Ryan Potter is an American actor and martial artist. He 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. In the U.S., he started studying White Tiger kung fu, and also played baseball and skateboarded. Ryan started acting at the age of 15, after seeing a leaflet looking for candidates for a martial arts-themed Nickelodeon series, Supah Ninjas (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 series Fred: The Show (2012). In 2013, Ryan appeared in the short film Save the Date (2013). In 2014, he starred in both the indie film Senior Project (2014) and Disney's CGI animated superhero blockbuster Baymax - Riesiges Robowabohu (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 game Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes (2014). Ryan will next play Eric Barret in the film Underdog Kids (2014). In 2011, Ryan founded Toy Box of Hope, a charity for children living in homeless shelters and transitional living facilities. Ryan speaks Japanese. - IMDb Mini Biography By: anonymous
Ryan Potter is trained in White Tiger Kung Fu and other martial arts. Ryan has played baseball for over 9 years as catcher, second base and Centerfield. Ryan also loves to snowboard, Inline skate, go airsoft, skateboard, long board, and play the drums. Ryan Potter is skilled in martial arts, stage combat and stunts. His father is Japanese and his mother is white ("Potter" is her surname). Ryan's maternal grandmother was from a Russian Jewish family.
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