# Ryan Michelle Bathe
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{{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 =
| birth_place =
| occupation = Actress
| education = [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[New York University](/source/New_York_University) ([MFA](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts))
| yearsactive = 2001–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[Sterling K. Brown](/source/Sterling_K._Brown)|2006}}
| children = 2
}}
'''Ryan Michelle Bathé''' is an American actress known for ''[Boston Legal](/source/Boston_Legal)'' (2005–06), ''[First Wives Club](/source/First_Wives_Club_(TV_series))'' (2019–22), and ''[The Endgame](/source/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](/source/Machine_(band)).[{{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}}] She grew up in [Stamford, Connecticut](/source/Stamford%2C_Connecticut). She graduated from [Stanford University](/source/Stanford_University), and she earned a [Master of Fine Arts](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts) degree from [New York University](/source/New_York_University).[{{cite web|url=https://celebrityxyz.com/actress/ryan-michelle-bathe|title=Ryan Michelle Bathe Biography|website=CelebrityXYZ.com|access-date=July 13, 2020}}]
==Career==
Bathe has had guest starring roles in a number of television shows, including ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))'', ''[Half & Half](/source/Half_%26_Half)'', ''[Girlfriends](/source/Girlfriends_(U.S._TV_series))'', ''[Brothers & Sisters](/source/Brothers_%26_Sisters_(2006_TV_series))'', and ''[How I Met Your Mother](/source/How_I_Met_Your_Mother)''. She was regular cast member during the second season of the ABC legal drama series ''[Boston Legal](/source/Boston_Legal)'' playing attorney [Sara Holt](/source/Sara_Holt_(Boston_Legal)).[{{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}}] From 2009 to 2010, she had a recurring role on the short-lived NBC medical drama ''[Trauma](/source/Trauma_(U.S._TV_series))'', and in 2011 had starring role in the TV Land sitcom ''[Retired at 35](/source/Retired_at_35)''.[{{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}}] She had main roles in the independent films ''All About Us'' and ''April Moon''.
In 2012, Bathe co-starred opposite [Katherine Heigl](/source/Katherine_Heigl) in the crime comedy film ''[One for the Money](/source/One_for_the_Money_(film))''. Later that year, she had a recurring role opposite her real life husband Sterling K. Brown in the Lifetime drama series ''[Army Wives](/source/Army_Wives)''.[{{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}}] In 2014, she was a female lead opposite [Kevin Hart](/source/Kevin_Hart) in the ABC comedy pilot ''Keep It Together''.[{{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}}] In 2016, Bathe was cast in a recurring role in the NBC drama series, ''[This Is Us](/source/This_Is_Us_(TV_series))'', also starring Brown.[{{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}}]
In 2018, Bathe was cast as one of leads in the [BET+](/source/BET%2B) comedy-drama series ''[First Wives Club](/source/First_Wives_Club_(TV_series))'' based on the [film of the same name](/source/The_First_Wives_Club) written by [Robert Harling](/source/Robert_Harling_(writer)).[{{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}}] She left the series after two seasons in 2022. In 2020, she signed a first look deal with ViacomCBS.[{{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}}] Bathe appeared in the 2020 romantic comedy film ''[Sylvie's Love](/source/Sylvie's_Love)'' and the following year guest-starred on HBO series, ''[A Black Lady Sketch Show](/source/A_Black_Lady_Sketch_Show)''. In 2022, Bathe was cast as a lead alongside [Morena Baccarin](/source/Morena_Baccarin) in the NBC heist thriller series ''[The Endgame](/source/The_Endgame)''.[{{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}}][{{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}}] In 2023, she played the leading role in the thriller film ''Boy in the Walls'' directed by [Constance Zimmer](/source/Constance_Zimmer), and was cast alongside [Terry Crews](/source/Terry_Crews) in the CBS comedy pilot ''JumpStart''.[{{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}}][{{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}}]
==Personal life==
In March 2006, Bathe married fellow actor and Stanford alum [Sterling K. Brown](/source/Sterling_K._Brown). They have two sons.[{{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](/source/Essence_(magazine))|last=Porter|first=Lauren|date=September 19, 2016|access-date=February 27, 2017}}][{{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](/source/The_Mercury_News)|publisher=[Digital First Media](/source/Digital_First_Media)|first=Chuck|last=Barney|access-date=September 16, 2017}}]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2003
| ''[Good Fences](/source/Good_Fences)''
| Stormy (age 17)
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[Brother to Brother](/source/Brother_to_Brother_(film))''
| Classroom Girl #2
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[Lackawanna Blues](/source/Lackawanna_Blues_(film))''
| 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](/source/One_for_the_Money_(film))''
| Jackie
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[Sylvie's Love](/source/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](/source/The_Education_of_Max_Bickford) ''
| Sarai
| Episode: "Who Is Breckenridge Long?"
|-
| 2003
| ''[ER](/source/ER_(TV_series))''
| Miss Evelyn
| Episode: "Dear Abby"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''[Half & Half](/source/Half_%26_Half)''
| Aurora
| Episode: "The Big I Haven't the Vegas Idea Episode"
|-
| ''[Girlfriends](/source/Girlfriends_(2000_TV_series))''
| Becky
| Episodes: "L.A. Bound"
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[Boston Legal](/source/Boston_Legal)''
| Sara Holt
| Main cast: season 2
|-
| 2006
| ''[Pink Collar](/source/Pink_Collar)''
| Alix
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2007
| ''[Brothers & Sisters](/source/Brothers_%26_Sisters_(2006_TV_series))''
| Noreen
| Episodes: "Sexual Politics" & "Love Is Difficult"
|-
| ''[Medium](/source/Medium_(TV_series))''
| Claire Williams
| Episode: "We Had a Dream"
|-
| ''[Girlfriends](/source/Girlfriends_(2000_TV_series))''
| Traci Blackwell
| Episodes: "Church Lady" & "A House Divided"
|-
| 2008
| ''[How I Met Your Mother](/source/How_I_Met_Your_Mother)''
| Michelle
| Episode: "[Sandcastles in the Sand](/source/Sandcastles_in_the_Sand)"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2009
| ''[Bones](/source/Bones_(TV_series))''
| Erin Miller
| Episode: "The Double Death of the Dearly Departed"
|-
| ''[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia](/source/It's_Always_Sunny_in_Philadelphia)''
| Woman Office Worker
| Episode: "A Very Sunny Christmas"
|-
| ''[Brothers](/source/Brothers_(2009_TV_series))''
| Kathleen
| Episode: "Snoop Returns"
|-
| 2010
| ''[Private Practice](/source/Private_Practice_(TV_series))''
| Robin
| Episode: "Pulling the Plug"
|-
| 2009–2010
| ''[Trauma](/source/Trauma_(U.S._TV_series))''
| Sela Boone
| Recurring cast
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2011
| ''[Retired at 35](/source/Retired_at_35)''
| Jessica Sanders
| Main cast: season 1
|-
| ''[Harry's Law](/source/Harry's_Law)''
| Mrs. Thomas
| Episode: "American Girl"
|-
| 2012
| ''[Army Wives](/source/Army_Wives)''
| Charlie
| Recurring cast: season 6
|-
| 2014
| ''[Franklin & Bash](/source/Franklin_%26_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](/source/Guidance_(web_series))''
| Dr. Rhonda Bartlett
| Episodes: "Rumor or Trumor?" & "Bam Bam"
|-
| ''[Dr. Ken](/source/Dr._Ken)''
| Miss Flanagan
| Episode: "Ken's Apology"
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[This Is Us](/source/This_Is_Us_(TV_series))''
| Yvette
| Recurring cast: [Season 1](/source/This_Is_Us_(season_1)), guest: [Season 3](/source/This_Is_Us_(season_3))
|-
| 2017
| ''Linda from HR''
| Sierra
| TV pilot
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2018
| ''[Empire](/source/Empire_(2015_TV_series))''
| Celeste
| Recurring cast: [Season 4](/source/Empire_(season_4))
|-
| ''Every Other Weekend''
| Ryan
| Main cast
|-
| ''[The Rookie](/source/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](/source/First_Wives_Club_(TV_series))''
| Ariel "Ari" Montgomery
|Series regular, 17 episodes
|-
| 2020–2023
| ''[All Rise](/source/All_Rise_(TV_series))''
| Rachel Audubon
| Recurring cast, 19 episodes
|-
| 2021
| ''[A Black Lady Sketch Show](/source/A_Black_Lady_Sketch_Show)''
| Amara
| Episodes: "So You Just Out Here Chloroforming Anybody?"
|-
|2022
|''[The Endgame](/source/The_Endgame)''
|Val Turner
|Series regular, 10 episodes[{{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](/source/Variety_(magazine))|first=Danielle|last=Turchiano|date=September 21, 2021|accessdate=January 21, 2022}}]
|-
|2023
|''JumpStart''
|Marcy
|TV pilot
|-
| 2026
| ''[Paradise](/source/Paradise_(2025_TV_series))''
| Stacy
| Episode: “Jane”
|}
==References==
==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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