Ryan Cartwright

Actor · Born March 14, 1981 (45) · Erdington, Birmingham, England, UK

Ryan Cartwright (born 14 March 1981) is an English film and television actor from Erdington, Birmingham. He made his name in the UK as a young actor in the sitcom The Grimleys, before roles in other comedy series such as All About Me and Hardware. He has lived in Los Angeles since 2006 and has appeared in numerous US productions including Mad Men, The Big Bang Theory and the film Vacation. He is brother is actor Che Cartwright.

What are Ryan Cartwright's films like?

Across their 5 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

32%

Self

26%

Morality

23%

Society

13%

Power

6%

Justice2 Family bonds2 Community2

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Ally

3 of 4

Trickster

1 of 4

Allyas Seth Donovan in DNA (2004)
Allyas Nigel Forsythe III in Dear Prudence (2009)
Allyas Gary Bell in Alphas (2011)
Tricksteras Chale Witt in Kevin Can Wait (2016)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Joyful

3

Warm

2

Absurd

2

Melancholic

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Feel-good3 Fun3

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet2
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ryan Cartwright's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (5).

Also on these channels

Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV
Fox Nation1 title, show their title on Fox Nation
Howdy1 title, show their title on Howdy
Sony Pictures Core1 title, show their title on Sony Pictures Core
UP Faith & Family1 title, show their title on UP Faith & Family

Subscription and free streaming for Ryan Cartwright's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 19 with a Motif page.

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe(2026)
Show 3 episodes · as Kyle
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Give Me an A(2022)
as Vasectopian
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
B Positive(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Asher
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
9-1-1: Lone Star(2020)
Show 2 episodes · as Max Keller
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
Bob Hearts Abishola(2019)
Show 1 episode · as David
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Fam(2019)
Show 1 episode · as David
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Father Figures(2017)
as Liam O'Callaghan
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Kevin Can Wait(2016)
Show 48 episodes · as Chale
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Independence Day: Resurgence(2016)
as Officer Ryan Collins
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Truth Be Told (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · as Josh
Vacation(2015)
as Terry
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Sin City Saints (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 8 episodes · as Wade
Mom(2013)
Show 4 episodes · as Jeff
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Alphas(2011)
Show 24 episodes · as Gary Bell
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Warehouse 13(2009)
Show 1 episode · as Oswald
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Dear Prudence(2009)
Actor
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Virgin Territory(2007)
as Ghino
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Big Bang Theory(2007)
Show 1 episode · as Cole
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Mad Men(2007)
Show 5 episodes · as John Hooker
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Bones(2005)
Show 11 episodes · as Vincent Nigel-Murray
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Show 3 episodes · as Rex
DNA(2004)
Show 3 episodes · as Seth Donovan
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Hardware (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Show 12 episodes · as Steve
Look Around You (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 1 episode · as Sam McNamara
Seriously Weird (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 26 episodes · as Harris Pembleton
All About Me (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)
Show 2 episodes · as Peter
Doctors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · as Henry Lincoln
The Grimleys (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)
Show 22 episodes · Actor
Microsoap (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Show 25 episodes · as David

Career shape

Star power in the 87^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 29 titles from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Virgin Territory (2007)

$5.4M worldwide

Highest rated

Alphas (2011)

Midcredits 57^th

Film career

19982026

Peak 2016 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

2005Screen debut· Bones
2007First film· Virgin Territory

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting29 of 29 · 49^th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s13 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s4 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.