Ryan Michelle Bathé is an American actress. She starred in the ABC legal drama series Boston Legal (2005–06), BET+ comedy-drama series First Wives Club (2019–22), and NBC crime thriller The Endgame (2022).
Ryan Michelle Bathe | |
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| Education | Stanford University (BA) New York University (MFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editBathe's mother is Clare Bathé, an actress and singer who was a member of the late 1970s funk/disco/rock group Machine.[1] She grew up in Stamford, Connecticut. She graduated from Stanford University, and she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University.[2] She is a member of the sorority Delta Sigma Theta.[citation needed]
Career
editBathe 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] In 2014, she was a female lead opposite Kevin Hart in the ABC comedy pilot Keep It Together.[6] In 2016, Bathe was cast in a recurring role in the NBC drama series, This Is Us, also starring Brown.[7]
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.[8] She left the series after two seasons in 2022. In 2020, she signed a first look deal with ViacomCBS.[9] 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.[10][11] 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.[12][13]
Personal life
editIn June 2007, Bathe married fellow actor and Stanford alum Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons.[14][15]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Good Fences | Stormy (age 17) | |
| 2004 | Brother to Brother | Classroom Girl #2 | |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Nancy's Birthday Party Guest | Television film |
| 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
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford | Sarai | Episode: "Who Is Breckenridge Long?" |
| 2003 | ER | Miss Evelyn | Episode: "Dear Abby" |
| 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" |
| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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[16] |
| 2023 | JumpStart | Marcy | TV pilot |
References
edit- ^ "Ryan Michelle Bathé jumps into spotlight with 'The Endgame'". The Atlanta Voice. February 20, 2022.
- ^ "Ryan Michelle Bathe Biography". CelebrityXYZ.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
- ^ "Three New Cast Members Join ABC's "Boston Legal"". The Futon Critic. July 21, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberley (April 20, 2010). "TV Land greenlights George Segal sitcom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (October 21, 2011). "Exclusive: Army Wives Enlists Stars of ER, Rescue Me and Boston Legal For Season 6". TVLine.com. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 1, 2014). "Ryan Michelle Bathe Cast In ABC's Kevin Hart Comedy Pilot As Role Gets Reworked". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2016). "'This Is Us' Adds Ryan Michelle Bathe As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (September 6, 2018). "'First Wives Club': Ryan Michelle Bathe To Star In Paramount Network's Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
- ^ Porter, Rick (December 4, 2020). "Ryan Michelle Bathé Inks ViacomCBS First-Look Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
- ^ Nemetz, Dave (June 11, 2021). "Morena Baccarin, Ryan Michelle Bathe to Star in NBC Bank Heist Drama Pilot".
- ^ White, Peter (September 22, 2021). "'The Endgame' Starring Morena Baccarin & Ryan Michelle Bathe From Nicholas Wootton, Jake Coburn, Julie Plec & Justin Lin Picked Up To Series At NBC".
- ^ Petski, Denise (March 2, 2023). "Constance Zimmer To Direct & EP Lifetime Movie 'Boy In The Walls' Starring Ryan Michelle Bathe".
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2023). "Ryan Michelle Bathé Joins Terry Crews In 'JumpStart' CBS Comedy Pilot Based On Comic Strip".
- ^ Porter, Lauren (September 19, 2016). "6 Things To Know About Sterling K. Brown And His Wife Ryan Michelle Bathe Love Story". Essence. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ Barney, Chuck (March 9, 2017). "'This Is Us': Former Bay Area resident Sterling K. Brown feels 'blessed beyond words'". The Mercury News. Digital First Media. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
- ^ Turchiano, Danielle (September 21, 2021). "NBC Orders The Endgame Starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé to Series". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
External links
edit- Ryan Michelle Bathe at IMDb
- Ryan Michelle Bathe at AllMovie
- Ryan Michelle Bathe at TVLand.com