Ricky Whittle

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricky Whittle
Occupation	TV Actor
Date Of Birth	Dec 31, 1981(1981-12-31)
Age	43
Birthplace	Oldham
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ricky Whittle Biography

Ricky Whittle is one of the most popular and richest TV Actor who was born on December 31, 1981 in Oldham, England, United Kingdom. After rising to fame as Calvin Valentine on the popular British soap opera Hollyoaks, Whittle starred as Daniel Zamora in the ABC series Mistresses. In addition, from 2002 to 2007, he played the series regular role of Ryan Naismith on the English television series Dream Team.

He and Isaiah Washington were both in the main cast of The CW series The 100.

Whittle took up modelling in college. He would go on to become the face of Reebok in 2000. Whittle made his acting debut in 2002 the British television series Dream Team which aired on Sky 1. The actor said the show was a “dream job” for a young actor just starting out. Whittle’s agent surprised him and sent him to audition for Dream Team. Whittle credits his career to his co-star Terence Maynard whom he auditioned with. Whittle left the show in 2006 after series 9 and in May 2006, it was announced that Whittle had joined the cast of the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in the role of Calvin Valentine. In December 2009, it was announced that Whittle would leave Hollyoaks and the character would be killed off in 2010. In an interview with Digital Spy explained his reasons for leaving Hollyoaks and revealed his plans to try his hand at American television and film. He only planned to do four years with the series. In the summer of 2009, Whittle joined series 7 of the BBC reality series, Strictly Come Dancing. He was paired with professional dancer Natalie Lowe. Whittle would place second after sports presenter Chris Hollins.

Whittle dated his Hollyoaks co-star Carley Stenson from 2007 to 2009. The two have remained close friends. Whittle dated Kirstina Colonna from 2016 until 2018.

Born in Oldham, England to a Royal Air Force officer father, he lived in many different places over the course of his childhood. He was married to Carley Stenson from 2006 until their divorce in 2009.

Ricky Whittle Net Worth

Ricky Whittle is one of the richest TV Actor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricky Whittle 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

While studying criminology at the University of Southampton, he booked a modeling campaign for Reebok and went on to appear in a 2004 episode of the BBC’s Holby City.

He competed in the 2009 season of the popular BBC One reality talent competition Strictly Come Dancing.

Richard Whittle (born 31 December 1981) is an English actor. Whittle first came to prominence as a model for Reebok in the early 2000s. He is known in the United Kingdom for his role as Calvin Valentine in the British soap opera Hollyoaks. In 2009, he placed second in the BBC reality competition Strictly Come Dancing. In 2012, Whittle crossed over to American television when he booked a recurring role on VH-1’s Single Ladies, followed by a recurring role on ABC’s Mistresses in 2014. From 2014 to 2016, Whittle appeared in The CW’s post-apocalyptic drama The 100 as Lincoln. As of 2017, Whittle appears in the lead role of Shadow Moon in the Starz television series American Gods. ricky has also recently married kea and they’re expecting twins.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In January 2016, it was announced that Whittle had been cast as Shadow Moon, the lead role in Starz television adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel American Gods opposite Ian McShane. Though Whittle had no prior knowledge of the novel, he was a fan favourite pick to play Shadow when Starz announced the series in August 2015. Out of the 2,000 audition tapes submitted, Whittle was chosen out of approximately 600 actors that met with the producers. Whittle submitted 16 audition tapes over the five-month process. In September 2017 Whittle was cast opposite Sanaa Lathan in the Netflix original film, Nappily Ever After based on the novel of same name by Trisha R. Thomas. On April 16, 2018, it was announced that Whittle signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor.

Facts & Trivia

Ricky Ranked on the list of most popular TV Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Ricky Whittle celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.