Actor
Born and raised in Encino, California (dad's a wholesale diamond dealer and mom's a designer), Daren is the second of three children. While attending San Francisco State University, he decided to follow his dream of being an actor, so he headed back to L.A. He defied all the odds at one of his first auditions, when "7th Heaven" creator Brenda Hampton handpicked him -- from among hundreds of other actors -- for his breakout role as Ricky in her new series, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."

Character
He's the school's resident bad boy, so it's no surprise that Ricky's had an on-again, off-again relationship with bad girl Adrian, the band's super-sexy majorette. He's the drummer in the band, of course, and a free-spirited rebel who never plays by the rules -- not in his foster home and certainly not in love. His major womanizing seems to be the hot topic, not only in the school hallways, but also in his therapist's office. It also becomes an issue when he makes a play for Dr. Fields's daughter, Lauren (aka Amy's BFF). But Ricky's got a much bigger conquest in the works, and that's none other than the immaculate good girl Grace Bowman. But can bad boy Ricky take responsibility for his baby, win Grace's God-loving heart, AND settle down with just one girl? We can only pray.