Kevin John Ryan (born 20 June 1984) is an Irish actor, known for his television roles in the TV series Copper and Crossbones.
Kevin Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kevin John Ryan 20 June 1984 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Kevin J. Ryan, Kev Ryan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78m) |
| Spouse | |
Early life
editRyan was born in Dublin, Ireland,[1][2] He comes from a family of stonecutters, as a young man, Ryan completed a stonecutting apprenticeship, but his own interests were in the dramatic arts.[2] He attended Terenure College.[2]
Career
editInitially Ryan was a professional dancer, but decided to pursue acting.[2] He moved to Hollywood, where he trained in the Stanislavski system of method acting.[2] His most notable roles are Francis Maguire in Copper, Finnegan in Crossbones and Patrick Ryan in Guilt.[1][2] He also played John Pitcairn in History Channel’s show “Sons of Liberty”
Personal life
editRyan was married to Dedee Pfeiffer from 2009 to 2012.[3]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Bully | Uncredited |
| 2006 | Entourage | Ed Thomas | TV series – Episode: "Aquamom" (scenes deleted, as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2007 | Young Folks | Steve | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2008 | Days of Our Lives | Sean | TV series – Two episodes (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2008 | Greg and Emilia | Carter | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2009 | The Tub | n/a | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2009 | Laredo | Charlie | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2010 | Life-ers | TV movie (as Kevin J. Ryan) | |
| 2010 | ForePlay: The Movie | Evan | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2011 | Tumbling | Steven | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2011 | 1 Nighter | Gerry | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2012 | Raw | Chris | TV series (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2012 | Songs For Amy | J.J. Fitzgerald | Independent film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2012 | Paddy's in the Boot | Connor Quinn | Short film (as Kevin J. Ryan) |
| 2012–2013 | Copper | Detective Francis Maguire | TV series |
| 2014 | Crossbones | John Finnegan | TV series |
| 2014 | The Guru & the Gypsy | Ben | Film (as Kevin J. Ryan) (post-production) |
| 2015 | Sons of Liberty | John Pitcairn | miniseries |
| 2016 | Guilt | Patrick Ryan | TV series |
| 2017 | Once Upon a Time | Robert | TV series |
Awards
editRyan was voted one of Ireland's sexiest Irish men (he was voted #70 in Social & Personal's sexiest Irish men 2008 and voted #59 in 2009).
References
edit- ^ a b "Elite Interviews Actor Kevin Ryan". Elite Daily. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "I'd like to be a chip off the old block, says actor Kevin J Ryan – Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Irish actor Kevin J. Ryan playing the fame game in L.A." IrishCentral.com. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2017.