Delirium Alex Sheathes Unsold television pilot ( FOX ) 2014 Stalker Eric Bates Episode : Pilot 2014 Ouija Trevor Film 2014 -- 15 Red Band Society Hunter Cole 7 episodes 2015 Paradise Pictures Wyatt Osborne Unsold television pilot ( USA ) Awards and nominations Year Award Work Result 2009 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Breakout Star : Male The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated 2009 Teen Choice Award Choice Summer TV Star : Male The Secret Life of the American Teenager Won Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor : Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated Teen Choice Award Teen Choice Award The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated 2011 Teen Choice Award Choice TV Actor : Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated 2012 Teen Choice Award Choice Summer TV Star : Male The Secret Life of the American Teenager Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Daren Maxwell Kagasoff - California, Birth Index ''. FamilySearch. Retrieved 24 February 2015. Jump up ^ `` Barry H Kagasoff mentioned in the record of Barry H Kagasoff and Elise Levy ''. FamilySearch. Retrieved 24 February 2015. Jump up ^ Matsushita, Elaine ( 22 March 2009 ). `` Daren Kagasoff reveals what 's really in his closet ( think Imelda Marcos ) ''. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 February 2015. Jump up ^ Hunter, Madison ( March 2009 ). `` Kagasoff Reaches Tween Stardom With Breakout Role '' ( PDF ). Montclair Journal. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2015 - 02 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Southern Section ''. Los Angeles Times. 10 April 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2015. Montclair Prep 6, Etiwanda 3 Grant Bowman was two for three with two RBIs and a stolen base and Daren Kagasoff ( 1 - 0 ) threw a four - hitter with one earned run for Montclair Prep ( 8 - 6 ). ^ Jump up to : Ng, Philiana ( 3 June 2013 ). `` ' Secret Life of the American Teenager ' : Daren Kagasoff on Series Finale ( Exclusive Video ) ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 February 2015. Jump up ^ Hibberd, James ( 8 May 2013 ). `` Fox rejects ' Delirium ' pilot starring Emma Roberts ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 8 May 2013. Jump up ^ Goldberg, Lesley ( 25 February 2013 ). `` Fox 's ' Delirium ' Finds Co-Lead in ' Secret Life of the American Teenager ' Star ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 February 2015. Jump up ^ The Deadline Team ( 4 December 2013 ). `` Daren Kagasoff Joins ' Ouija ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 5 February 2014. Jump up ^ Thompson, Avery ( 12 November 2014 ). `` ' Red Band Society ' : Daren Kagasoff Teases Hunter 's Romance With Kara ''. Hollywood Life. Retrieved 24 February 2015. Jump up ^ Nellie Andreeva ( December 3, 2015 ). `` ' Paradise Pictures ' Pilot Not Going Forward At USA ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 05. External links Daren Kagasoff on IMDb Daren Kagasoff on Twitter VIAF : 132949852 LCCN : no2010158632 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Daren_Kagasoff&oldid=791523144 '' Categories : 1987 births 21st - century American male actors American male film actors American male television actors Jewish American male actors Living people Male actors from California People from Encino, Los Angeles Hidden categories : Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Қазақша Lumbaart Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 20 July 2017, at 20 : 35. About Wikipedia

Question: who plays ricky on the secret life of an american teenager
Answer: Daren Maxwell Kagasoff