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Ryan Buell

Ryan Daniel Buell (born 1982) is an American paranormal investigator who founded Penn State's Paranormal Research Society in 2001 and hosted A&E's Paranormal State (2007-2011); later known for a 2010 memoir and 2016 theft arrest.

Ryan Coogler

Ryan Coogler (born 1986) is an American filmmaker and Proximity Media co-founder, director of Fruitvale Station, Creed, Black Panther, Wakanda Forever, and the Oscar-winning original Sinners.

Ryan Corr

Ryan Corr (born 1989) is an Australian actor known for Ser Harwin Strong in House of the Dragon, the lead in Holding the Man, Packed to the Rafters, Wolf Creek 2, and the 2025 film Kangaroo.

Ryan Destiny

Ryan Destiny Irons (born 1995, Detroit) is an American actress and singer-songwriter, formerly of the group Love Dollhouse, known as Alexandra Crane on Star, Jillian on Grown-ish, and Claressa Shields in The Fire Inside (2024).

Ryan Dorsey

Ryan Keith Dorsey, American TV and film actor born 1983 in West Virginia, known for recurring roles on Justified, Pitch, Ray Donovan, Yellowstone, and Palm Royale, and as Naya Rivera's ex-husband.

Ryan Dunn

Ryan Matthew Dunn (1977–2011), American stunt performer and original Jackass and CKY Crew member, star of Viva La Bam and Homewrecker; died in a 2011 Porsche crash in Pennsylvania.

Ryan Eggold

Ryan Eggold (born 1984, Lakewood, California) is an American actor known as Tom Keen on The Blacklist and Dr. Max Goodwin on New Amsterdam, and director of Literally, Right Before Aaron.

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling (born 1980) is a Canadian actor, a three-time Oscar nominee for Half Nelson, La La Land, and Barbie, ex-Mickey Mouse Club member, Dead Man's Bones musician, and director of Lost River, with Star Wars: Starfighter and Ghost Rider upcoming.

Ryan Grantham

Ryan Grantham, born 1998 in Squamish, British Columbia, is a Canadian former child actor known for Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Riverdale, sentenced in 2022 to life in prison for the second-degree murder of his mother Barbara Waite.

Ryan Guzman

Ryan Guzman (born 1987, Abilene, Texas) is an American actor and former model, the lead of Step Up Revolution and Eddie Diaz on 9-1-1 since 2018; also known for The Boy Next Door and Everybody Wants Some!!.

Ryan Hansen

Ryan Hansen (born 1981, San Diego) is an American actor known as Dick Casablancas in Veronica Mars, Kyle Bradway in Party Down, and star of Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television.

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television

Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television is a Rawson Marshall Thurber meta comedy procedural on YouTube Red/Premium (2017-2019), starring Ryan Hansen as himself and Samira Wiley, canceled after two seasons and 16 episodes.

Ryan Howard (The Office)

Ryan Howard (Ryan Bailey Howard) is a fictional character on NBC's The Office, played by B.J. Novak. He starts as Dunder Mifflin's Scranton temp, becomes vice president, is arrested for fraud, joins the Michael Scott Paper Company, and leaves in season 9 with Kelly Kapoor.

Ryan Hurst

Ryan Hurst (born 1976, Santa Monica) is an American actor known as Opie Winston on Sons of Anarchy, Beta on The Walking Dead, Gerry Bertier in Remember the Titans, and the voice of Thor in God of War: Ragnarök.

Ryan Idol

Ryan Idol, born Marc Anthony Donais, is an American gay pornographic film actor active in the 1990s whose films include Idol Eyes, and who later starred in mainstream theater.

Ryan Jamaal Swain

Ryan Jamaal Swain (born 1994) is an American actor, dancer, and writer known for playing Damon Richards on FX's Pose. Howard University BFA, Broadway's Choir Boy, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and star of One in Two.

Ryan Kavanaugh

Ryan Kavanaugh, American film financier and producer, founder-CEO of Relativity Media, known for Monte Carlo-based slate financing, the studio's 2015 Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and later ventures Proxima Media, Triller, and Proxicoin.

Ryan Kelley

Ryan Kelley (Ryan Jonathan Kelley, born 1986) is an American actor from Glen Ellyn, Illinois, known as Deputy Jordan Parrish on MTV's Teen Wolf, Clyde in Mean Creek (2004), and Ben Tennyson in Ben 10: Alien Swarm; not the Broadway actor Ryan Kelly.

Ryan Kwanten

Ryan Kwanten (Ryan Christian Kwanten, born 1976, Sydney) is an Australian actor known as Vinnie Patterson on Home and Away and Jason Stackhouse on HBO's True Blood (2008–14), later in Red Hill, The Oath, Them, and Glorious.

Ryan Long (comedian)

Ryan Long (born 1985, Toronto) is a Canadian comedian, podcaster, and filmmaker based in New York City, host of The Boyscast, creator of CBC's Torontopia, and former singer of punk band The Johnstones.

Ryan Malloy

Ryan Malloy is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Neil McDermott, the half-brother of Whitney Dean and father of Lily Slater.

Ryan McCartan

Ryan McCartan (born 1993, Excelsior, Minnesota) is an American actor and singer; 2011 Jimmy Award winner, Diggie on Liv and Maddie, J.D. in Heathers, and Broadway's Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby.

Ryan McPartlin

Ryan McPartlin (born 1975, Chicago) is an American actor and producer, best known as Devon "Captain Awesome" Woodcomb on Chuck (2007–2012) and Patrick McKenna on L.A.'s Finest; also Hunter Killer, J. Edgar, and Hallmark/Lifetime TV movies.

Ryan Merriman

Ryan Merriman (Ryan Earl Merriman), American actor born 1983 in Choctaw, Oklahoma; child actor on The Mommies and The Pretender, Disney TV movie lead, later Pretty Little Liars' Ian Thomas and horror film roles.

Ryan Michelle Bathe

Ryan Michelle Bathe (Bathé), American actress born 1976 in St. Louis, known for Boston Legal's Sara Holt, First Wives Club's Ari, The Endgame's Val Turner, and hosting the Paradise podcast; Sterling K. Brown's wife.

Ryan Mulvey

Ryan Mulvey (born 2006, Altrincham) is an English soap actor, JJ Osborne in Hollyoaks (2024–2025) and Brody Michaelis in Coronation Street (2025–present); distinct from the American FOIA lawyer Ryan P. Mulvey.

Ryan Murphy (producer)

Ryan Murphy (born 1965, Indianapolis) is an American TV producer, writer and director, creator of Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, Pose, 9-1-1 and the Monster anthology, holder of a $300 million Netflix deal.

Ryan O'Neal

Ryan O'Neal (Charles Patrick Ryan O'Neal, 1941-2023), American actor and former amateur boxer, star of Peyton Place, Love Story, Paper Moon, and Barry Lyndon; Oscar-nominated for Love Story, father of Tatum O'Neal, longtime partner of Farrah Fawcett.

Ryan Paevey

Ryan Paevey (Ryan Jacob Paevey-Vlieger, born 1984) is an American actor and model known as Nathan West on General Hospital (2013-18, returned 2025 as twin Cassius Faison) and as a Hallmark Channel movie leading man.

Ryan Phillippe

Ryan Phillippe (Matthew Ryan Phillippe, born 1974) is an American actor known for I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, Crash, Flags of Our Fathers, and Shooter; first gay teen on daytime TV.