Ryan James Pinkston (born February 8, 1988) is an American actor and model.
Pinkston was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. Before he became an actor, he was involved in karate competitions, having been inspired by watching the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He was known in Europe for his participation in the sport. blank">Error - BostonHerald.com 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 also starred in the sitcom Quintuplets; his older brother, Aaron Pinkston, has made guest appearances on the show.
He had a role in the last of the Spy Kids trilogy Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, alongside with actress Alexa Vega and actor Daryl Sabara.
Pinkston's most recent role is in the comedy Full of It, 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 September 25, 2007.
Pinkston lives in Los Angeles,
Pinkston's next project is Lionsgate's College in 2008 alongside Drake Bell and Andrew Caldwell.
Ryan Pinkston was born on February 8, 1988 in Silver Spring, Maryland. He started practicing karate around the age of five, by the age of fourteen he earned a second degree blackbelt in Wushu Kung Fu and first in Tae Kwon Do. He holds World Titles in the United States, France, Canada and Central America including Individual Grand Champion from The Quebec Open in 2002. Ryan also performs in a karate duo called "Team Air" with Anthony Atkins, which hold the titles for Synchronized Teams Grand Champions from The Quebec Open in 2002 and Synchronized Teams Grand Champions from The Diamond Nationals, also in 2002. The team is also three time NASKA World Champions for the years 2000, 2001 and 2002 and ISKA/US Open 2002 world Champions. Ryan started auditioning for pilots in 2003 and is in the upcoming movie Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and has a reccurring spot on the MTV show "Punk'd".
