{{Short description|American actress}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Ryan Michelle Bathe | image = Ryan Michelle Bathe (cropped).jpg | July 27th, 1976 = <!-- Valid citation required for date of birth for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> | birth_place = | occupation = Actress | education = Stanford University (BA)<br />New York University (MFA) | yearsactive = 2001–present | spouse = {{marriage|Sterling K. Brown|2006}} | children = 2 }}
'''Ryan Michelle Bathé''' is an American actress known for ''Boston Legal'' (2005–06), ''First Wives Club'' (2019–22), and ''The Endgame'' (2022).
==Early life and education== Bathe's mother is Clare Bathé, an actress and singer who was a member of the late 1970s funk/disco/rock group Machine.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ryan Michelle Bathé jumps into spotlight with 'The Endgame' |url=https://theatlantavoice.com/ryan-michelle-bathe/ |work=The Atlanta Voice |date=February 20, 2022}}</ref> She grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. She graduated from Stanford University, and she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://celebrityxyz.com/actress/ryan-michelle-bathe|title=Ryan Michelle Bathe Biography|website=CelebrityXYZ.com|access-date=July 13, 2020}}</ref>
==Career== Bathe has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows, including ''ER'', ''Half & Half'', ''Girlfriends'', ''Brothers & Sisters'', and ''How I Met Your Mother''. She was regular cast member during the second season of the ABC legal drama series ''Boston Legal'' playing attorney Sara Holt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20050721abc01|title=Three New Cast Members Join ABC's "Boston Legal" |date=July 21, 2005 |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> From 2009 to 2010, she had a recurring role on the short-lived NBC medical drama ''Trauma'', and in 2011 had starring role in the TV Land sitcom ''Retired at 35''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tv-land-greenlights-george-segal-22825|title=TV Land greenlights George Segal sitcom |first=Kimberley |last=Nordyke |date=April 20, 2010 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> She had main roles in the independent films ''All About Us'' and ''April Moon''.
In 2012, Bathe co-starred opposite Katherine Heigl in the crime comedy film ''One for the Money''. Later that year, she had a recurring role opposite her real life husband Sterling K. Brown in the Lifetime drama series ''Army Wives''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2011/10/21/army-wives-kellie-martin-robert-john-burke-ryan-michelle-bathe/|title=Exclusive: Army Wives Enlists Stars of ER, Rescue Me and Boston Legal For Season 6 |first1=Michael |last1=Ausiello |date=October 21, 2011|website=TVLine.com |access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, she was a female lead opposite Kevin Hart in the ABC comedy pilot ''Keep It Together''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/04/ryan-michelle-bathe-abc-kevin-hart-comedy-pilot-707588/|title=Ryan Michelle Bathe Cast In ABC's Kevin Hart Comedy Pilot As Role Gets Reworked|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=April 1, 2014|website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref> In 2016, Bathe was cast in a recurring role in the NBC drama series, ''This Is Us'', also starring Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/this-is-us-ryan-michelle-bathe-recurring-1201807806/|title='This Is Us' Adds Ryan Michelle Bathe As Recurring|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=August 23, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 18, 2017}}</ref>
In 2018, Bathe was cast as one of leads in the BET+ comedy-drama series ''First Wives Club'' based on the film of the same name written by Robert Harling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/first-wives-club-ryan-michelle-bathe-star-paramount-networks-series-reboot-1202458009/|title='First Wives Club': Ryan Michelle Bathe To Star In Paramount Network's Series |first1=Nellie |last1=Andreeva |first2=Denise |last2=Petski|date=September 6, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=November 25, 2018}}</ref> She left the series after two seasons in 2022. In 2020, she signed a first look deal with ViacomCBS.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ryan Michelle Bathé Inks ViacomCBS First-Look Deal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/ryan-michelle-bathe-inks-viacomcbs-first-look-deal |first=Rick |last=Porter |date=December 4, 2020 |access-date=2020-12-05 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> Bathe appeared in the 2020 romantic comedy film ''Sylvie's Love'' and the following year guest-starred on HBO series, ''A Black Lady Sketch Show''. In 2022, Bathe was cast as a lead alongside Morena Baccarin in the NBC heist thriller series ''The Endgame''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2021/06/11/morena-baccarin-ryan-michelle-bathe-nbc-drama-pilot-bank-heist/|title=Morena Baccarin, Ryan Michelle Bathe to Star in NBC Bank Heist Drama Pilot|first1=Dave|last1=Nemetz|date=June 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/the-endgame-morena-baccarin-ryan-michelle-bathe-series-order-nbc-1234841939/|title='The Endgame' Starring Morena Baccarin & Ryan Michelle Bathe From Nicholas Wootton, Jake Coburn, Julie Plec & Justin Lin Picked Up To Series At NBC|first1=Peter|last1=White|date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, she played the leading role in the thriller film ''Boy in the Walls'' directed by Constance Zimmer, and was cast alongside Terry Crews in the CBS comedy pilot ''JumpStart''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/constance-zimmer-direct-boy-in-the-walls-lifetime-movie-ryan-michelle-bathe-1235276341/|title=Constance Zimmer To Direct & EP Lifetime Movie ‘Boy In The Walls’ Starring Ryan Michelle Bathe|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=March 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/ryan-michelle-bathe-terry-crews-jumpstart-cbs-comedy-pilot-comic-strip-1235318667/|title=Ryan Michelle Bathé Joins Terry Crews In ‘JumpStart’ CBS Comedy Pilot Based On Comic Strip|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=April 5, 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life== In March 2006, Bathe married fellow actor and Stanford alum Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.essence.com/love/6-things-sterling-k-brown-ryan-michelle-bathe-love|title=6 Things To Know About Sterling K. Brown And His Wife Ryan Michelle Bathe Love Story|work=Essence|last=Porter|first=Lauren|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/03/09/this-is-us-sterling-k-brown-feels-blessed-beyond-words/|title='This Is Us': Former Bay Area resident Sterling K. Brown feels 'blessed beyond words'|date=March 9, 2017|work=The Mercury News|publisher=Digital First Media|first=Chuck|last=Barney|access-date=September 16, 2017}}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2003 | ''Good Fences'' | Stormy (age 17) | |- | 2004 | ''Brother to Brother'' | Classroom Girl #2 | |- | 2005 | ''Lackawanna Blues'' | Nancy's Birthday Party Guest | Television film |- |rowspan="2"| 2007 | ''All About Us'' | Stacey Brown | |- | ''April Moon'' | Michelle | |- | 2008 | ''Leaving Barstow'' | Jenny | |- | 2012 | ''One for the Money'' | Jackie | |- | 2020 | ''Sylvie's Love'' | Kate Spencer | |- |2023 |''Boy in the Walls'' | Alisa Jensen | |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2001 | ''The Education of Max Bickford '' | Sarai | Episode: "Who Is Breckenridge Long?" |- | 2003 | ''ER'' | Miss Evelyn | Episode: "Dear Abby" |- |rowspan="2"| 2004 | ''Half & Half'' | Aurora | Episode: "The Big I Haven't the Vegas Idea Episode" |- | ''Girlfriends'' | Becky | Episodes: "L.A. Bound" |- | 2005–2006 | ''Boston Legal'' | Sara Holt | Main cast: season 2 |- | 2006 | ''Pink Collar'' | Alix | Episode: "Pilot" |- |rowspan="3"| 2007 | ''Brothers & Sisters'' | Noreen | Episodes: "Sexual Politics" & "Love Is Difficult" |- | ''Medium'' | Claire Williams | Episode: "We Had a Dream" |- | ''Girlfriends'' | Traci Blackwell | Episodes: "Church Lady" & "A House Divided" |- | 2008 | ''How I Met Your Mother'' | Michelle | Episode: "Sandcastles in the Sand" |- |rowspan="3"| 2009 | ''Bones'' | Erin Miller | Episode: "The Double Death of the Dearly Departed" |- | ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' | Woman Office Worker | Episode: "A Very Sunny Christmas" |- | ''Brothers'' | Kathleen | Episode: "Snoop Returns" |- | 2010 | ''Private Practice'' | Robin | Episode: "Pulling the Plug" |- | 2009–2010 | ''Trauma'' | Sela Boone | Recurring cast |- |rowspan="2"| 2011 | ''Retired at 35'' | Jessica Sanders | Main cast: season 1 |- | ''Harry's Law'' | Mrs. Thomas | Episode: "American Girl" |- | 2012 | ''Army Wives'' | Charlie | Recurring cast: season 6 |- | 2014 | ''Franklin & Bash'' | Denise Parker | Episode: "Spirits in the Material World" |- | 2014 | ''Keep It Together'' | | TV pilot |- | 2015 | ''Romantically Speaking'' | Krista | TV pilot |- |rowspan="2"| 2016 | ''Guidance'' | Dr. Rhonda Bartlett | Episodes: "Rumor or Trumor?" & "Bam Bam" |- | ''Dr. Ken'' | Miss Flanagan | Episode: "Ken's Apology" |- | 2016–2018 | ''This Is Us'' | Yvette | Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 3 |- | 2017 | ''Linda from HR'' | Sierra | TV pilot |- |rowspan="3"| 2018 | ''Empire'' | Celeste | Recurring cast: Season 4 |- | ''Every Other Weekend'' | Ryan | Main cast |- | ''The Rookie'' | Det. Paige | Episodes: "Crash Course" & "The Hawke" |- | 2018 | ''Steps'' | Genevieve | TV pilot |- | 2019 | ''Timeline'' | Mrs. Sklar | Main cast |- | 2019–2021 | ''First Wives Club'' | Ariel "Ari" Montgomery |Series regular, 17 episodes |- | 2020–2023 | ''All Rise'' | Rachel Audubon | Recurring cast, 19 episodes |- | 2021 | ''A Black Lady Sketch Show'' | Amara | Episodes: "So You Just Out Here Chloroforming Anybody?" |- |2022 |''The Endgame'' |Val Turner |Series regular, 10 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/endgame-series-order-nbc-morena-baccarin-ryan-michelle-bathe-1235070851/|title=NBC Orders ''The Endgame'' Starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé to Series|work=Variety|first=Danielle|last=Turchiano|date=September 21, 2021|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}</ref> |- |2023 |''JumpStart'' |Marcy |TV pilot |- | 2026 | ''Paradise'' | Stacy | Episode: “Jane” |}
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==External links== *{{IMDb name|1313656|Ryan Michelle Bathe}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101231164429/http://www.tvland.com/shows/retired-at-35/bios/ryan-michelle-bathe Ryan Michelle Bathe] at TVLand.com
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