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

(1984-06-20) 20 June 1984 (age 40)
NationalityIrish
Other namesKevin J. Ryan, Kev Ryan
OccupationActor
Years active2006–present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78m)
Spouse
(m. 2009; div. 2012)

Early life

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Ryan 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

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Initially 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

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Ryan was married to Dedee Pfeiffer from 2009 to 2012.[3]

Filmography

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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

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Ryan 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

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  1. ^ a b "Elite Interviews Actor Kevin Ryan". Elite Daily. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Irish actor Kevin J. Ryan playing the fame game in L.A." IrishCentral.com. 24 June 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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