Ryan James Pinkston (born February 8, 1988) is an American actor. He was a cast member on Punk'd, he played Arnold in the third Spy Kids installment, and played Billy Hunkee in Soul Plane. He also starred in the NBC sitcom Stumble.
Life and career Pinkston was born on February 8, 1988, in Silver Spring, Maryland, the son of Linda and Mark Pinkston. He is of partial Greek descent. Pinkston appeared on Star Search at the age of twelve and was subsequently a cast member on Ashton Kutcher's MTV show Punk'd. (He bears no relation to Rob Pinkston, another Punk'd alumnus.)
He starred in the sitcom Quintuplets; his older brother, Aaron, made guest appearances on the show. He graduated from River Hill High School in Clarksville, Maryland, in 2006.
Full of It opened on March 2, 2007; in the film, he plays a high school senior who lies to become popular. The film also premiered on ABC Family on September 16, 2007, and was released on DVD on September 25, 2007. He appeared in Lionsgate's College in 2008, alongside Drake Bell and Andrew Caldwell. He also appeared in Hannah Montana, which came out in 2006. His role is Connor, a friend of Oliver, and Miley falls for him, but later finds out how short he is and dumps him.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 2003 Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over Arnold 2003Bad SantaShoplifter 2004Soul PlaneBilly Hunkee 2004One Night in RyanRon Jeremy2007Full of ItSam "Chapstick/Bridge Cable" Leonard 2008CollegeFletcher 2008Foreign ExchangeDave 2008Extreme MovieMike2009Adventures in Online DatingBrandoDirect-to-video 2010I Owe My Life to Corbin BleuPinkstonDirect-to-video 2010BoyBandGreg2011Cougars, Inc. Jimmy Rissoli2015See You in ValhallaPauly Paparazzo2016UndraftedJonathan Garvey2018DeliriumKeith
Television Year Title Role Notes 2002 Go Sick Little Timmy Television film 2003 Punk'd Himself 6 episodes 2004–2005 Quintuplets Patton Chase Main role 2006 Teachers Logan Episode: "Golf" 2006 Veronica Mars Danny Rossow Episode: "President Evil" 2007 How I Met Your Mother Kyle Episode: "First Time in New York" 2008 Out of Jimmy's Head Donny Ironsides Episode: "Stunt" 2008 Hannah Montana Connor Episode: "Killing Me Softly with His Height" 2009 Party Down Dennis Episode: "California College Conservative Union Caucus" 2009 Bones Eli Rounder Episode: "The Beaver in the Otter" 2009 In the Motherhood Syd 2 episodes 2010 10 Things I Hate About You Yearbook photographer 2 Episode: "Don't Trust Me" 2010 Tower Prep Gabe Forrest Main role 2011 The Defenders Doug Christensen Episode: "Nevada v. Doug the Mule" 2012 House of Lies Alex Katz-Nelson Episode: "Mini-Mogul" 2012 Ben and Kate Sam Episode: "Career Day" 2015 Clipped Ben Main role 2016 The Skinny Stuart 3 episodes 2016 Mary + Jane Trent Episode: "MarijuanaCon" 2016 Young & Hungry Leo Episode: "Young & Sofia" 2018–2019 Will & Grace Officer Drew 8 episodes 2022–2023 Young Rock Downtown Bruno 17 episodes 2023 Grey's Anatomy Carlton Allyn Episode: "Mama Who Bore Me" 2024 Laid Brad 5 episodes 2025–2026 Stumble Steven Main role
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2004 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Ensemble Cast Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
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References
External links Official site
Full of It's MySpace page