Ryan Earl Merriman (born April 10, 1983) is an American actor. He
began his career at the age of ten and has appeared in several feature
films and television shows. He is best known for a handful of Disney
Channel original movies and for portraying Jake Pierce in The Ring
Two, Kevin Fischer in Final Destination 3 and Ian Thomas in Pretty
Little Liars.Merriman was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, the son of Earl
and Nonalyn Merriman. He has a sister named Monica. At a young age, he
began acting in commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local
theater (Stage Struck Studios) in Oklahoma.Merriman's first major role
was on the television series The Mommies, which ran from 1993 to 1995.
During the 1990s, he appeared in most episodes of The Pretender as a
younger version of the title character. He has starred in several
television films, including Smart House, The Luck of the Irish, and as
a young Meyer Lansky in Lansky. He appeared in the 1999 feature film
The Deep End of the Ocean, playing the lost son of Michelle Pfeiffer's
character, and subsequently starred as the main character, a Jewish
boy from the Bronx, in the film 2000 Just Looking. In 2002, he played
Adam Eddington in another Disney Channel original movie, A Ring of
Endless Light. He then returned to television roles, appearing in
Dangerous Child, Taken, and Smallville.Merriman's other roles include
the horror films Halloween: Resurrection (2002), The Ring Two (2005)
and Final Destination 3 (2006). He starred in Home of the Giants, a
high school drama. He appeared in the CBS miniseries Comanche Moon in
January 2008. He played Henry Dunn in the original pilot presentation
for Harper's Island, but was replaced by Christopher Gorham when the
series was picked up by CBS. From 2010 to 2014, Merriman portrayed Ian
Thomas on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars. In 2012, he starred as
Dennis Mack in the 16th episode of Season 2 in Hawaii Five-0.
began his career at the age of ten and has appeared in several feature
films and television shows. He is best known for a handful of Disney
Channel original movies and for portraying Jake Pierce in The Ring
Two, Kevin Fischer in Final Destination 3 and Ian Thomas in Pretty
Little Liars.Merriman was born in Choctaw, Oklahoma, the son of Earl
and Nonalyn Merriman. He has a sister named Monica. At a young age, he
began acting in commercials, print work, vocal performances, and local
theater (Stage Struck Studios) in Oklahoma.Merriman's first major role
was on the television series The Mommies, which ran from 1993 to 1995.
During the 1990s, he appeared in most episodes of The Pretender as a
younger version of the title character. He has starred in several
television films, including Smart House, The Luck of the Irish, and as
a young Meyer Lansky in Lansky. He appeared in the 1999 feature film
The Deep End of the Ocean, playing the lost son of Michelle Pfeiffer's
character, and subsequently starred as the main character, a Jewish
boy from the Bronx, in the film 2000 Just Looking. In 2002, he played
Adam Eddington in another Disney Channel original movie, A Ring of
Endless Light. He then returned to television roles, appearing in
Dangerous Child, Taken, and Smallville.Merriman's other roles include
the horror films Halloween: Resurrection (2002), The Ring Two (2005)
and Final Destination 3 (2006). He starred in Home of the Giants, a
high school drama. He appeared in the CBS miniseries Comanche Moon in
January 2008. He played Henry Dunn in the original pilot presentation
for Harper's Island, but was replaced by Christopher Gorham when the
series was picked up by CBS. From 2010 to 2014, Merriman portrayed Ian
Thomas on ABC Family's Pretty Little Liars. In 2012, he starred as
Dennis Mack in the 16th episode of Season 2 in Hawaii Five-0.
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