Ricky Williams (The Young and the Restless)

Ricky Williams
The Young and the Restless character
Peter Porte as Ricky Williams
Portrayed by	Peter Porte (2011–12) (and child actors)
Duration	2002–03, 2011–12
First appearance	May 10, 2002
Last appearance	July 2, 2012
Classification	Past; regular
Created by	Kay Alden Trent Jones
Introduced by	David Shaughnessy (2002) Maria Arena Bell (2011)
In-universe information Other names Ricardo Carl Williams Occupation Former Reporter for Restless Style magazine/webzine Former Intern for attorney Avery Clark Former Graduate student in journalism at Northwestern University Former Undergraduate student at University of California at Berkeley Father Paul Williams Mother Isabella Braña Half-brothers Dylan McAvoy Half-sisters Heather Stevens Grandfathers Ricardo Braña Carl Williams Grandmothers Trinidad Braña Mary Williams Uncles Todd Williams Steve Williams Aunts Patty Williams

Ricky Williams is a fictional character from the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless. The character was created as the son of Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) and Isabella Braña (Eva Longoria), born onscreen on May 10, 2002. After being portrayed by a series of unidentified infant child actors, the character was raised by Isabella's parents in Los Angeles, California. In 2011, Ricky was rapidly aged to an adult, with Peter Porte being cast to play the character. Zap2it described Ricky as "a one-dimensional villain with daddy and mommy issues".

Upon his return as an adult, Ricky was resentful of his father Paul for his lack of involvement in his life in his early years. In June 2012, Porte was let go from the soap opera and his departure was slated to be a dramatic exit. Within the storyline, Paul found Ricky about to kill Eden Baldwin (Jessica Heap) and shot him to save her, killing him.