Ryan Potter is a U.S. actor, director, martial artist, photographer and philanthropist. He was born in Portland, Oregon but spent much of his childhood in Tokyo. At the age of seven, he moved back to the United States. Ryan started acting at the age of fifteen, after seeing a leaflet looking for candidates for a martial arts-themed Nickelodeon series,Β Supah NinjasΒ (2011). He was cast as Mike Fukanaga on the show, which ran from 2011 to 2013. He also played Fred's Best Friend on the seriesΒ Fred: The ShowΒ (2012). In 2013, Ryan appeared in the short filmΒ Save the DateΒ (2013). In 2014, he starre...
Ryan Potter is a U.S. actor, director, martial artist, photographer and philanthropist. He was born in Portland, Oregon but spent much of his childhood in Tokyo. At the age of seven, he moved back to the United States. Ryan started acting at the age of fifteen, after seeing a leaflet looking for candidates for a martial arts-themed Nickelodeon series,Β Supah NinjasΒ (2011). He was cast as Mike Fukanaga on the show, which ran from 2011 to 2013. He also played Fred's Best Friend on the seriesΒ Fred: The ShowΒ (2012). In 2013, Ryan appeared in the short filmΒ Save the DateΒ (2013). In 2014, he starred in both the independent filmΒ Senior ProjectΒ (2014) and Disney's computer-animated superhero blockbusterΒ Big Hero 6Β (2014). In the latter film, he voiced the lead character, Hiro Hamada, a child prodigy who teams with a large robot. Ryan voiced Hiro again the video-gameΒ Disney Infinity: Marvel Super HeroesΒ (2014). Ryan will next play Eric Barret in the filmΒ Underdog KidsΒ (2015). In 2011, Ryan founded Toy Box of Hope, a charity for children living in homeless shelters and transitive living facilities.