His grandfather was country singer Tex Ritter, who died a decade before Tyler was born.
[3] At the age of 25, he made the decision to return to Los Angeles and pursue an acting career.
[4] After featuring in guest roles on Modern Family and Grey's Anatomy,[5] Ritter landed his first starring role on the 2014 sitcom The McCarthys, playing Ronny McCarthy, the openly gay son in a family of six.
[6] Ritter has discussed in interviews the bittersweet nature of his casting, with regard to the death of his father.
[10] In 2020, he had a guest appearance in an Amazon Original series, Homecoming, directed by Julia Roberts.