Ryan Potter Biography

Date of Birth

12 December 1995, Portland, Oregon, USA

Height

5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Mini Biography

Ryan Potter is an actor, director, martial artist, and photographer. Ryan, though born in the United States, was raised in Tokyo until the age of seven.

Ryan got his start as the lead, "Mike Fukanaga" in Nickelodeon's "Supah Ninjas," (2011-2013) working with the legendary, George Takei, who played his grandfather.

In 2014, he starred in Disney's animated superhero blockbuster, Big Hero 6. He voiced the lead character, Hiro Hamada, a child prodigy who teams with a large robot. The film was released in the U.S. at #1 and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015. He went on to voice the same character for the animated television show, Disney's Big Hero 6: The Series (2017...)

Ryan also devotes much of his energy to raising awareness for several charities including Covenant House and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He is grateful for his "Big Brother" of 14 years and is one of the organization's Celebrity Ambassadors. In addition, Ryan will be working closely with the Papau New Guinea Tribal Foundation on an upcoming expedition to provide medical supplies to those in need.

Trivia

Ryan is trained in White Tiger Kung Fu and other martial arts. Ryan played baseball for over 9 years as catcher, second base and center-field.

Ryan is skilled in martial arts, stage combat and stunts.

Ryan was born in Portland, Oregon, to a Japanese father and a caucasian American-Jewish mother, Jordanna Potter. He spent much of his childhood in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of seven, he moved back to the United States, where he was raised by his single mother.

He has campaigned for the role of Tim Drake/Robin in the upcoming The Batman film.

Stepfather is Hollywood stunt legend James Lew.