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Rick Yune

Rick Yune (born 1971, Richard Yun) is a Korean American actor, producer, and former Wharton-trained Wall Street trader and first Asian Versace/Polo male model, known for Kazuo Miyamoto in Snow Falling on Cedars, Johnny Tran in The Fast and the Furious, and Zao in Die Another Day.

Rick Zumwalt

Rick Zumwalt (Richard Lee Zumwalt Jr., 1951-2003) was an American world champion arm wrestler and actor, best known as Bob 'Bull' Hurley in Over the Top (1987) and later Cirque du Soleil's first strongman in Alegria.

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash is a 2015 American comedy-drama, also called Ricki Rendazzo's story, directed by Jonathan Demme from a Diablo Cody screenplay, starring Meryl Streep as a bar-band singer who returns to her estranged Indiana family, with live music by Rick Springfield's band.

Ricki Lake

Ricki Lake (born 1968) is an American actress and talk-show host, star of John Waters' Hairspray (1988) and host of the syndicated Ricki Lake show (1993–2004), which peaked at about 14.5 million daily viewers; distinct from the 2012–2013 revival.

Ricki Noel Lander

Ricki Noel Lander, American actress and producer from Salt Lake City, Utah; known for bit roles in Iron Man (2008), Movie 43 (2013), and Ant-Man (2015), and for producing Israel: The Royal Tour (2014).

Ricky (2025 film)

Ricky (2025) is Rashad Frett's feature debut drama, premiering at Sundance January 24, 2025 and winning the US Dramatic Directing Award. Stephan James stars as a 30-year-old ex-offender reentering society in Hartford, Connecticut, with Sheryl Lee Ralph; Blue Harbor released it in April 2026.

Ricky Gervais

Ricky Gervais (born 1961, Reading, England), British comedian and co-creator with Stephen Merchant of The Office, starring as David Brent; also Extras, Derek, After Life, five-time Golden Globes host, and record-selling stand-up.

Ricky Gervais' Alley Cats

Ricky Gervais' Alley Cats is a British adult animated sitcom created, written, directed by, and starring Ricky Gervais as Gus, a feral London street cat. Six episodes premiered on Netflix 7 August 2026; critically panned but reached number one on Netflix.

Ricky Jay

Ricky Jay (Richard Jay Potash, 1946/1948-2018), American sleight-of-hand magician, card thrower, actor in Mamet films and Tomorrow Never Dies, author of Cards as Weapons, and magic historian.

Ricky Norwood

Ricky Norwood, also known as Ricky James Saggar, is a British actor born in London, famous as Fatboy (Arthur Chubb) in EastEnders and E20, NTA Newcomer winner 2011, Celebrity Big Brother runner-up 2016.

Ricky Schroder

Ricky Schroder is an American actor and director known for The Champ, Silver Spoons, Lonesome Dove, and NYPD Blue. His directing work includes Black Cloud and the music video for Whiskey Lullaby.

Ricky Staffieri

Ricky Staffieri is an American actor and producer, best known as Theodore Fak in FX's The Bear (2022–2026). Guest roles include Better Call Saul, This Is Us, and Chicago P.D.; he co-founded Super Athletic Film Co. with Matty Matheson and directed Midnight Drop (2026).

Ricky Stanicky

Ricky Stanicky is a 2024 Peter Farrelly comedy on Prime Video, starring Zac Efron and John Cena, about friends whose invented alibi friend must be impersonated; developed over 15 years with Franco and Carrey once attached.

Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson (Eric Tomlinson, born 26 September 1939, Bispham, Blackpool) is an English actor and former plasterer jailed in the Shrewsbury builders' strike case, known for Brookside's Bobby Grant, Cracker's DCI Wise, and Jim Royle in The Royle Family.

Ricky Van Veen

Ricky Van Veen, full name Richard Rafael Van Veen, is an American internet entrepreneur who co-founded CollegeHumor in 1999 and later headed global creative strategy at Facebook.

Ricky Velez

Ricky Velez, American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor from Queens, New York; known for the HBO special Here's Everything (2021), Oscar in The King of Staten Island, and The Nightly Show. Not the baseball pitcher Ricardo Velez.

Ricky Whittle

Ricky Whittle (Richard Whittle), English actor from Oldham; played Calvin Valentine in Hollyoaks, Lincoln in The 100, and Shadow Moon in American Gods; birth year reported as 1979 or 1981 by different sources.

Rico Rodriguez (actor)

Rico Rodriguez (born 1998), American actor of Mexican descent from College Station, Texas; played Manny Delgado on ABC's Modern Family 2009–2020, brother of actress Raini Rodriguez, distinct from the Jamaican trombonist of the same name.

Rico Yan

Rico Yan (Ricardo Carlos Castro Yan, 1975–2002), Filipino matinee idol of Gimik and Mula Sa Puso, ABS-CBN Star Circle Batch 1 actor who died of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis in Palawan in 2002.

Rictor

Rictor (Julio Esteban Richter) is a Marvel Comics mutant superhero with seismic-vibration powers, debuting in X-Factor #17 (1987). A New Mutant, X-Force member, and gay X-Factor hero, he kissed Shatterstar in X-Factor #45, a Marvel first.

Riddhi Sen (ঋদ্ধি সেন)

Riddhi Sen (ঋদ্ধি সেন), Bengali film and theatre actor, son of Kaushik Sen; youngest winner of India's National Film Award for Best Actor, at 19, for Nagarkirtan (2017).

Riddick (character)

Richard B. Riddick is the antihero of the Chronicles of Riddick franchise, played by Vin Diesel in Pitch Black (2000), The Chronicles of Riddick (2004), Riddick (2013), and the Escape from Butcher Bay video game, created from a Wheat brothers script reworked by David Twohy.

Riddick (film)

Riddick (2013), also marketed as Riddick: Rule the Dark, is David Twohy's third Chronicles of Riddick film, starring Vin Diesel stranded on a deadly planet hunted by mercenaries; $38M budget, $98.3M worldwide, 58% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Riddle of Fire

Riddle of Fire (2023) is Weston Razooli's debut feature, a 16mm neo-fairytale adventure premiering at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, following three Wyoming children hunting a speckled egg for a blueberry pie.

Riddler

The Riddler, Edward Nygma (born Nashton), is a DC Comics Batman villain created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang in Detective Comics #140 (1948), a genius criminal who leaves riddles as clues, portrayed by Gorshin, Carrey, Smith, and Dano.

Ride (2024 film)

Ride (2024) is an American crime drama, Jake Allyn's directorial debut, starring C. Thomas Howell, Annabeth Gish, and Allyn as a Texas bull-riding family resorting to robbery for cancer treatment money; released June 14, 2024 by Well Go USA.

Ride Along (film)

Ride Along is a 2014 American buddy-cop action comedy directed by Tim Story, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. Released January 17, 2014 by Universal, it grossed $154.5 million on a $25 million budget despite a 17% Rotten Tomatoes score, spawning Ride Along 2 (2016).

Ride Along 2

Ride Along 2 is a 2016 American buddy cop comedy directed by Tim Story, starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart as Atlanta officers pursuing a Miami drug lord.

Ride Lonesome (1959 film)

Ride Lonesome (1959) is a Budd Boetticher Western starring Randolph Scott as bounty hunter Ben Brigade, written by Burt Kennedy, fifth of the Ranown cycle, first in CinemaScope, James Coburn's debut.

Ride On (龙马精神)

Ride On (龙马精神) is a 2023 Chinese action comedy drama directed by Larry Yang, starring Jackie Chan as stuntman Lao Luo fighting debt collectors and a custody battle over his horse Red Hare; released April 7, 2023, 126 minutes, Metascore 50.