ABOUT RYAN MCCARTAN
Best known for his recurring role as Diggie in the Disney Channel series Liv and Maddie , he also starred off-Broadway in the hit musical Heathers as JD.
He was a 2011 Jimmy Award winner, the top honor given only to two students at the National High School Musical Theater Awards.
He appeared in high-profile television series including USA Network's Royal Pains , TNT's Monday Mornings, and ABC's Last Man Standing and The Middle .
His father, Conn McCartan, was a high school principal. He has a sister named Alison. He got engaged to his Liv and Maddie co-star Dove Cameron in April of 2016, but they separated later that year. He and Dove also formed the band The Girl and the Dreamcatcher . He later began dating actress Samantha Fekete in 2017. They broke up in September 2023.
He appeared alongside Ross Lynch in a season four episode of the series Austin and Ally .
