Post by phantomdroid on May 17, 2006 23:51:34 GMT 10
BIO: Ryan is the youngest of four children. His father, Jim, was a Vancouver food wholesaler. His mother, Tammy, was a retail-store saleswoman. Between 1991-93, Ryan taped "Hillside" (1990) (aka "Fifteen"), a cheesy Nickleodeon series, in Florida, with many other Canadian actors. After the series ended, he returned to Vancouver where he played in a series of forgettable TV movies. He did small roles in Glenn Close's Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) (TV) and CBS's update of _In Cold Blood (1996) (TV)_ . However, his run of luck had led him to decide to quit acting.
One night, he ran into fellow Vancouver actor and native Chris Martin. Martin found Ryan rather despondent and told him to pack everything: they were going to head to Los Angeles, California. The two stayed in a cheap LA motel. On the first night of their stay, Reynold's jeep was rolled downhill and stripped. For the next four months, Ryan drove it without doors. In 1997, he landed the role of Berg in "Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" (1998). Initially, the show was reviled by critics and seemed desperate for any type of ratings success. However, it was renewed for a second season but with a provision for a makeover by former "Roseanne" (1988) writer Kevin Abbott. The show became a minor success and has led to additional film roles for Ryan, most notably in the last-ever MGM film, a remake of The Amityville Horror (2005). Currently, Ryan is in talks to star in a big screen version of the popular DC Comics superhero The Flash. He is also engaged to Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, another Nickelodeon veteran.
FILMOGRAPHY (Includes TV):
The Flash (200?) (in talks)
Blowback (2007) (announced)
Horrible Bosses (2006) (pre-production)
Chaos Theory (2006) (filming) .... Frank
Smokin' Aces (2006) (post-production) .... Richard Messner
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Just Friends (2005) .... Chris Brander
Waiting... (2005) .... Monty
The Amityville Horror (2005) .... George Lutz
School of Life (2005) (TV) .... Michael "Mr. D" D'Angelo
Blade: Trinity (2004) .... Hannibal King
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) .... Male Nurse
... aka Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies (Europe: English title) (UK)
... aka Harold et Kumar chassent le burger (Canada: French title)
"Zeroman" (2004) TV Series (voice) .... Ty Cheese
Foolproof (2003) .... Kevin
... aka À toute épreuve (Canada: French title)
The In-Laws (2003/I) .... Mark Tobias
... aka Ungleiches Paar, Ein (Germany)
... aka Wild Wedding - Ein ungleiches Paar (Germany: DVD title)
"Scrubs"
- My Dream Job (2003) TV Episode .... Spence
Buying the Cow (2002) .... Mike Hanson
Van Wilder (2002) .... Van Wilder
... aka Van Wilder: Party Liaison (Australia) (UK) (USA: working title)
... aka National Lampoon's Van Wilder (USA)
... aka Party Animals - wilder geht's nicht (Germany)
Finder's Fee (2001) .... Quigley
"Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place" .... Berg
... aka Two Guys and a Girl (USA: third season title)
- The Internet Episode (2001) TV Episode .... Berg
- Two Guys, a Girl and Barenaked Ladies (1999) TV Episode .... Berg
We All Fall Down (2000) .... Red Shoes
Big Monster on Campus (2000) .... Karl O'Reilly
... aka Boltneck (USA: video title)
... aka Teen Monster
thingy (1999) .... Chip
... aka thingy, les coulisses de la présidence (France)
Coming Soon (1999) .... Henry Lipschitz
"The Outer Limits"
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- The Origin of Species (1998) TV Episode .... Paul Nodel
- Double Helix (1997) TV Episode .... Paul Nodel
- If These Walls Could Talk (1995) TV Episode .... Derek Tillman
Tourist Trap (1998) (TV)
Life During Wartime (1997) .... Howard Ancona
... aka The Alarmist (USA: new title)
"In Cold Blood" (1996) (mini) TV Series .... Bobby Rupp
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996) (TV) .... Seth
When Friendship Kills (1996) (TV) .... Ben Colson
... aka A Secret Between Friends: A Moment of Truth Movie (USA)
"The X Files"
... aka The X-Files (USA)
- Syzygy (1996) TV Episode .... Jay 'Boom' DeBoom
"Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years"
- Redemption (1995) TV Episode
Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story (1995) (TV) .... Andy
... aka Serving in Silence (USA: short title)
"The Odyssey" .... Macro
- The Cauldron (1994) TV Episode .... Macro
- Cry Justice (1994) TV Episode .... Macro
- Night Life (1994) TV Episode .... Macro/Lee
- Learning Curve (1994) TV Episode .... Macro
- No Way Out (1994) TV Episode .... Macro
(8 more)
My Name Is Kate (1994) (TV) .... Kevin Bannister
"The John Larroquette Show"
... aka Larroquette (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Napping to Success (?) TV Episode .... Tony Hemingway, John's Son
Ordinary Magic (1993) .... Ganesh/Jeffrey
"Hillside" (1990) TV Series .... Billy Simpson
... aka Fifteen (USA)
I really enjoy Ryan's work and believe that bigger things are ahead for him. Stay tuned.