John Berchtold

John Berchtold portrays Ryan (season 2) and The Barnacle King in the third season of Life as a Mermaid.

Personal Life
He was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey and grew up in the small town of Mays Landing, New Jersey, where he stayed until college. His parents are John Berchtold and Kathleen Yacobacci. He has an older sister named Tera Yacobacci and a younger sister named Kristine Berchtold.

He attended The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for filmmaking.

In 2014, he transferred to Columbia College Hollywood to pursue acting and film directing, moving across the country to Los Angeles, California.