Jason Ritter - wikipedia Jason Ritter Jason Ritter Ritter at the 2015 Toronto Film Festival Jason Morgan Ritter ( 1980 - 02 - 17 ) February 17, 1980 ( age 37 ) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Alma mater Tisch School of the Arts Occupation Actor Years active 1989 -- present Partner ( s ) Melanie Lynskey ( 2013 -- present ) Marianna Palka ( 1999 -- 2013 ) Parent ( s ) John Ritter Nancy Morgan Relatives Tex Ritter ( grandfather ) Dorothy Fay ( grandmother ) Tyler Ritter ( brother ) Jason Morgan Ritter ( born February 17, 1980 ) is an American actor, and a son of actress Nancy Morgan and actor John Ritter. He is known for his roles as Kevin Girardi in the television series Joan of Arcadia, Ethan Haas in The Class, Sean Walker in the NBC series The Event and as the voice of Dipper Pines in Gravity Falls. He also played the recurring role of Mark Cyr in the NBC television series Parenthood, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. As of 2017, he stars in the TV comedy series Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Web 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Ritter was born on February 17, 1980 in Los Angeles, California, to actors Nancy Morgan and John Ritter. He is also a grandson of actors Tex Ritter and Dorothy Fay. His stepmother is actress Amy Yasbeck. The actor has three siblings, including actor Tyler Ritter. Ritter first appeared in the opening credits of his father 's show, Three 's Company. He was the little blonde haired boy running up to Joyce DeWitt in the petting zoo scene. He attended middle and high school at the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California, with Simon Helberg, who became his roommate at NYU. He then attended and graduated from New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts, where he studied at the Atlantic Theater Company. He also studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, UK. Career Ritter in 2007 Ritter appeared in The Dreamer of Oz : The L. Frank Baum Story, co-starring as Baum 's son alongside his own father. In 2002, he appeared in the movies PG and Swimfan. In 2003, Ritter had a major role in the slasher / horror film Freddy vs. Jason as Will Rollins. He appeared in Raise Your Voice and Happy Endings. He portrayed Jeb Bush in the Oliver Stone film W. In 2007, he also voiced substitute teacher, Mr. Fisk, in an episode of All Grown Up !, the grown up version of Rugrats, a teacher whom Angelica falls in love with. In 2008, he released Good Dick, a movie which he produced and starred in along with his long term girlfriend at the time, Marianna Palka ( with whom he began a relationship after meeting in Queens in October 1999 ), who also wrote and directed the film. Among his theater credits are Wendy Wasserstein 's Third at Lincoln Center, for which he won the Clarence Derwent Award and the Martin E. Segal Award for his portrayal of the title character ; the Off Broadway production of The Beginning of August, and the role of Tim in the world premiere of Neil LaBute 's play The Distance From Here at London 's Almeida Theatre. Ritter has volunteered as an actor with the Young Storytellers Program. Ritter has appeared in the MTV show Punk 'd. Ritter also starred as Sean Walker in the season - long NBC drama series The Event, which premiered on September 20, 2010. Ritter will be seen alongside Kate French in the upcoming short film, Atlantis, a romance film centered on two strangers who fall in love during the preparation for the final launch of the NASA space shuttle Atlantis. He had a recurring role on NBC 's Parenthood. His performance on the show earned him an Emmy Award nomination in 2012. It was confirmed in early March 2013 that he would play Gavin opposite Alexis Bledel 's Stacey in Us & Them, FOX 's sitcom pilot based on the British television show Gavin & Stacey. Personal life In 2017, Ritter became engaged to actress Melanie Lynskey after four years of dating. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1991 The Real Story Of Christmas Tree Little Acorn ( voice ) Short film 1999 Mumford Martin Brockett 2001 Earth Day Jack ( voice ) Short film 2002 PG Paul Short film 2002 Swimfan Randy 2003 Smash the Kitty Josh Short film 2003 Freddy vs. Jason Will Rollins Raise Your Voice Paul Fletcher 2005 Perceptions Michael 2005 Happy Endings Otis McKeen 2005 Our Very Own Clancy Whitfield 2005 Placebo Daniel Short film 2006 Lenexa, 1 Mile Sean Hickey 2006 The Wicker Man Bar Guy # 2 2007 The Education of Charlie Banks Mick Leary 2008 The Deal Lionel Travitz 2008 Good Dick The Man 2008 W. Jeb Bush 2009 The Perfect Age of Rock ' n ' Roll Eric Genson 2009 Peter and Vandy Peter The Dry Land Michael Morning Hotel Receptionist 2011 A Bag of Hammers Benjamin Platt 2011 The Perfect Family Frank Cleary Jr. 2011 The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best Kyle 2011 They 're with Me Isaac Solomon Short film 2011 Atlantis Ben Short film 2011 The Five Stages of Grief Orion Short film 2012 The Break In Larry Short film 2012 Angel of Death Victim 1 Short film 2012 Trying Mark Short film 2012 The Golden Age Mitch Short film 2012 Manhattan Mixup Fritz Short film 2012 Free Samples Wally 2013 I Am I Jonathan 2013 The Big Ask Owen 2013 The Sidekick Kid Loco Short film 2013 The Goldfish Yoni Short film 2013 The East Tim 2013 The End of Love Jason 2014 Hits Julian 2014 Wild Canaries Damien Anders 2014 There 's Always Woodstock Garret 2014 About Alex Alex 2014 7 Minutes Mike 2014 You 're Not You Will 2014 We 'll Never Have Paris Kurt 2015 The Steps Jeff 2015 Embers Guy 2015 The Meddler Jacob 2015 Always Worthy Jeff Fredrick 2016 The Intervention Matt 2016 Carrie Pilby Matt 2017 The Labyrinth Usher 2018 The Tale Post-production Television Year Title Role Notes The Dreamer of Oz : The L. Frank Baum Story Harry Neal Baum Television film 1999 Days of Our Lives Todd Supporting role ( Season 34 ) 1999 Undressed Allan Main role ( Season 3 ) 2001 Law & Order Nick Simms `` Teenage Wasteland '' ( Season 11, Episode 12 ) 2002 Hack Teddy Griffin `` My Brother 's Keeper '' ( Season 1, Episode 5 ) 2003 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Billy Baker `` Dominance '' ( Season 4, Episode 20 ) 2003 -- 2005 Joan of Arcadia Kevin Girardi Main role ; 45 episodes 2006 -- 07 The Class Ethan Haas Lead role ; 19 episodes 2009 WWII in HD Jack Yusen ( voice ) Main role ; 2 episodes 2009 Mercy Gabe Tyler `` Some of Us Have Been to the Desert '' ( Season 1, Episode 9 ) 2010 -- 2011 The Event Sean Walker Main role ; 22 episodes 2010 -- 2014 Parenthood Mark Cyr Recurring role ; 32 episodes 2012 County Jack Malloy Pilot 2012 -- 2016 Gravity Falls Dipper Pines ( voice ) Lead role ; 40 episodes 2013 Robot Chicken Reindeer / Sergeant ( voice ) `` Born Again Virgin Christmas Special '' ( Season 6, Episode 21 ) 2013 Call Me Crazy : A Five Film Bruce Television film, segment : `` Lucy '' 2013 -- 2016 Drunk History Various characters 7 episodes 2014 Us & Them Gavin Shipman Lead role ; unaired 2014 Person of Interest Simon Lee `` Prophets '' ( Season 4, Episode 5 ) 2014 Key & Peele Male Customer `` Concussion Quarterback '' ( Season 4, Episode 5 ) 2014 Garfunkel and Oates Jason `` Maturity '' ( Season 1, Episode 8 ) 2015 -- 2016 Girls Scott Recurring role ; 5 episodes 2015 -- 2016 Another Period Frederick Bellacourt Main role ; 16 episodes 2016 Wander Over Yonder Skipper ( voice ) `` The Cartoon '' ( Season 2, Episode 13 ) 2016 Goliath FBI Agent Farley 3 episodes 2016 Gilmore Girls : A Year in the Life Ranger Bill Episode : `` Fall '' 2017 Kevin ( Probably ) Saves the World Kevin Finn Main role 2017 The Long Road Home Troy Denomy 2017 Skylanders Academy Dark Spyro Episode : `` Touch of Evil '' ( Season 2 Episode 13 ) Web Year Title Role Notes 2008 T Takes The Guest in Room 23 `` Lobby '' ( Season 1, Episode 1 ) 2012 Weasel Town Haunches Voice ; Main role 2012 Sketchy Tom `` You Got Retweeted '' ( Season 1, Episode 18 ) 2013 Ghost Ghirls William / Brad Wojciehowicz `` Home Is Where the Haunt Is '' ( Season 1, Episode 1 ) `` Comedy Of Terrors '' ( Season 1, Episode 7 ) 2016 Grandaddy - `` Way We Wo n't '' Hitchhiker Music video Awards and nominations Year Title Result Ref. 2012 Parenthood Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Nominated 2017 Tales of Titans Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Nominated References Jump up ^ `` Jason Ritter Bio ''. US Weekly. Retrieved 27 April 2013. Jump up ^ `` Jason Ritter Biography ''. TV Guide. Retrieved 27 April 2013. Jump up ^ Lindhome, Riki. `` Making It # 1 : Jason Ritter ''. Nerdist. Retrieved 26 July 2011. Jump up ^ Spaner, Whitney ( January 2009 ). `` L.A. Is For Lovers : Jason Ritter & Marianna Palka ''. Paper Magazine. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 26. Jump up ^ `` NBC Picks Up Three New Series for 2010 - 11 Season with `` The Event '', `` Outsourced '' and `` Love Bites '' ``. The Futon Critic. May 7, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010. Jump up ^ Hibberd, James ( May 16, 2010 ). `` NBC 's fall schedule, upfront revealed ''. The Live Feed. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on May 18, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Movie was filmed as space shuttle Atlantis took off from KSC ''. Orlando Sentinel. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011. Jump up ^ Ng, Philiana ( July 7, 2011 ). `` ' Parenthood ' : Jason Ritter to Return in Season 3, Teaming Up With Jason Katims for Drama ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Masters, Megan ( June 5, 2012 ). `` Parenthood Scoop : Jason Ritter Will Return in Season 4... But For How Long ? ''. TVLine. Retrieved November 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( November 14, 2013 ). `` Parenthood Exclusive : Jason Ritter Set to Return ''. TVLine. Retrieved November 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Adly McKenzie, Carina Adly ( July 19, 2012 ). `` Emmys 2012 : Jason Ritter talks ' Parenthood ' nomination and Simon Helberg 's early - morning text message ''. Zap2it. Retrieved November 29, 2013. Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( March 2, 2013 ). `` Alexis Bledel To Star in FOX Comedy Pilot ' Friends & Family ' ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 27 April 2013. Jump up ^ Heller, Corinne. `` Jason Ritter and Melanie Lynskey Are Engaged ''. E !. Retrieved February 16, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Parenthood ' Reunion : Michael B. Jordan to Co-Star in Jason Katims / Jason Ritter Drama ''. The Hollywood Reporter. February 10, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Where Are NBC 's ' The Office ', ' Parks & Recreation ' And ' Up All Night ' Renewals ? ''. Deadline.com. PMC. May 10, 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for 2012 -- Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series ''. Emmys.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jason Ritter. 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Question: what part did jason ritter play in parenthood
Answer: Mark Cyr