Ryan Hadison Cooley (born May 18, 1988) is a

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consultant and former actor. He is best known for his role as James Tiberius "J.T." Yorke on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' which he starred in from 2001 until 2007. He also studied theatre at the

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Career

Prior to joining the ''Degrassi'' cast, he had a two-year run as Pleskit, the

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lead in the television series ''

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''. Cooley's other television credits include the series, ''

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'', '' Queer as Folk'', '' Lexx: The Series'' and ''

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''. He has also appeared in the features ''Sachsenhausen 1944'', ''Toy Men'',

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movie ''

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'', the Animal Planet movie ''

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'' and CBC TV movie ''Happy Christmas Miss King'' alongside his ''Degrassi'' co-star

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. In 2006, Cooley was nominated for a

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(LA) the category of Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series. Cooley has also appeared in the 2007 film '' The Tracey Fragments'' with

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. In 2012, Cooley guest starred in a YouTube miniseries called Millie and Midge, in episodes 2 and 4 as Parker. Cooley appeared on ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' as a regular character in the first season of the show and continued his role until 2007, while the show was in its sixth season.

Filmography

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Cooley talks to theTVaddict.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooley, Ryan 1988 births Living people Canadian people of Irish descent 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male voice actors Male actors from Ontario People from Orangeville, Ontario