Richard "Ricky" Whittle is an English actor from Oldham, England, best known for his role as Calvin Valentine in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks. In 2009, he competed in the BBC reality series Strictly Come Dancing coming second to Chris Hollins. In 2014, Whittle starred in the American television series Mistresses as Daniel Zamora, and also appeared in The CW's post-apocalyptic drama The 100 as Lincoln, a "Grounder". On January 28, 2016, Whittle was announced as the lead character, Shadow Moon, in the TV series American Gods.