Ryan Eggold
Ryan Eggold | |
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Eggold at the 90210 PaleyFest in Beverly Hills, California on April 11, 2009 | |
Born |
Ryan James Eggold August 10, 1984 Lakewood, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2006–present |
Ryan James Eggold (born August 10, 1984)[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Ryan Matthews on The CW teen drama series 90210.
Personal life
Eggold was born in Lakewood, California, the son of Karen (née Benik) and James Frederick Eggold.[2][3] Eggold graduated from Santa Margarita Catholic High School in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the University of Southern California's theater arts department in 2006. Eggold also writes music, plays guitar and piano, and sings in his band.
Career
Eggold had recurring roles on CBS's Young and the Restless, HBO's Entourage, Cartoon Network's Out of Jimmy's Head, ABC's Brothers & Sisters and The CW's Veronica Mars, before obtaining his first series regular role on the FX's Dirt.
In addition to his work in television, Eggold made his professional stage debut in the 2006 Ahmanson Theatre/Center Theatre Group production Dead End, directed by Nick Martin, and has since appeared in productions of Leipzig, the LA Weekly Theater Award-winning production of Marat/Sade, and an original production called "Amy and Elliot" which he wrote, directed and starred in at the Stella Adler theatre with Alexandra Breckenridge.
Eggold portrayed English teacher Ryan Matthews in 90210, the CW spin-off of FOX's Beverly Hills, 90210, despite the fact that he is less than one year older than several of the other actors who play his students. In fact, Eggold is younger than Matt Lanter, Michael Steger, and Trevor Donovan.
In January 2012, he played Mischa Barton's love interest in Mark Edwin Robinson's supernatural romance thriller Into the Dark.[4] He is currently filming a small role opposite Jessica Chastain in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers. As of Fall 2013, he is a main character on NBC's drama "The Blacklist" starring James Spader
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Con: The Corruption of Shawn Helm | Shawn Helm | Short film |
2008 | Bloom | Doug | Short film |
2010 | First Dates | Tom | Direct-to-DVD |
2011 | Driving by Braille | Xander West | |
2011 | Heavenly | Owen | Television film |
2011 | Queen | Nikki Holiday | Short film |
2011 | Trophy Kids | Max | |
2011 | Sironia | Mason Jones | |
2012 | Into the Dark | Adam Hunt | |
2013 | B-Side | Mike Zumsteg | |
2013 | Lucky Them | Lucas Stone | |
2013 | Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers, TheThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers | ||
2013 | Scent of a Woman | Dan | Short film; post-production |
2013 | Another Stateside | Nicky Stephens | Post-production |
2013 | Beside Still Waters | Daniel | Post-production |
2014 | Single Moms Club | Peter | Completed |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Related | Lloyd | Episode: "The Cape" |
2006 | Brothers & Sisters | Randy Stewart | Episode: "Family Portrait" |
2006 | Veronica Mars | Charlie Stone | Episode: "Charlie Don't Surf" |
2006 | War at Home, TheThe War at Home | Bruce | Episode: "Gaza Strip" |
2007 | Young and The Restless, TheThe Young and The Restless | Barista | 3 episodes |
2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Jerry | Episode: "Suge Knight Light" |
2007 | Out of Jimmy's Head | Mike Werewolfowitz | 5 episodes |
2007 | Entourage | Five Towns cast member | 2 episodes |
2008 | Dirt | Farber Kauffman | 7 episodes |
2008–2011 | 90210 | Ryan Matthews | Main cast (seasons 1–3); 44 episodes |
2008 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "Fantasy Island" |
2009 | United States of Tara | Tevin | Episode: "Possibility" |
2013–present | Blacklist, TheThe Blacklist | Tom Keen | Main cast |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2012 | Daybreak | Ben Wilkins | Main cast |
Year | Title | Artist | Role |
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2010 | "Myself & I" | Shenae Grimes | Boyfriend |
References
External links
- Ryan Eggold at the Internet Movie Database
- Ryan Eggold at The CW