Ricky Whittle Movies,Bio, Career, Net Worth, Girlfriend

Published Date   24th Jul. 2017, 03:44 am
Ricky Whittle Movies,Bio, Career, Net Worth, Girlfriend
Quick Info
Birth Name: Richard Whittle
Date of Birth: 31/12/1981
Age: 42 years old
Nationality: British
Net Worth: $300 thousand




Ricky Whittle is an actor and Ricky Whittle movies have accompanied us when we are alone, while we have movie nights with friends etc. Ricky Whittle movies like Austenland, Succulent & Savory and Billy are really worth watching and worth your time if you are into drama and stuff.

Synopsis

Ricky Whittle is an English actor. He first came to fame in the early 2000s as a model for Reebok. He is popular in the UK for his role as Calvin Valentine in the Channel 4 teen soap opera Hollyoaks. He was able to hit the second spot in the BBC reality series Strictly Come Dancing where he competed in 2009. This increased his popularity.



Born

Actor Ricky Whittle was born on December 31, 1981, in Oldham, United Kingdom. He was born to mother Maggie (Goodwin) and father Harry Whittle. He was raised in Northern Ireland. Talking about the ethnicity, his father was an Afro-Jamaican and mother was English. His father Harry was in the RAF, so Ricky spent much of his youth traveling around the world.

Early life and education

Ricky Whittle movies show his acting capability and that has drawn major attention towards his early life and the foundation of his career. He is not only a talented dancer and an actor, he could have been a professional footballer too. The Hollyoaks star was scouted by Arsenal and Celtic before niggling Wounds forced him out of the game. He was also the representative of the UK at youth level in rugby, American Football, and athletics.

Whittle pursued his educational degree in Criminology at Southampton Institute of Higher Education which is now known as Southampton Solent University. He left the university before graduating to pursue his career in acting. Besides studying, he liked playing football and rugby for the University sides there. After recovering from broken leg, he utilizes his spare time playing running back for the Manchester Titans American Football team.

Career and net worth

Ricky Whittle movies cover the significant amount of Ricky Whittle career. He left the university before graduating to pursue his acting career; this shows the seriousness of Ricky Whittle career. However, Ricky Whittle movies are not the foundation. He entered the world of acting as a model. He became the face of a Reebok campaign in 2000.

Under Ricky Whittle career, he played different types of role. He played his first gay character on BBC One’s Holby City. We could see him playing the role of Calvin Valentine in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks until May 2010. Whittle appeared on a celebrity edition of The Weakest Link, reaching the final in January 2008. Then he appeared as Charles on season 2 of Single Ladies in July 2012.

Among the roles in Ricky Whittle movies, one of his praiseworthy roles would be his role as Captain George East in Stephenie Meyer and Jerusha Hess’s romantic comedy Austenland. Ricky Whittle movies are not all in his career, he is also a great dancer. He was able to hit the second spot in the BBC reality series Strictly Come Dancing where he competed in 2009. He was announced as the lead character, Shadow Moon, in the Starz television series for Amazon American Gods in 2016. Even though he is successful in his career, there are many people who would claim that if he had not been an actor, he would likely have a career in the legal field as he studied law at Southampton University for four years.

This kind of sums up the major details about the actor’s career. Despite the success, Ricky Whittle net worth is not in millions of dollars. Ricky Whittle net worth is estimated to be $300 thousand only.

Personal life and spouse

When it comes to his personal life, people often get curious about Ricky Whittle girlfriend. Well, the popular singer plus actress Carley Anne Stenson was once Ricky Whittle girlfriend. They fell in love, they dated for some years. They got married in 2006. Everything was fine in the beginning. They might have some personal differences like every husband and wife, but the issue might have been serious in between the couple. They ended their marriage with a divorce after three years. Once hearts and flowers turned into sadness and pain. They had no children together. In a sense, they had no shared responsibility parting their ways.

Apparently, he is dating glamorous Kirstina Colonna. They have been spotted together many times. They were spotted hand in hand in West Hollywood as he dines out after promoting new show American Gods. That is romantic!

Awards, achievements, and recognitions

Whittle has been nominated for three British Soap Award gongs – all for Sexiest Male – during his stint on Hollyoaks. However, he has yet to take home the award. He is active in social media like Twitter and Instagram.

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