Considers his work as Raphael on the two live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films from 2014 and 2016 as the worst production experiences of his career.
Was one of the hundreds of actors who auditioned for the role of 'Thor' in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A role which was ultimately won by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth.
Reprized the role of Aquaman for the direct to DVD feature Justice League: The New Frontier (2008), based on Darwyn Cooke's DC: The New Frontier.
Appeared as Aquaman opposite Justin Hartley, who plays Green Arrow on Smallville (2001). Hartley was supposed to play the young Aquaman on the abandoned Aquaman (2006) series, even though he's 5 years older than Alan Ritchson.
Appeared on the RoosterTeeth 2014 Extra Life 24-hour livestream for charity.
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I have two or three shows that I follow, and even those are few and far, when I can see them on Netflix. I don't really watch anything on TV. It's not really a priority for me.
Anytime you have an opportunity as an actor to really grow along with your character, I think that's a real gift.
I would definitely like to continue playing Aquaman. Playing a superhero is a lot of fun. Creating these stories is a lot of fun. I do what I love. And what I love is entertaining people.
I didn't really grow up a comic book fanatic. I was a big baseball player, and my passion in life, in third grade, was collecting baseball cards. That was my childhood thing.
