# Huntley Ritter

> Huntley Ritter is a Whitefish, Montana-based entrepreneur, producer and former actor who leads STFRD | Stafford and founded interactive advertising business USeek. His work connects film production, Virgin-branded entertainment campaigns, strategic communications and hidden-object video technology. He played Les in Bring It On and is a named co-inventor on advertising patents granted in 2024 and 2025.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at STFRD | Stafford (as described in his self-authored biography)
- **Organizations:** STFRD | Stafford, USeek, Virgin Produced (former branded entertainment president), HATCH (co-founder)
- **From:** Atlanta, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** AI for Growth Executive Education Program (non-degree program), Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, Auburn University
- **Known for:** 2001 MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Dance Sequence as part of the Bring It On ensemble., Production leadership credit on Virgin America’s musical safety campaign, winner in Video at the sixth Shorty Awards., Production deals with Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Played Les in Bring It On.
- **2001** — Appeared in The Wedding Planner; nominated with the Bring It On ensemble for MTV’s Best Dance Sequence award.
- **2004** — Co-founded HATCH in Montana.
- **2006** — Played Randy Linden in We Are Marshall.
- **2007** — Acted in and produced The Third Nail.
- **2011-2016** — Stafford supplied white-label branded entertainment services for Virgin Produced, with Ritter serving as president of branded entertainment.
- **2013** — Credited as president of production at Virgin Produced on the Virgin America musical safety campaign.
- **2014** — Executive producer with Brian Skuletich on Rumors with Richard; produced Kayla Adams’ Sober & Sorry video.
- **2015** — USeek beta launched with the University of Montana.
- **2016** — USeek expanded to the broader market.
- **2017** — Executive producer on the Human Nature pilot filmed in Costa Rica with Chris Soules.
- **2024** — Named co-inventor with Matthew Ambert Hartle on U.S. patent 11,936,955, granted March 19.
- **2024-2025** — Lists Kellogg’s AI for Growth executive education program.
- **2025** — Named co-inventor on U.S. patent 12,382,142, granted August 5.

## Achievements

- 2001 MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Dance Sequence as part of the Bring It On ensemble.
- Production leadership credit on Virgin America’s musical safety campaign, winner in Video at the sixth Shorty Awards.
- Production deals with Paramount Pictures and Warner Brothers.
- Co-inventor on U.S. patents 11,936,955 and 12,382,142, titled Attracting user attention to advertisements.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — The Google Patents event histories for patents 11,936,955 and 12,382,142 record an April 24 assignment from uSeek, Inc. to Huntley Ritter; this is a recorded event, not an independent legal ownership assessment.
- **2025-08** — U.S. patent 12,382,142 was granted August 5, naming Ritter and Matthew Ambert Hartle as co-inventors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.stfrd.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/huntley-ritter
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Huntley_Ritter

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Last updated: 2026-10-22