Ryan O'Kane (born ) is a New Zealand actor. His roles include Rhys Levitt in the Australian police drama '' City Homicide'', Prince Frederik in the telemovie '' Mary: The Making of a Princess'', and Riley Hawkins in ''

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''. In 2018 and 2019, O'Kane portrayed Dylan Reinhart and his twin brother Daniel Reinhart in ''

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''.

Early life

O'Kane was born in Dunedin, New Zealand. In 2000, he began attending the

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, where he studied a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Psychology. O'Kane intended to study medicine, but upon realising he wanted to become an actor, he attended New Zealand Drama School, studying Performance Art.

Career

O'Kane's first role saw him play a criminal in '' The Insider's Guide To Love''. He won Best Actor in a TV Drama at the

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for his performance. He went on to portray a police officer in a production of '' The Hothouse'', before joining the cast of Australian drama '' City Homicide'' as Detective Senior Constable Rhys Levitt in 2010. O'Kane relocated to Melbourne for the role. O'Kane played cricketer Bob Blair in '' Tangiwai: A Love Story'' and protester Des Oram the telemovie ''Rage''. This was followed up with roles in the mini-series '' Howzat! Kerry Packer's War'' and the series ''

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''. There were guest appearances in ''

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'' and ''

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'' in 2013 and ''

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'' in 2014. He also had a starring role in the 2014 television series ''

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''. The following year, he appeared in the telemovie '' Mary: The Making of a Princess''. In 2016, he appeared in the television drama series ''

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'' and the television mini-series '' Brock''. O'Kane joined the cast of ''

'' in the guest role of surgeon Riley Hawkins. He made his first appearance on 31 January 2017. Since April 2018, he has played the role of Dr Dylan Reinhart in ''

''. Later that year, he began playing Dylan's twin Daniel Reinhart. O'Kane has appeared in the films ''

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'', '' Save Your Legs!'' and '' Down Under''.

Personal life

O'Kane met actor and make-up artist Jazmyne van Gosliga on the set of ''Pirates of the Airwaves'' in 2013. They married in January 2018.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:OKane, Ryan Living people New Zealand male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) Male actors from Dunedin 21st-century New Zealand male actors University of Otago alumni Toi Whakaari alumni