Title: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters
Content:  Portrayed by Daren Kagasoff, Ricky Underwood is the lead male character. His father, Bob, is a drug addict who beat Ricky's mother Nora and sexually abused Ricky as a young child. His mother was both a drug addict and an alcoholic who never helped him out of fear. Ricky was taken away from his parents after the abuse came to light, and put into foster care. As a teenager, Ricky attended Ulysses S. Grant High School, where he was the drummer in the high school marching band and had a reputation of being a promiscuous bad boy. He used to see a therapist, Lauren's father 
Title: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters
Content:  Anne Ramsay portrays Nora Underwood, Ricky's biological mother. For the majority of the first season, she is a distant character in Ricky's past. She has been to jail a few times due to drug possession and Ricky often felt bitter towards her because she failed to protect him from his father's abuse. But in Season 3, episode 7, she comes back into his life, to spend time with her son before she gets put back in jail. Ruben Enriquez (Adrian's father), as a DA helps Ricky get his mother out of jail, as he is willing to try and forgive her. Later on 
Title: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters
Content:  Played by Michael Grant, Ethan is Ricky's 14-year-old foster brother who ran away from their house a few years after stealing a knife from Margaret and Shaker. He first appears when he gets into trouble for sending naked pictures of his ex-girlfriend to everyone in his contacts, which ultimately lands him in juvenile detention. Margaret decides to take him in again, and forces him to go back to school. In season 4 he is forced to go to summer school and immediately gets into trouble for stealing condoms from the nurse's office. Despite his actions, Ricky still tries to instill sense in him remembering his early days before he met Amy. He begins dating Kathy, who is pregnant with her ex-boyfriend's child. They decide to take their relationship slowly, 
Title: The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 1)
Content: Shailene Woodley as Amy Juergens ; Kenny Baumann as Ben Boykewich ; Mark Derwin as George Juergens ; India Eisley as Ashley Juergens ; Greg Finley as Jack Pappas ; Daren Kagasoff as Ricky Underwood ; Jorge-Luis Pallo as Marc Molina ; Megan Park as Grace Bowman ; Francia Raisa as Adrian Lee ; Molly Ringwald as Anne Juergens 
Title: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters
Content:  Ken Fields, who he occasionally visits for advice as an adult. The summer before Ricky's sophomore year, he impregnated Amy Juergens after a one-night stand at band camp, finding out about her pregnancy a few months later. Despite his misgivings over being a good father, Ricky is shown to love and care for his son John. He and Amy go on a date in the fall finale of season 3 and she makes him get tested before considering having sex with him. Ricky tests disease-free, and chooses to not have sex with anyone other than Amy. Their first time having sex after their one-night stand 
Title: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters
Content:  in the wake of dealing with the news of Ben and Adrian's stillborn daughter. Amy and John soon move in with Ricky. Amy finds messages left by Adrian, after telling her she's in love with Ricky. Amy gets caught by Ricky, with him stating they should spend some time apart if she can't trust him. Ricky eventually apologizes to Amy and they get back together. Amy tries to get Ricky to propose by doing "wild" things such as giving him a milkshake and a bath. Ricky ends up being the Valedictorian, and at the end of his speech he proposes to Amy. At the graduation 
Title: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters
Content:  Amy and Ricky's now three-year-old son whom they conceived on a night at band camp when Amy was a freshman and Ricky was a sophomore in high school. Ashley (Amy's sister) is the one who suggested John's name because "his life was going to be complicated already, so we might as well give him an easy name." His birthday is 06/06/09. His parents Amy and Ricky break apart from their marriage plans and Amy goes to college, leaving Ricky as a single father.
Title: The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 5)
Content: Shailene Woodley as Amy Juergens ; Ken Baumann as Ben Boykewich ; Greg Finley as Jack Pappas ; Daren Kagasoff as Ricky Underwood ; Megan Park as Grace Bowman ; Francia Raisa as Adrian Lee ; Steve Schirripa as Leo Boykewich 
Title: The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 2)
Content: Shailene Woodley as Amy Juergens ; Kenny Baumann as Ben Boykewich ; Mark Derwin as George Juergens ; India Eisley as Ashley Juergens ; Greg Finley as Jack Pappas ; Daren Kagasoff as Ricky Underwood ; Megan Park as Grace Bowman ; Francia Raisa as Adrian Lee ; Molly Ringwald as Anne Juergens 
Title: List of The Secret Life of the American Teenager characters
Content:  several weeks. After breaking up with Ben, she develops feelings for Ricky when he comes to visit. She tells him that if he really wants to be with her, he has to stop sleeping around, and get tested for any sexually transmitted diseases. At the beginning of season four, Amy and Ricky are together and are trying to be a real family for their son. After the stillborn death of Ben and Adrian's daughter, Amy and Ricky begin a sexual relationship. Three months later, Amy moves herself and John into Ricky's little apartment over the butcher shop where he 

Question: who played ricky in secret life of the american teenager?
Answer: Daren Maxwell Kagasoff.