Editing Jason Ritter (section)

{{short description|American actor (born 1980)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Jason Ritter
| image              = Jason Ritter TIFF 2015.jpg
| caption            = Ritter in 2015
| birth_name         = Jason Morgan Ritter
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1980|2|17}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| alma_mater         = [[New York University]]
| occupation         = Actor
| years_active       = 1990–present
| father             = [[John Ritter]]
| mother             = [[Nancy Morgan]]
| relatives          = {{plainlist|
* [[Tex Ritter]] (grandfather)
* [[Dorothy Fay]] (grandmother)
* [[Tyler Ritter]] (brother)
* [[Amy Yasbeck]] (stepmother)
}}
| children           = 1
| partner            = [[Marianna Palka]] (1999–2013)
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Melanie Lynskey]]|2020}}
}}

'''Jason Morgan Ritter''' (born February 17, 1980) is an American actor. The son of [[John Ritter]] and [[Nancy Morgan]], he is known for his work in television series such as ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]'' (2003–2005), ''[[Gravity Falls]]'' (2012–2016), ''[[Another Period]]'' (2015–2018), ''[[Kevin (Probably) Saves the World]]'' (2017–2018), ''[[Raising Dion]]'' (2019–2022), and ''[[Matlock (2024 TV series)|Matlock]]'' (2024–). For his portrayal of Mark Cyr on [[NBC]]'s ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'' (2010–2014), Ritter was nominated for the 2012 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor]]. 

Ritter made his feature film debut in ''[[Mumford (film)|Mumford]]'' (1999). Subsequent credits include ''[[Swimfan]]'' (2002), ''[[Freddy vs. Jason]]'' (2003), ''[[Raise Your Voice]]'' (2004), ''[[Happy Endings (film)|Happy Endings]]'' (2005), ''[[The Education of Charlie Banks]]'' (2007), ''[[W. (film)|W.]]'' (2008), ''[[The Perfect Family (2011 film)|The Perfect Family]]'' (2011), ''[[Wild Canaries]]'' (2014), ''[[The Meddler]]'' (2015), ''[[Carrie Pilby (film)|Carrie Pilby]]'' (2016), ''[[Bitch (film)|Bitch]]'' (2017), ''[[The Tale]]'' (2018), and ''[[Frozen II]]'' (2019). Ritter is married to actress [[Melanie Lynskey]], with whom he has a daughter.