Ricky Whittle Bio, Age, Gay, Dating, American Gods and the 100

BIOGRAPHY OF RICKY WHITTLE | WHO IS RICKY WHITTLE

Ricky Whittle (full name: Richard Whittle) is an English actor who started his road to fame as a model in the early 2000s for clothing and footwear company Reebok. In the UK, Whittle is best known for his role in the soap opera Hollyoaks as Calvin Valentine.

He became a part of American television actors in 2012 by joining the recurring cast of the television series Single Ladies on VH-1 and in 2014 he had another role in the soap opera, Mistresses. Between 2014 and 2016, he starred in The CW’s The 100 television series as Lincoln and has another role in the American Gods series in the lead role of Shadow Moon, since 2017.

RICKY WHITTLE NATIONALITY AND ETHNICITY

Whittle is an English/British national. He is of mixed race as his father is Afro-Jamaican and his mother is Caucasian British.

AGE OF RICKY WHITTLE | HOW OLD IS RICKY WHITTLE?

Whittle is 37 years old in 2018. He was born on December 31, 1981 in Oldham, United Kingdom.

RICKY WHITTLE FAMILY

Whittle comes from a family of three children of Harry and Maggie (Goodwin) Whittle and he is the eldest of his two siblings. Her father Harry, is from Jamaica and he is black while her mother is from England and is from England and white. The family moved from place to place every few years, as Whittle’s father was in the Royal Air Force.

Speaking about his childhood years in Northern Ireland, Ricky revealed that he was often bullied by other pupils because he was the only black child in school and had even thought of changing his skin color to white so he would fit in. He started modeling while at Southampton Solent University studying law to pay for his school books. Before graduating, he quit school and moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to work on his career.

Ricky Whittle brother and sister

Ricky’s brother is Chris Whittle and his sister is Debbie Whittle.

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IS RICKY WHITTLE SINGLE? | WHO IS RICKY WHITTLE DATING? – WHITTLE’S GIRLFRIEND

No, the American Gods lead actor is not single. So who is Ricky Whittle Dating?

As of 2019, Whittle is not known to date anyone.

RICKY WHITTLE IS MARRIED | RICKY WHITTLE WIFE

The actor is not married but has had a long-term relationship with Kristina Colonna since 2016 to 2018. Prior to his relationship with Colonna, Whittle is known to have dated American actress Jessica Szohr from 2012 to 2014 and her co-star in Hollyoaks, British actress Carley Stenson from 2007 to 2011.

RICKY WHITTLE AND NATALIE LOWE

Whittle reportedly dated Australian dancer Natalie Lowe while in a relationship with Carley Stenson. Neither Lowe nor Whittle confirmed or denied the alleged affair.

RICKY WHITTLE GAY

Of his past relationships which have been with women, Whittle is straight. He is, however, an advocate for the LGBTQ community and gay rights, according to his social media posts.

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RICKY WHITTLE REEBOK

In 2000, Whittle was the face of Reebok. He started modeling while in college.

RICKY WHITTLE HOLLYOAKS

Whittle joined the soap opera Hollyoaks after it was announced in May 2006 that he intended to join the cast. He played the role of Calvin Valentine. He remained on the show until December 2009 when his departure was announced and his character was killed off in 2010. He later explained that he left the show to join American television and film and that he only planned to be on the show for four years. .

RICKY WHITTLE STRICTLY COME DANCING

Strictly Come Dancing is a British dance competition for celebrities who partner with professional dancers and compete primarily in Latin and ballroom dancing competitions. Whittle joined the competition in its 7th series of 2009 and was paired with professional dancer Natalie Lowe. He finished the competition in position 2 after sportscaster Chris Hollins.

RICKY WHITTLE SINGLE WOMEN

After participating in Strictly Come Dancing, Whittle moved to the United States and landed a role in the film Austenland opposite. He then had problems with his immigration status and when his visa affected his work, he decided to apply for a green card. He then got a role in the second season of the comedy-drama series, Single Ladies in March 2012. His role was recurring as Charles, a love interest of Denise Vasi’s character. He was considered young for the auditioned role, so the producers found him another role which he was to play in two seasons, but it was extended until season 6.

Ricky Whittle NCIS

He was part of the cast who appeared in the episode titled “Detour” of this CBS drama in 2013.

RICKY WHITTLE THE 100

The 100 is a post-apocalyptic drama television series that premiered in March 2014. Whittle became a cast member in the series in 2014 as Lincoln. He became a series regular from July 25, 2014 for seasons 2 and 3. He shared his decision to leave the show while being interviewed on AfterBuzz TV in April 2016. He gave his reason for which the show’s creator, Jason Rothenberg, had intimidated him to leave the series by marginalizing his character.

MISTRESSES RICKY WHITTLE

While filming for The 100 series, Whittle earned himself a recurring role on the primetime drama Mistresses as Daniel Zamora. He appears on the soap opera for 10 episodes as April’s love interest played by Rochelle Aytes.

RICKY WHITTLE AMERICAN GODS

American Gods is a fantasy drama television series that premiered on April 30, 2017. Whittle appears in the series as the main Shadow Moon, who meets a strange man named Mr. Wednesday (played by: Ian McShane listen)) after being released from prison and becomes his bodyguard. Shadow Moon is embroiled in a large-scale conflict between the Old Gods and New Gods, which grows stronger every day.

RICKY WHITTLE HAIR AND ABS

Pictures of Ricky Whittle’s body

RICKY WHITTLE MOVIES – MOVIES

NET WORTH OF RICKY WHITTLE

The English actor has an estimated net worth of $1 million.

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