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Ryan McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on NBC's Chuck. McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), and attended Glenbard South High School. McPartlin graduated with a degree in speech communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team as a walk-on tight end from 1993-95. His older brother, Chris, was also a member of the Illini football team,... MORE

Ryan McPartlin (born July 3, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on NBC's Chuck. McPartlin was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Steve and Lois McPartlin. He was raised in Glen Ellyn, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago), and attended Glenbard South High School. McPartlin graduated with a degree in speech communication from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a member of the Illinois Fighting Illini football team as a walk-on tight end from 1993-95. His older brother, Chris, was also a member of the Illini football team, earning a varsity letter as a linebacker in 1994. After six months in Australia and New Zealand, McPartlin moved to Southern California to pursue acting as a career. McPartlin spent years as an Abercrombie and Fitch model. McPartlin's first acting role was on The Nanny, alongside Fran Drescher, as a Leonardo DiCaprio-type character in a Titanic spoof. McPartlin has been mostly known for his role as Hank Bennett on the popular soap opera Passions, replacing Dalton James from April 2001 until April 2004. He made a brief appearance in the series L.A. 7 as "Ryan". McPartlin worked with Drescher again LESS