Tyron Ricketts
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Tyron Ricketts has been an artist in Germany since 1995, and is an
accomplished actor, television host, film maker and spokesperson.
He has leading acting credits in over 25 film productions and in
24 separate television series, including as a starring
series regular on one of Germany's most highly rated shows. He has been
profiled by leading newspapers, industry trades and magazines, and
because of his celebrity he was selected to headline a highly promoted
racial tolerance initiative by the German government.
His recent starring title role was in the acclaimed, live
action short film, The Roar of the Sea. The film was selected by the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences among nine other film
finalists to compete for inclusion in this years Oscar for best live
action short film at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26, 2012.8 In
likely his most famous role, Mr.Ricketts' starred for three (3) seasons
as detective "Patrick Diego Grimm" in SOKO Leipzig, one of Germany's
highest rated television series that boasts an average audience of over
five million viewers per episode. The popular crime series SOKO Leipzig
is similar to that of CBS' NCIS: Miami and NCIS: Los Angeles franchise series in the U.S. SOKO
Leipzig airs on Germany's national public television broadcaster, ZDF.
To point, Mr. Ricketts' high-profile role of "Detective Grimm" in SOKO
Leipzig made him the obvious choice to use his notoriety to lead the
German government's highly promoted Respect 2010 campaign for racial
tolerance. As an artist in the in the public eye since 1995, Mr.
Ricketts has enjoyed sustained interest in his work and has been the
focus of numerous articles in notable publications such as Westdeutsch
Zeitung, Ex-Berliner, Cast, Playboy, Frau Aktuell, Berliner Morgenpost
and many other articles published both in Germany and abroad.
Gina Belafonte, the producer of HB09s documentary, Sing Your Song, that
profiled her famous father, has assisted Tyron Ricketts in coming to
the US to continue his valuable work also on this side of the ocean.
Tyron Ricketts expended his career as a film maker, producing and directing
content for Harry Belafonte's organization Sankofa.org and is working
on other valuable documentary projects.
accomplished actor, television host, film maker and spokesperson.
He has leading acting credits in over 25 film productions and in
24 separate television series, including as a starring
series regular on one of Germany's most highly rated shows. He has been
profiled by leading newspapers, industry trades and magazines, and
because of his celebrity he was selected to headline a highly promoted
racial tolerance initiative by the German government.
His recent starring title role was in the acclaimed, live
action short film, The Roar of the Sea. The film was selected by the
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences among nine other film
finalists to compete for inclusion in this years Oscar for best live
action short film at the 84th Academy Awards on February 26, 2012.8 In
likely his most famous role, Mr.Ricketts' starred for three (3) seasons
as detective "Patrick Diego Grimm" in SOKO Leipzig, one of Germany's
highest rated television series that boasts an average audience of over
five million viewers per episode. The popular crime series SOKO Leipzig
is similar to that of CBS' NCIS: Miami and NCIS: Los Angeles franchise series in the U.S. SOKO
Leipzig airs on Germany's national public television broadcaster, ZDF.
To point, Mr. Ricketts' high-profile role of "Detective Grimm" in SOKO
Leipzig made him the obvious choice to use his notoriety to lead the
German government's highly promoted Respect 2010 campaign for racial
tolerance. As an artist in the in the public eye since 1995, Mr.
Ricketts has enjoyed sustained interest in his work and has been the
focus of numerous articles in notable publications such as Westdeutsch
Zeitung, Ex-Berliner, Cast, Playboy, Frau Aktuell, Berliner Morgenpost
and many other articles published both in Germany and abroad.
Gina Belafonte, the producer of HB09s documentary, Sing Your Song, that
profiled her famous father, has assisted Tyron Ricketts in coming to
the US to continue his valuable work also on this side of the ocean.
Tyron Ricketts expended his career as a film maker, producing and directing
content for Harry Belafonte's organization Sankofa.org and is working
on other valuable documentary projects.