Jay Ryan (born 29 August 1981) is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for his roles as
Jack Scully
Jack Scully is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Jay Bunyan. He made his first on-screen appearance on 17 April 2001. The character was initially played by Paul Pantano in a guest role. When he retu ...
in the Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours'', Kevin in the New Zealand comedy-drama programme ''
Go Girls'', Mark Mitcham in the internationally produced New Zealand television programme ''
Top of the Lake'', Vincent Keller in the American television series ''
Beauty & the Beast'' and Detective Ben Wesley in the Canadian television series ''
Mary Kills People''.
Ryan made his feature film breakthrough playing adult
Ben Hanscom in ''
It Chapter Two'', a sequel to the 2017 horror film ''
It'', based on the
1986 novel of the same name.
Career
Under the name Jay Bunyan, he appeared as "Glen" in the "Scallywag Pirates" (2000) and had a minor role in ''
Xena: Warrior Princess''. He is known for his portrayal of
Jack Scully
Jack Scully is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Jay Bunyan. He made his first on-screen appearance on 17 April 2001. The character was initially played by Paul Pantano in a guest role. When he retu ...
in the Australian soap opera ''
Neighbours'' from late 2002 until January 2005.
From 2007 to 2009, Ryan played Seaman William "Billy" Webb aka Spider in the popular Australian drama, ''
Sea Patrol
''Sea Patrol'' is an Australian television drama that ran from 2007 to 2011, set on board HMAS ''Hammersley'', a fictional patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The series focused on the ship and the lives of its crew members.
Despi ...
''.
From a theatre background Ryan has shared the stage with the likes of
John Cleese
John Marwood Cleese ( ; born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Emerging from the Cambridge Footlights in the 1960s, he first achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and as a scriptwriter and ...
and toured internationally with ''The Packer'', an acclaimed solo show written by NZ/Niuean playwright Dianna Fuemana.
From 2009 to 2012, Ryan played Kevin in the New Zealand comedy/drama series ''
Go Girls''. In 2011, he joined the cast of the Australian comedy/drama series ''
Offspring
In biology, offspring are the young creation of living organisms, produced either by a single organism or, in the case of sexual reproduction, two organisms. Collective offspring may be known as a brood or progeny in a more general way. This ca ...
''. Also in 2011, Ryan guest starred on the American science fiction series ''
Terra Nova'', playing a murderer. For this role, Ryan used an American accent.
In 2012, Ryan was cast as the male lead in the CW's ''
Beauty & the Beast'' pilot. The CW officially announced the series at the May 2012 Up Fronts in New York.
Ryan starred as the adult
Ben Hanscom in the 2019
horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apo ...
''
It Chapter Two'', the sequel to ''
It'' (2017). He shares the character with
Jeremy Ray Taylor
Jeremy Raymond Taylor (born June 2, 2003) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Ben Hanscom in the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fic ...
.
Personal life
Ryan has a daughter named Eve (born 2013) with his wife
Dianna Fuemana.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
References
External links
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Jay Ryan page – Official Go Girls Website
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Living people
New Zealand male film actors
New Zealand male soap opera actors
New Zealand male television actors
People from Auckland
1981 births
20th-century New Zealand male actors
21st-century New Zealand male actors