Kevin Ryan (actor)
Kevin Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kevin John Ryan June 20, 1984 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Kevin J. Ryan, Kev Ryan |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78m) |
| Spouse | Dedee Pfeiffer (January 16, 2009 - October 20, 2012) (divorced) |
| Website | www.kevinjryan.com |
Kevin John Ryan (born June 20, 1984) is an Irish actor, known for his television roles in the TV series Copper and Crossbones.
Early life
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Kevin Ryan was born in Dublin, Ireland and comes from a family of stonecutters. As a young man, Kevin completed a stonecutting apprenticeship, but his own interests were in the dramatic arts (acting, including Shakespeare, as well as dancing) and sports.
Career
During the early years of his career, Kevin worked as a dancer, which led him to appear on one of Ireland's top television shows.[which?][when?][citation needed] But Kevin's true passion was for acting, so he moved to Hollywood, where he trained in the Stanislavski system of method acting, and later played roles in several independent films and television.
Awards
Ryan emerged as Ireland's newest star, and 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).[1]
Filmography
| 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 |