Ryan Potter

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,Supah Ninjas(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 seriesFred: The Show(2012). In 2013, Ryan appeared in the short filmSave the Date(2013). In 2014, he starred in both the independent filmSenior Project(2014) and Disney's computer-animated superhero blockbusterBig Hero 6(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-gameDisney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes(2014). Ryan will next play Eric Barret in the filmUnderdog Kids(2015). In 2011, Ryan founded Toy Box of Hope, a charity for children living in homeless shelters and transitive living facilities.