Matt Ryan (actor)

Matt Ryan
Born Matthew Darren Evans
11 April 1981
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Years active 2001–present

Matt Ryan (born Matthew Darren Evans; 11 April 1981)[1] is a Welsh actor from Swansea, Wales.

Early life

Ryan was born in Swansea, the son of Steve (a postman turned record producer) and Maria Evans, a dance teacher. He attended schools in Penyrheol before moving on to Gorseinon College, where he completed a BTEC Performing Arts course.[2] He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic in 2003 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2004.

Career

As a child, Ryan appeared as Gavroche in the West End production of Les Misérables. He played Mick Rawson on the CBS series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, a character that had been introduced in the Criminal Minds episode "The Fight".[3][4] He performed the voice and motion capture of Edward Kenway in Ubisoft Montreal's video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.[5][6][7] In February 2014, it was announced that Ryan had been cast as John Constantine in NBC's pilot for Constantine.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2002 Pocket Money Johnny
2004 Layer Cake Junkie 2
2007 Consenting Adults Charley Bullard
2007 Blood Monkey Seth
2008 Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day Gerry
2009 Wild Decembers Bugler
2011 Flypaper Gates
2012 Armistice Edward Sterling
2013 500 Miles North John Hogg

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Nuts and Bolts Gilly
2004 Mine All Mine Tonker Season 1, Episode 2
2007 The Tudors Richard Pace 2 episodes
2008 HolbyBlue Frankie Season 2, Episode 7
2008 Torchwood Dale "Meat"
2010 Criminal Minds Mick Rawson Episode: "The Fight"
2011 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior Mick Rawson
2014-Present Constantine John Constantine Lead Role

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2013 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Edward Kenway Voice and motion capture

References

  1. ↑ Ancestry.com. "England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005".
  2. ↑ Price, Karen (18 November 2013). "Welsh actor reunites with Jude Law for major stage drama". walesonline.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Matt Ryan". The Internet Movie Database. IMDb.com, Inc. 1990–2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  4. ↑ Price, Karen (29 June 2009). "Understudy ready to rise to the Hamlet challenge". Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales). Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  5. ↑ AssassinsCreed (July 26, 2013). San Diego Comic-Con Panel Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag [North America]. YouTube. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ PlayStation (August 30, 2013). The Actors of Black Flag | Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag. YouTube. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
  7. ↑ Williams, Kathryn (22 September 2013). "Shiver me timbers! Pirate hero in new Assassin's Creed is a Welshman!". Wales Online. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  8. ↑ Nellie Andreeva (February 21, 2014). "Matt Ryan Lands Title Role In NBC Pilot ‘Constantine’ Based On DC Comic". Deadline. Retrieved February 22, 2014.

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