Ryan Michelle Bathe
Born (1976-07-27) July 27, 1976 (age 47)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA)
New York University (MFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse
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(m. 2006)​
Children2

Ryan Michelle Bathé (born July 27, 1976) 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).

Early life

Bathe'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.

Career

Bathe 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

In June 2007, Bathe married fellow actor and Stanford alum Sterling K. Brown. They have two sons.[14][15]

Filmography

Film

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

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"
2005–06 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"
2009–10 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"
2017 Linda from HR Sierra TV pilot
2016–18 This Is Us Yvette Recurring cast: Season 1, guest: Season 3
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

  1. ^ "Ryan Michelle Bathé jumps into spotlight with 'The Endgame'". The Atlanta Voice. February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Ryan Michelle Bathe Biography". CelebrityXYZ.com. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "Three New Cast Members Join ABC's "Boston Legal"". The Futon Critic. July 21, 2005. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  4. ^ Nordyke, Kimberley (April 20, 2010). "TV Land greenlights George Segal sitcom". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2016). "'This Is Us' Adds Ryan Michelle Bathe As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Porter, Rick (December 4, 2020). "Ryan Michelle Bathé Inks ViacomCBS First-Look Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Nemetz, Dave (June 11, 2021). "Morena Baccarin, Ryan Michelle Bathe to Star in NBC Bank Heist Drama Pilot".
  11. ^ 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".
  12. ^ Petski, Denise (March 2, 2023). "Constance Zimmer To Direct & EP Lifetime Movie 'Boy In The Walls' Starring Ryan Michelle Bathe".
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2023). "Ryan Michelle Bathé Joins Terry Crews In 'JumpStart' CBS Comedy Pilot Based On Comic Strip".
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (September 21, 2021). "NBC Orders The Endgame Starring Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathé to Series". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

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