Alan Michael Ritchson is an American actor, model, singer and songwriter. He has modelled for a considerable number of brands, products and companies. However, he is best known as an actor for appearing as Thad Castle on the TV series ‘Blue Mountain State’ and as Arthur Bailey in the drama ‘Blood Drive’. Ritchson has also guest-starred in other dramas including ‘Smallville’, ‘CSI: Miami’, ‘90210’, ‘Fred: The Show’, ‘New Girl’, ‘Workaholics’, ‘I Can Do That’ and ‘Black Mirror’. He has worked on the big screen as well, in movies such as ‘The Butcher’, ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’, ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’, ‘Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows’. The American actor is also uniquely credited as a character model for the animated character Beowulf in the animated flick of the same title. As a singer, Ritchson has released his independent album titled ‘This Is Next Time’.