With a Herculean physique and towering presence, it's no wonder Alan Ritchson has become the go-to actor in Hollywood to play cool, calm, and collected tough guys. In recent years, he's best known for playing Jack Reacher in the Prime Video series "Reacher," where he amazingly finds even bigger guys to fight. It also probably shouldn't come as a surprise to learn that Ritchson has played multiple DC superheroes (Aquaman on "Smallville" and Hawk on "Titans"). While that only scratches the surface of a stellar filmography, things didn't always look peachy for the actor.

Plenty of folks struggle to break into the industry. It's common to have some audition horror stories while missing out on life-changing roles. Ritchson has his share of those; however, there's a dark side to his history man

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