Ryan Pinkston

Ryan James Pinkston (born February 8, 1988) is an American actor and model.

Life and career

Pinkston was born in Silver Spring, Maryland of Greek descent.^[1] Before he became an actor, he was involved in karate competitions, having been inspired by watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He was known in Europe and highly touted for his participation and success in the sport , he gained praise by such organizations as Karate Kidz Online, which was run by former pro wrestler Louis Velazquez. Pinkston appeared on Star Search at the age of twelve and was subsequently a cast member on Ashton Kutcher's MTV show Punk'd. (He bears no relation to Rob Pinkston, another Punk'd alumnus.) He also starred in the sitcom Quintuplets; his older brother, Aaron Pinkston, has made guest appearances on the show.

He had a role in the last of the Spy Kids trilogy Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, alongside with actress Alexa Vega and actor Daryl Sabara.

Full of It, it opened on March 2, 2007; in the film, he plays a high school senior who lies to become popular. The film also premiered on ABC Family on September 16, 2007 and was released on DVD September 25, 2007. He also appeared in Lionsgate's College in 2008, alongside Drake Bell and Andrew Caldwell. Pinkston's most recent role is in 'Hannah Montana', which came out in 2008. His role is Connor, Oliver's best friend, and Miley falls for him.

Pinkston currently lives in Los Angeles.

Filmography

• Punk'd (2003) as Himself
• Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) as Arnold
• Bad Santa (2003) as Shoplifter
• Soul Plane (2004) as Billy Hunkee
• How I Met Your Mother (2007) as Kyle, in the episode "First Time in New York"
• Full of It (2007) as Samuel "Sam/Chapstick/Bridge Cable" Leonard
• College (2008) as Fletcher
• Extreme Movie (2008) as Mike
• Hannah Montana (2008) as Connor, in the episode "Killing Me Softly with His Height"
• Bones (2009) as Eli Rounder, in the episode "The Beaver in the Otter"
• In the Motherhood (2009) as Syd

References

External links

• Official site
• Ryan Pinkston at the Internet Movie Database
• Full of It's MySpace page