Ryan Cartwright (born 14 March 1981) is an English actor.
Early life Cartwright was born in Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. His older brother is Che Cartwright, who is also an actor.
Career He began acting with the Central Junior Television Workshop. His first major role came at the age of 15 in the British ITV comedy-drama The Grimleys. He has also appeared in such other British television programmes as Seriously Weird, Hardware, Donovan, Microsoap, Look Around You and All About Me.
Since moving to the US, Cartwright had a recurring role on the television series Bones as the laboratory intern Vincent Nigel-Murray, until the death of his character in the season 6 episode The Hole in the Heart. He also completed filming a Hallmark Channel television film, Dear Prudence alongside Jane Seymour, in which he used an American accent. He had a recurring role (as upper class Briton John Hooker) on season 3 of Mad Men, for which he, as part of Mad Men's ensemble cast, won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2009.
He played Gary Bell, an autistic character, on the Syfy television series Alphas (2011–2012). To prepare for the role, Cartwright consulted with people who worked with autistic people, watched documentaries, read blogs created by autistic people, and books from autistic authors, such as Temple Grandin and Daniel Tammet. Cartwright's portrayal of Bell has earned praise from the neurological science community, crediting his complexity for eschewing stereotypes of autism previously displayed in mass media.
In September 2016, Cartwright began a main role in the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait as Chale Witt. On 12 May 2018, the series was canceled after two seasons.
He currently appears in a recurring role as Kyle on the HBO Max series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. After airing only four episodes, HBO Max announced a second-season pickup.
Personal life Cartwright relocated to Los Angeles in 2006.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2007 Virgin Territory Ghino 2011 Sironia Nick2015 VacationTerry 2016 Independence Day: Resurgence David's Assistant 2017 Father Figures Liam O’Callaghan 2026 All That Glisters Gabe
Television Year Title Role Notes 1997, 1999–2001 The Grimleys Darren Grimley Main cast, 22 episodes 1997 Dangerfield Ian Thomson Episode: "Contact" 1998 Microsoap David 2000 Doctors Henry Lincoln Episode: "Cheated" 2002 All About Me Peter 2002 Seriously Weird Harris Pembleton Main cast 2003–2004 Hardware Steve 2004–2006 DNA Seth Donovan 3 episodes 2004 The Legend of The Tamworth Two Butch (voice) TV movie 2005 Look Around You Sam McNamara Episode: "Live Final" 2005 Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky Rex 2008 Dear Prudence Nigel Forsythe III TV film 2008–2011 Bones Vincent Nigel-Murray Recurring character, 11 episodes 2009 Mad Men John Hooker Recurring character, 5 episodes 2011–2012 Alphas Gary Bell Main cast, 24 episodes 2012 The Big Bang Theory Cole Episode: "The 43 Peculiarity" 2014 Warehouse 13 Oswald Episode: "A Faire to Remember" 2014 Mom Jeff Taylor 4 episodes 2015 Truth Be Told Josh Episode: "Psychic Chicken" 2016–2018 Kevin Can Wait Chale Witt Main cast, 48 episodes 2019 FamDavid Episode: "This is Fam"2020Bob Hearts AbisholaEpisode: "On a Dead Guy's Bench"2022B PositiveAsher2 episodes20229-1-1: Lone StarMax Keller2 episodes2026Stuart Fails to Save the UniverseKyleRecurring character
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