Ryan Donowho

Ryan Donowho
Born	Ryan Wayne Donowho (1980-09-20) September 20, 1980 Houston, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, musician
Years active	2001–present
Parent	Wayne Donowho (father)
Relatives	Matthew Donowho (brother) Joseph Donowho (brother) Brett Donowho (cousin)

Ryan Wayne Donowho (born September 20, 1980) is an American actor and musician.

Early life

Born in Houston, Texas, Donowho moved to Brooklyn, New York and then to Los Angeles. He was a street musician in New York City as a "bucket" drummer. Donowho was bucket drumming in New York City when he was discovered by a modeling agent. He has an older brother, Matthew and a younger brother, Joseph.

Career

His movie debut was in 2001's The Car Thief and the Hit Man. Donowho co-starred alongside Emile Hirsch in The Mudge Boy. In 2003 he was featured as the drummer for a song in The Hermitt's "& The Story of The Insects". Donowho is known for his work in 2004's Imaginary Heroes with Emile Hirsch. In the film, Donowho plays a sexually ambiguous character.

Donowho's roles in Imaginary Heroes and later in A Home at the End of the World created for Donowho a positive relationship with the gay community. He appeared with brother Matthew at the 2004 Outfest, a gay and lesbian film festival held annually in Los Angeles along with the cast and crew of A Home at the End of the World. He appeared in Bringing Rain with Rodrigo Lopresti and Alexis Dziena. For the third season of The O.C., the producers cast Donowho as Johnny Harper. Donowho played Stanley in the 2006 film adaptation of Strangers With Candy but does not appear in the released version of the film.

Donowho appeared in the thriller film Altitude. He played the lead character of Nathan in Rites of Passage.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Faith	Leo	Short film
2018	Hollow Body	Scott	Feature film
2016	Salvation	Vincent 'Vinnie' Randolph Vanatta	Feature film
2015	Weepah Way for Now	Syd	Feature film
2014	In Love and War	Unnamed/Unknown role	Short film
2014	The Ganzfelf Haunting	Elliot	Feature film
2014	Cabin Fever: Patient Zero	Dobs	Feature film
2013	Chlorine	Henry	Feature film
2012	Soldiers of Fortune	Ernesto	Feature film
2012	Transit	Evers	Feature film
2012	Hated	Mike	Feature film
2011	Rites of Passage	Nathan	Feature film
2011	Grief, a Comedy	Voice of Ex-Boyfriend	Short film (voice only)
2011	Blood Out	David Savion	Feature film, direct-to-video
2010	Altitude	Cory	Feature film
2010	Prime of Your Life	Keith	Feature film, additionally served as co-producer
2009	Bandslam	Basher Martin	Feature film
2008	Cook County	Abe	Feature film, additionally served as producer
2007	Flakes	Skinny Larry	Feature film
2007	The Pacific and Eddy	Eddy	Feature film, additionally served as co-producer
2007	Sleepwalkers	Drummer who works as Bicycle Messenger	Short film
2006	The Favor	Johnny 6	Feature film
2006	In From the Night	Snakeman	Television film
2005–06	The O.C.	Johnny Harper	Recurring role • Season 3 (11 episodes)
2005	Broken Flowers	Young Man on Bus	Feature film
2005	Strangers with Candy	Stanley	Feature film, uncredited role
2004	Imaginary Heroes	Kyle Dwyer	Feature film, additional wrote and performed "Drug Day Afternoon" (soundtrack)
2004	A Home at the End of the World	Carlton Morrow	Feature film
2003	Bringing Rain	Atlee Surnamer	Feature film
2003	Rhythm of the Saints	Zane	Feature film
2003	The Mudge Boy	Scotty	Feature film
2001	The Car Thief and the Hit Man	Car Thief	Short film

Awards

Donowho is the recipient of several awards; he was awarded twice for his role in the 2006 film The Favor at the San Diego International Film Festival, receiving the Festival Award, and the Achievement in Acting Award, both for Best Actor. For his portrayal in the 2016 film Salvation, he was received the award for Best Actor at the Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood.

External links

• Ryan Donowho at IMDb