Matt Ryan (actor)
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| Born | Matthew Darren Evans 11 April 1981 Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Matt Ryan (born Matthew Darren Evans; 11 April 1981)[1] is a Welsh actor from Swansea, Wales, best known as Edward Kenway in the Ubisoft video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and John Constantine in the NBC series Constantine.
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Early life
Ryan was born in Swansea, the son of Steve, a postman turned record producer, and Maria Evans, a dance teacher. He attended schools in Penyrheol before moving on to Gorseinon College, where he completed a BTEC Performing Arts course.[2] He graduated from the Bristol Old Vic in 2003 and joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2004.
Career
As a child, Ryan appeared as Gavroche in the West End production of Les Misérables. He played Mick Rawson on the CBS series Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, a character that had been introduced in the Criminal Minds episode "The Fight".[3][4] He performed the voice and motion capture of Edward Kenway in Ubisoft Montreal's video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.[5][6][7] In February 2014, it was announced that Ryan was cast as John Constantine in NBC's pilot for Constantine.[8] He starred in all 13 episodes of the first and only season. He reprised his role in a crossover episode of Arrow.[9]
In the 2015 production of Thérèse Raquin at the Roundabout Theater at Studio 54 he played Laurent opposite Keira Knightley, Judith Light, and Gabriel Ebert.[10][11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2002 | Pocket Money | Johnny |
| 2004 | Layer Cake | Junkie 2 |
| 2007 | Consenting Adults | Charley Bullard |
| 2007 | Blood Monkey | Seth |
| 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Gerry |
| 2009 | Wild Decembers | Bugler |
| 2011 | Flypaper | Gates |
| 2012 | Armistice | Edward Sterling |
| 2013 | 500 Miles North | John Hogg |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nuts and Bolts | Gilly | |
| 2004 | Mine All Mine | Tonker | Season 1, episode 2 |
| 2007 | The Tudors | Richard Pace | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | HolbyBlue | Frankie | Season 2, episode 7 |
| 2008 | Torchwood | Dale | "Meat" |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Mick Rawson | Episode: "The Fight" |
| 2011 | Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior | Mick Rawson | |
| 2014–15 | Constantine | John Constantine | Lead role; 13 episodes |
| 2015 | Arrow | John Constantine | Guest role; 1 episode |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag | Edward Kenway | Voice and motion capture |
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- ↑ Matt Ryan of Constantine, Judith Light Join Keira Knightley on Broadway by Gordon Cox, Variety, 10 June 2015
- ↑ Raquin at the Roundabout
External links
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- Matt Ryan at the Internet Movie Database
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- 1981 births
- Alumni of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
- Living people
- Welsh expatriates in the United States
- Welsh male film actors
- Welsh male television actors
- 21st-century Welsh male actors
- Welsh male voice actors
- British male video game actors
- Welsh male stage actors
- People from Swansea
- Royal Shakespeare Company members
