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,\u00a0Supah Ninjas\u00a0(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\u00a0Fred: The Show\u00a0(2012). In 2013, Ryan appeared in the short film\u00a0Save the Date\u00a0(2013). In 2014, he starred in both the independent film\u00a0Senior Project\u00a0(2014) and Disney’s computer-animated superhero blockbuster\u00a0Big Hero 6\u00a0(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\u00a0Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes\u00a0(2014). Ryan will next play Eric Barret in the film\u00a0Underdog Kids\u00a0(2015). In 2011, Ryan founded Toy Box of Hope, a charity for children living in homeless shelters and transitive living facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8296","movie_engine_person","type-movie_engine_person","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n