Ridge Canipe (born July 13, 1994) is an American teen actor. Ridge is best known for his roles in Walk the Line (as young Johnny Cash), in a thriller Baby Blues in 2008 and the 2005 version of Bad News Bears. He also co-starred in the 231st presentation of the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "Pictures of Hollis Woods" which aired on CBS in December 2007. Along with Walk the Line co-star Hailey Anne Nelson, Canipe endorsed a vegan cookbook for children by PETA.