Ryan James Eggold (born August 10, 1984
) is an American actor. He is known for playing
Ryan Matthews on the
CW teen drama series ''
90210'' and
Tom Keen on the
NBC
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crime drama series ''
The Blacklist
''The Blacklist'' is an American crime thriller television series that premiered on NBC on September 23, 2013. The show follows Raymond "Red" Reddington (James Spader), a former U.S. Navy officer turned high-profile criminal who voluntarily sur ...
'' and its short-lived
spin-off series ''
The Blacklist: Redemption''. Eggold appears as hospital director Dr. Max Goodwin, a main character on the NBC drama series ''
New Amsterdam
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'', which began in September 2018.
Early life and education
Eggold was born in
Lakewood, California
Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The population was 80,048 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south, Bellflower, California, Bellflower on the north, C ...
, the son of Karen (née Benik) and James Frederick Eggold.
He is of German, Croatian, and Austrian-Jewish descent. Eggold graduated from
Santa Margarita Catholic High School
Santa Margarita Catholic High School (SMCHS) is a coeducational college preparatory Roman Catholic high school located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States. SMCHS is owned and operated by the Diocese of Orange, and was opened in ...
in 2002, where he participated in many school theater performances, and later from the
University of Southern California
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's theater arts department in 2006.
Career
In 2006, Eggold made his professional television debut by way of a guest appearance on the show ''
Related
''Related'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on The WB from October 5, 2005, to March 20, 2006. It revolves around the lives of four close-knit sisters of Italian descent, raised in Brooklyn and living in Manhattan.
The ...
''. He made his film debut the same year in the short film ''Con: The Corruption of Helm.''
Eggold had recurring roles on CBS's ''
The Young and the Restless
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'', HBO's ''
Entourage
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Arts and entertainment
* L'entourage, French hip hop / rap collecti ...
'', Cartoon Network's ''
Out of Jimmy's Head
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'', ABC's ''
Brothers & Sisters'', and the UPN/CW series ''
Veronica Mars
''Veronica Mars'' is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character. The series prem ...
'', before obtaining his first series regular role on the FX's ''
Dirt
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* Debris: scattered pieces of waste or remains
* Dust: a genera ...
''.
Eggold made his professional stage debut in the 2006 Ahmanson Theatre/Center Theatre Group production ''Dead End'', directed by Nick Martin, and has since appeared in productions of ''Leipzig'', the
LA Weekly Theater Award
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–winning production of ''Marat/Sade'', and an original production titled ''Amy and Elliot'' which he wrote, directed, and starred in at the Stella Adler Theatre with
Alexandra Breckenridge
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.
Eggold portrayed English teacher
Ryan Matthews in ''
90210'', the
CW spin-off of
FOX
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Twelve sp ...
's ''
Beverly Hills, 90210
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''.
[ In January 2012, he played ]Mischa Barton
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's love interest in Mark Edwin Robinson
Mark Edwin Robinson (born November 6, 1980) is an American film director and screenwriter.
Career
He made his directorial debut at the age of 22 with the horror film, ''Breaking Dawn (2004 film), Breaking Dawn'' (Lionsgate 2004) which was showca ...
's supernatural romance thriller '' Into the Dark''. From 2013 to 2017, he regularly appeared as Tom Keen, a main character on the NBC drama ''The Blacklist''. In January 2015, Eggold appeared on the History Channel
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's three-night miniseries ''Sons of Liberty
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'' as Dr. Joseph Warren
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, a friend of Sam Adams and Paul Revere.
In 2017, Eggold made a guest appearance on the second episode of ''Top Gear America
''Top Gear America'' is a motoring television series for BBC America hosted by William Fichtner, Tom Ford and Antron Brown. Based on the UK version, the new program was announced in April 2017. The eight-episode first season premiered on July 3 ...
''.
Since 2018, Eggold has played Dr. Max Goodwin in the NBC series ''New Amsterdam''. Most recently, he had started Analog A Productions, with a first-look deal at Universal Television
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, with Kara Frias named head of development for his new production company.
Personal life
Eggold was previously in a relationship with ''Twilight
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'' actress Ashley Greene
Ashley Michele Greene Khoury (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' novels.
Early life
Greene was born on February 21, 1987, in Jack ...
.
Eggold writes music, plays guitar and piano, and sings in the band Eleanor Avenue.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Ryan Eggold
at The CW
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1984 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
Male actors from Los Angeles County, California
People from Lakewood, California
USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni