Ricky Whittle is a British actor who rose to fame after appearing as a model for the famous sports brand. Reebok in the early 2000s. He is also known for playing various roles such as Calvin Valentine on British soap opera Hollyoaks , a recurring role as Daniel Zamora on ABC Mistresses in 2014, as Charles on VH-1 Single Women , as Lincoln on The CW’s post-apocalyptic drama The 100 and as Shadow Moon in the TV series Starz, American Gods . He has a huge social media fan base where he has more than a million followers on Instagram and over 500,000 followers on Twitter.

Born name

Richard Whittle

nickname

Ricky

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

Ricky was at Southampton Solent University where he studied law. But he dropped out of law school just before graduating.

occupation

actor, model

family

• Father – Harry Whittle (Royal Air Force)
• Mutter – Maggie Whittle geb. Goodwin
• Siblings – Debbie Antonio (younger sister) (aspiring attorney), Chris Whittle (younger brother)

Manager

He is represented by –

• Denton Brierley (Talent Agency), London, England, UK
• William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (talent and literary agency), Beverly Hills, California, USA
• Ken Jacobson, Manager, Ken Jacobson Management, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Rossmore Personal Management Alison (talent agency), London, England, UK
• Mike Liotta, Publizist, True Public Relations, Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA

To build

Muscular

Height

185,5 cm

weight

91 kg or 200.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Ricky dated –

1. Carley Stenson (2007-2011) – Ricky first started dating British actress and his Hollyoaks co-star Carley Stenson in 2007. He was reportedly cheating on his girlfriend with model Charlie Allen, whom he met in October 2011 in a Syndicate nightclub in Blackpool. After that, Ricky and Carley split in 2011.
2. Natalie Lowe (2009) – Ricky was reported to have been dating Austrian dancer Natalie Lowe in 2009 while he was also in a relationship with Carley Stenson.
3. Jessica Szohr (2012) – Whittle dated American actress JessicaSzohr in 2012. At first these were just rumors but they were soon confirmed after the couple were spotted together at various public venues such as Los Angeles International Airport. He also visited her on the set of her film. However, their relationship did not last long. They split in 2012 after dating for just a few months.
4. Rumer Willis (2014) – Ricky was in a relationship with American actress Rumer Willis, daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. After a few months of dating, they split in 2014.
5. Kirstina Colonna (2016-Present) – Whittle has started dating Los Angeles-based blogger, model and actress Kirstina Colonna was spotted together at various public venues in early 2016, including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

race/ethnicity

multiracial

He is of African-Jamaican descent on his father’s side and British descent on his mother’s side.

hair colour

Black (natural)

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• Muscular body
• Towering Height

brand promotion

He has recommended the following brands through his Instagram account:

• CHEF
• Before the eye
• Dolce & Gabbana
• Venom Builds
• Audi

In 2000, Whittle became the face of Reebok .

Known for

Various roles such as Calvin Valentine on British soap opera Hollyoaks, a recurring role as Daniel Zamora on ABC Mistresses in 2014 as Charles on VH-1 Single Women , as Lincoln on The CW’s post-apocalyptic drama The 100 and as Shadow Moon on the TV series Starz, American gods

first movie

He made his big screen debut as Captain East in the romantic comedy Austenland in 2013.

First TV show

Ricky made his first TV show appearance as Ryan Naysmith in the sports drama series Dream Crew in 2002.

Personal trainer

For the role of Shadow Moon on the series, American Gods, Ricky transformed his body under the guidance of strength and conditioning coach Brett Bartholomew. The actor trained 4 hours a day. According to his trainer, it was intense training that required a 3-way strategy: multi-joint movements, floor movements that mimicked real life and sports, and multi-planar training that included side-to-side rotation and front-to-back movements backwards.

The training basically involved using equipment like bands and balls, slamming sandbags and also doing lots of lateral lunges, but also lifting heavy weights to maintain the muscles. His training program consisted mainly of bodyweight exercises such as B. Weighted pull-ups with a vest and lunges with 50 kg weights. During a training session, he took a protein shake and some BCAAs.

When it came to his diet, he focused on eating a healthy and clean diet. He had to follow his diet closely to get better results. He mainly consumed dry chicken, brown rice and broccoli and ate 5 to 6 meals a day.

Ricky Whittle Facts

1. His father was in the Royal Air Force so his family had to travel the world to different places.
2. Because he was the only black boy in school in Northern Ireland, he was bullied by other students at school. He even used to tell his mother that he wanted to be white so he could fit in and feel like other kids.
3. Ricky started modeling so he could pay for his law school books.
4. He moved to Los Angeles in the summer of 2011 to pursue his modeling career. Since then he hasn’t looked back.
5. Ricky has publicly accused the show’s creator, The 100, Jason Rothenberg, of bullying him into leaving the series by belittling his character.
6. Ricky signed with talent and literature agency William Morris Endeavor on April 16, 2018.
7. He was spotted as a professional footballer for Arsenal and Celtic football clubs but due to an injury he was unable to play football professionally.
8. Ricky was a military brat when he was young.
9. He has played a character named Lincoln twice, once in NCIS and then again in The 100 .
10. Visit his official website @ rickywhittle.com.
11. Follow Ricky Whittle on Instagram and Twitter.