Jonathan Ryan is an Irish actor. Ryan has also played

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and

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on screen.

Biography

As a pupil at C.B.C. Monkstown in 1963, Jonathan played rhythm guitar and shared vocals in the Rhythm & Blues band ROOTZGROOP, with

Robbie Brennan Robbie Brennan (born 1947, Dublin, Ireland - died April 12, 2016, Nenagh County Tipperary) was an Irish drummer and a former member of Phil Lynott's band Grand Slam. Brennan also played with a variety of Irish musicians such as Christy Moore, Sk ...

, Rodney Williams, Dave McAnaney and

Paul Brady Paul Joseph Brady (born 19 May 1947) is an Irish singer-songwriter and musician from Strabane, Northern Ireland. His work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age. Initially popular for playing ...

. Ryan's acting career began while still a full-time student, making his debut playing ‘Dan’ opposite

Lynn Redgrave Lynn Rachel Redgrave (8 March 1943 – 2 May 2010) was an English actress. She won two Golden Globe Awards throughout her career. A member of the Redgrave family of actors, Lynn trained in London before making her theatrical debut in 1962. By ...

and

Dan O'Herlihy Daniel Peter O'Herlihy (May 1, 1919 – February 17, 2005) was an Irish actor of film, television, and radio. With a distinguished appearance and rich, resonant speaking voice, O'Herlihy's best known-roles included his Oscar-nominated portraya ...

in ''A Better Place'' at Dublin's

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in 1972. He turned full-time in 1978 and since then has worked extensively on stage, in TV, film and radio and has been one of Ireland's busiest voiceover artists for forty-two years. He has recorded TV and radio commercials for clients worldwide, winning several awards for his work in this field.

Filmography

* Stokes in '' The Outsider'' (1980), starring

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* The priest in Bob Quinn's '' Budawanny'' (1987) * Gibson in ''

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'' (1988), starring

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* Jimmy Reardon in ''

Patriot Games ''Patriot Games'' is a thriller novel, written by Tom Clancy and published in July 1987. ''Without Remorse'', released six years later, is an indirect prequel, and it is chronologically the first book featuring Jack Ryan, the main character i ...

'' (1992), starring

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* Scottish Prison Governor in ''

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'' (1993), starring

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* '' Broken Harvest'' (1994) as Narrator * Goldsmith in ''

Moll Flanders ''Moll Flanders'' is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, wit ...

'' (1996), starring

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and

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* Hamish MacDonald in ''

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'', starring

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in ''

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'' (2004), starring Gerry McSorley * The Major in John Vaughan's ''Valour'' (2006), starring Dave Duffy * The Teacher in John Vaughan's ''My Dad'' (2007), starring

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and Jack Ryan * The Father in '' The Portrait'' (2007), with

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in ''Brendan Smyth: Betrayal of Trust'' (TV movie) * Sergeant Kenefick in ''

Grabbers ''Grabbers'' is a 2012 Monster movie, monster horror comedy film directed by Jon Wright and written by Kevin Lehane. A co-production of Ireland and the United Kingdom, the film stars Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Bronagh Gallagher and Russell Tov ...

'' 2012 (post-production), starring

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* Howard Wakefield in ''Chasing Leprechauns'' 2012 (TV movie) (post-production)

Television

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'' Voice of Bosco (in the pilot series only) and Himself as presenter in the main series (

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) * 'Schooner' Cooney in ''

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'' (RTÉ) * Doctor Jerome Hickey in ''

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'' (9 episodes, 1984–1985)

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/RTÉ * Randall McDonnell in ''

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'' (RTÉ) * Heinz Fromme in ''

Caught in a Free State ''Caught in a Free State'' was a dramatised television series made by RTÉ in 1983. This four-part series was about German spies in neutral Ireland during World War II, known in Ireland as " The Emergency". Production The series was written by ...

'' (RTÉ) * Sheridan in ''

Summer Lightning ''Summer Lightning'' is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the United States on 1 July 1929 by Doubleday (publisher), Doubleday, Doran, New York, under the title ''Fish Preferred'', and in the United Kingdom on 19 July 1929 by Her ...

'' (Channel 4) * '' Against All Odds'' (

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) * 27 characters in '' Twink'' – RTÉ * Tom Crowe in '' The Templewood Murder Mystery'' – RTÉ * James Flanigan in ''

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for Süddeutscher Rundfunk'' (1987) * Hochzeitsreisen 'Verliebt, Verlobt, Verheiratet' for

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* Plunkett in '' Proof II'' (RTÉ) * The French Ambassador in Seasons 1 – 3 of ''

The Tudors ''The Tudors'' is a historical fiction television series set primarily in 16th-century England, created and written by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime. The series was a collaboration among ...

'' (Showtime/BBC) * Greg Hartnett in '' The Clinic'' (Season 5) RTÉ/Parallel Films * Bill Taylor in ''

Fair City ''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ), it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several award ...

'' (RTÉ) * Iron Islands Priest in ''

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'' (HBO) * Nobleman in ''

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'' (History Channel) * Baron Broadmore in '' Into The Badlands'' (AMC)

Theatre

* Jacob Milne in '' Night and Day'' – at the

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–

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1981 * Bob in '' The Silver Dollar Boys'' – at the Peacock and Abbey Theatres * Guildenstern in

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's production of ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' – at the Abbey Theatre * Archer in ''

The Beaux Stratagem ''The Beaux' Stratagem'' is a comedy by George Farquhar, first produced at the Theatre Royal, now the site of Her Majesty's Theatre, in the Haymarket, London, on March 8, 1707. In the play, Archer and Aimwell, two young gentlemen who have fall ...

'' – at the Abbey Theatre * Miles in '' The Death and Resurrection of Mister Roche'' – at the Abbey Theatre * Dan in ''

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'' – at the

* The Gentleman Caller in ''

The Glass Menagerie ''The Glass Menagerie'' is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame. The play has strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his Histrionic persona ...

'' – at the Gate Theatre * Giovanni in ''Innocence (The Life of Caravaggio)'' – at the Gate Theatre * Aslak and Balloon in ''

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...

'' – at the Gate Theatre * Tigellinus in '' Salomé'' – at the Gate Theatre (Toured to the

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, South Carolina) * Bill Sikes in the Noel Pearson/Cameron Mackintosh production of ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

'' – at the Olympia Theatre * Abanazar in ''

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'' – at the Olympia Theatre * Gaston Laschailles in '' Gigi!'' – at the Gaiety Theatre * Oscar Lindquist in ''

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon alongside John McMartin. It is based on ...

'' – at the Gaiety Theatre * Mortimer Brewster in '' Arsenic and Old Lace'' – at the Gaiety Theatre – Dublin Theatre Festival 1985 * Bogart in

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's '' Play it again, Sam'' – at the Eblana Theatre * Marlowe in

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's ''Kiss n'Tell'' – at the Andrew's Lane Theatre * Liam in '' Liam Liar'' – at the

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and

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Theatres * Joe Fell in ''

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'' – at the Oscar Theatre * Mister Toad in ''

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'' – at the Oscar Theatre * Paul Sheldon in

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's '' Misery'', with

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– on Irish national tour. * ''

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'', ''

The Colleen Bawn ''The Colleen Bawn, or The Brides of Garryowen'' is a melodramatic play written by Irish playwright Dion Boucicault. It was first performed at Laura Keene's Theatre, New York, on 27 March 1860 with Laura Keene playing Anne Chute and Boucicault p ...

'', '' The Cuchulainn Cycle'', ''The Evangelist'', ''

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'' and '' Grease'' – all at the Lyric Theatre Belfast. * Benvolio in ''

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'', with The Dublin Theatre Festival production on tour to the City Theatre Hong Kong. * Performed The Durkan Suite, accompanied by composer

Bill Whelan Bill Whelan (born 22 May 1950 in Limerick, Ireland) is an Irish composer and musician. He is best known for composing a piece for the interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The result, ''Riverdance'', was a seven-minute display of tradi ...

and the

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. * Adolf in

Roger Doyle Roger Doyle (born 17 July 1949) is an Irish composer best known for his electro-acoustic work, for which he was made a Saoi of Aosdána, and for his piano music for theatre. Education Born in Malahide, County Dublin, Doyle studied piano from t ...

's ''

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'', with the

RTÉ Concert Orchestra The RTÉ Concert Orchestra is one of the two full-time professional radio orchestras in Ireland that are part of RTÉ, the national broadcasting station. Since its formation as the Radio Éireann Light Orchestra in 1948, the RTÉ Concert Orchestr ...

– both at the

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Dublin

Awards

The Irish International Advertising Awards Festival: Premier (Individual) Craft Award – Individual Craft Award. The Institute of Creative Advertising and Design (ICAD) Awards: Individual Craft Award for Best Performance on Radio or TV – Individual Award for Exceptional Merit – Individual Craft Award.

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Jonathan Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Irish male film actors Irish male soap opera actors Irish male television actors Irish male voice actors People educated at C.B.C. Monkstown