{{Short description|British actor (born 1986)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Reece Ritchie | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lowestoft, Suffolk, England | years_active = 2007–present | occupation = Actor | children = 1<ref>{{cite web | title=Instagram | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CPvFDSJjpit/ }}</ref> | website = }}
'''Reece Ritchie''' (born 23 July 1986<ref name="London Evening Standard"/>{{failed verification|reason=Source gives age, not an exact WP:DOB.|date=February 2023}}) is an English actor. He is known for his film roles, such as Moha in ''10,000 BC'' (2008), Ray Singh in The Lovely Bones (2009), Bis in ''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' (2010), and Iolaus in ''Hercules'' (2014). He starred as Jay in the British drama television series ''White Heat'' (2012). He played Zed in the American fantasy-adventure television series ''The Outpost'' (2019–2021) and stars as Lt. Spencer Lane in the American sci-fi television series ''The Ark'' (2023).
==Early life== Ritchie was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. He has described himself as a "mix", as his father is from Durban, South Africa and his mother is English.<ref name="London Evening Standard"/> His paternal grandparents left South Africa for England when his father was only a year old because of apartheid in South Africa.<ref name="London Evening Standard"/> Ritchie is the middle of three children.<ref name="London Evening Standard"/> His younger sister is singer-songwriter Ria Ritchie.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.placesandfaces.co.uk/archive/articles/1162/suffolks-rising-star.html |title=Suffolk's rising star |publisher=Places&Faces |accessdate=30 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140702075926/http://www.placesandfaces.co.uk/archive/articles/1162/suffolks-rising-star.html |archivedate=2 July 2014}}</ref> He worked with the National Youth Theatre as a teenager,<ref name="London Evening Standard">{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/a-piece-of-reece-ritchie-6474793.html|work=London Evening Standard |title=A piece of Reece Ritchie |first=Hermione |last=Eyre |date=28 May 2010 |accessdate=8 February 2013}}</ref> and furthered his acting education at the East 15 Acting School<ref name="alum">{{cite news|url= https://www.east15.ac.uk/alumni/notable |title= East 15 Notable Alumni|work=east15.ac.uk|date= 2020}}</ref> at the University of Essex in Loughton, Essex.
==Career== {{expand section|reason=Section needs expansion/updating.|date=February 2023}} After being spotted by a casting director during one of his monologue performances at the Soho Theatre in London, Ritchie was suggested for a role in director Roland Emmerich's 2008 epic ''10,000 BC'', in which he played the role of Moha.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk/content/articles/2007/10/31/reece_ritchie_lovely_bones_feature.shtml |work=BBC Suffolk |title=Lowestoft's Lovely Bones |date=2 November 2007}}</ref> In Peter Jackson's 2009 film ''The Lovely Bones'' (based on Alice Sebold's novel of the same name), Ritchie played Ray Singh, the love interest of the main character, Susie Salmon.
In February and March 2010, he starred as Puck in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' at the Rose Theatre, Kingston with Judi Dench.<ref name="dench">{{cite web|url= http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/files/A%20Midsummer%20Night's%20Dream%20Cast%20Announcement.pdf |title=Full Cast Announced for Peter Hall's A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Rose Theatre|work=rosetheatrekingston.org|date=22 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222071651/http://www.rosetheatrekingston.org/files/A%20Midsummer%20Night's%20Dream%20Cast%20Announcement.pdf|archive-date=22 December 2009}}</ref>
In 2013, it was announced that Ritchie would have a starring role in the 2015 television series ''Hieroglyph'', to be produced by 20th Century Fox TV, but Fox dropped the production in June 2014.<ref name="TV Guide">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2013/12/reece-ritchie-joins-fox-series-hieroglyph-655375/|title=Reece Ritchie Joins Fox Series 'Hieroglyph'|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=20 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/fox-cancels-hieroglyph/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701044546/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/06/30/fox-cancels-hieroglyph/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2014 |title=Fox cancels Ancient Egypt drama 'Hieroglyph' |last=Hibberd |first=James |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=30 June 2014 |accessdate=11 March 2016}}</ref> Ritchie has starred alongside Dwayne Johnson in the 2014 film ''Hercules''.<ref name=LATimes>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-hercules-movie-review-20140726-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times|title= Review Dwayne Johnson's 'Hercules' packs action-filled punch |date=25 July 2015}}</ref> Ritchie played the role of Hercules' nephew Iolaus, a storyteller and soldier.<ref name=LATimes/>
In 2023, Ritchie stars as Lt. Spencer Lane in the American sci-fi television series ''The Ark'' which airs on Syfy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonte |first=Tudor |date=1 February 2023 |title=The Ark Interview: Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman & Reece Ritchie |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/?p=1264918 |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More |language=en-US}}</ref> The series premiered on February 1, 2023. Ritchie appears alongside co-stars Christie Burke and Richard Fleeshman.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leonte |first=Tudor |date=2023-02-01 |title=The Ark Interview: Christie Burke, Richard Fleeshman & Reece Ritchie |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/?p=1264918 |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Filmography==
=== Film === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |2008 |''10,000 BC'' |Moha | |- |2009 |''Triage'' |Boy in Beirut | |- |2009 |''The Lovely Bones'' |Ray Singh | |- |2010 |''Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' |Bis | |- |2012 |''All in Good Time'' |Atul | |- |2014 |''Desert Dancer'' |Afshin Ghaffarian | |- |2014 |''Hercules'' |Iolaus | |- |2017 |''Lies We Tell'' |Nathan | |- |2021 |''Resurrection'' |Stephen | |- |2021 |''The Haunted Hotel'' |Charles Dickens | |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ |- !Year !Title !Role !class="unsortable"|Notes |- |2007 |''Saddam's Tribe: Bound by Blood'' |Older Ali |Television film |- |2007 |''The Bill'' |Duncan Wilde |Episode: "Up in Smoke" |- |2008 |''Silent Witness'' |Jake Burnett |2 episodes |- |2010 |''Pete versus Life'' |Ollie |4 episodes |- |2011 |''Atlantis'' |Yishharu |Television film |- |2012 |''White Heat'' |Jay |Main role |- |2014 |''Hieroglyph'' |Shai |Unaired television series |- |2015 |''A.D. The Bible Continues'' |Stephen |2 episodes |- |2017 |''Year Million'' |Oscar |Recurring role |- |2017 |''Rellik'' |Asim Fry |Recurring role |- |2018 |''Les Misérables'' |Fameuil |Episode #1.1 |- |2019–2021 |''The Outpost'' |Zed |Recurring role (season 2); main role (seasons 3–4) |- |2020 |''Endeavour'' |Dr. Jeremy Kreitsek |Episode: "Oracle" |- |2020 |''Flack'' |Rick |Episode: "Sofi" |- |2023–present |''The Ark'' |Lt. Spencer Lane/Ian |Main role |- |2025 | ''Hostage'' | Dr. Noah Jacobs | 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web |last1=Simone |first1=Carlo |title=Netflix Hostage: Full cast list and how to watch the series |url=https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/25404210.netflix-hostage-full-cast-list-watch-series/ |website=Times and Star |access-date=9 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250821083525/https://www.timesandstar.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/25404210.netflix-hostage-full-cast-list-watch-series/ |archive-date=21 August 2025 |date=21 August 2025}}</ref> |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ritchie, Reece}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century English male actors Category:Alumni of East 15 Acting School Category:English male film actors Category:English male stage actors Category:English male television actors Category:English people of South African descent Category:Male actors from Suffolk Category:National Youth Theatre members Category:People from Lowestoft