J.R. Ritcherson

Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, J.R. Ritcherson has been acting for most of his life. He knew from an early age that he wanted to be an actor, looking up to industry greats such as Denzel Washington, Will Smith and Sidney Poitier. Upon graduation from The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts in May 2009 and Adelphi University in New York in May 2011, he began touring with a Minnesota children's theatre company, Climb Theatre. While in Minnesota he booked a lead role in an independent feature film called "My Senior Year" and a supporting role in another independent feature film called "the Body of Real Things."